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Summary: Ravishing.
Review: This book is ravishing. Enchanting, delightful, captiviating. Having re-read Demon in My View last night (up to twelve thirty), I can't complain. Amelia Atwater-Rhodes has miracously avoided the sophomore curse that other great writers have suffered from, producing an intricate, tension-filled, bloody, downright splendid work of art. This is not a novel, it's a work of art. Though In The Forests of the Night, Atwater-Rhodes' debut novel published at the age of thirteen (?), was quite good, and lays down the mortar for future books to hopefully come, Demon in My View blew me away. Starting with the poem by Edgar Allen Poe, it sets the mood. Move onto the book, it gives the reader a feeling of eerieness, and slight smugness, because they know the truth behind Caryn Rashida and Alex Remington, while Jessica is annoyed by one, and despertaly trying to find an alternative ("an obsessed fan?") for the other's behavior, respectively. The tension between Aubrey and Jessica is great, and I truly do hope that we see them again in a future work of art from Amelia. She is a fantastic writer. Demon in My View is her best.
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Summary: GREAT BOOK
Review: I LOVE this book. It is one of my all time favorites! Aubrey the vampire is one of the best charatcers I've ever read about. I HIGHLY recomend this book.
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Summary: Um . . . interesting
Review: I'm a "teen", still (I'm 18) and I read this book because I do like to read children's fiction, and well, frankly, I was disappointed. Her language attempts at having a poetic cadence which it cannot always match in maturity. Her world-building is decent but inconsistent. The story was okay; there was one plot wrinkle I didn't guess ahead of time, but her attempts at foreshadowing did not work. I spotted her token symbolism, and her characterization was maudlin, juvenile, and underdone. Stock characters are okay, but not when every single character is a stock character: the black-haired misfit anti-social type, the religious wanna-be do-gooder, the gorgeous vampire who can't HELP but fall in love with the strong-willed female protagonist. She kept reusing the same phrases over and over: "the weakest of all" or something along those lines recurred innumerable times. I seriously hope Miss Atwater-Rhodes has invested in a copy of _The Elements of Style_ (Strunk & White), because I saw flaws in her writing style which could have been corrected by a little patient application of this book. Another reviewer made the comment that it was too short, and I agree: had she used more "showing" and less "telling", as the English teachers say, I think it could have gone over two hundred pages. All in all, I probably will read the other books she writes, but I don't think I'll take them seriously until Miss Atwater-Rhodes hits twenty-one or so. As for whether one should invest in this book or not: if you are an aspiring writer, and under the age of college, this book is a must-have, partially for the inspiring story of the fifteen-year-old writer, and partially to see what works and what doesn't work. I think I would wait until the paperback came out, though, too.
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Summary: A Great Book, thats all there is to say!
Review: Amelia Atwater-Rhodes is such a great wrighter! I read In the Forests of the Night and loved it so i couldn't wait till Demon in my View camn out, i think Demon in my Veiw is my favorite though. I've always like vampires and stuff like that.
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Summary: SUCH A COOL BOOK
Review: I LOVED THIS BOOK. I PICKED IT UP.. STARTED READING IT AND FINISHED IT IN THE SAME DAY. THE PLOT WAS SOOOOOOOOOO WELL PLANNED OUT.. I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO READING HER FIRST BOOK.. THIS BOOK WAS SOOOOOOO COOL.. I WOULD RECOMMEND THIS BOOK TO ANYONE!
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Summary: A wonderful book
Review: The book was great.I'm a teen and i thought that the book was one of the best I have ever read. I read more than anyone i know i must read a book a day and this book is one of my favorites.The book is fast moving,cunningand adicting.It cast a spell on me i started the book and by the time i was done with the first chapter i couldn't put it down.I ave also read In the forest of the night and i think that you the auther should right more of its kind.
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Summary: Okay...
Review: All right, first to everyone who has complained about it. True in some parts it did seem strange and the storyline did seem at parts to be slightly predictable, I nevertheless thought it was a good book. I thought it was better than ItFotN, as in my opinion there was more plot and more characters. But she is still young, and it is only her second book. As she grows, I'm sure her writing will mature. There's no reason to write her off completely yet. But there were some very good parts to it. For one, Jessica's family. I hope Atwater-Rhodes will develop that, as there must be a past to it, as she has left a lot of ends loose. And for one, I think we haven't seen the last of Fala or Dominique, not for a long shot. And it was never said if Jessica's father was dead or killed. True, suddenly seeing the change in Aubery was rather fast, but remember, there is still a lot to be written, and the book was rather short and didn't explain everything. I for one, think that Caryn should be further developed as I don't think she's going to stay the way she is forever. Overall I thought it was a good book, but she did leave some ends loose, but perhaps it was for a reason, although I do wish the book was longer. I definitely can't wait to read more, as I think her writing will get better as she continues, as she has got very good potential. I do think there was a bit too much publicity over her first book, but it is very seldom that a teen so young gets published, so I understand why there was so much. But she has got me modivated to finish all of my own writing, and try my own luck. :-) I wouldn't write her off yet for sure ...
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Summary: wonderful.
Review: first of all, the whole idea of someone coming true out of her own book is totally unique, and cool, and the whole walking in daylight? why not? ive read tons of books on vampires, and in not one of them can they not walk in the sunlight. these books are modern, not black and white clasics, the rules have changed.
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Summary: Horrible--why is there no 0-star button?
Review: I had high hopes for this book, but I disliked it even worse than the first. Reader from the Great Lakes is correct: This book is extremely teen-y, very full of teen attitude. I am a teen, but I hate all of the literature that features an "ordinary" teen bunch. And yes, the vampires WERE enough, they didn't need witches in addition to it.And she seems to be turning back on her own mythology (which is why it's a good idea to have it at least partially structured BEFORE you write). Her exploration of Aubrey and turning him into a more caring person kind of wrecked the one character of hers that I liked. In addition to that, the plot kind of felt... forced. A gorgeous teen vampire-fiction writer being stalked by a gorgeous bunch of vampires? Aubrey being mysteriously drawn to her? It's boring where it's not unoriginal. The entire book seemed somewhat narcissistic. Not only does the idea of inserting oneself into a book make me cringe (I only do that when I satirize myself--such as my funny run) but Atwater-Rhodes even talks about how her alter-ego Jessica has a body and face "to die for," about how graceful and brave and strong and beautiful and attractive she is. And, of course, she is a misunderstood, cynical outcast--apparently the amazing body and face don't add anything to her charm at an "ordinary" high school *heavy sarcasm*. I began hoping that Fala WOULD kill Jessica. The ending and explanation almost made me laugh, it was so self-indulgent. In addition to this, I once thought I'd like to meet Miss Atwater-Rhodes. But if she is like Jessica, no longer. Jessica is obnoxious, selfish, and self-absorbed--the only person she seems to think about in the book other than herself is Aubrey, and half the time it's because HE's to die for. And in an effort to make herself sound more "gwown-up," she also chose words that were... bad. They didn't fit with the tame teen-horror flick plotline. (And was the bisexual vampire REALLY necessary? Felt like "look at me, I'm mature for my age!") Fala was so cookie-cutter I cringed, and Caryn... well, I hate to say this, but she was kinda wimpy. And though I liked the poem, for heaven's sake, it wasn't even hers! I know many teens who can write much better than this, without becoming painfully self-indulgent. She simply doesn't have enough talent to merit the adulation she's getting. She is not an inspiration to me, because I aspire to publish material that is truly timeless. This book is very bad. Read something by Vivan Vande Velde, but not this. I hope not to read anything by this author in future. Good night.
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Summary: Horrible teenybopper fluff
Review: "Demon In My View" (the title is lifted from Poe's poem "Alone")contains nothing of redeeming value, or any serious literary merit. I think any 6-yr old could produce better art while half-asleep. The story is trite, confused, slow, and stereotypical. The editor should be immediately fired for letting this into the market. The annoying social consciousness, laughable teenage "angst," and downright idiocy will appeal to the "Dawsons Creek" crowd I am sure, but this is not for me, or any other discerning and intelligent reader.
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