Review: Worth the read
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 01 21, 2012
*I have reviewed a complimentary copy of this book.The story started by presenting a familiar post-apocalyptic world, with raider clans struggling for survival and freedom, living a guerilla lifestyle, fighting against the feared Nephilim and their human minions. My personal opinion is that the plot lacks a certain initial punch, despite the fact that the opening lines describe a raid against a Nephilim outpost, carried out by Nora (the main character) and two other raiders, a raid that doesn't go exactly as planned.In the beginning, the story is often interrupted by narrative chunks, trying to tell the history of the Nephilim and to describe the world as it is at the moment of the story. It would have been a lot better if this history was recalled through the eyes or the mind of one of the characters, but the way it is, it breaks up the development of the plot.Another bad thing I felt was that everything is too recognizable, the story feels like any other story about post apocalyptic scenarios. Only in the second half does the story pick up and takes a unique flavor.But, despite these things, I really enjoyed the book. The action is tense, never letting down once it picks up, and Nora is a total badass. Too bad hers is the only major character development, the other characters being way less developed. In fact the story is told mainly through Nora's point of view, with some of the author's interventions.All in all, it is a book worth reading, and I want to continue the story.