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A review by nanu_nanu_narnett
Ultraviolet by R.J. Anderson
4.0
4.5
I am a fan of R.J Anderson. I loved the Faery Rebel's series, and this book was no exception to an original story that caught me by surprise. The way Alison's perceptions and condition were described was easy to understand and easy to relate to despite the fact that I had never actually heard of synaesthesia until I picked up this book.
I usually base my opinions of books around whether or not I can fall into them - forget where I am and be completely immersed in the world with it's narrative and characters, and this book definitely delivers. Alison was a smart and strong-willed protagonist, and Faraday and Tori were both likable also. The secondary characters: Dr Minta, Kirk, Alison's Mother (and all the others) all had enough depth to them that they weren't one dimensional and all had their place within the story. The novel's main focus is the mystery of what happened to Tori and what Alison had to do with it, and the progression of the story didn't become predictable in that aspect.
The only reason why I knocked the .5 off my rating was because the alien's threw me off guard. It changed the way I saw the story and didn't really make much sense at first.
I then read it a second time and realised that the aliens work. Why not aliens? Alien story's are cool.
I am a fan of R.J Anderson. I loved the Faery Rebel's series, and this book was no exception to an original story that caught me by surprise. The way Alison's perceptions and condition were described was easy to understand and easy to relate to despite the fact that I had never actually heard of synaesthesia until I picked up this book.
I usually base my opinions of books around whether or not I can fall into them - forget where I am and be completely immersed in the world with it's narrative and characters, and this book definitely delivers. Alison was a smart and strong-willed protagonist, and Faraday and Tori were both likable also. The secondary characters: Dr Minta, Kirk, Alison's Mother (and all the others) all had enough depth to them that they weren't one dimensional and all had their place within the story. The novel's main focus is the mystery of what happened to Tori and what Alison had to do with it, and the progression of the story didn't become predictable in that aspect.
The only reason why I knocked the .5 off my rating was because the alien's threw me off guard. It changed the way I saw the story and didn't really make much sense at first.
I then read it a second time and realised that the aliens work. Why not aliens? Alien story's are cool.