Review: Great Read
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 04 17, 2013
I would like to thank the author for giving a copy of this book, in exchange for my honest review.This book was really different, and I mean that in a good way. It was part sci-fi, part dystopian, and part romance. I love how cleverly all those genres were mixed almost seamlessly into one book. It made for an action-packed, intense, and interesting story that won't be forgotten any time soon.The main character, Celaine, was pretty awesome. I really liked her, and she's one of the few female book protagonists that I could see myself being friends with. She's caring, kind, and loyal to those she cares about. However, she's also flawed, and in need of revenge. That need for revenge is what really gets this story going, and it causes many things to happen that otherwise would not have.As for the other characters, I really liked Blake, Chase, and Lucy. Blake was an awesome friend and partner, and he had a really touching backstory. Chase was a good love interest, and you could tell he really cared for Celaine. Finally, there was Lucy. She was such a great friend, and I was sad to see what ultimately happened with her, even though it was foreshadowed.Then, there are the villains. There are an unusual number of those in this book, and we don't really know anything about them yet, other than that they are motivated to do evil to gain power. Others are just suspected to be villains, so it will definitely be interesting to see what happens in the second book of this series.As for the plot, it was really interesting. There were a lot of twists that I didn't see coming, which made for great reading. There were also lots of really intense action scenes, which I think that this author is really good at. However, near the end, there were some assumptions and twists made by the characters that I really didn't care for. I get why they were done, but I really don't like when characters assume things, and therefore get themselves into situations that they never would have done before.In conclusion, this was a really good story. I loved the action, the mystery, the story, and Celaine. It kept me on edge while I read it, and was very hard to put down on some occasions. However, it comes short of being a great book because of some of the characters' assumptions, and things became needlessly complicated, since there was already enough going on in the story without all of that. However, I definitely recommend this book for anyone looking for something different and exciting. ~Brianna