The Marbury Lens by Andrew Smith

The Marbury Lens by Andrew Smith

I had tried to read this last year, but since me and my sister were talking about it recently I thought I'd write and review (or rather warning).

In short:





Steph says no.

To elaborate: the book was a crazy cluster**** before the main character even got to see this other world!

It starts out with him at a party. With booze. You say ok, yeah whatever. But he walks in on his best friend having sex with his girlfriend (the best friend's girlfriend) and the best friend offers to let him have some too. Just, what?

When the best friend eaves the party, still a virgin mind you, he not only gets kidnapped and sexually assaulted, but after telling his best friend, they find the guy get into a rage and BEAT HIM TO DEATH. This is all before he goes to London and finds the Marbury Lens, the entire point for why I read this book.

If I wanted such mind scarring material, I'd be searching for it. I went tried to read this book because it was supposed to be this super cool fantasy/steampunk series, and who knows? Maybe if I continued reading I would have liked it. But the beginning was way too much way too soon, and I had not prepared for the slightly erotic, violent things it did show me. Maybe I'm overreacting, but I'd at least like a warning on the label before reading, because it does influence how I liked the book (which I didn't).

I do not plan on picking it up again. If you do, tell me what you think about it. But don't say I didn't warn you.