Love love LOVE Lindsay Buroker. Her EE series is fab and Flash Gold doesn't disappoint. It's shorter than her other books but that just makes me want Love love LOVE Lindsay Buroker. Her EE series is fab and Flash Gold doesn't disappoint. It's shorter than her other books but that just makes me want to read more. I love Kali's and Cedar's banter. I love the world building and the steampunk essence that Lindsay portrays so well. She has a natural talent for creating wonderful worlds, people and describing them beautifully. From the get-go I'm absorbed and can't put them down. Best line ever: "Spud to the jugular. Embarrassing way to go." You'll get it when you read it. Onto the next one!...more
The Renegades is where Cali and Draven finally have each other. But not in the way I'd hoped. They still see themselves as separate species, but they also forget this many times. It's nice when they see each other as people. As one species, and there are no social boundaries.
It's also a tough novel because their whole journey in this book is about their survival and eluding the superiors after them (and Byron, the so-called friend of Draven who bought Cali under Draven's nose and is also an abusive shit of an 'owner').
There's also a baby in tow, and travelling through the wilderness in all the snow and freezing temperatures eventually takes its toll. It's a sad novel to the series, but it's also one with a glimmer of hope.
Both Cali and Draven have grown in character, and so has their relationship. This novel I believe is about unearthing the feelings between them. They feel something but aren't sure what to call it. And it's only near the end that Draven understands his sexual feelings for Cali. But he shies away because society has called it a perversion, like bestiality.
I like their talks and how Draven teaches Cali about his world, about the weakness of superiors which is unimaginable to Cali, as she's viewed them as immortal and untouchable for so long. She can't believe they have weaknesses or can be killed. But she learns a lot. And I like how she grows in this book.
It's hard to connect with a character who is so clueless about their own worth and strength, but with Cali, despite that, she warms your heart. She's strong in her own way and warm. She's gentle, friendly, smart, unwavering and stubborn.
Draven is actually the naive one in a lot of ways too. But he's also strong, intelligent, kind and persevering. He fights for what he wants, and what he believes in. But he also accepts his losses and learns from them. He's humble...for a superior.
So to sum up this series, all I can say is it is so unique, cold and cutting, hopeful, interesting and fascinating. You'll want to read this. Trust me.
I didn't want to say that I didn't finish this book. Because it doesn't mean that the book was crap. It was good. But it didn't make me want to invest in another two hundred pages (I was over 400 pages in) because frankly, it was just way too long. I've read books that were 500+ pages long with ease. This is almost 700! And I felt it just didn't need to be that long.
I loved the concept. The amulets, the cities, the magical atmosphere. It was enthralling and enjoyable to read. I liked the characters. The MC, Alexa, is admirable and sweet, even with a tragic past. She was a decent heroine, but not someone I truly connected with, or will remember until my old age.
Caleb, the other MC and the love interest of Alexa was a likeable character. I liked his personality, his business savvy manner and his almost mischievous pursuit of Alexa, despite Ivy's disapproval. Very little fazed him.
Which brings me to Ivy. Now, I really liked her. She's strong, smart, doesn't take crap and is mysterious. She's motherly, considerate, caring but she's also strict and unwavering. She was by far my favourite character. Though Novella was hilarious. She had the best lines. I guess they were on par with each other, but I feel Ivy had more substance.
The description of the scenery was lovely to read. I was sucked into it. The dialogue was good and realistic. It didn't make me roll my eyes at how awkwardly modern it sounded in what is supposed to be a historic setting. It sounded true to the time period of the novel.
I loved the magical, supernatural aspect of it. The betrayal and lust for power is always something that gets me interested if written well. And it was.
But not all of the book was written as well as it could have been, unfortunately.
The author has made the same mistake I did in my earlier writings. Overusing adverbs. Adverbs. Adverbs everywhere! Sometimes two or three of them in ONE sentence. And most of the time, they're not needed. Some authors will say they're not needed at all. EVER. I disagree. They can truly express an action to perfection but they're a tool that must be used wisely, and sparingly. It's just too many onions in a burger. It leaves a bitter taste in your mouth.
Next big mistake (which I was also guilty of until my editor hammered it out of me... I hope) is the overuse of dialogue tags. And the misuse of them. It irritated me how many times she wrote 'inquired' and top that off with a very much unwanted adverb and it made for a very long-winded and clumsy read. The middle of the book got better, but when we're talking 300 pages being the middle, I'm guessing some people wouldn't have made it that far. Especially those severely allergic to adverbs and dialogue tags. Just put 'he said.' You don't have to say 'he stated casually' or use big words. Simple is better. We're smart enough to guess it's a casual statement. The same goes for 'he shouted angrily'. Really? Well if he's shouting, of course he's angry. Or an actual example I have at hand: 'Sorry, Sam,” Caleb told him apologetically.' See what I mean? Don't need it. Cut them out. It'll look cleaner and not cause the dialogue flow to stutter.
And my last gripe is the novel could be reduced by at least 200 pages. I have no problem with lengthy books at all, but I think if the author chose to go back, remove the unnecessary dialogue tags and adverbs, that would be a good chunk reduction on its own.
So ignoring the above negatives, the book is decent. And I'm sure if I'd read the rest I'd think the same. But the reason I didn't continue was because I was waiting for it to end, and that's never a good thing. When reading long books before that I loved, I didn't want them to end, and when they did, I wished there was more. Even though they were almost the same length as this book.
I loved the idea of it, and I think it could truly be a fantastic novel if the above noted is considered.
The book cover is gorgeous. I love it and it's the reason I was excited to read the book. I'm an admirer of decent covers, as I create covers myself.
Overall it's a good read and for many it will be something they can read from beginning to end and love. I'm not one of those people but I really think the author has done a great job. I'm just picky because I couldn't read this novel and truly enjoy it when my editorial voice was rolling its eyes and sighing at almost every page.
I wouldn't let my opinion put you off. If you can handle what I couldn't, go for it. It's not a terrible story. It just needs a good edit.
Raven Boy is one of those books where the idea is good, but the errors in grammar let it down. The whole book needs a good edit. When it comes to historical fantasy novels that focus on description and a lot of detail, the need to edit it to near -if not perfection is essential to make it an enjoyable read. I love historical fiction and I like fantasy, and this novel has my kind of both, but my enjoyment was quashed at times by its flaws.
I'll go through the flaws first and then move on to the good stuff. Let's rip the band-aid off quick. These are my rough notes that I made whilst reading:
Uses colons too much, especially before speech Too many adverbs POV hopping Too much info dumping Sounds like an American writer playing with Olde English: e.g. awesome, cool, mom, (I even wrote: Would Vikings say Mom?!) Misspellings Using exclamation marks before saying 'so-and-so whispered' Repeating words Weird sentence structure such as: '… suddenly remembered Hrafn.' or '… was impatiently begging Anna.' The name should come first. Is everyone a giant??
So to clarify my scribbles, the author uses colons before speech a lot, and I have no idea why or where that style came from. It looks a lot like a playwright and it is distracting. The colon is also used incorrectly during most of those times, and other points in the story.
The author loves her adverbs, and I've been spanked into submission by my editor's recent notes about my own adverb obsession. Even before I was made aware of it, I know this author's love of them is greater than mine. Some are ridiculous and don't even make sense, others work, but most are not needed. It is pretty clear that the person yelled something loudly. That's what yelling is. Things like that just made me grind my teeth because I felt upset for her. Because I've made the same mistakes.
POV hopping, is also an issue that I've had to fix in my own writing. The author switches between characters too suddenly and though a lot of people I know are not fans of omniscient POV writing, I am, and I have written in that style, but it is not easy to write in. Because of the risk of POV hopping, also known as head hopping. The transition from person to person needs to be smooth and not overdone. So, not one sentence in one POV and then the next sentence written in another POV. It has to be clear when the POV has changed to a point that the reader doesn't really notice it, just goes along for the ride. I stalled when reading her POV switches sometimes. Other times she did it well.
Info dumping, in the sense that the author talks about things that aren't really necessary and detracts from the story. I want to know what's going to happen, not have lessons in history or back story or whatever. I must admit it's a minor grievance but I still noticed it. It's hard with historical fiction, I know. But I've read some really good historical fiction.
So the issue I had with speech was that the author has taken a historical novel and added modern speech. I don't mind that it doesn't have old words, because we don't know for sure how they -the Vikings- spoke. It's fine if it is modernized for our level of understanding. Most novels are of course, but when they start coming out with words like 'awesome' 'cool' and 'Mom' I just think: 'Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure.'
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Dudeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee. No wayyyyyyyyyyyyy.
Three other things were misspellings, repetitive words ('proudly' springs to mind in one point where it was written three times in the space of a few lines), using similar descriptions for different people like 'giant' which did grate on me after a while, and misusing punctuation such as colons and exclamation marks. Nothing an editor/proofreader couldn't fix.
Lastly, the sentence structure, which made it clear to me that this author's first language isn't English. I rate any author who writes a novel in a language that isn't their mother tongue. Hurrah for them! But the fact is, it doesn't look professional if they don't get it right and people who don't care who the author is or where they're from, will focus on the writing and nothing else. She needs that editor to show her where she's going wrong and make it look the best it can be.
So these are all points I'm making simply because I want them to help the author in the future. She's a nice woman, and I really wanted to love her book. But I couldn't, because of the above mentioned.
However, all the nasties aside, the novel was good. And at times very enjoyable. I loved Hrafn's character. He was brave, sweet and funny. He was strong and believable as a ten year old. His journey was enjoyable. The characters were well written and had very distinguishable voices, which really is hard to do with that many characters.
The description of the setting was clear and I could picture it well. I admire the dedication to detail and historical facts the author took to make it as true to history as possible. At least, it felt it as I was reading it. The ship battle scene was my favourite part of the book and I loved the brotherly affection between the twins Olaf and Hrafn. Then later on the mixture of the more magical side of the story with Anna the witch and how their paths meet is well done. I also found the connection between Hrafn and his raven fascinating and wished there had been more about that.
It has its flaws and it needs work in my opinion, but if all the cosmetic errors are fixed, the story can be brilliant. It has so much potential and is a unique idea. So with that said, I rate this novel 2.5 out of 5 moons (3 out of 5 stars on Goodreads and Amazon). I've rounded up.
Thank you, Kateryna, for entrusting me with your novel and I hope my review leaves you with a positive outlook! ...more
The world is full of witches. There is no line between good and evil. Witches are accused as evil, just for being what they are. Witch hunters dedicate their lives to tracking down and subduing—or killing—witches.
It's an interesting concept. Witches in this novel are seen as a pariah. A virus that has to be either removed of its power or destroyed. I could see from the start that this whole concept would be flipped on its ass. Because, not everyone is inherently evil, or inherently good. There are many shades of grey. And, there has to be a point where people will stop and question why? What if they get to know a witch and realise they aren't as evil as they're made out to be?
Well, this is what happens.
I liked this story for its individuality. The flow was good, the characters decent. I liked their interaction. I liked the mystery. It had a unique flair to it that kept you interested.
The twist was pretty obvious to me and I worked it out fairly early on, but that didn't draw away from the intrigue of the novel, though I would have liked to have been stunned by the truth. I wasn't. But it was still a good novel. It was well edited, the cover is really striking, with the face mixed up in shades of crumbling brown, green and yellow.
I liked how the author paid attention to Yorkshire lingo. It wasn't forced, and the accents were believable. I could hear it in their words when I read their dialogue.
My favourite moment by far—slight spoiler alert here—is the transporting of the soldiers. Teleporting, is it? It was very interesting, and I loved that. Especially because the teleporter forgets to put on shoes first time round. Oops.
If you like gritty, mysterious novels with witches—a novel that's main essence is to question the moral right of killing or controlling a species because it is seen as only one thing: an evil presence on the earth—then you will enjoy this novel. It questions whether it is right to pigeonhole a group of people just for being what they are. To paint them with the same brush. I liked it.
Well, where do I start with this book? I still can't figure out what to call it. Is it a manga comic or a novel? It's actually neither. Like a hybrid of the two, and that's pretty brave to do. It's original and shows the author's passion for both manga art, Japanese culture and writing, all in one very long novel called 'Shinobi 7'. The main question is: does it work?
At times, yes. Other times, I'm not so sure.
I wanted to read this book because I love Japanese culture: the films, the books, the manga and anime, even the language which I'm attempting to study as we speak. So I was very excited to read this book.
I didn't expect it to be what it is. I thought it would be something like Lian Hearn's 'Tales of the Otori' : a grown up novel about clans, warriors, love, war, death; all the good stuff. But this book reads a lot like a comic. And sometimes it is very effective, other times the writing style can come off as immature. The author likes to use exclamation marks in narrative, and I've never been a fan of that simply because it doesn't look professional to me. Personally, I avoid using them and if there is exclamation marks in narrative, I think maybe a few times would be enough. Not several times a page. Especially when it is clear that something intense is going down; you don't need exclamation marks as a form of expression then, in my opinion.
The other point about her writing is that, yes I know, the characters are young. Most of them are between eight and fifteen years old, so it stands to reason that if we're reading from their point of view, they are going to sound their age. And the author does this brilliantly. But the problem with the young mind is they might ramble about insignificant things and there were times when it really disrupted the flow and killed the suspense. Reading from a young character's point of view was really enjoyable for me, don't get me wrong, just sometimes it needed to get to the point.
Speaking of POV changes: there were a lot. I mean a lot. We have the six main characters and then two or three other POV's, one of which seemed to be from the omniscient third person POV. So you needed to keep up. And the author handled it pretty well, but there were some points where the POV of the person wasn't mentioned, so in the first paragraph you'd have little thought inserts like, Come on, Luna, you can do it, just to help you remember who it is supposed to be. But then, that technique is very blatant. Titling whose point of view it is, is probably better, and easier.
The characters were wonderful. I loved them all for different reasons. Luna, the eight year old, with her spirit, vibrance and energy. Hanran for his mystery and aloofness and a not so secret crush on Cassie. Cassie the girl with a haunted past, full of grief and sadness but always hiding her pain both physical and emotional, just to appear strong; she also has a good heart and sweet temperament. Tabby the runaway, with her sugar addiction, and her sharp tongue giving Kirou a run for his money whenever they argue. Kirou, who was the lone ninja for a long time and never failed to amaze me with his arrogance and short temper. Luna drove him crazy, and only ever referred to him as 'old man' until things got sentimental. Then there's Yami, Luna's older brother, who gets teased by Hanran and Kirou (especially Kuroi, who constantly says to him 'Be a man'). They all have their personalities and quirks and even if it isn't clear whose POV it is from, I could guess who it was by the personality of the writing. That isn't easy to achieve as a writer. The author's strength is her characters. And her humour. I was in giggles several times.
Her weakness is, I think, her description. She describes what people are wearing way to often, and the way she does it is 'telling' not 'showing'. So she lists what they're wearing like: He was wearing a vest, black jeans and white trainers with green stripes up the side. Just an example here, not what she's actually written. But you get the idea, right? And that's just three items I've written about. She writes about more and describes them like that. It's off-putting. Even when she describes new people and their appearance it's the same technique most of the time. I think she needs to work on writing with more 'show' than 'tell'. The beginning part of the story was a lot of tell. I found the story really got into the swing at around 100 pages in, when Cassie gets possessed by the demon. After that, it started to get really good.
When I finished reading I was pleased with how it turned out. It is flawed, and I was reading an unedited copy too. I think the author needs to cut down on her adverbs, she needs to describe things with more 'show', she needs to always make clear whose POV it is because so many POV's can be difficult to stomach. I also believe the book doesn't need to be as long as it is. It's almost 400 pages and I'm not 'size-ist' but I think it could be reduced. The beginning of POV switches usually focuses on the person's inner thoughts and then gets to the situation. Sometimes the inner dialogue isn't needed, it can ramble. A lot of the time it is enjoyable but if it is trimmed, it'll be sharper and flow better, in my opinion.
After all that, I can say I did like this book. It was different and the author clearly is passionate about martial arts and Japanese culture and it shows. I enjoyed the characters, how they came out of their shell and grew stronger. The demons and magical aspect of it was very entertaining. The dialogue usually had me in giggles and it was very entertaining. The artwork wasn't amazing. It was cute and added a nice touch. But I think she used the wrong materials to draw the artwork. It looks like she used pencil and then a black ballpoint pen and I think if she did them in pens specifically for manga artwork such as Letraset pens, that would make a huge difference to the quality.
So to sum up: the start stuttered, the middle built up and the ending finished it nicely.
Thanks for allowing me to read this book. I'm looking forward to finding out what happens to the Shinobi 7 team next!
I found this series so enthralling and unique I couldn't get it out of my head. It's such an interesting, deep, thought-provoking and at times, uncomfortable take on the Vampire genre.
The Superiors starts off with the two main characters, Aspen a.k.a Cali is a human who has known no other life than being a slave and source of nourishment to the Superiors a.k.a the vampires. They rule the world and the humans a.k.a saps are their food source. Saps are not seen as equal to them, they're seen as animals. The way we view cattle is the way humans are portrayed in this book. It's so fascinating how Lena has created this world and the world is so real. I can imagine that if there ever came a superior race that fed on humans, the world would be like this. It wouldn't be all sweet and fluffy and Twishite. It would be all about survival, slavery, dominance, politics.
The main character Draven, is an intriguing one. He cares for saps in an affectionate way. He treats them as animals because that's what they are to him and to all superiors. He's caring and kind, but in this novel especially, he doesn't see them as having intelligent thought or being able to take care of themselves.
The Superiors is one of those books that shocks and infuriates you, because it doesn't big up humans. It degrades them and dumbs them down. Superiors think themselves above the human race because the humans are there to feed them, and whilst saps are protected by law because killing them is a crime as they're vital for the vampires' survival, many superiors look down at saps. They aren't caring or understanding and see the humans as stupid animals. Some superiors are even cruel to saps.
I loved the idea of the bites, and how if a superior does not close the bite using the healing properties of the saliva on his tongue, the wounds do not close properly and a strange poisonous bead builds up under the skin, causing the sap great pain. In this novel, Draven finds Cali to his liking. He meets her when she's little and prevents her from running away; he saves her from being sent to the Blood Bank which is known to be a terrible place to end up in. The next time they cross paths, she's about fifteen years old, and her scent entraps him. He visits her at the 'restaurant'—a place where saps sit at tables to feed the superiors who come in—and he starts to form an attachment to her.
To him, the attachment is nothing more than what a man feels for a dog. But I could see that it was more than that. And it's only because of the hierarchy in society that is hammered into superiors and saps that they just can't imagine seeing each other as equals—seeing each other as lovers. Though sex between species does happen behind closed doors, and if found out, the punishment is severe; as it's considered animal cruelty. How odd is that?
This book is a great start to a series where two people from different species form a bond, to a point that they must choose if they're loyal to their species, or loyal to each other. I won't spoil it for you but this is one you HAVE to read. It will blow your mind and suck you in. And I have to hand it to the author, she is smart, she writes from a male's POV with ease and her ability to create a vast world with laws and consequences, and varying opinions is amazing.
I read this a few months ago and forgot to review it. I won't go into detail but I will say I was pleasantly surprised by this book. It was a kindle fI read this a few months ago and forgot to review it. I won't go into detail but I will say I was pleasantly surprised by this book. It was a kindle freebie so I wasn't sure what to expect.
The novel is like a toss up between a Melanie Dickerson novel and Tristan and Isolde. It felt like Jane Eyre too. So for that, it wasn't surprising that I liked it.
I found the second half of the novel a little taxing, when the two main characters finally weren't at each others throats and start to get along, only for another enemy to make them join forces. It's a pretty predictable story line, made more predictable by the doom that prevents them from doing what they have both been dying to do (but too shy to admit). Any guesses what I'm talking about? Well: SEX.
I'm not expecting there to be a raunchy scene, but it was so blatant that this author was trying to prevent these two from consummating their very long marriage without actually even doing anything remotely intimate, even when they had chance to. To prevent it in the beginning, the author made them hate each other, and then eventually realize their feelings only to put their possible death sentence in the way so they had no time to be with each other. Maybe I'm reading too much into it but it felt very rehearsed. I'm not someone who demands to have sex in a novel, I just don't like it when authors hold it off because of this whole thing about sex before marriage being frowned upon. And yet, these guys are married. So I don't know what the author was waiting for. Maybe she just wanted to keep it sweet. I don't know. It just felt like it was stretched.
The characters were good. Not amazing. Not terrible. The story line was predictable, average and had me rolling my eyes at moments. The writing was decent. I found little fault with it. The scenery and the concept of the Normans and Anglo Saxons struggling to co-exist was different for me, and I really enjoyed it. It was a bit like North and South by Gaskell.
Overall, not a bad read. Not amazing. And I hate saying that about a novel I know someone has slaved over for hours on end, but that's just my opinion. Sue me. ...more
I'm writing this on my tablet so forgive my bad typing skills. :-)
Well what can I say? She's done it again. I've fallen in love with her writing, herI'm writing this on my tablet so forgive my bad typing skills. :-)
Well what can I say? She's done it again. I've fallen in love with her writing, her attention to detail, her sickly sweet romance, her historical research and her character developing. Despite the fact it was clear where this would end up, I enjoyed the ride and was constantly rooting for Lord Hamlin and Rose to be together. The fact is, she is an author who likes a happy ending and because this book and the Merchant's daughter are based on fairy tales you know she won't disappoint in making everything fall happily and perfectly in to place. The only difference is she constantly reminds the reader that it is because of God that it all works out great. This will put some people off but not me. I enjoyed it and I liked that she wasn't afraid to express her faith in her writing, though sometimes I found the constant reminder of faith a little grating, it was sometimes unnecessary to put in and didn't work at certain moments.
I've also noticed with both the novels I've read of hers is that the villain is repulsive and ugly physically as well as mentally. To always view the villain as an ugly person is a bit cliched to me and her representation for the characters a little lacking in substance.
Overall though the writing is always a delight to read and her description never fails to impress me, creating a clear and beautiful picture of the world she has created.
It's one of those books you'll read again just because it makes you feel good.
So for me because of the minor criticisms above mentioned she gets four stars for this.
This book was gritty and contemporary to say the least. It had no fluff, no prettiness about it and it blurted out to anyone in bold letters 'if you dThis book was gritty and contemporary to say the least. It had no fluff, no prettiness about it and it blurted out to anyone in bold letters 'if you don't like it, TOUGH'. It's not for the faint hearted. For those who want happy endings and fluffy, puppy-love romances, skip away now.
It's real, it's scary and not to be messed with.
Thomas Emson is a brilliant writer who makes other vampire and werewolf novels look like baby books in comparison.
I liked the idea that the vampire virus was harnessed into a street drug/pill called Skarlet. It made it very real and the whole story from start to finish got you sucked into the very bowels of London giving a believable view of what would really happen if the whole world went to hell in a handbasket and you were stuck on London streets helpless to do anything.
It had a familiar vibe to the 28 days later horror zombie film by Danny Boyle. It was edgy, the characters were sharp and strong. Jake Lawton, wrongfully disgraced ex-soldier was such a fun, complex and interesting character to be in the mind of. I enjoyed reading from his point of view and really felt for him and his struggle to prove himself as a good and honourable man. Fraser Lithgow was a funny guy with a great sense of humour and when he and Jake have to join forces it's chalk and cheese, at each other's throats, but the relationship grows and I loved reading their relationship in the book more than Jake's interested with Sassie, or his issues and lingering complex feelings with Jenna his ex.
The take on the vampire creature itself was a little different. It wasn't sexy or a lingerie model, it was grotesque, sinister, evil, merciless and spine-chilling.
My favourite scene of all was the very beginning when the two parents are trying to sell their children, desperate with hunger. It was poignant, upsetting but the way of the world and you have to accept that throughout this book. Betrayal comes easily, bad things happen to good people, people are wrongfully accused, misjudged, marriages fall apart and people, including children are not safe from any catastrophe. If you can't accept that, then this book is not for you :D
I'm looking forward to the next in the series. When I'm feeling in an especially dark and sinister mood. :D
I'm actually giving it 4 1/2 stars out of 5. I can't bring myself to give it 5 stars, simply because it's not something I would happily read again and again. It's not something you can always stomach. ...more
Very well written. I enjoyed it a lot and it was such a different take on the typical werewolf. It was really interesting reading it from a man's poinVery well written. I enjoyed it a lot and it was such a different take on the typical werewolf. It was really interesting reading it from a man's point of view, not a female author's take on a man. I found the sexual content at time's was a bit much for me to read, because I wasn't used to it. It just goes to show how much men really do think about sex. You couldn't imagine Edward Cullen's narrative when first meeting Bella Swan startin with something like, "Oooo I wanna do her." or "she's got a nice butt" etc etc. Har har. The gore was really descriptive and made me cringe in a lot of places which books very rarely have done with me, I'm not easily spooked. I'm looking forward to reading the next one. It loses a star for the O.T.T sex talk but like I said, it's just me. ...more
This one took me longer to read but I found it really interesting. It was tedious at times because she and Patch kept falling out and I felt for her iThis one took me longer to read but I found it really interesting. It was tedious at times because she and Patch kept falling out and I felt for her increasing jealousy but I wished she'd just TALK to him and he'd ANSWER her. They were as bad as eachother. It took me much longer this time to guess the twist, the 'who done it' bit. But I did guess before it was revealed but this time, it made the experience thrilling because you were waiting for her to work it out and you were wondering what would happen when she did. A great cliffhanger too for the next book, which I'm currently reading as well. 4 out of 5 stars (loses the one star simply for being a little tedious and because her character sometimes grates against my own, but I like her all the same.)...more
Not bad. I didn't like it at first because the narrative felt detached but it did warm up and was surprisingly good. NOTHING like the film, it turned Not bad. I didn't like it at first because the narrative felt detached but it did warm up and was surprisingly good. NOTHING like the film, it turned out to be a lot more like the original, and in a way that made the zombies seem pointless. They rarely made an appearance and were merely background plot. But I enjoyed it so that's what matters!...more
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