Everless

What is so sad is that I started out having high hopes for this book. Then, I saw reviews on GR and Wordpress which told me I might not like it, so I was almost ready to wait to read it, until a friend told me they really enjoyed it.
If I'm recommended a book by someone IRL, then I'll give it a try.

This book felt like it was missing something. I kept wanting more explanation or more details to grab me, but it felt like I was in a stereotypical YA fantasy. Maybe I've just read too many???
So, I have many MANY questions such as:
>If blood is a currency, do they buy things with it too? Because we never saw her purchase anything with her blood.
>Seriously, how much time does a loaf of bread and a handful of apples cost?
>Why did her memory change? Or did I miss that?
>Why is everywhere she go within a days ride? How can everything be so close?
> insert spoiler questions about such and such thing and how its time works differently –I like my fantasy to be at least somewhat realistic, sue me.
> How is she so blind not to notice what the prince is doing? Dear god, really? Are we not going to address that at all?
>insert another spoiler filled question the punishment of the Queen's maid/lady-in-waiting

I need to stop with the questions because the more I think about the book, the strong the urge is to lower the rating.

This all being said though, it wasn't a terrible book. The writing flowed well, keeping me reading for long stretches of times.
But, the romance aspect is dull because she is fawning over a boy she hasn't seen in 7 years and who is utter shite while fighting her attraction to the scary boy from her past. In fact, the crush she has on the dude ISN'T EVEN NEEDED FOR THE STORY. Totally unneeded.
The MC acts TSTL (too stupid to live) some times... most of the time and my most disliked plot device: Miscommunication/not communicating is used so much!! JUST TELL HER!

At this point, I'm starting to forget what I liked about this book...I liked the writing style, it is easy to read, and the concept is interesting.

Anyhow, I should stop now.
Do I recommend this book? For some reason, I feel like if you like Red Queen you might like this. I recommend Red Queen to my friend that liked this one. I might recommend it in the future, but I'm not actively searching out people to rec this to.