Book Rating: 3/5 ‘s ok
Series Rating: 3/5 Pretty standard fare
There are too many characters and names to keep track of. Did we introduce new people? Who the hell is RIVER? Yes, we definitely got new characters in this book that just added to my befuddlement since, I can’t remember RIVER. I mean this person looked like a Greek God, no? Camilla, the big baddie of Anima (forgot her name already), random girls who dated Cole – who are all these people? Normally, a rehash of things would annoy me but I believe in this book and series, it would have helped.
The plot moves along nicely as we’re trying to wrap things up with Anima. More about Ali’s past has been revealed, all with neat powers and tricks attached. Everything in this book is working toward the goal of wrapping this trilogy up. It’s action packed pace doesn’t leave a lot of room for anything else. It just moves us right along.
The problem I have with this series is the lack of character and personality. The amusing banter and friendship between Ali and Kat (alley cat, heh) was great. But everything else felt the same to me. Ali was the generic heroine; beauty with baggage, heart with a spine of steel, lands the alpha male of the group. Cole was the generic bad boy hottie, possessive, authoritative yet fully malleable to all of Ali’s charms. They just felt like, been there done that characters of Showalter’s past.
Overall, the series is ok. It’s much like the paranormal romance that Gena Showalter is known for, just without the smut. The characters a younger version of her regular heroes. There’s a lack of naiveté in Ali but that’s a problem we see a lot with YA heroines, always heading straight first into the fight.
Whatever Reviews by Su 