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Summary: Yet Another Masterpiece
Review: Atwater-Rhodes as sucessfully created another masterpiece. But,unfortuneatly, this one was also short and left me craving more. Iread it within two hours immedtiatlly after I bought it today. What bothered me a bit, is that Risika didn't show up. If Amelia writes another in this series I'd love to know more about Jessica and Aubrey and all the others. Both books are outstanding. Keep it up!
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Summary: An Inspiration for all Young Writers
Review: It is incredibly difficult to find a GOOD book when you are fourteen years-old. My mother is always telling me to expand my horizons, but I never do. I have to be able to relate to the main character in a book in order to like it. I don't usually read horror stories, because the main characters are always at least a decade or three older than me. Demon in My View is different. It is an intriguing story; I read it all in one night. The author created an amazing world, and I find myself wishing that I could read all fifteen of Jessica's manuscripts for want of more history. character. This is exactly the type of book I like, and my only qualm is that there aren't that many books like it out for teenagers. The magic of it has left me somewhat sad that I finished it so quickly. Amelia Atwater-Rhodes is a true inspiration for all young writers. You can not possibly expect one so young to be perfect in her writing. It is surprising how much her skill is developed. I can only possibly dream of being able to write like her. I love to write, and it is wonderful to see a girl my age succeed. Adults can not possibly understand the main character of this book unless they remember exactly what it was like to be a teenager. The main character's ultimate inner conflict is what she wants to do with her life. Atwater-Rhodes portrays this beautifully as only a teenager can.
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Summary: How?
Review: Ii saddened me when I picked up IN THE FOREST OF THE NIGHT and wanted to throw it across the room. It was one of the most unoriginial books I had ever read (and I read more then the average teenager. About a book ever two days.). Miss Atwater-Rhodes writting is not all that great. It is to filled with to many cliches and horrible attempts at intelligent words, to grab my attention and want me to keep reading till my eyes fall out. He story is very close to Christopher Pikes' THE LAST VAMPIRE to really snag the originaility line. The "mythology" is chilish and simple. And her mortal teenagers plain out bothered me. They were the same as every sterotypical teen you see and read about. Even the teens on TV seem real, and they are writen by forty-year-olds. I am a social outcast-- yes, I know that was unexpected-- and many of my classmates think I'm satan, but they do not treat, in any way, like Jessica.And another thing. In the first book wasn't Jessica said to be living in Concord. And I DEMON IN MY VIEW she is said to haved lived in Ramsa all he life. Can we say plothole? Oh, well, I know you all are tired of me and want me to be swept away be a swarm of locusts, but this is my opinion, and I know it doesn't matter to you. So I've said my peace, and will now return to my dark cell. Overall the book was... do I really need to say?
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Summary: Slightly Disapointed..
Review: Though, this book is slightly longer than the first one, I was still disapointed. First of all, the authors writing style seems to not have improved at all, and her voice sounds like that of Anne Rice and a blend of several other writers, thus denying the quality of uniqueness that makes you want to jump in and gobble up every word. Not only that, but the story is rather unoriginal as well. If you have ever read "The Last Vampire" by Christopher Pike, then you will see that the relationship between Jessica and Aubrey is very similar to that of Sita and Seymour (Seymour also writes true stories about vampires). Still, it's worth a read to make your own opinion. I would have given this book a two and a half if I could have.
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Summary: Too bad there aren't any more stars...
Review: Amelia Atwater-Rhodes's sophomore book, Demon In My View, intriguingly displays her excellent writing skills and the many ways she has matured with time. The anti-social protagonist, Jessica, who has released fictional vampire stories under the pseudonym Ash night, soon realizes that her accounts/stories are far from fiction. Coming face to face with her own characters, Jessica soon finds herself cheating death and falling for her novel's devil-may-care-but-I-don't vampire, Aubrey. Rhodes combines the right amount of suspense with the perfect dash of romance to polish off a down-right good scary story.
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Summary: 2 and a half stars really. It was an okay story, but...
Review: I thought Ms. Rhodes had better character development with this story, and I admire her writing style, but I was disappointed with the story. I'm sorry to those who enjoyed it, but I didn't care much for the main character and didn't care whether she lived or died. I thought it unrealistic for Aubrey to fall for Jessica and be such a wimp in the story and sacrifice so much to save her when he's supposed to be this feared and mean character. I hope her third story is better than this one and has more believable actions by the characters. But keep writing, Amelia! I'm sure with time her writing will get better.
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Summary: This book is the best!
Review: After the first chapter even just about Jessica and her school, I was drawn in. The humor, anger, and danger between the vampires and Jessica and Caryn and all good and evil is tensing and the growing feelings between Jessica and Aubrey produce the best book I've read. Go Amelia! Us teens rule!
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Summary: Again, I am disappointed
Review: Okay, all you Amelia Atwater-Rhodes fans, don't jump all over me! ;) We are all allowed to have our own opinions. I was expecting a lot more from this book, and was truly hoping that the author would have matured more since her first book. Unfortunately, this wasn't the case. Although longer than the first book, there still wasn't much to sink your teeth into, so to speak. I also found this book to be a little self-indulgent, on the author's part, similar to what Anne Rice does on occasion (not in a good way). I am sorry if my opinion does not mesh with yours, but I am entitled to it. I gave Amelia two chances, and even though I am a fan of horror, I probably won't read the next one.
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Summary: Amelia does it yet again!
Review: Having been totally blown away by IN THE FORESTS OF THE NIGHT last year, I was hoping to see more of thisn talented young writer's work soon. I saw DEMON IN MY VIEW at the bookstoe the other day and lunged for it! And I was NOT disappointed! Amelia gives us equal portions of action and horror that smack of Anne Rice, BUFFY, FOREVER KNIGHT and VAMPIRE: THE MASQUERADE, yet are uniquely her own inventions. I will definitely be on the edge of my coffin waiting for the NEXT Amelia Atwater-Rhodes epic!
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Summary: Better Character Development This Go Round...
Review: Amelia Atwater-Rhodes has moved forward in her character development abilities in Demon in My View versus her first work In the Forests of the Night. Teens will generally get more enjoyment from this book than adults, not for any negative reasons but more because the protagonist is young. The writing is clever and if you're a fan of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, you may find you like this book as well. I don't want to give off the wrong connotation however, this book is not in the same light, humorous vein (no vampire puns were injured in the making of this review) as BtVS. This is more of a young Anne Rice turning the corner and bumping into Stephen King. Now that's a heady air I liken this book to and I do not mean to imply Ms. Atwater-Rhodes is in that realm but she has come a long way in character development, although at some points I felt the plot was getting away from her. She has to believably tie in the protagonist with a fictional character the protagonist has created to the world the protagonist lives in. You can see just by the description that that might be a difficult feat to pull off.
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