catleesi's review against another edition
i cant focus enough on this book, but it just might be the people around me.
colorcrystals's review against another edition
4.0
Before I say anything else, this book was amazing. I truly enjoyed it. However, I was a bit disappointed. I've read (and own) all of her other books and I couldn't wait to get my hands on this one. It was an intriguing read, but it wasn't what I'd thought it would be. I'm not really sure what I was expecting, but this wasn't it.
xeni's review against another edition
5.0
I very much enjoyed this story! It didn't exactly help with the time zone adjustment, but staying up all night to read was amusing.
This story is very well written, thought-out and realistic. There are shapeshifters and vampires and witches and humans but no clear cut lines between them (something I appreciated). Erin is an interesting character with her psych-ward past. The plot is feasible and enjoyable (but I won't go into details here).
Needless to say, this is one YA / high school book I actually really enjoyed reading. It read more like an adult paranormal romance. And it's recommended for paranormal romance fans!
This story is very well written, thought-out and realistic. There are shapeshifters and vampires and witches and humans but no clear cut lines between them (something I appreciated). Erin is an interesting character with her psych-ward past. The plot is feasible and enjoyable (but I won't go into details here).
Needless to say, this is one YA / high school book I actually really enjoyed reading. It read more like an adult paranormal romance. And it's recommended for paranormal romance fans!
shinychick's review against another edition
2.0
Not great, and also a little weird. Although Atwater-Rhodes was considered a wunderkind when she wrote (and consequently got published) her first book, all of her books feel almost-but-not-quite-fanfic (not nearly as bad as Twilight, of course)... The underlying problem (and she did avoid this a good deal in her Kiesha'ra series), is that she has this established world in her head that doesn't quite make it out onto the page. Instead we get a shit-ton of information about psychological treatment for people who end up being supernatural and an ending that is too tidy and wildly coincidental.
lauraallen9's review
2.0
This story is decent but I would skip it and read [b:The Girl Who Could Fly|2090640|The Girl Who Could Fly|Victoria Forester|http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/517rp9u6CRL._SL75_.jpg|2095997] or [b:The Hunger Games|2767052|The Hunger Games (Hunger Games, #1)|Suzanne Collins|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1209501026s/2767052.jpg|2792775].
rosiem's review against another edition
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
I liked the premise of this book. It also had a character from their first book in it, which was cool to see. I'm noticing that they're good at pacing the story for me right now. It doesn't start slow building up a lot. It teases some things out and then gets to the action. This does have a different feel to her first four books in the den of shadows series. I did notice that there were points where I wanted more information on some of the characters, but they leave you hanging. Knowing now that some characters show up again make me want to keep going in the series.
amberinpieces's review
3.0
I want to start off by saying that I love all of Amelia Atwater-Rhodes’s books. I have read both her Den of Shadows series and her Kiesha’ra series. In fact, much like with Twilight, I found her first book, In the Forests of the Night when it was her only published book. All of her books are incredibly short reads. I would have finished this one in only a few hours if I had not started it on a weekday evening and had been too tired to keep reading. I own all of Atwater-Rhodes’s books, except this one and Token of Darkness which I am reading next. I will likely buy both of these books soon because I like the one and I am sure I will like the other and I like to own the set.
This book was published in 2008 so I have no idea why I did not find it sooner. So far, all of Atwater-Rhodes’s books have connections to her other books. Obviously, the books within their own series have connections to each other, but this book has a link to In the Forests of the Night and dim links to the Kiesha’ra in the sense that shapeshifters are involved. The obvious connection I noticed is that Alexander, a Triste witch, makes an appearance and with the description of his golden hair and eyes, I am sure he is Rachel’s, or Risika’s, brother from In the Forests of the Night. Nothing is said about all of that, but I appreciate the links.
Out of all of the author’s books, I have to admit that this one confused me the most. By the end, I still did not quite understand who Erin was or who she had become. I did not understand who her mother was - it was not really explained. I can only hope that Atwater-Rhodes will write more about these characters in the future, but as of now, it appears that Persistence of Memory is a stand-alone book, as is Token of Darkness. Either way, I thoroughly enjoyed the book and I always enjoy Amelia Atwater-Rhodes’s writing.
The original review is here.
This book was published in 2008 so I have no idea why I did not find it sooner. So far, all of Atwater-Rhodes’s books have connections to her other books. Obviously, the books within their own series have connections to each other, but this book has a link to In the Forests of the Night and dim links to the Kiesha’ra in the sense that shapeshifters are involved. The obvious connection I noticed is that Alexander, a Triste witch, makes an appearance and with the description of his golden hair and eyes, I am sure he is Rachel’s, or Risika’s, brother from In the Forests of the Night. Nothing is said about all of that, but I appreciate the links.
Out of all of the author’s books, I have to admit that this one confused me the most. By the end, I still did not quite understand who Erin was or who she had become. I did not understand who her mother was - it was not really explained. I can only hope that Atwater-Rhodes will write more about these characters in the future, but as of now, it appears that Persistence of Memory is a stand-alone book, as is Token of Darkness. Either way, I thoroughly enjoyed the book and I always enjoy Amelia Atwater-Rhodes’s writing.
The original review is here.