Review: Great new Young Adult book!!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 02 5, 2013
I loved this book. Could not put it down. The plot was fun, interesting, and though a little predictable there were enough twists and turns to keep it fairly unpredictable. There were a couple of typos here and there but very few. I thought that the description was great too. I could picture and imagine everything although a good portion of that was people glaring or having a stubborn look on their faces.The plot: this book is about a girl named Jade Hall whose family is murdered one night. The police report says she's basically gone crazy from the trauma and she's claiming a 'monster' did it. Only Jade later finds out that it was in fact a demon. She lives a care home run by Mrs. Gill who treats her like crap. One day 3 men show up at the care house and give her a deal she could never refuse. A chance to find and kill the demon that killed her family. They work for the CGE (Consortium of Genetic Engineering what a mouthful). This place does everything from hunting demons - genetically modified demon hunters and finding cures for diseases and much more. Its run by a man named Director Greene who has the uncanny ability to know too much about you. This book is about Jade's journey to being a demon hunter and her journey to self discovery and growth. I loved this plot it was fun, interesting and descriptive.I loved the characters. Greene almost seemed omnipotent through a good portion of it. He also acted like Jade's Uncle or father figure. I actually thought they were related at some point. Jade the main character is feisty, strong-willed, stubborn to a fault but she never gives up. She has a hard time trusting but when she does she is loyal and trustworthy. Doc was awesome. She was kind, caring, and an all around bright person. Tasha, god she had me in hysterics. She is spunky and a bit of a sadist. She has a mean streak but she is loyal and once your friends with her you have someone who will protect you from anything. Then there is the attractive, blue-eyed, and hilarious Linc. He is charismatic, good-looking, and generally goofy. He is the comedy relief in parts that were tense making you relax for the next scene in the book. I loved the characters. I loved how everyone of them grew some better (Jade), some worse (Felicia). They never were stagnant, they were always changing.Very well written. I was so impressed I bought Shadow and Light. Recommend.