Darynda Jones should stick to her Graves series. I'm not feeling her YA writing at all. The first book was confusing and frustrating as hell because IDarynda Jones should stick to her Graves series. I'm not feeling her YA writing at all. The first book was confusing and frustrating as hell because I was so utterly annoyed at the two stupid boys (Cameron and Jared) butting head and trying to kill each other every 5 freaking minutes. At least they mostly stopped in this book, and their fighting is reduced to glares and a general feeling of antipathy whenever the two cross paths.
There's not much more to this book except Lorelei finding out that gee, even more people want her dead, even the people at her school. Her nemesis Tabi--I mean she-who-must-not-be-named is still a bitch. The twins are now surprisingly nice. Her grandparents are still keeping secrets (I really felt bad for Lorelei on this one, nobody seems to want to tell the poor girl a single fucking thing). Cameron and Glitch are still hating each other for something that happens in the past but IS STILL NOT REVEALED. I'm betting Glitch tried to have some sexytimes in the camp tent with Cameron but was rejected, and I will hold on to that theory until it is confirmed or rejected, which might not be anytime soon.
Being kept in the dark is no fun, and it seems that everyone is keeping stuff from Lorelei. It's not only frustrating to the protagonist, I find myself wanting to rip the hairs from my own head out of frustration too. It's a good read, but I find myself drifting out of it midway and going off to other books, the writing is not bad, it just didn't draw me in. The plot is too much of a mess and not engrossing enough or well-written enough to keep my attention span straight.
At least there's less Cameron/Jared head-butting; god that was annoying.
And Jared? Can't hold a freaking candle to Reyes. Not even worthy of licking his boots....more
Interesting book with a storyline one doesn't encounter too often. The heroine is a spirited Amish girl about to go off on her Rumspringa trip with heInteresting book with a storyline one doesn't encounter too often. The heroine is a spirited Amish girl about to go off on her Rumspringa trip with her childhood friend Elijah, a boy she might one day marry. Their little community is isolated, obviously, but they do have contact with the outside world including a woman who visits fairly regularly. Suddenly, strange things start happening, a plane crashes, and the outside world doesn't respond. When several members of the community who has been visiting town go missing, Katie and Elijah go investigating and find that the entire town is empty. The elders of the village then decide to completely cut the community off from the outside world, even refusing to save Alex, a young man who is injured and who has stumbled onto their land. Despite their warning, Katie takes it upon herself to help Alex survive.
Within their community, the elders are creating a little witch hunt and keeping the majority of the community in blessed ignorance, but Katie and Alex knows that there is a vampire invasion going on outside. It might be up to them to save the day, since everyone else is in denial or ignorance.
Amish. Vampire apocalypse. Never did I think these would go together. I have to admit I expected a zombie apocalypse, so it shocked me more than a little when I found out that the bad guys were vampires. The protagonist was likeable, strong without being bitchy, sheltered but not TSTL. She has the common sense to hide her tracks and avoid getting into trouble, and is brave enough to stand up against the elders and do what she knows is right. Her religious upbringing gives her faith, but she is never preachy, just truly curious about the nature of religion when it seems that it is the power of faith, not a specific faith, that repels these vampires. As an agnostic reader, I appreciate the non-preachiness of a book whose heroine's culture is so steeped in tradition and religion.
The book is difficult to read in parts, because it gets a little bogged down, I find Alex a little annoying and patronizing, but he is from the outside world and I think I would find myself a little high-handed myself when dealing with what I consider a backwards community. It's an original book, and while not the best written or compelling, makes for an interesting read....more
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