Review: Fairly balanced story with 2 dimensional characters
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 09 17, 2012
I really liked this story. Was it the dark humor? The hot guys? The paranormal aspect (vampires, werewolves, and pixies, oh my!)? Probably a combination of all of the aforementioned things, plus the whole at-college vibe. Freshman fifteen is no joke!Anyhow, the characters were interesting and fairly representative of the just-starting-college stereotypes (think high school stereotypes, but older and a bit better at what they personify - rude=bi&^hy, etc). Unfortunately I do think the characters lacked depth, and therefore they seemed less real. For instance, none of the motivations or whys are explained for any of the characters (her step-father who hates her, her super mature 10 year old brother, her roommates, and even the villain of the story). I did like the general message of the book, though it got a bit repetitive towards the end. As for pacing, it started off slow, but definitely fit the book as it reflected what Charlotte was going through at the time.Aside from a few minor editing errors (missing punctuation, mostly) the story flowed nicely. There are only a handful of terms you "need" to remember, though it's not completely necessary. The author pretty much follows the conventional thoughts on the different paranormal species, so no surprises there.I would recommend this book, with the caveat that this story is not quite as complicated or well written, to fans of Harry Potter, Percy Jackson (or any of Rick Riordan's books, really), and the like. Still, for some reason this has really peaked my interested and I want to see what happens next!