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3.66 AVERAGE
3.66 AVERAGE
This is the first book I’ve read in a while that made me think “this was definitely written by a man” he didn’t write the women very well and also randomly put the n word in completely unnecessarily. There’s a lot of violence that doesn’t really advance the plot. Just boring. This book is not good. I didn’t even finish it.
You die. You wake up where you died. But things are different, the world around you is a muted shadow of the one you know.
To extol the cleverness of the world this book creates would be to spoil it. This is a quick, fun read that held a number of surprises. Best of all is that the ideas it puts forward are the kind of things you can think or talk about for hours afterward.
To extol the cleverness of the world this book creates would be to spoil it. This is a quick, fun read that held a number of surprises. Best of all is that the ideas it puts forward are the kind of things you can think or talk about for hours afterward.
While this wasn't anything extraordinary for me, it was a solid read, and one of the best paranormal romances I've ever read. There were racy scenes and plenty of romantic interludes, but they fit seamlessly with the overall plot, unlike many romances where the rest of the setting just becomes window dressing. I liked both Claire and Brody a lot, and I was invested in the interesting world of the "echo".
I had a good time listening to this one. Interesting concept and some fun twists and turns. I'd read more from the author, for sure. The narration was great but I'm still trying to figure out why a British narrator was used for a book set in Chicago with no non-American characters. Still, Finty Williams is a fantastic narrator so the story definitely didn't suffer.
adventurous
dark
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Awesome after life book! Never thought about this type of story before.
Life after life
This was a great read; strange yet the concept of the “echo” and layers of life ( or remaining energy) kept me spellbound. Excited to see that this will be a movie.
This was a great read; strange yet the concept of the “echo” and layers of life ( or remaining energy) kept me spellbound. Excited to see that this will be a movie.
This was a very well written book and had an interesting take on the afterlife. I felt like some parts were rushed and wish the book was a little longer, but overall I really enjoyed!
Story based on what happens in the Afterlife. Premise is that a mean evil disturbing psycho killer dies and is sent to the Afterlife where he continues to wreck havoc and evil everywhere. FBI agents who in this life were tracking him down, are killed by him and also end up in the Afterlife and have the decision to make whether they will continue to seek him out and try and stop him from his reign of terror. There is a love story between the two agents.
Not to my liking but others may find they enjoy this story; it is being made into a major motion picture that I have no interest in seeing.
Not to my liking but others may find they enjoy this story; it is being made into a major motion picture that I have no interest in seeing.
3.5 Stars
Thanks to Netgalley for an ARC of this book which I jumped all over being a HUGE fan of Sakey's Brilliance trilogy. This one just didn't do it for me in the same way though. It was a quick read and I thought the premise was interesting. Perhaps it will work better on the screen as the film it's already been sold as? Something about it just felt thin. Maybe it was the relationship between Claire and Will that I felt like was not fully developed or perhaps it was the ever changing rules of the afterlife. That and all of the absolute gore and darkness were a turn off for me. I'll continue to keep up with Sakey though since I've liked most of his works.
Thanks to Netgalley for an ARC of this book which I jumped all over being a HUGE fan of Sakey's Brilliance trilogy. This one just didn't do it for me in the same way though. It was a quick read and I thought the premise was interesting. Perhaps it will work better on the screen as the film it's already been sold as? Something about it just felt thin. Maybe it was the relationship between Claire and Will that I felt like was not fully developed or perhaps it was the ever changing rules of the afterlife. That and all of the absolute gore and darkness were a turn off for me. I'll continue to keep up with Sakey though since I've liked most of his works.