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A review by riverlasol
Silver in the Blood by Jessica Day George
3.0
Funny thing is, this book isn’t necessarily what you would think it would be about (if that makes sense). When you think of the family name Dracula, you might assume it’s a vampire story, which this most certainly is not. It is in a similar vein, and deals with mythical creatures and legends, but vampires aren’t the truth of it at all. Honestly, this is what led me to keep reading the book. It surprised me with the inventive ideas that were eventually presented.
I don’t use the word ‘eventually’ lightly. The book started out with a solid introduction and I could sense the beginnings of either a suspenseful mystery or a thrilling adventure. However, I don’t think that either of these things were truly shown. During the first half of the book, there was a lot of subtle foreshadowing and a lot of mystery, which was initially great. Then, I started to get tired of the way the characters were dealing with the lack of solid fact about their family. The two cousins were constantly questioning people for answers and always getting nothing in return. This started to drag on and I was relieved when the full truth was fully uncovered for the girls. This finally made the book feel more exciting and that’s really when the adventure started- this was about halfway through the book.
After I finished reading...
To read the rest of my review, go here: https://libraryinmymind.com/2017/08/19/silver-in-the-blood/
I don’t use the word ‘eventually’ lightly. The book started out with a solid introduction and I could sense the beginnings of either a suspenseful mystery or a thrilling adventure. However, I don’t think that either of these things were truly shown. During the first half of the book, there was a lot of subtle foreshadowing and a lot of mystery, which was initially great. Then, I started to get tired of the way the characters were dealing with the lack of solid fact about their family. The two cousins were constantly questioning people for answers and always getting nothing in return. This started to drag on and I was relieved when the full truth was fully uncovered for the girls. This finally made the book feel more exciting and that’s really when the adventure started- this was about halfway through the book.
After I finished reading...
To read the rest of my review, go here: https://libraryinmymind.com/2017/08/19/silver-in-the-blood/