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A review by sallyavena
Silver in the Blood by Jessica Day George
3.0
3.5...the point five is because it's Jessica Day George and I really like her writing style.
What stood out: the way JDG described Romania, the people and the costumes. She always does a great job with imagery and setting the stage without being too wordy. I liked the sisterly bond between the 2 main characters, the romance being a minor plot line (not too much gooey stuff as my younger kids would say) and I liked the couple of twists to the plot that I didn't see coming.
What I wish were different: I did not enjoy the letters/journal entries as I thought they were like little commercials in the story...just a nuisance that took away from the flow. I also didn't like the overall predictability of the story line, but have hopes for the second book now that the stage is set.
For me this was out of my realm of normal reads...I don't go for the paranormal/supernatural and avoided Twilight like the plague. That being said, it wasn't bad, I just really didn't enjoy those parts of the story.
What stood out: the way JDG described Romania, the people and the costumes. She always does a great job with imagery and setting the stage without being too wordy. I liked the sisterly bond between the 2 main characters, the romance being a minor plot line (not too much gooey stuff as my younger kids would say) and I liked the couple of twists to the plot that I didn't see coming.
What I wish were different: I did not enjoy the letters/journal entries as I thought they were like little commercials in the story...just a nuisance that took away from the flow. I also didn't like the overall predictability of the story line, but have hopes for the second book now that the stage is set.
For me this was out of my realm of normal reads...I don't go for the paranormal/supernatural and avoided Twilight like the plague. That being said, it wasn't bad, I just really didn't enjoy those parts of the story.