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Summary: coolio
Review: Amelia's writing improves steadily. Her first was amazing, her second incredible, and her third to good for words. Sarah Vida, sworn to kill vampires, finds herself enamored with the enemy! the plot twists further when Nikolas comes into play...a fascinating read, and to those who dislike the book, "how many novels have you written that brought happiness to so many people?"
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Summary: pretty good 4 her age
Review: this book was pretty good. it was a typical written in first person, romantic, lesson in the back book. the plot was interesting, though. it starts off with the vampire hunter Sarah Vida her family has been hunting vamps ever since the infamous nikolas killed elisabeth vida about 100 years ago. sarah has been transfered to a new school since she had been kicked out of her old one for fighting (does any of this sound kinda familiar?) well she meets the weak vampire christofer ravena who, unbeknownst to her is the brother of the infamous nikolaus well as in most vampire novels and movies sarah falls in love with christofer and vice versa. This book is a big fat buffy spin off but still an enjoyable read. i reccomend this to teens who like romantic vampire novels that don't get very graphic or gritty.
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Summary: Getting Better
Review: Of her three books, this is the best thus far. Sure, it isn't too original, but the plot was coherent and engaging. Despite its flaws, I couldn't put it down.
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Summary: could have been better
Review: The main thing that annoyed me about Atwater-Rhodes' latest book is that she resolved it, once again, with the main character's transformation into a vampire. She could have perhaps come up with a better solution, although maybe her whole point is to show that vampirism is inevitable. I think that with a little pre-plotting (not too much, as she of course doesn't want to know what happens before her book is finished) she could stop writing herself into these little messes where the only solution is transformation. I mean, it's getting a little old. Also, her characters were a bit too one-dimensional, and I didn't feel sympathetic towards any one of them, except perhaps Nissa, who seemed to be a little helpless for a vampire.However, I did like the book in other respects, excepting that she seemed to use none of the beautiful language that she did in her first book. Other than that, it was a decent story, with characters you don't like but are interesting anyway, and a somewhat predictable plot that nevertheless held my attention for most of the book. The beginning was a bit slow, however.
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Summary: FANTASTIC!!
Review: This book is ABSOLUTELY fabulous! I couldn't put it down. I read it cover to cover in one sitting. If you like romance (but nothing too mushy), and suspense then you should buy this book immediately. Way to go Amelia!! Hope you enjoy it as much as I did.
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Summary: Great Book holds u till the end
Review: This story like Amelia Atwater-Rhodes is soo great. I was held in it till the end. And then I was so upset because it was over. I wanted there to be one more page and then another page after that, I didnt want for it to end. I love books like that about teens and how well they can relate to the rest of us wanting to fit in. Be normal. I like the way that she doesnt say that there is a rightand a wrong. That there is a inbetween. Thats somthing that you dont see in alot of books these days. I would highly recomend it.
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Summary: Great Book:Great New Auther
Review: I thought this book was really good. It's not like a lot of other books with witches and vampires. Her writing moves quickly, and makes you want to turn to the next page. I've read tons of books, from many different authers. And I have to say: Amelia Atwater-Rhodes is one of the best. I can't wait for her next book to come out.
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Summary: mourn...
Review: That is what I am doing- mourning for all the trees cut down to create the paper to hold this piece of tripe work. This plot went no where. The characters are weak yet they are played up, or told to others, that they are some of the strongest in their lines. Once more, like Forests and Demon, Amelia gives us cahracters for one paragraph (or sentence!) names them, and then never speaks of them again. Great if she's going to talk about them in later books, but by then I think I might have gone and destroyed her computer so that she doesn't send any more manuscripts to her editors at Random House and cut down another rainforest! Sarah Vida is annoying- she has a cool car, an evil mother, and she hates vampires. Oh but wait... nope, she loves Christopher, the vampire. The artiste. Gag me. This is just awful. Spare yourself the time and wasted money and energy and just put the book down! The ending is precisely the same as the predecessor, Demon in My View. I'm completely tired of seeing "perfect" people turned into vampires by vamps who were once their enemy. I wish that more talented young authors would get the recognition they deserve. I have read two great works by two young authors (one another vampire writer hopeful) who are struggling to make it when Amelia is sitting here writing stuff that makes me feel less intelligent for having read it in the first place. I fear Midnight Predator, Amelia's fourth outing due in May. I hear it has something to do with the Bruja Guild of vampire hunters going into a place called Midnight to kill a woman vampire named Jeshickah and her right-hand vamp, Jaguar (too close to Jager if you ask me. Get some more original names, please!). But the main characters, one Turquoise Draka and Ravyn Aniketos, are enemies working together, selling themselves in as human slaves, which these vampires seem to use. My question- where are the police with all of this stuff? Are we even on earth anymore? She should just make her own planet or make it more believable. That's what most people want out of a vampire story- the horrorific fear that it COULD be true. Though, the way most of her characters whine and throw tantrums, hers being real might be far more frightening.
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Summary: Slow beginning --- good ending
Review: Being that i am a big fan of Amelia, i really liked this book. The book began kind of slow... but it was worth it.. by the middle i got hooked.. the story line was pretty cool.. and NOTHING LIKE BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER... theres more to it.. i du not regret buying this book... it was really cool
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Summary: not like Buffy
Review: I know that everyone's saying how much Sarah is like Buffy, but they don't realize that a lot of writers use other people for models. West Side Story was a copy of Romeo and Juliet. And O Brother Where Art Thou is a parody of the Odyssey (spelled right?) Everyone does this. She's talented and that's all that matters.
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