*I received a free copy of Infinity from via Netgalley. This has in no way influenced my voluntary review, which is honest and unbiased *
Infinity Series: The Infinity Division #1 on 1 November 2016
Pages: 320
There are three things Kori knows for sure about her life:
One: Her army general dad is insanely overprotective.
Two: The guy he sent to watch her, Cade, is way too good-looking.
Three: Everything she knew was a lie.
Now there are three things Kori never knew about her life:
One: There’s a device that allows her to jump dimensions.
Two: Cade’s got a lethal secret.
Three: Someone wants her dead.
Infinity had a premise that really intrigued me, but the execution left me wanting for much more…
I had high hopes for Infinity, because I truly love stories with alternate universes, mystery and strong characters who know how to make a sacrifice for the greater good. Kori, Noah,Cade and Dylan didn’t really appeal to me much, though. And apart from what Noah and Cade were telling Kori, there was no actual alternate universe anywhere. And the artistic part of Kori that got me interested in her at the beginning was quickly put on the back-burner in order to get the main plot going. And the main plot was a little messy to say the least. And it made Kori less likeable because she thought she had this instant connection to Cade, and then she figured it had something to do with Kori in a different world, and then she felt the connection again. To say I rolled my eyes more than once would be going easy on this story.
As Infinity unfolded, I thought the clichés from YA fantasy novels were front and center more so than the actual story line and the plot. The characters were not well developed, and I was a bit disappointed because the alternate universe never happened. I was never really ‘afraid’ for the main character, even if she acted stupidly more than once, and her cock-sure confidence and jumping into things without truly thinking them through made me cringe. Plus, Kori’s father was conveniently absent from home when she needed him the most. I found the overall story to be a bit superficial, and it would have intrigued me a lot more if more of the alternate worlds were part of the story, not only something Cade and Noah told Kori about.
Written in first person past tense from Kori’s perspective, and also in third person point of view with an external narrator, Infinity was quite nicely pace, and a fast read. It seems I am in the minority when it comes to not loving Infinity, though, so don’t take my word for it! Check out other reviews before you make up your own mind!
Dad was gone more than he was home. I used to hate it, but since Mom died, I found myself thankful. Not because I wanted him gone. I loved him. He loved me, too, I know that – even if we’d never fully understood each other.
Dad told me once that trust was a precious thing. It needed to be cultivated and earned. I agreed. These two hadn’t cultivated anything other than fiction in the short time I’d known them, so trust wasn’t really on the table. Yet there was something in Cade’s eyes that sent chills racing up and down my spine.
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That’s a shame. It does sound pretty neat from the blurb. I agree that development of the world, plot and characters is a must. I’ve got one of her older books on my pile. I hope I have a better time with it than this one, for you.
I know! The blurb definitely reeled me in big time, and then, I didn’t get everything I thought I would get. Oh well.
I have really enjoyed other Accardo books, though, and I hope you’ll enjoy the one you have on your shelf, Sophia.
I’m sorry this didn’t work for you, Lexxie. However, it sounds very cliche and trite so I’m not sure it’d work for me either. Strong characters and character development are very important to drawing me into a story and keeping me interested and Infinity doesn’t seem to have either. And then there’s the promise of more and the author didn’t deliver. I understand your disappointment. Hopefully your current read is fab!
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Strong character development really makes or breaks a book for me, Brandee – as you know – and here, it broke it 🙁 And I would have loved to see the actual alternate universe to understand it better.
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Well, I can understand your disappointment with this one, I’d be hanging for the alternate universe too. A shame you didn’t connect to the characters as well.
Yeah, it happens sometimes, though 🙂 Thanks for stopping by, Naomi!
Oh no…I read and loved her Toxic series (well the two books that came out anyway) and the first in her NA series so I had high hopes for this one, so sad that it didn’t work for you…
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I had high hopes, too, Nereyda, as I have also read other books by her that I really enjoyed. Maybe with lower expectations it will work better for you?
Oh, I’m so sorry to hear that this one didn’t work out for you 🙁 It’s really bad though that the premise is alternate universes and there kind of wasn’t any of that present. I think I am going to have to skip out on reading this one myself…
It happens sometimes. And I love alternate universes, because there is just so much potential! If you enjoy alternate universes, you should pick up Dissonance if you haven’t read it yet 🙂
I have read Dissonance! And I actually really enjoyed it, and thought it did alternate universes well. I still have to get to the sequel though, because I only read it this year (and I’m slow when it comes to sequels.) Have you read the sequel?
Yes, I have read the sequel, and I found it really good, too!! I think there’s a novella in there, too, which was well done… Hopefully, you’ll find the time to read those, and you’ll enjoy them, too :D)