Brief synopsis (no spoilers):
Alena is dying from a virus that only affects humans. She is given the opportunity to turn her back on her morals and become a supernatural creature. Once she does that, she is hit with challenge after challenge, just to remain alive as a "Supe". There's no trusting anyone!
Category:
Fiction, fantasy
Why I chose this book:
Kindle First
My personal opinion:
I have to pan it, for the language and adult themes. I cannot recommend this book to anyone. But I wanted it to be good. First of all, the language was completely unnecessary- it should have been left out. Secondly, the sexuality was completely unnecessary- the feelings of desire and betrayal could have been brought into the story without so much detail. Keep it to PG-13. Thirdly, pick a genre. Is it a monster novel (werewolves, vampires, witches), or is it a mythology novel (Greek)? I understand that those all fall under the umbrella of "supernatural", but at the beginning, Alena is given the choice between the monster options. If Greek was an option, mention it then... Pick a genre, cut the language and the adult theme, and I'll give you two (yes, 2) gold stars! Until then, no stars.
Warnings
Language: Fairly frequent, including a couple F-words
Violence: Frequent, but not graphic
"Adult" situations: Fairly frequent references to nudity and extra-marital sex. Nothing too graphic, but definitely present
Death: Sorta
Movie rating equivalent:
R
Protagonist description:
Alena is strong-willed as a human, and just plain strong as a Super Duper
Point of view of story:
Third, focused on Alena
Book length:
Medium
Story flow:
Frantic. The story covers about 3 days, and feels like it's flying the whole time.
Grammar and spelling issues:
None!
Character connection (no spoilers):
No, thanks
For series:
Independent or integral:
Unknown
Series review as a whole:
Pass. I think the story line is going to be fine, but the target audience is... limited. This is NOT a kid-friendly series. And it's not an adult fairy tale series. And it's not even a teen vamp rag. It's somewhere between Percy Jackson (Greek Mythology in the modern world), and a potty-mouthed "bodice ripper".
If you only have time for one, read:
Alena is dying from a virus that only affects humans. She is given the opportunity to turn her back on her morals and become a supernatural creature. Once she does that, she is hit with challenge after challenge, just to remain alive as a "Supe". There's no trusting anyone!
Category:
Fiction, fantasy
Why I chose this book:
Kindle First
My personal opinion:
I have to pan it, for the language and adult themes. I cannot recommend this book to anyone. But I wanted it to be good. First of all, the language was completely unnecessary- it should have been left out. Secondly, the sexuality was completely unnecessary- the feelings of desire and betrayal could have been brought into the story without so much detail. Keep it to PG-13. Thirdly, pick a genre. Is it a monster novel (werewolves, vampires, witches), or is it a mythology novel (Greek)? I understand that those all fall under the umbrella of "supernatural", but at the beginning, Alena is given the choice between the monster options. If Greek was an option, mention it then... Pick a genre, cut the language and the adult theme, and I'll give you two (yes, 2) gold stars! Until then, no stars.
Warnings
Language: Fairly frequent, including a couple F-words
Violence: Frequent, but not graphic
"Adult" situations: Fairly frequent references to nudity and extra-marital sex. Nothing too graphic, but definitely present
Death: Sorta
Movie rating equivalent:
R
Protagonist description:
Alena is strong-willed as a human, and just plain strong as a Super Duper
Point of view of story:
Third, focused on Alena
Book length:
Medium
Story flow:
Frantic. The story covers about 3 days, and feels like it's flying the whole time.
Grammar and spelling issues:
None!
Character connection (no spoilers):
No, thanks
For series:
Independent or integral:
Unknown
Series review as a whole:
Pass. I think the story line is going to be fine, but the target audience is... limited. This is NOT a kid-friendly series. And it's not an adult fairy tale series. And it's not even a teen vamp rag. It's somewhere between Percy Jackson (Greek Mythology in the modern world), and a potty-mouthed "bodice ripper".
If you only have time for one, read:
If you like it, start at the beginning. I will be picking something different.
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