Review: Unique, but not as good as I expected.
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 03 27, 2014
I was given a free copy in exchange for an honest review. And this review may contain SPOILERS.This was... different. Overall I liked it but there were too many things that kept me from really enjoying it.Ok, first, what I did like:1. Seth. He was a good boyfriend.2. The religious aspect. It was something different. And unique in this case, if you can wrap your brain around it.3. Chloe, at times.4. The twist at the end.5. The interloper concept.My issues:1. The romance. I think I missed the parts where they supposedly slept together?? Here I thought they’d only been making out, (cuz that's what I'd read!) then Chloe casually mentions how sleeping with Seth was amazing or something and I'm like, wha?? when did this happen? Maybe this is the author's way of keeping the book more YA appropriate which is fine but there is not even a hint that they pass first base! Also, it was "insta-love" which I usually don't mind as long as there's a reasonable explanation behind it, which in this case I don’t think there was.2. The religious aspect. Okay I know I said this was something I "liked" and I have nothing against religious themes. In fact, I'm quite religious myself. But the religion in this story is really weird. Mostly because I didn’t understand it. And I didn't get why The People (I really dislike that name) couldn’t pair up with The Others(also dislike). And if it was such a big no-no, why wasn't there more of an effort to single out those People that didn't know who they were? Plus, the whole thing seemed like a no-win situation for everyone. It seemed that God was just sitting around watching his People and his Others struggle and fight. And for what exactly? I guess I didn’t get the whole concept of keeping a balance between good and evil and the sinkhole and why that required such a sacrifice from ONLY the People.Also, I think I would have gotten more into the story if there wasn't so much fluff throughout. It felt really long and I look back now and think, wow, not much happened! I did a fair amount of skimming over conversations that felt like "fillers".I did enjoy this book overall and I'm sure there will be others who'll enjoy it even more. I have a feeling there will be a lot of mixed reviews for this one so I recommend reading it for yourself!