Official Review: Unbalanced by Courtney Shepard

Roggyrus · Post by **Roggyrus** » 22 Feb 2018, 19:41

An exciting story about the lives of four sisters, quadruplets to be precise, all possessing special powers. When all the four together unleash their individual element to complement each other, it will be an immensely thrilling adventure story. I can hardly wait for a chance to read this. Thank you for this informative review.

Spirit Wandering · Post by **Spirit Wandering** » 22 Feb 2018, 19:42

I like novels with strong women characters and good world building so I will check this one out. Thanks for the review.

Afuglsan · Post by **Afuglsan** » 22 Feb 2018, 19:42

I loved the sample on Amazon. Definitely adding this to my to-read list.

Sindhu Srinath · Post by **Sindhu Srinath** » 22 Feb 2018, 19:45

Congrats on the review. You seem to have liked it despite its minor flaws. Always room for improvement. Sounds like a great story of family bonding.

CaitlinGonya · Post by **CaitlinGonya** » 22 Feb 2018, 20:19

Women with power of one of the four elements. Sounds vaguely familiar. It seems a lot of authors follow this particular theme. Some authors manage to do an amazing job, and others leave something to be desired. Add in the "powerful male counterparts" and this sounds like it has a yin and yang element, as well.

CrescentMoon · Post by **CrescentMoon** » 22 Feb 2018, 20:20

I really like the fact that the sisters are different people that have their own personalities and aren't too similar despite similar hardships. It really makes it more real and easy to follow. This book sounds like a fun, light read. I'm glad you enjoyed it overall. Great review!

Whitney Marchelle · Post by **Whitney Marchelle** » 22 Feb 2018, 20:29

Great review. Strong female protagonists are my go to and this seems very interesting...I will be checking out more of this author.

lesler · Post by **lesler** » 22 Feb 2018, 20:43

This looks like an interesting book series. I love the idea of the personification of elements to give them human characteristics.

Sahani Nimandra · Post by **Sahani Nimandra** » 22 Feb 2018, 20:48

The unique characteristics of the protagonist sounds interesting according to the review. The plot seem engaging and easy read. The "idea of use" about the four elements are not exactly new we get the Avatar- Aang the last air bender (bending elements). I think I will look forward to this book! Thank you!

Nhorhata · Post by **Nhorhata** » 22 Feb 2018, 20:55

I've read the book and it gave me chill cant take my eyes over it...well deserve to be the book of the month

princessERI · Post by **princessERI** » 22 Feb 2018, 20:56

As by reading the sample, the prologue is narrated well. The explanation of the sacrificial of four sisters with elemental powers, being born with both blessings and curses and the specific group hunting for them due to their existence.

I love the part of creating questions through it and would want to get the answers from following the story.
The typical plot twist of siblings being raised separately and will meet is a nice touch. I like the sister's powers which are elemental. Cool and powerful. I love to see more of the sister's characters.

I like the first choice of the setting for introducing Asha. The environment she lived complement on her powers.
It's fun reading just from a few chapters. I hope to read the full. Seeing more encounters that may lead to romance.

Sarah_Khan · Post by **Sarah_Khan** » 22 Feb 2018, 21:00

This book sounds interesting but usually my favorite part of a book is all the extra background information about the world. So I don't know if this book is for me. The plot sounds cool about the four woman who have individual powers, but it also seems like other stories I've read. I guess I'll have to check out the free sample. Good review!

MollyEnter · Post by **MollyEnter** » 22 Feb 2018, 21:04

Too bad, according to this reviewer, there isn't more depth. I read the sample and really liked the writing. I could tell, even from the sample, that this novel moves quickly. I will be adding to my TBR shelf. Thanks for the comprehensive review!

Natalia Kavale · Post by **Natalia Kavale** » 22 Feb 2018, 21:59

This sounds like a very interesting read. I have to admit, I didn't really understand much while I was reading the sample of the book. Due to the separate stories of the four female characters, I found it very difficult to make a connection of the entire text. I was sort of getting frustrated, but I found the story to contains a lot of suspense so I kept going. This review was really helpful, and it made easier for me to understand the themes. I'm very impressed by the author's ability to fully develop all the four different female characters (as stated in the review) That must have been a lot of hard work.
Thank you so much for the review.

Izesicle · Post by **Izesicle** » 22 Feb 2018, 22:02

I've read the sample. I usually don't automatically like fantasy books but the sample hooked me in. Too bad about the characters not being fleshed out though. I would be more interested in reading if the villain was humanized a bit or given a trait or history that elicits empathy.