Indelible by Dawn Metcalf Review

Indelible (The Twixt #1), by Dawn Metcalf
Published On: July 30, 2013, by Harlequin Teen
Genre: Young Adult Fiction, Contemporary, Paranormal
Pages: 384
Format: Paperback
Source: Borrowed
Rating: ½

Some things are permanent.
Indelible.
And they cannot be changed back.
Joy Malone learns this the night she sees a stranger with all-black eyes across a crowded room—right before the mystery boy tries to cut out her eye. Instead, the wound accidentally marks her as property of Indelible Ink, and this dangerous mistake thrusts Joy into an incomprehensible world—a world of monsters at the window, glowing girls on the doorstep, and a life that will never be the same.
Now, Joy must pretend to be Ink’s chosen one—his helper, his love, his something for the foreseeable future...and failure to be convincing means a painful death for them both. Swept into a world of monsters, illusion, immortal honor and revenge, Joy discovers that sometimes, there are no mistakes.
Somewhere between reality and myth lies…

DNF @ 230-260 pages?

      Meh. Bum bum bummmm. Bleh. I don't know any other words on how to explain my feelings towards this book. Another DNF? Ugh I don't really feel like getting there.

         Okay, I don't really get sweaty or those kind of things when I'm bummed. But hey—this did thoroughly ruin my mood for a couple of hours... days. And I know that I'm not the only one who thought of this.

          Indelible was something that I really wanted to like and enjoy, honestly. I was waiting to finally read that perfect paranormal romance, and then it all collapsed. The world was confusing, annoying, and just typically strange. It was like a trihard version of City of Bones, one of my favourite books of all-time. 

         The surprising way that I discovered this novel was through its sequel, Invisible. One day during the summer, I was on Netgalley (obviously requesting books) when I came upon the sequel. I didn't request it since it had a book before it, and then I decided to find this book and check it out. Thank goodness that I didn't request the sequel—or else I'd seriously lose my mind.

          WHAT WAS THIS BOOK EVEN ABOUT? The Sight? The Twixt? Ink? What the heck are these things? Even after reading more than 200 pages, I still haven't caught on any of these things and their purposes. This book's "world" was probably one of the most disorganized settings and concepts that I've ever read to this date. The only thing I can say is that Joy was depressed and trying to feel free in her life and reality, and then she saw a stranger in her room which changed her life.

           For more than half of the time while I read this, I was struggling. I couldn't keep my patience going. I felt like I was sitting there, on my couch, reading for five years. Now I've realized what it takes to read a book for a long time, since I'm not really used to that stuff.

             I've been confused and abused with this book. I'm sorry, but the only way I can describe the plot to you is through my anger, haha. Like—I feel that this book was such a knockoff and a mix of so many of my favourites. Now you're probably thinking: Wouldn't and shouldn't you be happy to read something of your past liking? NO. I'm not, haha. Tiger's Curse, City of Bones, this book is like a copy. And those came out way before this one. 

              As I was confused for 75% of the time during the time that I was reading this, I don't even want to comment on the concept, except for the matter: What is this theory that is so frequently revolved about over and over again? What does this world have to do with Joy? I feel like I'm either too dumb, or that this was just mumbo jumbo the whole time.

              As for the plot, it was lacking depth and detail. Those two elements probably would've gotten us to understand what was happening and why. The only good thing about this book was that it was really good for 85 pages, let's say. After that, it lost its contact with me, and I felt like the whole book disappeared, in that matter.

               Was that the only positive thing? Probably, as well as Joy. Joy was a great heroine who had a lot of potential to become strong and a perfect character for a lot of paranormal/dystopian stories. She could've been that perfect role model, but as the book got even more boring and confusing by the second, I guess you can say that I lost my interest in her and her life. And really, let's not even get started with the romance stuff.

   You know, I really hoped for so many more amazing things to happen with this book. I decided to go against most reviews and go for it, but hey, let me just join the "Indelible Hate Club" right now as we're at it. The book was so confusing, and an absolute bore for most of the time. Come on people, there are many better paranormal books out there!

Chasing Power by Sarah Beth Durst Review

Chasing Power, by Sarah Beth Durst
Published On: October 14, 2014, by Bloomsbury
Genre: Young Adult Fiction, Contemporary, Romance, Paranormal
Pages: 368
Format: Hardcover
Source: Borrowed
Rating: ½

Lies, secrets, and magic — three things that define Kayla's life.
Sixteen-year-old Kayla plans to spend her summer hanging out on the beach in Santa Barbara and stealing whatever she wants, whenever she wants it. Born with the ability to move things with her mind — things like credit cards, diamond rings, and buttons on cash registers — she has become a master shoplifter. She steals to build up a safety net, enough money for her and her mom to be able to flee if her dad finds them again. Well, that, and the thrill of using her secret talents.
But her summer plans change when she's caught stealing by a boy named Daniel — a boy who needs her help and is willing to blackmail her to get it. Daniel has a talent of his own. He can teleport, appearing anywhere in the world in an instant, but he lies as easily as he travels. Together, they embark on a quest to find and steal an ancient incantation, written on three indestructible stones and hidden millennia ago, all to rescue Daniel's kidnapped mother. But Kayla has no idea that this rescue mission will lead back to her own family — and to betrayals that she may not be able to forgive... or survive.

DNF @ 70 pages     

  When I read this book I was hoping for something more daring and different. FORGET about the gorgeous cover, this was one of the biggest disappointments of the year for me, since I expected so much better. I've heard so many things about Sarah Beth Durst's books, and this was a true sign that I will never speak of or want to see any of her books ever again.

    I've put off writing this review for a few weeks now, and I've just kept on re-scheduling it over and over again, farther from the present date since I really don't know what to say now. Am I and the rest of the general public just getting so sick and tired of paranormal reads? Probably that is the case, since I'm still reading paranormal books to this day and am usually DNF-ing them and writing a rant review, just like this one will become.

     I thoroughly enjoy writing rant reviews. But actually not so much to piss the author off or anything in that sorts. I find that I can just scream all of my hate out to you guys and hope and cross my fingers that you will not choose to read this book whatsoever or whenever.

       Chasing Power was very interesting... in my opinion. When I saw that my library had just gotten it, available to request—I freaked and went to get it right away. The concept sounded just for me. Truth is that it was the opposite of just for me. This book was hideous and from just reading 70 pages, I realized that it truly wasn't for me and I honestly feel stressed and like banging my head on a desk, over and over again since I obviously listened to the reviewers.

        From the first page, I was like "ew." NO. Telepathy is so overrated. We've been through the phase in 2010, and it's 2014. Why not come up with something new? Maybe something like Arrow or Flash? No—we have to go through this catastrophe. 

         So from what I understood after reading 70 pages, what was happening was that Kayla is able to move things with her mind but her mother forbids her from using her magical skills because they can 'hurt her in ways she cannot even imagine.' And then she meets Daniel, who accidentally sees Kayla using her powers and tells her that he will tell unless Kayla helps him find his kidnapped mother.

          WHAT WAS THIS. I honestly think that there was no way to change this book unless the whole thing was rewritten. It was so not for me. Sure, Durst could've used the same characters. Those are probably the only things that could stay. WE NEED A REWRITE, PEOPLE.

       Yes, the concept strongly sucked. The plot sucked as well because the concept sucked. Isn't it a whole bookish system? Aren't things supposed to be connected in a book? I swear, if the concept isn't good for me, then I'll probably dislike and loathe the book. That's the way everything worked in this book. Not that Sarah Beth Durst is a bad author—no. She's probably a very good author since I've heard so many positives about her and her past books. I guess that her 2014 was a bump in her career, a least from what I saw.

       So you're probably asking, 1.5? Why not one star? The beginning was okay. Like the first few chapters were entertaining and showed improvement in the plot, but from there, it all went downhill. I screamed, I fidgeted, and I felt like I was doomed to go into a peculiar reading slump. I've probably already went through three this past year, and three is surely enough. 

       Obviously there probably was some romance between Kayla and Daniel afterwards, but I didn't care enough to want to find out how everything ended up. It probably became to be the cheesiest thing in the world, to be honest.

        

          In order for this book to be magnificent, I'd probably recommend a whole rewrite, which would then probably impress me to the minimum. The only positive thing here? The beginning. The characters and the whole concept and the plot was hideous. I'd say take the chance for a minimum if you're interested, but this was in the worst situation with me.

White Space by Ilsa J. Bick Review

White Space (Dark Passages #1), by Ilsa J. Bick
Published On: February 11, 2014, by Egmont USA
Genre: Young Adult Fiction, Paranormal, Fantasy, Contemporary
Pages: 560
Format: Hardcover
Source: Borrowed
Rating: 

Seventeen-year-old Emma Lindsay has problems: a head full of metal, no parents, a crazy artist for a guardian whom a stroke has turned into a vegetable, and all those times when she blinks away, dropping into other lives so ghostly and surreal it's as if the story of her life bleeds into theirs. But one thing Emma has never doubted is that she's real.
Then she writes "White Space," a story about these kids stranded in a spooky house during a blizzard.
Unfortunately, "White Space" turns out to be a dead ringer for part of an unfinished novel by a long-dead writer. The manuscript, which she's never seen, is a loopy Matrix meets Inkheart story in which characters fall out of different books and jump off the page. Thing is, when Emma blinks, she might be doing the same and, before long, she's dropped into the very story she thought she'd written. Trapped in a weird, snow-choked valley, Emma meets other kids with dark secrets and strange abilities: Eric, Casey, Bode, Rima, and a very special little girl, Lizzie. What they discover is that they--and Emma--may be nothing more than characters written into being from an alternative universe for a very specific purpose.
Now what they must uncover is why they've been brought to this place--a world between the lines where parallel realities are created and destroyed and nightmares are written--before someone pens their end.

    Ilsa J. Bick is one of the authors that is so raved about that I knew that I am going to have to begin reading a book of hers sooner or later. When I spotted this in the bookstore a few weeks after it was released, I knew that I had to read it. Sadly, I DNFed it at 107 pages and I don't regret it at all.

"Something has bled into this world, all right. Something is storming after them. Something is running them down. Not an aurora. Not clouds. What is coming for them is the fog."

     So for once, I'm not the black sheep in this situation. Most of the times, I actually am and it frustrates me because I can basically agree with my own opinion and that's about it. For this book, I've read so many negative and DNF reviews before reading, and I kind of expected it even though I still wanted to give it a try. So I did—and it was okay for like two chapters, and then I just let go of happiness.

       You see, the thing is I feel confused and mentally abused. I didn't even really understand the plot and the formation of POVs or anything of that sort. All I did catch to understand was that there's a Mirror and something happened that got Lizzie and Emma's dad nuts and no one believes him so the family moves to a remote place far away from London. That's just about it. When the author introduced a new character, the event was never memorable and I didn't seem to even know who was who or who was telling the story at the time since it was confusing. And whenever I'm reading a POV in a book, I always feel like I need a sense of direction of who's reading. This was a total The 5th Wave situation again. 

       Why waste my time being confused by reading an almost 600-paged book? That's horror of readers. Lately I've been finding that I've been DNF-ing a lot of books, and that kind of frightens me for the future of YA.

          "People are always dying for him to hurry up and write the next book already. They love that feeling of being lost somewhere and somewhen else. Sometimes Lizzie doesn't want to pull herself out of a book-world at all, just like kids who pretend to be superheroes and run around in costumes."

         Probably the only thing that was positive in this book was the actual writing. No, I don't mean the plot or characters, but the actual words. We can all tell that Bick is very talented at it, but doesn't do a really good job at actually capturing the reader's attention greatly.

          You see, if the book wasn't as confusing or improbable, then maybe I would've enjoyed the plot and actual story. But since that was out of the story, why just keep on going to read some random mumbo-jumbo that doesn't mean anything to you? Aren't words supposed to mean something and possibly inspire you? So, the plot was out of the question. Don't even ask about my experience, because I'm as frustrated as a scared cat.

               I probably had to like Lizzie better than Emma, but I think Emma was telling the story more often? I'm actually not even sure of what was happening more than half of the time, haha. If you're like me and get easily confused with POVs then I'd suggest to run away as fast as you can. This book wasn't even worth a dollar. I wouldn't even take it if someone gave it to me for free, honestly.

       As most books that I DNF, this had a total potential to become something great. In ways, this definitely reminded me of Afterworlds, by Scott Westerfield with the whole book aspect. Don't you just love it when authors write about characters who actually write books themselves? Of course I do, but this was a blur. I can't seem to barely get anything out of it. Not recommended—stay away and trust the reviews.

Mila 2.0 DNF Review by Debra Driza

Mila 2.0 (Mila 2.0 #1), by Debra Driza 
Published On: March 12, 2013, by Katherine Tegen Books
Genre: Young Adult Fiction, Dystopian, Science-Fiction
Pages: 470
Source: Library
Format: Hardcover Edition
Rating: 

Mila 2.0 is the first book in an electrifying sci-fi thriller series about a teenage girl who discovers that she is an experiment in artificial intelligence.
Mila was never meant to learn the truth about her identity. She was a girl living with her mother in a small Minnesota town. She was supposed to forget her past—that she was built in a secret computer science lab and programmed to do things real people would never do.
Now she has no choice but to run—from the dangerous operatives who want her terminated because she knows too much and from a mysterious group that wants to capture her alive and unlock her advanced technology. However, what Mila’s becoming is beyond anyone’s imagination, including her own, and it just might save her life.
Mila 2.0 is Debra Driza’s bold debut and the first book in a Bourne Identity-style trilogy that combines heart-pounding action with a riveting exploration of what it really means to be human. Fans of I Am Number Four will love Mila for who she is and what she longs to be—and a cliffhanger ending will leave them breathlessly awaiting the sequel.

             
    Huh. Doesn't it suck when you expect but you get dumped with the worst? That was me today with Mila 2.0.  DNFED @ 42 PAGES! 

     This is a read that I've been pretty anxious about now that I think about it. It's been on my Goodreads TBR list for ages, probably since I've got Goodreads, and I've never went out to pick it out until I found it at my local library. Thank goodness I didn't spend my money on it.    

      This is a full-out dystopia slash sci-fi story. Normally, you could've handed me any dystopia and I'd probably have given it a three star rating or higher. I'm getting a little afraid, wondering if my love is slowly fading away, or it's possibly just this book. The concept burdened me, and buried me under a world of boringness.

     

         From the 42 pages I read, nothing was happening and the plot and idea was so vague that I didn't even understand what was happening, and I was sure that the story would've stayed the same for the whole rest of the book. Why waste my time? All that I knew was happening was that Mila is some android-chick who doesn't know her role in life, just as protagonists feel in the mist of most cheesy books. Then there are the bad guys, right? Those who want to capture Mila because of her fantastic role and secret that even she doesn't know? Yep—thought so.

         I felt like this was a remake of Cinder, but far more cliché, obviously, because Cinder was an absolute hit for me. I loved that book and it was a remake of fairy tales that we know today. This? This was a book that we periodically felt something from. At least we were supposed to feel that. I think I only felt some feeling in the first page. That's about it.

         I feel like I'm ready to rant about this book here. I was the black sheep  and felt like I didn't know what was happening. If you're ready for confusion and the same story over and over again, then maybe you'll enjoy this book. But there's a low chance that you will.

         Starting off, remembering how everything came to be from beginning to the end of the 42 boring bum pages, the world was a complete blur for Mila. Probably, if I kept going, the only good thing that would stay forever would be the setting. I'm always fascinated with different dystopia settings, and this book seemed to have a pretty good one. But that's the only positive that I will shine here. Let me shame this book, instead.

      Mila was a disastrous character, as you can imagine. She was like the downer and the person who brought the happiness down when you win the lottery. She was the thunderstorm in the middle of a hot sunny summer day. She was the downer—such a loser and not kick-ass whatsoever.

       

        I don't even feel like apologizing for my feelings here. I just—ugh can't go through another book like this or else I'll be banging my head on a table over and over again eventually feeling numbness because I just don't care.

  *sighs* After reading this book, I'm totally just not ready for more downer books like this one. Mila 2.0 was probably an all-time favourite for others, but it totally sucked for me. Meh. Don't bother.

Fan Art by Sarah Tregay DNF Review

Fan Art, by Sarah Tregay

Genre: Young Adult Fiction, LGBTQ, Contemporary

Rating: 1/5 stars

Publication: June 17, 2014, by Katherine Tegen Books

Format: Hardcover Edition (borrowed)

When the picture tells the story… As much as Jamie tries to keep it under wraps, everyone seems to know where his affections lie, and the giggling girls in art class are determined to help Jamie get together with Mason. But Jamie isn’t sure if that’s what he wants—because as much as Jamie would like to come clean to Mason, what if the truth ruins everything? What if there are no more road trips, taco dinners, or movie nights? Does he dare risk a childhood friendship for romance?This book is about what happens when a picture reveals what we can’t say, when art is truer than life, and how falling in love is easy, except when it’s not. Fan Art explores the joys and pains of friendship, of pressing boundaries, and how facing our worst fears can sometimes lead us to what we want most.Senior year is almost over, and Jamie Peterson has a big problem. Not college—that’s all set. Not prom—he’ll find a date somehow. No, it’s the worst problem of all: he’s fallen for his best friend.

DNF @ 50 pages

    WHAT HAPPENED? I expected great things about this book... but then at the same time, I expected bad things as well. There were mixed reviews all around, but I am so sad to have uncompleted it.

     What was I supposed to do or say? For the 50 pages that I read, I found that nothing was happening and it was a no-plot story. It had the potential to become a favourite, I could see it like that, but it ended up totally boring and unimposing.

      Fan Art was diverse. That was probably the only great and positive thing this book had. The rest of the time I was yawning and reminding my eyes to keep themselves open. And for 50 pages? Who would've thought that they'd get that bored so easily? 

       What I did recognize that this book was about was that Jamie Peterson is going crazy, wondering who he'll take to prom. Everyone supposedly has a date except for him, and that drives him bonkers. He has fallen in love with his best friend, Mason. 

         And stuff happens afterwards which drives everyone around Jamie crazy but no one knows that he likes Mason except him and himself... and some giggling chicks in his art class. At least that was supposed to happen... But I didn't get to that part because I decided to not give this book a chance.

          So for those of you who did love this book, I'm totally sorry. *says sarcastically* Okay, I'm #sorrynotsorry. There are a ton of people, who no offense, have began a book and DNF-ed it at ten pages. So you should cut me some slack here and feel bad for me instead. This book has now depressed me because it ended up pretty bad in my opinion.

           I didn't like Jamie, I didn't like Mason, I didn't like the story or the writing. What else was there to enjoy? Nothing, I tell you. The feelings that I got after putting this book down was that feeling when you don't see a speck of snow on the ground on Christmas. Non-white Christmases suck, at least for those of us who have witnessed snow in one way or another.

           There was no happiness for me when reading this book. I sat on the couch with a monotone and poker face until I let it go. And then I grinned like a maniac because I was just so happy it was over. *cries inside* It does make me sad that I didn't find any sort of enjoyment when reading this, except for the fact that the romance could've possibly taken a stand if the chance came, but I let it go. No guilt, no regrets, just sadness is what's left of me after I put this down. 

            I honestly don't even know if I should recommend this book to you or not. In some ways, it's totally worth it if you're not even looking for a good story but just some humour and diversity mixed together. But if you're in for a serious read, I'd run away and hide yourself on top of the tallest building in the world if I were you. Good luck!

Tsarina, by J. Nelle Patrick

Tsarina, by J. Nelle Patrick

Genre: Young Adult Fiction, Historical-Fiction, Romance, Adventure

Rating: 2/5 stars

Publication: February 27, 2014, by Razorbill

Format: Hardcover Edition (borrowed)




Goodreads Summary: Natalya knows a secret. A magical Faberge egg glows within the walls of Russia's Winter Palace. It holds a power rooted in the land and stolen from the mystics. A power that promises a life of love for her and Alexei Romanov. Power, that, in the right hands, can save her way of life. But it's not in the right hands.

Review:

"Saint Petersburg was a city of illusions. There were the little ones, the sorts of illusions that most people would simply call lies: The couples dressed in finery, invited into fancy shops only to quietly slip jewellery and silver spoons into their pockets."

   As you may have known, I hate historical fiction. There were only a few rare times where I actually did enjoy a book that fell under that genre, and the only one that I can think of is A Mad Wicked Folly. Darn, I ADORED THAT BOOK. *giggles* What I do have to say about Tsarina is that it did show a bright point of view of a dark period in Russia, a period where the Romanovs did live in. This was a book that mixed with fiction and fantasy, and it basically circled around the idea of a magical egg.

   

        Yeah, a magical egg. Now although that totally sounds majonkers, it kind of made sense at the right time. The fantasy aspect of this whole book made sense and worked out well. What I had a problem with is how the author captivated us with the concept. What was the real point of this book? I don't know. But what definitely makes sense in this situation is that there's a mystery and the egg is captured which holds romance and love for Natalya and Alexei for the rest of their lives.

         What next? Not much. This was a story with about 300 pages that just revolved around that egg. Now I guess I understand why so many people enjoyed it and gave it 5 star ratings, But I knew it from the beginning that I wouldn't fall for this massacre. I skimmed through the ending because I just had enough of this sadness after 2 hours.

            The perks and the positives that this book had was that the characters seemed real and for once, their love had passion and was bittersweet. Alexei was absolutely adorable, as he was in other books I read that dealt with his family, and Natalya was kick-ass and they suited each other perfectly. The whole book itself was posh and smart, at times.

             "But mostly I was jealous of how easy it was for you and Alexei. It was like you didn't even mean to be in love, you just were. I grew taller, my hair grew longer, my French grew better—well, a little better, anyhow—and you and Alexei grew more and more in love."

            Aw. Instalove? Does that even exist in Russia? xD

            The rest of the book went downhill, fast, and I lost contact with its excellence that it somehow got going. I really don't know why I kept going with this book, especially since I really got annoyed by the end. It probably was because of the gorgeous setting of Russia. *sings Moscow in head*

Orleans, by Sherri L. Smith Review

Orleans, by Sherri L. Smith

Genre: Young Adult Fiction, Dystopia, Adventure

Rating: 2.5/5 stars

Publication: March 7, 2013, by Putnam Juvenile

Format: Paperback Edition (borrowed)




Goodreads Summary: First came the storms.

Then came the Fever.

And the Wall.

After a string of devastating hurricanes and a severe outbreak of Delta Fever, the Gulf Coast has been quarantined. Years later, residents of the Outer States are under the assumption that life in the Delta is all but extinct… but in reality, a new primitive society has been born.

Fen de la Guerre is living with the O-Positive blood tribe in the Delta when they are ambushed. Left with her tribe leader’s newborn, Fen is determined to get the baby to a better life over the wall before her blood becomes tainted. Fen meets Daniel, a scientist from the Outer States who has snuck into the Delta illegally. Brought together by chance, kept together by danger, Fen and Daniel navigate the wasteland of Orleans. In the end, they are each other’s last hope for survival.

Sherri L. Smith delivers an expertly crafted story about a fierce heroine whose powerful voice and firm determination will stay with you long after you’ve turned the last page.

Review:

 

          I picked this book up from the library, and then I have to admit that I ended up avoiding it. Scary to admit, I avoided a dystopian-sci-fi novel. And usually, those are my ultimate favourites. So what scarily went wrong here? I don't know. But what I do know is that I was right to avoid it from the start. For a fact, I had to renew this 6 times before picking it up. 

          

           Orleans originally sounded like what it seemed to be from the perspective of your above-average dystopia-obsessed human. I suspected that this book would be all about the terms of natural disasters and such. Those kinds of books are unique—and I have an obsession with natural disaster-based stories. This was surprisingly about a sickness, an epidemic, and cruelty and unjustness found in the "so-called" city of New Orleans, or what it used to be known as.

            Many major hurricanes have hit the city of New Orleans in the past. Katrina in 2005, was just the beginning. It's into the future, where the city is destructed. The Gulf Coast is now quarantined, and the cities and states we all know today aren't really "there" anymore and anyhow. Flu and fever outbreaks have shattered cities, and survivors are living. But is the outbreak of the Delta Fever really all over? Fen is living in a tribe—but she really doesn't know where or who she is. She has O-Neg blood, and people hunt and kidnap her people to use their blood to cure the outbreaks. They're hiding and waiting everyday, for some relief. At the moment, Fen meets Daniel, someone who can show her the relief and the cure for all of the captivation that her people are left in.

           If I honestly knew that this was the real plot, I would've stayed away from the start. The word "hurricanes" got me going and I blurred the rest of the mumbo-jumbo away. Now I'm left here, disappointed in what I was left with. 

                But I guess you shouldn't get me wrong. I did enjoy this, but I guess you could say for only a small period of time. I was struggling to continue for more than half of the time. But I'm sitting here, happy, giving other books 5 star ratings, right? So that probably proves that I wasn't pushed into some sort of post-reading depression or whatever. After reading this book, you might be mad, but you'll move on and know what kind of things it had in store for us, if you're on the negative side of things.

              The book started off intriguing. We were introduced into the problem and world immediately, and Smith let us understand what was going on. There was no mystery here, it was just something that kept going and increased and moved on. But as I surpassed page 100 (for example) I felt like the book lost its contact with me. I dragged further away from the story and I found myself not enjoying "the feel" it had going.

               For one thing, the characters. Fen was alright. She kept the story moving smoothly for the most part. But when Daniel was introduced, I was like "nope."

                 I did get the shivers quite a lot. Thinking about this happening in real life scares me. 

                 As the story did have its perks, such as the average characters, and emotion that it gave readers, I must say that I don't really recommend it, although many people have ended up adoring this. I guess I can say that it'll go either way for you, if you decide to take the chance. (I heard accents in my head the whole time while reading this, the language sure was interesting!)