Michelle N. Files

Both Hailee and Alex become very appealing characters quite quickly. Alex has a tremendous amount of boyish charm and Hailee is very strong minded and not an easy target. With the introduction of the darkness the story dynamics take on a love triangle, good vs. evil and a mission to save the world. With every twist and turn of events another layer of this story is peeled back to reveal yet another exciting development. There is so much more to their story than what you first anticipate. Engaging and interesting with a lot of heart and emotion shown from all of the characters. Haillee is faced with a heck of a lot for a young women to handle and although she does handle it well some of the drama and fighting become a little repetitive and had me wanting some of this to be resolved and the story to progress. Over all though a super start to this complex series and an endearing heroine that is bound to win over many readers.

I received a copy in exchange for an honest review.… (mehr)

*Book source ~ A review copy was provided in exchange for an honest review.

Hailee Hart thinks she’s just a simple girl from a down-to-earth background. She’s smarter than average and school comes easy to her, but she doesn’t think she’s anything special. When she goes away to college she finds out that’s not the case. At all. When super beautiful Alex wants to hang out with her, she doubts herself and him, but decides to go with the flow. Then things go to Hell in a hand basket and all she wants to do is run home and return to being Hailee Nothing Special. Unfortunately for her, that’s not going to be possible.

I had such high hopes for this book. There’s a mystery about Hailee and Alex for a good portion of the book, but that’s about it. The writing is choppy and sloppy in parts. Another round with a proofreader would have helped, I hope, with missing words, extra words and homophones. And it seems lately that every book I read uses ‘shutter’ when the proper word is ‘shudder.’ It drives me crazy!

Hailee spends a good portion of this book running away to her room or someplace else where she can cry, pout or throw a tantrum. The characters of Alex and Seth are shallow and for being 1000s of years old they act like adolescents. All of the characters in this book are beyond annoying and unrealistic. Their actions are way off and their powers are never really explained. This story skims, skips and is generally non-informative. Everyone keeps secrets from Hailee and after getting angry she completely forgives them. This happens over and over again. I can’t stand her. She has no spine. She takes no responsibility for herself and she’s most annoying. Since this story is told from her POV that’s a problem for me. I have no desire to continue with this series. I really don’t care what happens to any of them.… (mehr)

Both Hailee and Alex become very appealing characters quite quickly. Alex has a tremendous amount of boyish charm and Hailee is very strong minded and not an easy target. With the introduction of the darkness the story dynamics take on a love triangle, good vs. evil and a mission to save the world. With every twist and turn of events another layer of this story is peeled back to reveal yet another exciting development. There is so much more to their story than what you first anticipate. Engaging and interesting with a lot of heart and emotion shown from all of the characters. Haillee is faced with a heck of a lot for a young women to handle and although she does handle it well some of the drama and fighting become a little repetitive and had me wanting some of this to be resolved and the story to progress. Over all though a super start to this complex series and an endearing heroine that is bound to win over many readers.

I received a copy in exchange for an honest review.… (mehr)