I found the book rushed, the characterisation weak and with great time gaps in the telling. The time gaps were the real problem given that this is basI found the book rushed, the characterisation weak and with great time gaps in the telling. The time gaps were the real problem given that this is basically a short story. I could not connect with any of the characters....more
What a disappointment. The werewolf mythology was interesting, but these had to have been the stupidest weres in history not see the Keepers for what What a disappointment. The werewolf mythology was interesting, but these had to have been the stupidest weres in history not see the Keepers for what they really were . . . I saw it in the first twenty pages. It took Calla 400 pages to figure it out.
And as for Calla. YAWN. The only this this Alpha girl was really any good at was getting sweaty palms thinking about which boy in her tedious love triangle to make out with next. And the boys? The moment I saw Shays name appear on the page I started to drop off. He is about as boring as last week's news. Ren had more of a spark. I did like him, but not enough to carry the book or the series for me.
Sorry, Nightshade, but we were obviously never meant to be. ...more
Life is too short for books that annoy, frustrate and irritate. Like this one. Any more time spent with Katsa and I'll launch myself off a bridge.Life is too short for books that annoy, frustrate and irritate. Like this one. Any more time spent with Katsa and I'll launch myself off a bridge....more
I started so well with this and then the book lost steam for me. I could not see where the story was going and it all felt a bit pointless. Maybe I'llI started so well with this and then the book lost steam for me. I could not see where the story was going and it all felt a bit pointless. Maybe I'll come back to it....more
Maybe I'm just having a reading slump, but I could not connect with this book. When I put it down, it stayed down, never once begging me to pick it upMaybe I'm just having a reading slump, but I could not connect with this book. When I put it down, it stayed down, never once begging me to pick it up again. I loved the movie, but the book . . . nah....more
Some people can't be helped. Even through I'd read the reviews on this book, including those who hated it, I tried it out. I suppose you get what you Some people can't be helped. Even through I'd read the reviews on this book, including those who hated it, I tried it out. I suppose you get what you deserve. I know I'm going against the flow here, but I just could not take Nora. Or Patch. For someone supposedly as intelligent as Nora, she's about as thick as I am for reading Hush Hush after all those one star warnings in the reviews . . . And as for Patch. Why would any intelligent girl want someone to abuse her? No, I just don't get it. So this is where Hush Hush and I part company. ...more
I did not like this book. The writing is beautiful and the premise interesting, but the world building and characters so ridiculously flawed that I coI did not like this book. The writing is beautiful and the premise interesting, but the world building and characters so ridiculously flawed that I could not bring myself to finish it - there are just too many other compelling reads clambering for my attention on my TBR to waste time on this.
DeStefano has used every cheap shock thrill she can find to bolster her plot: polygamy, under-age sex, rape and murder. Even the continents and ice caps have fallen foul of her pen in an attempt to create a shocking, bleak world!
What a disappointment. Great cover, great premise, poor read. I didn't even finish it. It just wasn't compelling enough. Where to start with review?
CWhat a disappointment. Great cover, great premise, poor read. I didn't even finish it. It just wasn't compelling enough. Where to start with review?
Characters Oh... you mean the book had characters? Is that what those card-board cut-outs were? No kidding. Jackson was tedious, Holly unremarkable and Adam stereotyped. And I hated that Jackson refused to tell Holly - the girl of his dreams that he loved so much - about his time travel secret. That sure is the basis for a long and happy life together.
The Love Maybe it's just me, but how many nineteen-year-old boys have had so much sex with so many girls that they can't remember if any of them were virgins? Run, Holly, run. And don't look back. The bad guys with the guns are not the real danger in this relationship.
Dad Jackson's father was about as unbelievable a character as you will find in all of English writ. CEO turned CIA agent. And Jackson never noticed anything remotely odd about him before he learned to time jump?
Time Jumps As far as all the time jumps go... I am stunned by the speed and the confusion of it all. We never settled anywhere for long enough to get the full picture of what was happening... or even to care.
All told, I think this book should have been written as a screenplay, because that is all it is, seeing as Summit has bought the movie right.
Such a shame because it could have been a really good read.
In the end all I can say about this meaninglss...more
I tried three times to get into this book - and that is VERY generous. Usually if a book and I don't crack it first time round, I move on. After all, I tried three times to get into this book - and that is VERY generous. Usually if a book and I don't crack it first time round, I move on. After all, with all the books printed each year, who needs to linger at a closed door? But I was intrigued by the plot and tired, and tried, and tried and failed to get into it. So the plot remains a mystery. Not really ... I Googled it and read the review and plot line on the web. Sometimes that's the only way....more
I started this book, got about twenty pages into it, and decided that I could not face another Cassandra Clare demon re-run with a whole lot of rehashI started this book, got about twenty pages into it, and decided that I could not face another Cassandra Clare demon re-run with a whole lot of rehashed characters. Names and places have been changed, but the people remain the same. Yawn. Sorry. I don't like being negative. But there we have it....more
I think I will just take a break from this one. I am 60 or so pages in and it hasn't gripped me enough to carry on. Too many other really absorbing boI think I will just take a break from this one. I am 60 or so pages in and it hasn't gripped me enough to carry on. Too many other really absorbing books came along and tipped it off the bedside table. Maybe another day....more