Synopsis:
New characters, New world, but old enemies. Emily struggles to ignore a new friend with emotions that temp her, Wes delves deeper into his past and family while finding friendship isn't reserved for the human race alone, Jane finds out her dear Max isn't what he seems, Greg's friendships cost him more than he expected, and Max forgets that the truth is best. But then again, someone always has to be the liar... Emotional baggage, begrudged enemies, and the bitterness that comes when the
honeymoon of their friendship fades... Will the love survive, or is it all just a game?
Review:
Hmm, this book was an okay read. My initial reaction to the setup of the book was: This is going to be confusing! When I start reading it though, getting to read from all the characters' perspectives, that thought changed. I actually started to be able to distinguish them all. I liked the angel depicted in this book. It is the first YA book I've read with angels in it. I found the fact that they age "slowly" intriguing. At least it wasn't the usual, "I'm immortal!" So that was nice distinction.
Whoever wrote that the two brothers reminded them of the Salvatore brothers from The Vampire Diaries, you are dead-on. I kept picturing them--Stefan for Max ,and Damon for Greg. But I found Greg an extremely unrealistic character whose motives for killing his family and the Sheouls incomprehensible and stupid. Every time he says something in the book, I just thought to myself how phony he is--I couldn't find him scary because I didn't believe the evilness he portrayed in the book. I hope I'm making sense here. I just think Ebner did not develop his back story enough in this first book of the series for me to understand him.
The plot was nothing knew. A supernatural guy falls for a girl. The girl can't protect herself. He must protect her from an evil person/being. I've read this all before! I think the ending was bad. The fighting scene was really weak. A bigger, more extravagant and over-the-top climax would have been nice. I just think that the author made the reader read all this big drag in the beginning and let them down at the end. I wanted a BANG! What I got was a pop and no confetti. It was just a weak finale, you could say.
Overall, I did enjoy the characters, with exceptions to Greg, who I despise for the phoniness to his dialogues. I found Emily taking drugs to silence the voices very interesting and reasonable in the oddest way. I thought Wes for pathetic at times because of his unrequited love for Jane. He could do better. I mean, the girl DID NOT LOVE HIM FOR ONE BIT. The love Max felt for Jane was "love at first sight." Something no one can understand unless you've been in the same boat. I like to read more about love that grows out of characteristics in the person, like the love Wes and Emily had from their bond and trust in each other. Max and Jane's love was just too cliche as in most YA books. There's no substance to it.
I will not be reading the next book because I feel I know enough about these characters to not want to know what else is going to happen to them. Like I've said once or twice now, the villain is not scary and is laughable. I'm sure the protagonists can deal with him just fine that I don't need to read about it.
Oh, and the many typos in this book should be a SHAME. Either find a better editor or hire a better typer.
2/5
No comments:
Post a Comment