Review: Not loving this.
Rating: 2 out of 5
Date: 06 12, 2013
(Source: I received a digital copy of this book for free on a read-to-review basis. Thanks to Adina West, Pan Macmillan Australia, and `Never too old for YA books'.)This is part 4 of the `Dark Child' serial, and picks up where part 3 left off.Kat is now learning more about who she is, and the other supernatural creatures that she is living with. Whether she will be allowed to continue living at the house is discussed, without her, and her possible transformation is also touched upon.I dislike not knowing how a story ends, so seeing as I have read parts 1-3 of this serial, I figured I ought to read the other 2 parts, and find out what actually happens to Kat. The problem is, that even taking a break and then coming back to this story, I had real trouble getting through this one. I'm not even sure what the problem is, but for some reason I'm just not invested in this story, and it's really difficult for me to focus and read it, my mind just keeps wandering, and I was tempted to just stop reading this right the way through.In my opinion Kat needs to man-up a bit, and stop relying on everyone else for her health and wellbeing, and the story needs to pick-up the pace. I'm also totally confused as to what the bad guys are really up to, which makes it even harder to really care about what is happening in this story.I have to say that I'm also beginning to hate the way some books are split into parts for a serial. This is the third one I've read, and it seems that they have all failed to please. I'm wondering if this book would benefit from being shorter, and being published as one book. My thoughts are that at around 500 pages, this book is a bit long, and that condensing the action would probably help to keep the reader focused.Overall; I'm confused, and I'm finding it difficult to keep reading this series.4 out of 10.