A Thousand Pieces of You

A Thousand Pieces of You

☆☆

Status: DNF

Type: Duology

Series: Firebird

Maguerite is the daughter of two famous brilliant scientists, who have invented a device named the Firebird that transports you between parallel universes. Everything is well, until Maguerite dad is murdered, allegedly by their assistant Paul. Now, Mauguerite, along with Theo-another assistant of theirs-have to take the Firebird and jump across dimensions to find Paul-who jumped across dimensions also-and kill him, to avenge her father's death. But when the truth comes out, it arises more questions than answers.


This book got boring to me. It was nice at first, until it became all about love, love, love. And don't even get started with the love triangle. It was just unnecessary. It's clear from the beginning that she likes Paul, Theo is just someone she flirts with. They don't like each other, they just flirt just because. She is also Mary Sue. Like at a club, all the boys were falling all over her. In one of her alternative universes, she's a Russian princess, everyone seems to favor her, even her AU father, Vladimir, over the other kids. Another thing, I feel like Paul is more stoic than shy and I'm was concerned how Mag was soo determined to just straight murder this guy, not thinking of the consequences. And I hate how she gets so hype about killing him but the moment he says "I didn't do it", she just believes him right away, with like, no evidence or anything. He could be lying for all she know. He could be a good actor and know how to hide it. Just like the Selection, this is a romance, not science fiction. You know, why couldn't this be about Maguerite and her sister, Josie? All in all, I may skip this one, read the sequel, and give the series a second chance. Stinkin' pretty covers!

Pros:
•The cover is pretty
•I like the whole jumping into alternate universes thing
•Maguerite is artsy and barely knows anything of science, unlike the rest of her family.

Cons:
•Dull
•All about romance
•I think Paul and Mag have sex, I dont know, I didn't get around to that part.

No favorite or least favorite characters

I rate A Thousand Pieces of You by Claudia Gray two out of five stars.