Review: An Okay Read
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 11 4, 2013
I must admit this book held my attention until I was three-quarters of the way through it...and that was where it lost me.The author did a wonderful job of introducing the characters and giving them life. I quickly learned to like Mike and his best friend, Anita. The mystery surrounding Nadia, who or 'what' she was, and her obsession with Mike made for thrilling reading. I kept trying to put the puzzle together by her actions and the scripture at the beginning of the chapters. I was totally baffled and I loved it.When the answer was revealed, it made no sense in regards to the scripture and I felt the details were not given as much attention as the events leading up to it. The whole aura-thing was strange. The fact that Mike got so upset when he discovered that Nadia was killing his classmates - even to the point of running from her in terror - and then seemingly forgiving her so easily and giving her a hug was unrealistic. I realize this is fiction but when you have a character do a complete 180 in the expanse of a chapter, it comes off as amateurish in my opinion. The book ends with Mike, his dad, Anita, and Nadia all having pizza together like a normal family. Mike's dad has accepted this stranger (Nadia) into their home with no questions or reservations, even though she looks to be fourteen years old.I enjoyed this book up to a point. I just wish the author had given more thought to the reasons WHY and that the characters' reactions had been more realistic and less like a fairy tale.