(I received a free copy of this book in exchange for a review).
(This review may contain spoilers).
I did really like the front cover of this book and I thought the blurb sounded really intriguing. Unfortunately, I couldn’t really connect that well with the main character, Lucy. There was a lot of repetition in the fact that she was ‘cute’… and a couple of times at quite inappropriate moments. (Like when she was being chased. A few of the other random thoughts made sense… but when you’re running from someone, I think it’s unlikely you’d be thinking about how cute you were). There were also times I felt she came across as really shallow.
The storyline itself was quite intriguing. There was an interesting air of mystery about the book and I felt that that the whole hot and cold thing was a really interesting one.
I particularly liked Wanda as a character and it was a shame that I didn’t see much of her. Daphne was intriguing as well… but I felt there wasn’t much seen of Sara. I couldn’t really see her as a character.
Morgan was interesting, to an extent, but I felt she was described as being just a bit too perfect. I would have liked a bit more history about her friendship with Lucy. (I kind of felt that Lucy was a bit too willing to drop her friends).
I found Puck to be quite an interesting character. I would have liked to know a bit more about him and his family, who seemed to be quite strange anyway. Plus, it would have been nice to know if his name had any specific meaning. (His personality/attitude seemed to fit quite well with the character of Puck…)
The Grey area was quite interesting, as was the whole concept of the Mors. It was quite interesting to read about the whole explanation, though I would have liked some of the answers early on.
I didn’t mind Zack as a character, but I was less thrilled with the romance. It seemed a bit too… convenient. I did feel that the responses of Lucy’s parents fit really well… at least they cared about her. At least mostly.
I’m not sure if I’d read a sequel to this book. I’ll have to wait and see what my feelings are if one is written.
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