The Valley of Secrets

This book was actually a pretty good read. The cover is what initially caught my eye (I know, that's not what you should judge on...); there are also really great illustrations at each chapter. There's a bit of adventure, mystery, suspense, and stuff about plants, Brazilian natives and wacky creatures...a different book, but still good.

The Valley of Secrets
Overall Rating: ⭐ ⭐ (2/5) or 3.42/10 overall

Characters - 3
There was one main character and he was the focus for the majority of the book. Unfortunately, he was not relatable and I just could not empathize with him. :/

Atmosphere - 2
The first at least half of the book was 99% description and 1% action, I'm sure if I was looking for over-description this would have been great but no, I was not looking for that.

Writing - 4
Decent. The pace was wack but the imagery was there. The author tried to make it interesting and descriptive and just ended up making it even more confusing to me.

Plot - 3
Legit where was the plot. This story felt like it was going nowhere for the majority of the time and when it finally picked up, the plot made little sense.

Intrigue - 6
Somehow, amongst the lack of plot and dreadfully dull characters, I was still thoroughly intrigued and wanted to know how this trainwreck ended. :)

Logic - 3
The logic was not it. The new creatures were just not explained well, the message was convoluted, and the main character made stupid decisions.

Enjoyment - 3
Somewhere along the line I was enjoying it enough to get halfway through, but after a certain point the preachiness of the story just got to me and the enjoyment was little to none. I needed to know the ending, that was it. ... And the ending was trash, so :/