Review: Great sequel to What Kills Me!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 03 18, 2014
Why:I participated in What Kills Me Blog Tour, the first book in this series and I really enjoyed it! I liked the refreshing new take on YA PNR vampire story and that's why I couldn't pass over the chance to read and review this sequel! Plus, I really wanted to know what would have happened to Axelia and Lucas. The end of What Kills Me was amazing, another reason why I wanted to read I Am Forever.Expectations:I had big expectations toward I Am Forever. And maybe this is why I had some up and down with it.The author Wynne Channing has a great and determined imagination. Reading I Am Forever was easy and I had a hard time to put it down. Even when some chapters were not what I expected to be, I was still eager to turn the page to read more. The author has some writing skills that kept me intrigued and fascinated!I was a little disappointed by the lack of action and the slower pace of the story in the beginning, when Axelia officially becomes a divine being for the Monarchy. For several chapters I felt that the story was not moving much, although several essential elements unfolded. I also noted the virtual absence of an important figure in these chapters: Lucas. I'm a big fan of romance and although this book is a YA, the first volume was offering a future and potential love story between Axelia and Lucas. I thought I would read the evolution of this relationship much earlier in the book but also much more intensely.What Stood Out:The aspect surrounding the history of the Monarchy and their ancestors / gods was captivating. I really enjoyed the description of the role assumed by Axelia now that she should be a Monarchy (and all vampires) ally at her displeasure. The war between the Monarchy and the rebels will push Axelia to develop and interpret many new powers given from the gods through her transformation.Favorite Character:The Empress was a very enigmatic character throughout the story. The author has managed to keep me mystify with the mysterious side of this character, I ask myself repeatedly if she's good or evil, what are her true intentions. Of course, the reader will know the answer at the end of the book!Axelia is an interesting character. I loved her evolution as a new vampire with her human emotions to a supernatural, dead divinity. She has to faces this new aspect of her life, but after all she went through in the first book, Axelia must survive not only as a new vampire but also as a deity.The End:I liked the end, although it could have ended in many ways. I think the author chose a conceivable, malleable and easy to adapted ending in case of a third novel. I hope so! I really want to read about the development of the relationship between Axelia and Lucas, but also on the future of all vampires in this story.Romance: 2/5Hotness: 0/5http://proserpinecravedfor.blogspot.ca/2014/03/i-am-forever-by-wynne-channing-blog.html