Review: This novella left me supper excited. I want more of Sophie's snark, more of Luca's wit, and more Sophie and Luca time!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 05 26, 2012
Everyone--and by that I mean I--was concerned about this novella. Let's face it, with silly, conceited, and irritating Sophie as the main character in a first person POV the odds were that we (I) would end up throwing our e-readers against the nearest wall. But after reading all the Soul Screamer books, especially If I Die, I trust Rachel implicitly to take me on thrilling story rides and rock my world. So, I gave Sophie a chance... *Bows to Rachel*I love Sophie. From a character I barely cared about in the other books and often wanted to slap, I know want more Sophie time! She is super stubborn like Kaylee, incredibly brave, and does it all with fashion flair and a sharp tongue. Seriously! This girl cannot keep her mouth shut to save her life. Mouthing off to the big bad hellion, check. That was hilarious.The novella focuses on Sophie, her encounter with a mysterious young man, and how they accidentally cross over to the Netherworld. Their meeting starts with a bang, in the very literal sense of the word, as Luca opens a door banging it into Sophie's head. I immediately liked him for his charming way of talking."Good. I think you're okay, Sophie, but just to be sure--and this is for purely medical purposes--what's your phone number?"I laughed out loud. "Does it usually take blunt-force trauma for you to score a phone number?""This is a first, but a potential concussion does seem to be an icebreaker."They make a great team. As in, Luca won't take silly crap from Sophie and she will actually listen to him. That's a first for Sophie. It was very impressive to see her grow through this short novella. Her hate of Kaylee is understandable when one realizes that Sophie really has no idea what the crap is going on. Even when her world is turned over, she will fight this preferring to stay blissfully ignorant. In the end Sophie says that there are things she must find out about her family even if they're not to her liking. And she ultimately realizes that she'll have to deal with it, so that was great.This novella left me supper excited. I want more of Sophie's snark, more of Luca's wit, and more Sophie and Luca time! I so can't wait to when Sophie finally realizes that Kaylee has been battling the Netherworld for a while now and that none of it was theatrics or attention seeking gimmicks. My brain has been working overtime trying to figure out what role Luca will play in the upcoming Before I Wake. That book scares the crap out of me because I honestly don't know where this is going to go! *excitement overload*