Review: Outstanding novel
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 07 13, 2014
PlotIn this novel, we are introduced to a world full of various supernatural creatures: warlocks, witches, seers, vampires, werewolves–everything under the sun. Danielle grew up in a small tow in Pennsylvania with the copany of her parents, her best friend Russ, and Russ’ father Alex. On Dani’s sixteenth birthday, Russ tells her that he’s a warlock. Soon, Dani is thrust into the world of the supernatural and is told that she is to fulfill the great prophecy. This novel definitely was not boring. There was such a great and busy story line that it never got dull. There were also some unexpected twists and turns and misleadings that you never exactly knew what was going to happen.Leading LadyDani was the leading lady. She was definitely a strong character. She was a bit of a trouble maker, tough, and didn’t take crap from anyone. She was brave and strong when faced with kidnappers, torture, and everything else evil in the world. She was an inspiration, and she wanted to go what was right. In that way, she was also a very selfless character, and I immensely enjoyed reading about her adventures.Leading MaleThis novel definitely has a love triangle in it.Russ: Russ was Dani’s best friend, the guy that she had spent her whole life with. So of course, there is some confusion about feelings when the day she gets thrusts into the supernatural world he admits that he loves her. Russ was a very…unique character. He had a very strong personality. He was cocky, vain, and actually kind of a jerk to everyone but his father and Dani. He was a great and well-written character, but I have to say that I liked Gabriel much more.Gabriel: Gabriel was the other guy. He is the current Seer in the paranormal world. He was sensitive, innocent, and naive, and they was just really attractive in him. He was faithful and good, and refused to see the bad in anyone. He was that ray of sunshine and hope in bad situations. And he had a few little cute quirks. It was adorable seeing him acclimate to Dani’s overbearing personality which so starkly contrasted with his. And he talked all formal-like. It was super cute.Other CharactersDuncan: Duncan took on the role of Dani’s big brother, when in fact he was a vampire-protector assigned to Dani. He took her under his wing and wanted the best for her, even if that’s not what the Council’s orders were. They had a very light and teasing relationship that I loved reading and seeing glimpses of. You could tell that they quickly formed a brother-sisterly type of bond soon after they met.RomanceThere were two very distinct types of romance in this novel. There was Dani and Russ, which really, was just as confusing for me as it was for Dani. There were some unnatural bonds going on between them and I really couldn’t discern what was lust and what was love and what was best-friends-love. It was a tricky thing. On the other hand, there was Dani and Gabriel, which just felt more realistic. Gabriel wasn’t as forceful and actually gave Dani the chance to chose, whereas Russ was trying to basically force Dani to pick him. Gabriel and Dani together were just as sweet as honey.World BuildingAlthough the paranormal creatures that we witness in this novel are common, Oram concocted a tale that was unique to her novel. Adding in Cravings and things like prophecies and Councils made what could have been a very boring book interesting. Other than that, Oram definitely put some thought into the world that she created. It was meticulously thought out with explanations for anything and everything. I can’t wait to see more of the world that Oram built in the next novel, Ungifted.ConclusionChameleon was a outstanding novel about a girl fulfilling a prophecy and choosing who she wants to love. I can’t wait to see what else this series brings us.