YA Paranormal
Rating: 2 Stars
What
if the very thing to save you--is the one thing beyond your reach?
Torn
between the two men who have fallen for her--and the evil who wants to possess
her--twenty-year-old Chloe Bishop can no longer remember the fatal vision which
threatens her future happiness. But when the magical link is severed between
Chloe and her Wiccan family, they must find a way to save her, before
temptation leads her into darkness—-and into the welcoming arms of Mr. Wrong.
My Thoughts:
I wanted to love this novel really bad but I
just couldn’t. I read the first one and I loved it but there were a few things
that got to me. This book was no different except it was a bit worse. The
characters became unlikeable and there were moments I was just too confused to
care.
First off, the different Point of
Views (POV). I understand why the author was jumping from character to
character. It helped tell the story and gave me the feelings the characters
were probably feeling. They were confused and had no idea what was going on. I
definitely felt that way. The problem I had was the conversations. The dialogue
was unbearable at certain moments. For example, one chapter the point of view
is of a specific character and certain things happen. Then the next chapter is
from a different point of view and they re-describe everything that happened in
the previous chapter. To me it felt like it was filler (Scenes you just add in
to build word count). Then there were certain comments that were totally
cliché. Nothing drags you down more than clichés. I felt like I was stuck in an
old school family comedy where everyone pointed out every fact and made lame
jokes to try and keep you entertained.
I loved Chloe in the first novel but
in this one I just wanted to punch her. I understand that she was brainwashed
and was in the process in becoming a demon but her constant complaining drove
me nuts. In the beginning she had this awesome new job but hated she was getting
picked on. You are an adult, tell them to stop or report them for harassment.
No self-respecting woman would allow people to treat her like that and not
report it. Then in the end she realized what had happened yet she was still
confused about her feelings towards Xander. Seriously? He messed with your
brain and was going to rape you into becoming a demon; no matter what he did in
the end he was still an evil demon. If Xander was supposed to be this new guy
Chloe fell in love with then he should have been more likeable. The only good
thing he did was save Hunter. That was the only likeable thing about him.
Overall, I still love the plot and
the story but this novel just didn’t do it for me. In fact the second in the
series might have permanently driven me away from reading the rest of the
series. Which is disappointing to me because I love any story about witches
especially a family of witches. I can see me reading the next one but since it’s
the last one I am considering just going for it anyway. I guess we will see.
Cover: 4/5
Writing: 2/5
Characters: 2/5
Overall Score:
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