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A review by kblincoln
Early to Death, Early to Rise by Kim Harrison
3.0
***Review based on Advanced Reader Copy***
I'm a big fan of Harrison's early Rachel Morgan Witch Series, so it was with high expectations that I opened this second in a new YA series about Madison, a teen killed and brought back as The Dark Timekeeper, or the "boss" of angels dispatched to kill (and thus save the soul) of humans who are about to commit some grave crime.
The writing was competent, the characters full of potential (especially the Dark Angel Nakita and her nemesis, former light Angel Barnabas and their snarky interactions), but I have to admit I was a bit bored by the story.
It wasn't my cup of tea.
Maybe it was because I came into the series on the second book? Maybe because I've read similiar things too much recently? I'm not sure. All I know is that I never really got into Madison. The relationships never felt real to me, and thus the stakes never seemed high. Her "boyfriend" didn't have a part at all in the story, her quest to change the way things are done to give humans more choice not tense, and the hierarchy of who was boss over whom and who had power very murky (if she was the "boss" why wouldn't Nakita follow her instructions?
If Madison was the timekeeper, why was she scared that the seraph (who I thought were angels) would take away her "chance" to convince a human to desist from an evil deed? Why were guardian angels able to stop other reaper angels, Madison, and the other supposedly powerful beings?
She seemed to spend a lot of time worrying about where Ron (the Light timekeeper) was, although he never really opposed her at all except for one time when he "stopped" time. And also being carried around by Nakita and Barnabas.
This Book's Food Designation Rating: Frozen Bruschetta Pizza, because it looks so good and you know you love pizza, but you can't help feeling a little disappointed when it comes out of the oven and it tastes a little bland.
I'm a big fan of Harrison's early Rachel Morgan Witch Series, so it was with high expectations that I opened this second in a new YA series about Madison, a teen killed and brought back as The Dark Timekeeper, or the "boss" of angels dispatched to kill (and thus save the soul) of humans who are about to commit some grave crime.
The writing was competent, the characters full of potential (especially the Dark Angel Nakita and her nemesis, former light Angel Barnabas and their snarky interactions), but I have to admit I was a bit bored by the story.
It wasn't my cup of tea.
Maybe it was because I came into the series on the second book? Maybe because I've read similiar things too much recently? I'm not sure. All I know is that I never really got into Madison. The relationships never felt real to me, and thus the stakes never seemed high. Her "boyfriend" didn't have a part at all in the story, her quest to change the way things are done to give humans more choice not tense, and the hierarchy of who was boss over whom and who had power very murky (if she was the "boss" why wouldn't Nakita follow her instructions?
If Madison was the timekeeper, why was she scared that the seraph (who I thought were angels) would take away her "chance" to convince a human to desist from an evil deed? Why were guardian angels able to stop other reaper angels, Madison, and the other supposedly powerful beings?
She seemed to spend a lot of time worrying about where Ron (the Light timekeeper) was, although he never really opposed her at all except for one time when he "stopped" time. And also being carried around by Nakita and Barnabas.
This Book's Food Designation Rating: Frozen Bruschetta Pizza, because it looks so good and you know you love pizza, but you can't help feeling a little disappointed when it comes out of the oven and it tastes a little bland.