Book Review #33 & #34
Ok, first off... Sunshine by Robin Mckinley...It was an interesting take on the vampire, thats for sure. But it could definitely have been separated into two different novels and the author could have taken more time to explain the background behind the concept. The book was about a women nicknamed sunshine who worked at a diner as the head baker. The world had faced many wars with the vampire race and there were not many people left, or many cities intact. Vampires were not the only supernatural beings in the book, however. Weres, demons, and sorcerers also populated the cities, but did not fight in the war. One night, sunshine drove out to a lake and was captured by a bunch of vampires and locked in a house. The novel focuses on how she got free, the secrets about her family that were revealed to her, and what she has to face to get her life back. All in all, the book was alright...but there was too much all at once and it was hard to take in.
Second, I am sad to say that Christopher Pike has gone to the bottom of my authors list after reading the book Alosha . It was a horrible read. Perhaps a 13 year old girl would enjoy it, but it was written for adults and therefore is just sad. It was horribly written, with many parts making me want to smack my head against a wall multiple times. One, the characters were poorly composed, they lacked depth. As well, he left so many hints that gave away the twists and turns that Pike aimed for. See, the story was about a 13 year old girl, two of her closest friends, and a boy she likes. As it turns out, this 13 year old girl has 'special powers', and by passing tests while trying to get to the top of a mountain, she gains even more powers. She does not know her past, but a voice that randomly appears every once in awhile in her head and drops severely unintelligent hints that she has to piece together later. It tells her to stop the elves and dwarves from coming to this dimension to attack the humans, which she has to climb a mountain to do. The novel follows her on this pathetic journey. It was really horrible, and I only finished it because it was a hardcover and I had spent money on it. Christopher Pike let me down, he should stick to horror novels.
Second, I am sad to say that Christopher Pike has gone to the bottom of my authors list after reading the book Alosha . It was a horrible read. Perhaps a 13 year old girl would enjoy it, but it was written for adults and therefore is just sad. It was horribly written, with many parts making me want to smack my head against a wall multiple times. One, the characters were poorly composed, they lacked depth. As well, he left so many hints that gave away the twists and turns that Pike aimed for. See, the story was about a 13 year old girl, two of her closest friends, and a boy she likes. As it turns out, this 13 year old girl has 'special powers', and by passing tests while trying to get to the top of a mountain, she gains even more powers. She does not know her past, but a voice that randomly appears every once in awhile in her head and drops severely unintelligent hints that she has to piece together later. It tells her to stop the elves and dwarves from coming to this dimension to attack the humans, which she has to climb a mountain to do. The novel follows her on this pathetic journey. It was really horrible, and I only finished it because it was a hardcover and I had spent money on it. Christopher Pike let me down, he should stick to horror novels.