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Hades
by Alexandra Adornetto
3.5 stars
Okay so I'm going to start of by saying I enjoyed this more than Halo. The main plot started almost right away whereas in Halo it seemed to take ages before there was even a plot. I have to admit it kept me gripped, I wanted to know what was going to happen which is a good acheivement.
BUT I didn't like some of the description. I knew from Halo that Adornetto likes her long detailed descriptions but I felt that in this book some of it wasn't necessary. Some scenes were quite horrible and described in such detail that I actually felt sick at times. At one point some of the torture in the pits in the underworld were described and that was really horrible. There were a few other occasions to when I thought that the idea could easily be conveyed through less...gory (not sure that's the right word but it's close enough) descriptions. That wasn't what I was expecting after Halo. I wanted to read a teen/paranormal/romance kind of book and in places this seemed like a horror.
However, Adornetto's ability with description meant that the 'actiony' scenes were really exciting and gripping.
Overall it was better than Halo, the descriptions just annoyed me which is why I only give it 3.5 stars.
Okay so I'm going to start of by saying I enjoyed this more than Halo. The main plot started almost right away whereas in Halo it seemed to take ages before there was even a plot. I have to admit it kept me gripped, I wanted to know what was going to happen which is a good acheivement.
BUT I didn't like some of the description. I knew from Halo that Adornetto likes her long detailed descriptions but I felt that in this book some of it wasn't necessary. Some scenes were quite horrible and described in such detail that I actually felt sick at times. At one point some of the torture in the pits in the underworld were described and that was really horrible. There were a few other occasions to when I thought that the idea could easily be conveyed through less...gory (not sure that's the right word but it's close enough) descriptions. That wasn't what I was expecting after Halo. I wanted to read a teen/paranormal/romance kind of book and in places this seemed like a horror.
However, Adornetto's ability with description meant that the 'actiony' scenes were really exciting and gripping.
Overall it was better than Halo, the descriptions just annoyed me which is why I only give it 3.5 stars.