Review: I'm so disappointed to say Not A Fan
Rating: 2 out of 5
Date: 02 6, 2014
The story raised a lot of questions, which made it an interesting read, because I kept waiting for clarity on so many things, but then first book ended and none of my questions were answered so I ended up not liking it so much.  It was okay, but the story didn’t leave me with a burning desire to buy the second book to find the answers.SPOILER ALERT – I’m going to go into details about my questions which also reveals some of the book’s plot.1. Nora disappeared – what about her family and friends? Granted, they weren’t a pivotal part of the story but she didn’t really give much thought to the fact that as a teen, she was being snatched away from her family.2. What’s the big deal – okay, so she was taken to a dream realm and it’s against the all sacred rules, but I never understood why this was such a big deal so it made it difficult to buy into this life and death situation over something so minute.  Plus, shouldn’t have Hunter known better?  He says that he’s been on his own for a while, but still, shouldn’t he have known better?  And the punishment seems a bit extreme.  Really?3.  Why Nora? – there was just something about this human that made him want to toss away all the sacred rules and be daring?  What was the big deal?  She’s pretty?  This was never clearly explained.  Are they going to pull a Vampire Diaries and claim she’s a doppelganger to his long dead love?4.  Who’s the guy in the temple place? – again, no backstory, no history, nothing; he’s just willing to help, because he’s a rebel and doesn’t like the folks in charge?5.  Turn me into a vampire! – really? Is it that simple?  We had to wait four books to see Bella converted to a vampire and even then it was only because she was dying.  Not that this is Twilight; my point is simply that there wasn’t any build up to this decision – we’re running, my human legs can’t keep up, so turn me into a vampire so we can get away and they can’t smell me anymore.So all in all, I liked it, but had some trouble with some of the plot “twists,” which kept me from buying the second book.  I love para-teen-lit (much to my shame) and there are so many well done books out there; I just don’t think this is one of them.Thanks for reading my review ~ Kimberly, Keep the Tail Wagging