Review: Rough start but then picks up
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 09 26, 2013
3.5 StarsSHORT REVIEW:Story dragged on and was confusing at first to the point I almost quit. There were unnecessary parts and unanswered questions (albeit minute ones but enough to irk me). But eventually it picks up. Once it picks up it starts to finally become good. Characters have definite personalities and interactions between some of them are nicely written.WOULD I RECOMMEND IT: I am 50/50 on this oneIf you can be patient until anything really starts happening in a book this one does eventually turn into a good one. If you need action right away then definitely not for you.MORE IN-DEPTH REVIEW:This story was good in an overall way but it took a while before I got into it. I am the type of person that does not like to give up on a book but I almost did on this one. I was about 20% into it and was ready to throw in the towel when I decided to pick it up and give it another try. Finally it started making sense and getting interesting. The start is so rough and jumps from person and place in each chapter and it takes you a minute to figure out what is going on and who it is we are watching. Once you get the basic play of who the characters are this jumping becomes alright, it just takes about 1/4 of the book til you get there.Another thing that irked me was the obvious political opinion the author was projecting, I wanted a story about vampires not politics. I do not care who's side you support there was no point to having a political agenda in this story. It actually takes away from it in my opinion at least.There are several things that occur in the book that just never got answered. I don't want to go into detail because it will give away some plot points but I am still trying to figure out why or how they happened.On the flip side there were some parts of the book that just did not need to be there. A whole section on why Arabella has her apartment and how she has kept it all these years, I was just like who cares get to the story. It had nothing what so ever to do with the story so what was the point.I guess that was the Bad so no for THE GOOD: Once the story got a pace the author's writing of the underworld and vampires was very interesting. The interactions with the main characters Jesse and Arabella was nicely written and not overdone. It was a nice little add on to the tale but not the focus which made the story more enjoyable. The action that takes place and the different views (once you figure out who everyone is) adds a very nice dynamic to the story. The ending was not what I expected at all but I liked the way it ended.