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ellytso's review
5.0
seventeen year old Pagan Moore has seen souls her entire life. Once she realized the strangers she often saw walking through walls were not visible to anyone else, she started ignoring them. If she didn't let them know she could see them, then they left her alone. Until she stepped out of her car the first day of school and saw an incredibly sexy guy lounging on a picnic table, watching her with an amused smirk on his face. Problem is, she knows he's dead.
Not only does he not go away when she ignores him, but he does something none of the others have ever done. He speaks. Pagan is fascinated by the soul. What she doesn't realize is that her appointed time to die is drawing near and the wickedly beautiful soul she is falling in love with is not a soul at all.
Not only does he not go away when she ignores him, but he does something none of the others have ever done. He speaks. Pagan is fascinated by the soul. What she doesn't realize is that her appointed time to die is drawing near and the wickedly beautiful soul she is falling in love with is not a soul at all.
smartiepie's review
One of the best books I've read in a long time. Hooked me and wouldn't let me go. Finished the entire trilogy and novella in two days.
molly_appleby's review
emotional
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.5
started off not terrible, if v unoriginal. only got worse from there: terribly named characters (dank, leif, etc), repetitive plot, copy&paste twilight vibes (just worse), unexplained/fleshed out plot. terrible discussion of mental health, psychiatry, and psychology. awful ending.
honestly can't believe I made it through to the end.
honestly can't believe I made it through to the end.
lindseydomokur's review
3.0
This book was a lot of back and forth and it wasn’t something I loved. It’s predictable and I wish I didn’t listen to it. The narrator was terrible and even when I tried to stop listening and read it, her voice was in love you head. The back and forth between Lief and Dank was repetitive and it was way too much for me.
m_94's review
lighthearted
mysterious
relaxing
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.25
sonagschwendt's review
1.0
Okay okay...chill...my first question is - The FUCK I just read?
I mean really? Okay Death being a hot dude no shit there (that has to be), but the name "Dank" all I could think of was "damn" and put that to a sentence - "Damn that was piece of shit." And the girl "Pagan"...pretty much sounds like crap to me.
I agree with all the reviews that complained about the same stuff in this book. My main problem about this story wasn't the undeveloped plot (I read those a lot lately) neither that the characters are crappy, it was the way how freaking quickly it went by. Even fucking Usain Bolt wouldn't be able to keep up with the speed. The plot kept changing so quickly I had to slow myself not to run through it like a tornado. And the end? The main ending of the story was summed in...what?...one page? Maybe less? I honestly expect the proper ending in several pages to better explained what the fuck happened. This one was like "Death broke the rules now he has to pay...you were supposed to die...you did...you came back and saved Death from "death"...happy ending...your ex disappeared withing seconds of reuniting with Death" I mean COME ON GUYS! My nephew could end it better.
And another thing that is also my problem in the next book. He is SO. DAMN. POSSESSIVE! So jealous and shitload like that. You couldn't think of better way how to make him "protective"?
I ultimately face-palmed myself more than 100 times. And she even went to mental because her mom thought she was going crazy and had PTSD from an accident she only SAW. Dude are you even considering YOURSELF sane?
Okay to sum this up - DON'T do the same mistake as some of us did. I wasted several hours of my life on this and I ain't getting them back. Unfortunately. I agree with the reviews who are putting this ahead of Twilight. Cullen dude at least made it slightly interesting at some points even if he did sparkle and put on that look of sexually abused Tinkerbell. This Death dude yelled "NOOOOO" and that is all he did to make the threat interesting. But guess what! It DID NOT WORK. This book was and is big PIT-LOAD OF SHIT.
I mean really? Okay Death being a hot dude no shit there (that has to be), but the name "Dank" all I could think of was "damn" and put that to a sentence - "Damn that was piece of shit." And the girl "Pagan"...pretty much sounds like crap to me.
I agree with all the reviews that complained about the same stuff in this book. My main problem about this story wasn't the undeveloped plot (I read those a lot lately) neither that the characters are crappy, it was the way how freaking quickly it went by. Even fucking Usain Bolt wouldn't be able to keep up with the speed. The plot kept changing so quickly I had to slow myself not to run through it like a tornado. And the end? The main ending of the story was summed in...what?...one page? Maybe less? I honestly expect the proper ending in several pages to better explained what the fuck happened. This one was like "Death broke the rules now he has to pay...you were supposed to die...you did...you came back and saved Death from "death"...happy ending...your ex disappeared withing seconds of reuniting with Death" I mean COME ON GUYS! My nephew could end it better.
And another thing that is also my problem in the next book. He is SO. DAMN. POSSESSIVE! So jealous and shitload like that. You couldn't think of better way how to make him "protective"?
I ultimately face-palmed myself more than 100 times. And she even went to mental because her mom thought she was going crazy and had PTSD from an accident she only SAW. Dude are you even considering YOURSELF sane?
Okay to sum this up - DON'T do the same mistake as some of us did. I wasted several hours of my life on this and I ain't getting them back. Unfortunately. I agree with the reviews who are putting this ahead of Twilight. Cullen dude at least made it slightly interesting at some points even if he did sparkle and put on that look of sexually abused Tinkerbell. This Death dude yelled "NOOOOO" and that is all he did to make the threat interesting. But guess what! It DID NOT WORK. This book was and is big PIT-LOAD OF SHIT.
aerial_amanda's review against another edition
4.0
The story line and mythology seemed kind of out there and I still don't get the whole he can be human when he feels like it, but it was a total guilty pleasure read and he's super human hot.. and well, he's death!! HOW HOT IS THAT?! next please....
sjbentl's review against another edition
4.0
At first I saw this as a cheap ripoff of Twilight. But, the end offered an unexpected twist, and so now I’m on to the second book of the series.
shelhunterr's review against another edition
1.0
I love this author and am excited for her first paranormal book! Yay!