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A review by angwrites
Ultraviolet by R.J. Anderson
4.0
Ultraviolet is a paranormal, sci-fi mystery with a hint of romance that is the coming-of-age story of a sixteen (going on seventeen) year old girl who believes she has killed one of her classmates and finds herself in a mental hospital. Set in Canada, this contemporary fiction has a beautiful setting, interesting characters, and unforeseen plot twists that will leave you wondering what the heck is going on in a delightful way.
The story does start off a little slow with a tad too much self-loathing from the main protagonist, Alison, and about halfway through the novel takes a twist for the "Umm... what the heck?" However, unlike other novels that go for the surprising, unseen plot twists (*cough*[b:Evernight|2722413|Evernight (Evernight #1)|Claudia Gray|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1306376600s/2722413.jpg|2748013]*cough*), Ultraviolet does set the reader up with lots of foreshadowing to make the drastic switch in genres an easy pill to swallow.
The subject matter of a girl with an acute case of synesthesia was incredibly interesting. I'd never heard of this condition and spent lot of time Googling it on the webernet of wonder.
The cast of characters is great, if not a tad one-dimensional and I did think the love-story was a little awkward and rushed, but I sure did get the tingles when Alison was with her man.
My only complaint: The ending had me screaming NOES!!! And I'm hoping, praying, and begging for a sequel to this story. While I thought the story wrapped things up nicely and that the story could end where it is just fine, I want.... *bites spoiler tongue*
In summation: Be on the look out for this wonderfully unique story. It's a great read.
The story does start off a little slow with a tad too much self-loathing from the main protagonist, Alison, and about halfway through the novel takes a twist for the "Umm... what the heck?" However, unlike other novels that go for the surprising, unseen plot twists (*cough*[b:Evernight|2722413|Evernight (Evernight #1)|Claudia Gray|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1306376600s/2722413.jpg|2748013]*cough*), Ultraviolet does set the reader up with lots of foreshadowing to make the drastic switch in genres an easy pill to swallow.
The subject matter of a girl with an acute case of synesthesia was incredibly interesting. I'd never heard of this condition and spent lot of time Googling it on the webernet of wonder.
The cast of characters is great, if not a tad one-dimensional and I did think the love-story was a little awkward and rushed, but I sure did get the tingles when Alison was with her man.
My only complaint: The ending had me screaming NOES!!! And I'm hoping, praying, and begging for a sequel to this story. While I thought the story wrapped things up nicely and that the story could end where it is just fine, I want.... *bites spoiler tongue*
In summation: Be on the look out for this wonderfully unique story. It's a great read.