Review: Reading Angel Review
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 04 4, 2013
I've been intrigued by Brandt since the Denazen series started. We've always gotten these short little glimpses of the protective older cousin, but not a lot of depth into his character. I was really excited to learn that Faceless was going to be from his POV.Faceless begins with Brandt having just killed the body he has been wearing up to this point, Sheltie, in order to jump into Cain. Cain is a member of Zendean, an organization that Brandt need to get closer to and infiltrate to find the cure for Dez and the rest of the Supremacy kids. I love how determined Brandt is to do whatever it takes to save Dez. He really has so much loyalty for her and his family.It was a lot of fun seeing Brandt from the beginning of a soul-jump. Going with him as he tried to get used to a new body - learn to control this new bodies impulses - and assimilate himself into the lifestyle and the people around him, make this a much different read.Brandt has a really great strength of character. That strength is the #1 reason I like him as much as I do. One of my favorite parts of Faceless was that when something would happen with the body Brandt was in that was against his normal character he would say to himself, "My name is Brandt Cross and ..." a fact about himself. This helped to remind himself who he truly was and a lot of times these lines were just quippy or touching or funny.I love that Brandt gets to have a love interest of his very own in Faceless. Even if she is someone who is working as his head-on competition and thinks that he is "Cain", and therefore everything she despises, I really liked them together. Their interactions were always hilarious, sometimes hot, and in the end - romantic.Faceless is a great addition to the Denazen series. Although it only comes in as a longer novella, it packs the full potential of a full novel in it's few pages. I would love to see more stories from Brandt's, or even other Sixes, POV's. I can't wait to see where the Denazen series is going next, and if the last paragraph of the acknowledgements were any indication, it's going to be a crazy ride!LAST PARAGRAPH OF ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS:"And to everyone that's come along on the journey so far with Dez and Kale, and all their friends from Parkview... thank you. I hope you'll continue to stick around. Things are about to get bumpy...Cue evil laughter."Favorite Quote:"My name is Brandt Cross, and I play it cool with the ladies..."