Review: Unique Fantasy
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 06 23, 2011
After reading The Eyes That See, a prequel to this novel, I was expecting a great book.  The ideas for this story are very unique and exciting.  I was hoping for a lot of action where Balancers were running off to battle vampires and werewolves and new creatures.  This story didn't quite fulfill my expectations.The story is told through Katrina reading a book written by her ancestor James.  He tells her about the Balancers and what their place is in the world.  Then he goes on to tell her about his life.  Most of the stories were about him dealing with becoming a Balancer and then the few relationships he was able to have as a near-immortal.  The action scenes that were in there were dulled for me in that they were being read through a book instead of actually happening.  You always knew James would be okay because he had lived to write the book.The parts where the author (through James) wrote about how the earth, humans, balancers, and supernatural beings came into being were pretty dull for me and way too long.  The explanations went on and on, then later in the book there would be more explanations of it.  I think taking some of it out would have helped the book tremendously.I think the best character out of either of the books was Wolfgang.  He was tough and strong on the outside, but showed softness inside.  He was handsome and funny, a very magnetic character.  If only there were more of him in this book - in person, not in the story by James.This story idea has a lot of potential.  I'm hoping the author will bring it out more in the sequels.  Maybe having Kat learning about being a Balancer and showing some real action.  The book may be worth reading for the unique ideas in it.