![]() ![]() I like that OL keeps all the supernaturals that we know and love but also introduces us to something new. And, as I expected, everything went just like clockwork.more ![]() In fact, I had to force myself to finish book one, because I knew what the ending was halfway through, the heroes had already planned it out and told us. Who wants to read a book in where your protagonist has the obvious advantage in all ways against a lesser force, and then wins? What's next, hero slays fencepost? I wasn't even tempted by book two, and I'm the queen of OCD completionism. Of course mom is going to agree, because, you know, her son is bad. Sure, you've got a Twilight-style love triangle, which is sure to have the fan-fic crowd slobbering on your shoes, but did you have to set it up in such a way that not a single person is jealous of anyone else? The girl likes both guys, they're friends with each other, and both pretty much agree that whoever gets the girl, it's okay by the other one, "hey, we'll still be buds forever!" There wasn't even a paragraph of angst when they asked mom if it was okay to kill her evil son. ![]() I felt like I was watching someone play a video game after they'd turned on cheat mode. Everything always goes according to plan, and no one double crosses anyone, or could, because everyone's too smart for that. Oh look, you have super speed, super strength, telepathic abilities, mind control, impervious skin, and you're immortal. Our heroes are pretty much the two most powerful creatures on earth, stomping around and kicking butt then entire time. So why did I downgrade it to nothing? Because this author has NO SENSE OF CONFLICT. I don't know him well enough to admit it." *shudder* "He's funny and charming.and as much as I really hate to admit it, he's a pretty smart guy. That's okay, because I like YA Fiction, at least, until we start coming across little gems like this one found at the beginning of Chapter Two: The overall vocabulary seems limited I wasn't sure if this was supposed to be Young Adult Fiction or not, but it definitely reads at about the eighth grade level. What the author doesn't display is mastery of the thesaurus. It means the text isn't burdened down with "I's" and, to give the author his due, it's not even heavy on the "me's". The author displays total command of first-person narrative voice, none of that "yo-ismo" which is a term I learned in Spanish class about a millennium ago. Wow, what is that? The beginning lines they forced you to start with in your creative writing class? But I'm going to go with this, by first forgetting the opening lines to this book and giving it a fighting chance.įirst, the dialogue: Moments of, dare I say, exceptional talent, intertwined with areas that could certainly use some tightening up. I keep rea "The first and most important thing: forget everything you've heard or read. First, the dialogue: Moments of, dare I say, exceptional talent, intertwined with areas that could certainly use some tightening up. Forget everything you thought you knew." Wow, what is that? The beginning lines they forced you to start with in your creative writing class? But I'm going to go with this, by first forgetting the opening lines to this book and giving it a fighting chance. "The first and most important thing: forget everything you've heard or read. This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. The three must rely on one another and the secret connection they all share if they have a chance to survive.more Now, the three are caught up in a thousand year long conspiracy they never could have imagined. A world that Elizabeth will learn she too is a member. Vincent’s information has revealed the world for what it is a place where the impossible is real, and myths and legends walk slyly in shadow. Michael’s long time friend Vincent visits and drops the bombshell of a lifetime on Elizabeth and her world becomes completely unraveled. That all changed when she met Michael, a mysterious and handsome man who identified with her like no one else before. As if the trauma of her mother being abducted before her eyes as a young girl wasn't enough, the small town she lives in thinks she’s crazy. Michael’s long time friend Vincent visi Elizabeth is a brilliant loner with a troubling secret she doesn't even know. Elizabeth is a brilliant loner with a troubling secret she doesn't even know. ![]()
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