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A review by kimching232
Diplomatic Immunity by Brodi Ashton
3.0
Actual rating: 2.5 stars
When I first read the synopsis for Diplomatic Immunity, I was really excited. I felt like this would be a unique story because of the journalism factor in YA, and I also knew that there would be romance between Piper and Rafael. I kind of expected there to be a hint of mystery as well, and I just sounded so interesting to me. However, I was disappointed by this book.
Piper Baird is the type of character that I hate reading about in young adult novels that I read. There are some parts when she sounded like a naive little kid, and then some part where she sounded her age, and yet some other parts like an old person. I just thought that it was confusing and robotic at some points that I just couldn't bring myself to connect with her. I felt like the narrative was awkward, and the flow was not natural.
In terms of Rafael, on the other hand, he acts and talks like someone older than he is. Correct me if I'm wrong, but these two characters are just in high school, right? So I don't know how he gets away with everything that he does, even if he has diplomatic immunity. I just felt like the characters weren't acting like their actual ages.
This is a unique and interesting book, but it just didn't capture me as much as I thought it would. However, its saving grave is the last few chapters of the book, where I finally connected with the story. The romance aspect of the last part was written so beautifully, and I can really feel what the character experienced, especially with that Post-Anon post. I just wish that the rest of the book could have been like that section, and then I surely would have loved this book!
Overall, this book was just not what I was expecting. I didn't really connect to the main characters and the story until the last part, and by then it was too late for me to like this book. It is a unique story, but it lacks something.
When I first read the synopsis for Diplomatic Immunity, I was really excited. I felt like this would be a unique story because of the journalism factor in YA, and I also knew that there would be romance between Piper and Rafael. I kind of expected there to be a hint of mystery as well, and I just sounded so interesting to me. However, I was disappointed by this book.
Piper Baird is the type of character that I hate reading about in young adult novels that I read. There are some parts when she sounded like a naive little kid, and then some part where she sounded her age, and yet some other parts like an old person. I just thought that it was confusing and robotic at some points that I just couldn't bring myself to connect with her. I felt like the narrative was awkward, and the flow was not natural.
In terms of Rafael, on the other hand, he acts and talks like someone older than he is. Correct me if I'm wrong, but these two characters are just in high school, right? So I don't know how he gets away with everything that he does, even if he has diplomatic immunity. I just felt like the characters weren't acting like their actual ages.
This is a unique and interesting book, but it just didn't capture me as much as I thought it would. However, its saving grave is the last few chapters of the book, where I finally connected with the story. The romance aspect of the last part was written so beautifully, and I can really feel what the character experienced, especially with that Post-Anon post. I just wish that the rest of the book could have been like that section, and then I surely would have loved this book!
Overall, this book was just not what I was expecting. I didn't really connect to the main characters and the story until the last part, and by then it was too late for me to like this book. It is a unique story, but it lacks something.