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2.5 AVERAGE
2.5 AVERAGE
I didn't get hooked into this book the way I normally do. I didn't think the writer did a good job of explaining the background of her characters. This made much of the plot difficult to believe.
The author over used dreams and voices in her head throughout the book. This book may be more appealing to teens and younger.
The book reminded me of the left behind series but not as engaging.
I received this novel from Goodreads Firstreads.
The author over used dreams and voices in her head throughout the book. This book may be more appealing to teens and younger.
The book reminded me of the left behind series but not as engaging.
I received this novel from Goodreads Firstreads.
I really wanted to love this book. It has so many promising elements - danger, love, good vs. evil, a quest for truth and identity, and a hint of magic/the supernatural. The characters are fairly lovable, but the evil characters' motivation for being evil isn't developed. I am a Christian, but the blending of explicit Christianity with made up supernatural events didn't really work. When dealing with Christian principals in literature you either need to pick allegory or reality. This blend was awkward. This wasn't Narnia or real life, which made it hard for it to either ignite my imagination or make me feel connected to the story. Overall, interesting idea though
Do you believe evolution is a laughable farce or that a person shouldn't learn to accept themselves because that is chaos and represents evil? If yes, then this is the book for you! There is hardly any plot other than bits and pieces borrowed from the bible and twisted. I don't want to waste more of my life on this book, so I will wrap this up by giving the author one piece of advice: invest in an editor. There were at least one or more typos or grammatical errors on EVERY page. I will not be recommending this book to anyone.
Jessica is living a life trapped within a mansion. Controlled by her mother and "fiance" by threats against her comatose father, she thinks that she will live the rest of her life in misery, subject to their whims. Then her father dies and, driven by an urge she can't explain, she makes her escape.
The premise of this story was very intriguing, but sadly the delivery left a bit to be desired. The characters were great, fully-fleshed and believable; however, more descriptions would have been a blessing. Eye and hair color, anyway? Most characters were pretty featureless in my mind, or I developed my own opinion and halfway through the book, the author's own description threw me completely off.
The plot is slow-moving, but not at all in a bad way. It's fits the sticky-summer feel of the swamp, and added to the experience for me. And the romance between Jess and Hunter? That was downright perfect. Sweet, slow and subtle, with a wonderful hint of passion to come. If I continue this series, it will be to see them grow together.
The writing was unfortunately the part that bugged me the most. For the most part, it wasn't bad taking into account the fact that this is the author's debut. But her voice read oddly to me, and I would get thrown out of the story by odd turns of phrase. What ticked me off was the editing, which isn't at all the author's fault. Many things that should have been caught in all of the stages of editing and proofreading are still left in the final copy. Shame on you, Tate.
[I received this book for free through First Reads and was not required to write a positive or any other type of review. All opinions stated herein are solely my own.]
The premise of this story was very intriguing, but sadly the delivery left a bit to be desired. The characters were great, fully-fleshed and believable; however, more descriptions would have been a blessing. Eye and hair color, anyway? Most characters were pretty featureless in my mind, or I developed my own opinion and halfway through the book, the author's own description threw me completely off.
The plot is slow-moving, but not at all in a bad way. It's fits the sticky-summer feel of the swamp, and added to the experience for me. And the romance between Jess and Hunter? That was downright perfect. Sweet, slow and subtle, with a wonderful hint of passion to come. If I continue this series, it will be to see them grow together.
The writing was unfortunately the part that bugged me the most. For the most part, it wasn't bad taking into account the fact that this is the author's debut. But her voice read oddly to me, and I would get thrown out of the story by odd turns of phrase. What ticked me off was the editing, which isn't at all the author's fault. Many things that should have been caught in all of the stages of editing and proofreading are still left in the final copy. Shame on you, Tate.
[I received this book for free through First Reads and was not required to write a positive or any other type of review. All opinions stated herein are solely my own.]