Rating: 
Summary: Another thriller from Amelia Atwater-Rhodes.
Review: For seventeen-year-old Sarah, the world has always been a black and white place, where a distinct line exists between good and evil. The humans are good. The vampires are evil. And in between exists the witches, who use their powers to protect humanity by killing vampires. As the youngest daughter of the Vida line, Sarah has been trained nearly all her life as a vampire hunter. On her first day at a new school, Sarah recognizes a brother and sister, Christopher and Nissa, as vampires, but the pair, who no longer kill to feed, are too weak to sense who she is. At first, she views the pair as dangerous, but she comes to realize that they have managed to keep some part of their humanity. But in the process of hunting down Nikolas, an evil vampire the Vidas have sworn to destroy since the day he killed one of their own over a hundred years ago, she discovers just how dark Christopher's past is. Fans of Amelia Atwater-Rhodes previous two books are sure to enjoy this one as well.
Rating:
Summary: My First Review for Shattered Mirror
Review: This book is the best Amelia Atwater-Rhodes book ever! And maybe even on the top 5 list of my all time favorite books! Sarah Vida is a young witch of the Vida line, the strongest and cruelest of all daughters of Macht. All of the Vida line are sworn never to befriend vampires, and to track down vampires to kill them. But however she tries to be like her self-controled mother, or her sister, she never can be a true cold blooded killer. When she moves into a new neighborhood, she meets two vmapires and her school- Christopher and Nissa Ravena. They are highly artistic, kind, and weak; the kind that would never be a danger to her. When her sister, Adianna, finds out, her problems get worse. And to all that, she must tell Christopher that he must desert her, even though they love each other. But the worst is yet to come. Hunting Nikolas, a infamous vampire, murderer of Elisabeth Vida, and totally deadly; she finds out the terrible secret. Nikolas is Christopher's brother. Happenings with a tormented teenage girl, a Halloween dance, and a couple of bashes in between, leads to a choice that might change the course of the Vida line forever. I loved this book so much because mainly two characters: Nikolas and Christopher. Nikolas is sort of like Jaguar, deadly and icy-cold, yet loyal and caring. I was also fasinated by his apperence-black and white. His tenderness to his brother and Christine, and his deadly coolness towards Sarah and witches.
Christopher is a totally different person altogether. People at first sight think he's weaker than Nikolas, but his iron self-control and devotion towards Sarah make him a great character.
Rating: 
Summary: Somebody get me a stake
Review: Let's start on a positive note. This is the best of Atwater-Rhodes's first four books. Unfortunately, that really isn't saying too much. Sarah Tigress Vida (TIGRESS?!) is a vampire hunter and the youngest in a long line of powerful witches. A constant disappointment to her mother and older sister, Sarah wants desperately to please them. However, that would involve having to lock away any and all emotion she possesses, something Sarah can't seem to do. Actually, the only emotion Sarah displays for nearly the entire book is a kind of pouty-punk 'look at how much of a brave and misunderstood tough girl I am' attitude. Oy. Then she meets the new vampires at school. Despite her initial feelings of 'get away from me', Sarah grows to like them. These vampires are gentle, peaceful, so weak most witches wouldn't identify them as vampires. They don't kill to feed. The boy Christopher soon starts sending her roses and poetry. Note: I still don't buy the whole vampires going to high school thing. Yeah, they say they have to remember humanity, but there are other ways. Trust me, it just takes a calculus class at eight in the morning to reveal the darker side of human nature. Then Sarah's sister finds out about the vamps, it's suddenly revealed that Christopher's twin brother is Nikolas, the most feared vampire in history (I have no idea how he got that title, since he only shows kindness to his followers), and there's a ridiculous and useless subplot about a kid whose sister is under Nikolas's spell, except she was really hypnotized by another vamp. The book ends in typical Atwater-Rhodes fashion. I can't tell you exactly what happens, but it seems vampires are the favorite creatures in Atwater- Rhodes's world, and that's what makes this so ludicrous. The author provides us with heavy- handed metaphors about the lack of black or white, good or evil in the world, but from what I've seen she loves her vampires and apparently dislikes her witches. Dominique, Sarah's mother, is a one-note, robot like character who comes in a couple of times to basically tell Sarah she hates her, and all the vampires, except for the 'real' villain (a cackling stereotype) are really sweet. If nothing is black or white, that 'profound' idea should apply to every character in a book, as opposed to a handful of main characters. My other gripes: all vampires are teenagers. Why? The dialogue ranges from wooden to puzzling to being outright absurd. (I remember some bit when Nikolas offers Christopher blood; he criticizes Christopher's desire for blood and his refusal thus: ' Would a starving man refuse a chicken dinner, simply because he was vegetarian?' We know when dialogue sounds right. This bombs.) The story is neither forward nor enthralling. And everyone looks like a freaking supermodel. This IS Atwater-Rhodes's best of the first four books, since she creates a fairly credible love story built upon something more than looks and hormones. However, that doesn't keep it from being a ridiculous and tedious book.
Rating:
Summary: Yet another Vampire story by the Horror-Queen!
Review: This book unfolds around Sarah, youngest daughter of the Vida Line. In this story, vampires are bad, humans are good..and witches are in between. The witches job is to slay vampires to protect the human race. Sarah, has been trained nearly all her life to slay vampires.Tthe first day of school she senses two people as vampires. Nissa and Christopher, who are too weak to sense Sarah's powers. She first takes the impression that they are dangerous but soon she realizes then are not. As this book continues you'll realize many things. Although this book seems confusing from time to time, the plot is awesome and will have you guessing. I think if you enjoyed other books by this author, like I did...you'll find Shattered Mirror just as great!
I highly recomend this for the Atwater fans, and I know there are plenty. Other books that are awesome, written by Amelia Atwater Rhodes are : In the Forests of the Night, Night Predator, and Demon in my View. I can't wait for this author to write and publish more!
Rating: 
Summary: Shattered Mirror
Review: Sarah Vida is the new girl in town. She just moved from the big city with her mother Dominique and older sister Adianna. The Vida's are a strong line of witches that hunt vampires. Dominique is the most infamous hunter in the vampire world. Sine the 1800's the Vida line has been hunting for a vampire called Nikolas. He killed Elisabeth Vida. On Sarah's first day of school she met two vampires. Christopher and Nissa Ravena, artistic, kind, and weak. They didn't kill so Sarah didn't consider them any danger. It was against Vida law to befriend vampires. You could only do so to keep your cover. When Adianna finds out the trouble starts. After a few run ins with Nikolas and nearly being killed. Sarah goes back for the last show down. If she doesn't kill him then her family will kill her for breaking Vida law. This is a must read!
Rating:
Summary: Not really that good . . .
Review: While the plot seems interesting and the poetry is pretty good, The author's style is forced and rushed. MAybe if Miss Atwater-Rhodes wrote the book over in a couple of years, I'd give it a try.
Rating: 
Summary: Too much, too soon
Review: Amelia Atwater-Rhodes is a fairly good author, but she just couldn't pull this book off. Why? I'll explain:
Sarah Tigress Vida is the youngest Daughter of Vida. Unfortunately, she can't be a vampire killing machine like her older sister and her mother--who just happens to be the famous (or, in the vampire world, imfamous) Domonique Vida. The problem with Sarah is that she thinks too much, and with the thinking comes doubts and hesitation: two things a vampire hunter just can't afford. Her hesitation is tripled when she meets two benign vampires at her new school, Christopher and Nissa. She's always thought of vampires as blood-sucking leeches, but both of them soon become her friends, and Christopher becomes something more.
Trouble soon ensues, though, as she discovers that Christopher is not what he appears to be. Events test Sarah's loyalty and devotion--and force her to see that in life there are indeed shades of grey. Sounds fine, right? Well, it would be, except that the plot is poorly handled. The three stars are for Atwater-Rhodes' good story telling, not her plot handling. She just isn't ready for the moral issues she poses in the novel (I am using the term novel loosely--although this book is longer than her two previous ones, it still isn't much). Often the plot seems to be barely holding together, and there are several inconsistancies and things that are hinted at and then forgotten. Sarah is a poorly drawn character, little better than Christopher. Nikolas was the worst: she made a mess of portraying Christopher and Nikolas' relationship. Atwater-Rhodes may understand what she'd trying to get out, but she can't quite say it yet in a book. I also found the plot pretty far-fetched. Sarah's middle name was ridiculous--Atwater-Rhodes should have spent more time thinking up names. Christopher's alter ego seemed fake, and I have my suspicions about where she got that little plot twist. I don't watch much of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, but even I know about Angel and Buffy. The end was ill-drawn and bordering on absurd. The only thing I thought was really good in this book was the poem the title came from. All in all it was a good attempt; Atwater-Rhodes just wasn't ready. Perhaps another ten years down the road she'll come up with a book that gracefully states the moral in this book; until then, borrow this from the library and read it on a rainy day in the car.
Rating:
Summary: My favorite of the ones I've read
Review: Of the three Atwater-Rhodes novels I've read, this is my favorite. I think it has the most real feeling characters, although the heroine is a bit soft hearted. In past books, Atwater-Rhodes tells the story from a vampire perspective, or a vampire sympathizer. In this novel the tables are turned, and it's told from the point of view of a vampire hunter, a member of the Vida line for hunters. Sarah isn't as good a hunter as her mom or sister, but she's determined to find her place in the Vida line by killing Nikolas, a vampire that killed one of her line centuries ago, and still causes, carving his name into his victims and making them fiercly loyal to him. Sarah is attending school like any normal kid, and she meets a brother and sister pair, Nissa and Christopher. They're both vampires, and as it turns out, hundreds of years old. Christopher is taken with her, and leaves her poems and drawing, and in a relatively short period of time Sarah falls for him. Later she finds out that Christopher's twin brother is Nikolas, the vampire she wants to destroy so badly. While hunting him down she risks her friendship with Nissa and Christopher, as well as her standing in her line. Her mother is furious she'd make friendships with the 'leeches.' The novel continues in the same vein, introducing another brother and sister pair, this time normal, which gives Sarah a chance to strengthen her resolve that Nikolas is a monster. Later she finds out things about Christopher that she wishes she hadn't, which puts her in a more precarious position. I admit I didn't quite expect the ending, and I'm disappointed by it. Not only does Sarah meet the same fate as Jessica from Demon in my View, but Nikolas' vow to take care of a problematic vampire doesn't seem to happen. You're left wondering where everyone's going to go from the ending. The blurb about the story is a little misleading. Christopher isn't a benign vampire, and nowhere does he boast about only living off the blood of animals and willing victims. Sarah notices from the start that he doesn't seem to feed of humans, but the issue of who or what he feeds off of doesn't come up until much later in the book. When it does come up, it's a big deal too, so I think that part of the blurb is misleading.
Rating:
Summary: Great Book
Review: This is a great book. I first got hooked onto Amelia Atwater-Rhodes books by a friend. She gave me a copy of Demond in My View. I was instently hooked. Onec I found out that she had more books I just couldn't get enough. Within one week I had read all of them. By far Shatterd Mirror is the best in my oppion. It's like a Romeo and Juilet story but with a twist. I can't wait for her next book.
Rating:
Summary: well...
Review: This one was better than the other one I read from her (Demon...)... better, but not great. I picked up this one because a friend was completly crazy about her. The plot twist was great and seemed so original... and then i read the other one and my illusions were shattered. Just finding out that Demon came first is a dissapointment. I feel sorry for this poor author because all her life from now on she'll be reminded of these terrible works of fluff. Make way, much better writers are on their way.
| 
