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Must Love Hellhounds by Meljean Brook, Charlaine Harris, Ilona Andrews, Nalini Singh
2.0
Just read the Kate Daniels story, but I'm beginning to feel that these little side stories aren't really worth my time. I don't see myself searching out anymore in the future at least.
Mark of the Demon by Diana Rowland
2.0
Mark of the Demon is basically Anita Blake in a different form and skin, the similarities are everywhere...and while a readable book, it fails by making itself a skin lift of a far more developed series. Both of the main characters are deemed tough, and sarcastic women with supernatural elements to their life, both work roles in law enforcement, and both novels are even set in the same town, and Kara's ability of summoning demons is strikingly similar to that of Animating in Anita Blake.
The book is readable, it has that going for it, but there are elements throughout that simply don't work or feel out of place. I'll keep spoilers light, but the main antagonist/love interest (in parts) feels incredibly out of place within the world the author has created. He's deemed an angel and described as if he is some floaty, chiseled anime character, and it neither works, nor is as sexy as the author seems to think it is. The author also has a tendency to have the main character swear every now and again, and it just feels out of place and corny, especially in the sexual situations early on.
The main case of the book is developed nicely though and you can tell that the author has spent some time in law enforcement, descriptions of the case files and autopsies are well done and are some of the stronger aspect's of the novel. All in all an average book, good enough for me to pick up the sequel? Probably not, but you might feel differently after reading it yourself.
The book is readable, it has that going for it, but there are elements throughout that simply don't work or feel out of place. I'll keep spoilers light, but the main antagonist/love interest (in parts) feels incredibly out of place within the world the author has created. He's deemed an angel and described as if he is some floaty, chiseled anime character, and it neither works, nor is as sexy as the author seems to think it is. The author also has a tendency to have the main character swear every now and again, and it just feels out of place and corny, especially in the sexual situations early on.
The main case of the book is developed nicely though and you can tell that the author has spent some time in law enforcement, descriptions of the case files and autopsies are well done and are some of the stronger aspect's of the novel. All in all an average book, good enough for me to pick up the sequel? Probably not, but you might feel differently after reading it yourself.
Hunger by Michael Grant
3.0
if they could change the characters from being complete caricatures and lighten up on the cheesiness, this could probably be a really good series. As it stands though, it's three stars at best.
Social Skills by Sara Alva
3.0
It's a story that's been written many times before, but I did appreciate the level of writing and the focus on the main characters social anxieties. I'd probably read more from this author, but hopefully the storyline next time around is a bit more original.
Black Heart by Holly Black
5.0
This rating and review is more for the series as a whole, as oppose to just this particular instalment.
After being disappointed by a few sequels lately, I went into this book with a little trepidation after enjoying 'Red Glove' a hell of a lot, and i'm glad to say that this one kept up the pace of the previous novel and ended everything brilliantly, almost to the point where I was hoping the rumoured fourth book was true, but apparently not. *sigh*
Character wise, everyone has changed and grew over the series. Cassel continues to me one of the more enjoyable YA narrators around, and I noticed a lot of similarities to Jasper Dent from 'I Hunt Killers' (as I read that before this). The family dynamics and supporting players continue to add fun little side plots and everything gelled together really well, meaning even some of the more cliched moments are pretty enjoyable.
I've read other things by Holly Black in the past and truly despised them, so I really don't understand how she could have also wrote a series I fell in love with, but I may give her newest book 'The Coldest Girl in Cold Town' a go when it eventually comes out, just in case.
Overall, this is a brilliant trilogy and one I can see myself reading again in the future, hence the five stars. Brilliant.
After being disappointed by a few sequels lately, I went into this book with a little trepidation after enjoying 'Red Glove' a hell of a lot, and i'm glad to say that this one kept up the pace of the previous novel and ended everything brilliantly, almost to the point where I was hoping the rumoured fourth book was true, but apparently not. *sigh*
Character wise, everyone has changed and grew over the series. Cassel continues to me one of the more enjoyable YA narrators around, and I noticed a lot of similarities to Jasper Dent from 'I Hunt Killers' (as I read that before this). The family dynamics and supporting players continue to add fun little side plots and everything gelled together really well, meaning even some of the more cliched moments are pretty enjoyable.
I've read other things by Holly Black in the past and truly despised them, so I really don't understand how she could have also wrote a series I fell in love with, but I may give her newest book 'The Coldest Girl in Cold Town' a go when it eventually comes out, just in case.
Overall, this is a brilliant trilogy and one I can see myself reading again in the future, hence the five stars. Brilliant.