Review: Very promising story, just needs more.
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 08 13, 2012
3.5 StarsI am torn on how to review this book....I feel this book could have been absolute greatness if some things had been added/tweaked, etc.First, I love the author's writing style.  I was drawn into the story immediately because the premise was unique and intriguing.  She has a way of writing the ends of chapters so that you are compelled to keep reading...I love that.  But, I needed more....a lot more.  I needed more background information, I needed to know more about the Sin collecting ritual...I was curious as to how there were so many ways in which a Sin Collector could "work the system" so to speak in order to either a) never collect sins  b) stop collecting sins...it seems that if this is the role of a sin collector, they wouldn't be able to avoid it.My major issue with the story was the character development.  It started off so, so strong and then it got to a point where the author changed direction, and as a reader I was thrown.  I became extremely attached to one character when perhaps that wasn't the intention of the author.  In the same respect, another character was too distant for me, and in the end I didnt feel a pull towards said character that I think I was supposed to feel.I think this book has so much potential, but some changes would need to be made in order for me, as a reader, to really get attached to the characters.  A little more foreshadowing would be necessary and flashbacks would be a great way to explain a little more about Liliana and what it is truly like to be a Sin Collector.