zoetribley's review against another edition
1.0
I cannot tell you how happy and how I angry I am about this book. Happy that I'm finally done with it. Angry that I wasted days reading the longest 512 pages. In. My. Life.
This book was so bad that I had to make a new shelf for it. The "just effing horrible" shelf- yeah that was not there five minutes ago. But how could I let this book just sit around not properly shelved. At least now, with my new and self explanatory shelf, this piece of shite is where it belongs.
I want to tell you everything that was horrible about this book, but it may take me days and you most likely will get uninterested so then you will miss all of the horrible things about this book! SO!! In order to keep it brief and keep you entertained while still taking in the warning I am telling you about this book! I shall begin!
First off. The main character. Now I've read the perspective A LOT of bad and horribly dull main characters. But Keira Brannon absolutely takes the fucking cake. Just kidding. She takes the whole bakery. This girl was terribly cliched. (Beyond this book being one giant cliche) Keira is described to be "prideful", "quiet and introverted", "strong", "stubborn", and "humbly beautiful"
OH WOW. WHERE HAS ANYONE NOT SEEN ONE OF THOSE girls. Except with Keira, while other girls are endearing and cute about their cliched personalities, Keira was just annoying that I literally wanted to stab her. When someone's trying to pay for something, she stubbornly refuses profusely to the point where she's COMPLAINING about how much pride she has. and when someone just saved her life, she can't just fucking say thank you. Noooo she has to say "well I don't really want to be the damsel in distress".
Then beyond Keira- there is Christine Johnson. The author. The author who is unbelievable to think that she can actually get away with writing something so tedious and expect it to be a great hit. No. I'm sorry Christine. Hate to fucking piss all over your morning breakfast. But it does not work like that. When you have AWKWARD WRITING. INSENSIBLE SIMILES. STRANGE DIALOGUE BETWEEN CHARACTERS (no really... after reading this, I somewhat believe that Christine Johnson has not had human interaction in some twenty+ years as it's understood she doesn't know how people talk to each other) HORRIBLE DESCRIPTION OF CHARACTERS. NO CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT. STALE AND MEANINGLESS PROTAGONISTS. CHUNKY SENTENCE STRUCTURES. AND CHAPTERS THAT ARE JUST A LONG AND ARDUOUS TREK FORWARD
No. No your book will most definitely NOT be successful.
And no I do not want to overuse my review with gifs to further perspective- so let me give you some examples of just the crappiest writing that I've encountered in a very long time.
"The oily-smooth voice cracked her focus like an egg smashing against a windowpane
Oh god. And guess where this example is found? On the first page. This did not comfort me and my doubts about continuing to read, but I was intrigued by the synopsis given... And so results- I was lied to.
""Fancy meeting you here," he said, light as spun sugar and nearly as sweet."
"Then the nightmare wouldn't be a nightmare anymore. It would be real." Oh lord -___- Are you for real?
""Keira?" Jeremy's face was pink as an Easter ham...
Oh? Okay?? My what as sight? I suppose??
"She crossed over so quickly that it hurt. It was like she'd been shoved through a meat slicer..."
Oh god, don't you just hate it when THAT happens?
""After everything we've been through, the way I feel when I look at you, when I think about losing you--" Walker shook his head. "I don't know WHAT we are. I don't know that there's even a word for it. not in either of our worlds. But I do know that it's a hell of a lot more than a boyfriend.""
Come on now. Are there really no boyfriends out there that love their girlfriends? Do boyfriends just call themselves boyfriends while asking their girlfriends to make them a sammich as they're digging through the contents of their belly button? Unaware of any reasons why they are boyfriends?
What the hell does Johnson think a boyfriend is? and what a boyfriend can and cannot be.
Beyond my problem with the author... and unsure of how she even decided to become one in the first place as she decided to just share her weird similes, that don't work because no one can relate to them (have you ever been shoved in a meat slicer?) with the unprepared world. No beyond that, I also just had a problem with the story's plot.
In reviews below and above, countless people say that the idea of "dark matter" is interesting and intriguing... Well... to really save you-- I would just like to tell you that it's not. IN the reality of things, in this book, there's next to no explanation of any dark matter in any anatomically correct way having to do with physics or chemistry and how that affected the story line. "Dark matter" is a phrased thrown around, but the author didn't do her research, and she didn't think that maybe she can't just put a topic in a story- as one of the bigger plot ideas- with no constructive evidence and just expect it to stand on its own.
The idea of a dark mattered world layered over the human world. That's intriguing. But if only it was actually explained upon and delved into- then maybe I could have gotten into it more and this book would have deserved a higher ranking. but it wasn't. And I was disappointed.
Then, moving on, lets break down the summary given, shall we? Here is what you are told:
A mysterious teen boy knows the secrets of Keira’s dangerous hallucinations in this gripping romantic fantasy from the author of Claire de Lune.
Keira’s hallucinating. First it’s a door hovering above the road; then it’s a tree in her living room. But with her parents fighting and her best friend not speaking to her, Keira can’t tell anyone about her breakdown.
Until she meets Walker. They have an electric connection, and somehow he can see the same shadowy images plaguing Keira.
But trusting Walker may be more dangerous than Keira could have ever imagined. The more she confides in him, the more intense—and frightening—her visions become. Because Walker is not what he appears to be. And neither are her visions
SOunds interesting no? But here is what is actually hiding slyly behind such beautiful covers.
1) Keira did not want to tell anyone about her images that she was seeing. She didn't even want to tell herself as her stubbornness just chalked it up to her weird habits of not sleeping, playing the piano like a drug addict abuses crack, and not eating enough sustenance to, I don't know, live. So it's not like she was really all alone and trapped in her own disturbing and otherworldly troubles-- definitely not how it's made to seem that way.
2) Walker and Keira do not have an electric connection Their "love story" was barely developed (really they just meet, talk some, and bam they are just instantly ready to hump each other). How they met was that they literally cracked each other's skulls as they banged into one another reaching to pick up music fallen to the ground. And then after that they only saw each other a couple times as Keira didn't want to start a relationship with anyone as she had to practice her piano, I then fathomed why Keira even liked Walker and vice versa. Walker described Keira as "beautiful beyond belief" but how is the audience supposed to understand that when we are even withheld from seeing what Keira truly looks like. The most we can assume is that she has red hair and is pale. (that's original) So unlike what we are thought to believe as we read this book's summary with innocent curiosity, Walker and Keira aren't electrically connecting. In fact... they are as connecting as two bricks. Just sitting there... being their brick selves.
3) The intrigue builds up to nothing. Honestly the whole batch of eye- catchers like "Walker is not who he seems to be! and neither are these hallucinations!" and "Walker may be more trouble the Keira expected!" they are diluted with the fact that this much excitement- from the summary- is more than you will get from the entire book. The entire book who's shockers, are not so shocking, but really 100% predictable, and who's cliff hangers are "Oh no! But that voice sounded oh so so so familiar!" and "and gasp. Then I was falling!"
Thanks summary for getting my hopes up. Just thanks.
And so because I said this review would be brief (in comparison to all what I wanted to say) I would like to tell you that I do not recommend this book- but if you are truly interested in reading it, even after reading this review. I tell you to read it at your own discretion and be prepared to set aside some heavy break times from daily life as this book. Well... It's hefty. And if you are still really faithful to this book? Remember to push through the first 300 pages or so. It's a long trek but boy it sure is worth it ... the scenery is pretty ... it... It just shows how tough you are!! Rock on.
Good night everyone and as I have begun to say
Happy Readings folks
-Zoe
Check out some of my other reviews,
here are my most recent ones on Forbidden by Tabitha Suzuma [bookcover:Forbidden|7600924] ---> https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/323864181
Fifty Shades Darker by E.L James [bookcover:Fifty Shades Darker|11857408] ---> https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/323864181
and Out of The Easy by Ruta Sepetys [bookcover:Out of the Easy|11178225] ---> https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/565658842
This book was so bad that I had to make a new shelf for it. The "just effing horrible" shelf- yeah that was not there five minutes ago. But how could I let this book just sit around not properly shelved. At least now, with my new and self explanatory shelf, this piece of shite is where it belongs.
I want to tell you everything that was horrible about this book, but it may take me days and you most likely will get uninterested so then you will miss all of the horrible things about this book! SO!! In order to keep it brief and keep you entertained while still taking in the warning I am telling you about this book! I shall begin!
First off. The main character. Now I've read the perspective A LOT of bad and horribly dull main characters. But Keira Brannon absolutely takes the fucking cake. Just kidding. She takes the whole bakery. This girl was terribly cliched. (Beyond this book being one giant cliche) Keira is described to be "prideful", "quiet and introverted", "strong", "stubborn", and "humbly beautiful"
OH WOW. WHERE HAS ANYONE NOT SEEN ONE OF THOSE girls. Except with Keira, while other girls are endearing and cute about their cliched personalities, Keira was just annoying that I literally wanted to stab her. When someone's trying to pay for something, she stubbornly refuses profusely to the point where she's COMPLAINING about how much pride she has. and when someone just saved her life, she can't just fucking say thank you. Noooo she has to say "well I don't really want to be the damsel in distress".
Then beyond Keira- there is Christine Johnson. The author. The author who is unbelievable to think that she can actually get away with writing something so tedious and expect it to be a great hit. No. I'm sorry Christine. Hate to fucking piss all over your morning breakfast. But it does not work like that. When you have AWKWARD WRITING. INSENSIBLE SIMILES. STRANGE DIALOGUE BETWEEN CHARACTERS (no really... after reading this, I somewhat believe that Christine Johnson has not had human interaction in some twenty+ years as it's understood she doesn't know how people talk to each other) HORRIBLE DESCRIPTION OF CHARACTERS. NO CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT. STALE AND MEANINGLESS PROTAGONISTS. CHUNKY SENTENCE STRUCTURES. AND CHAPTERS THAT ARE JUST A LONG AND ARDUOUS TREK FORWARD
No. No your book will most definitely NOT be successful.
And no I do not want to overuse my review with gifs to further perspective- so let me give you some examples of just the crappiest writing that I've encountered in a very long time.
"The oily-smooth voice cracked her focus like an egg smashing against a windowpane
Oh god. And guess where this example is found? On the first page. This did not comfort me and my doubts about continuing to read, but I was intrigued by the synopsis given... And so results- I was lied to.
""Fancy meeting you here," he said, light as spun sugar and nearly as sweet."
"Then the nightmare wouldn't be a nightmare anymore. It would be real." Oh lord -___- Are you for real?
""Keira?" Jeremy's face was pink as an Easter ham...
Oh? Okay?? My what as sight? I suppose??
"She crossed over so quickly that it hurt. It was like she'd been shoved through a meat slicer..."
Oh god, don't you just hate it when THAT happens?
""After everything we've been through, the way I feel when I look at you, when I think about losing you--" Walker shook his head. "I don't know WHAT we are. I don't know that there's even a word for it. not in either of our worlds. But I do know that it's a hell of a lot more than a boyfriend.""
Come on now. Are there really no boyfriends out there that love their girlfriends? Do boyfriends just call themselves boyfriends while asking their girlfriends to make them a sammich as they're digging through the contents of their belly button? Unaware of any reasons why they are boyfriends?
What the hell does Johnson think a boyfriend is? and what a boyfriend can and cannot be.
Beyond my problem with the author... and unsure of how she even decided to become one in the first place as she decided to just share her weird similes, that don't work because no one can relate to them (have you ever been shoved in a meat slicer?) with the unprepared world. No beyond that, I also just had a problem with the story's plot.
In reviews below and above, countless people say that the idea of "dark matter" is interesting and intriguing... Well... to really save you-- I would just like to tell you that it's not. IN the reality of things, in this book, there's next to no explanation of any dark matter in any anatomically correct way having to do with physics or chemistry and how that affected the story line. "Dark matter" is a phrased thrown around, but the author didn't do her research, and she didn't think that maybe she can't just put a topic in a story- as one of the bigger plot ideas- with no constructive evidence and just expect it to stand on its own.
The idea of a dark mattered world layered over the human world. That's intriguing. But if only it was actually explained upon and delved into- then maybe I could have gotten into it more and this book would have deserved a higher ranking. but it wasn't. And I was disappointed.
Then, moving on, lets break down the summary given, shall we? Here is what you are told:
A mysterious teen boy knows the secrets of Keira’s dangerous hallucinations in this gripping romantic fantasy from the author of Claire de Lune.
Keira’s hallucinating. First it’s a door hovering above the road; then it’s a tree in her living room. But with her parents fighting and her best friend not speaking to her, Keira can’t tell anyone about her breakdown.
Until she meets Walker. They have an electric connection, and somehow he can see the same shadowy images plaguing Keira.
But trusting Walker may be more dangerous than Keira could have ever imagined. The more she confides in him, the more intense—and frightening—her visions become. Because Walker is not what he appears to be. And neither are her visions
SOunds interesting no? But here is what is actually hiding slyly behind such beautiful covers.
1) Keira did not want to tell anyone about her images that she was seeing. She didn't even want to tell herself as her stubbornness just chalked it up to her weird habits of not sleeping, playing the piano like a drug addict abuses crack, and not eating enough sustenance to, I don't know, live. So it's not like she was really all alone and trapped in her own disturbing and otherworldly troubles-- definitely not how it's made to seem that way.
2) Walker and Keira do not have an electric connection Their "love story" was barely developed (really they just meet, talk some, and bam they are just instantly ready to hump each other). How they met was that they literally cracked each other's skulls as they banged into one another reaching to pick up music fallen to the ground. And then after that they only saw each other a couple times as Keira didn't want to start a relationship with anyone as she had to practice her piano, I then fathomed why Keira even liked Walker and vice versa. Walker described Keira as "beautiful beyond belief" but how is the audience supposed to understand that when we are even withheld from seeing what Keira truly looks like. The most we can assume is that she has red hair and is pale. (that's original) So unlike what we are thought to believe as we read this book's summary with innocent curiosity, Walker and Keira aren't electrically connecting. In fact... they are as connecting as two bricks. Just sitting there... being their brick selves.
3) The intrigue builds up to nothing. Honestly the whole batch of eye- catchers like "Walker is not who he seems to be! and neither are these hallucinations!" and "Walker may be more trouble the Keira expected!" they are diluted with the fact that this much excitement- from the summary- is more than you will get from the entire book. The entire book who's shockers, are not so shocking, but really 100% predictable, and who's cliff hangers are "Oh no! But that voice sounded oh so so so familiar!" and "and gasp. Then I was falling!"
Thanks summary for getting my hopes up. Just thanks.
And so because I said this review would be brief (in comparison to all what I wanted to say) I would like to tell you that I do not recommend this book- but if you are truly interested in reading it, even after reading this review. I tell you to read it at your own discretion and be prepared to set aside some heavy break times from daily life as this book. Well... It's hefty. And if you are still really faithful to this book? Remember to push through the first 300 pages or so. It's a long trek but boy it
Good night everyone and as I have begun to say
Happy Readings folks
-Zoe
Check out some of my other reviews,
here are my most recent ones on Forbidden by Tabitha Suzuma [bookcover:Forbidden|7600924] ---> https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/323864181
Fifty Shades Darker by E.L James [bookcover:Fifty Shades Darker|11857408] ---> https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/323864181
and Out of The Easy by Ruta Sepetys [bookcover:Out of the Easy|11178225] ---> https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/565658842
blissfulsprite's review against another edition
2.0
Cheesy. Extremely cheesy. But was an easy ready and wasn't a horrible storyline. I was insistent I finish it
cjmichel's review against another edition
4.0
I received "The Gathering Dark" by Christine Johnson through the Goodreads Giveaway contests. The ARC I received featured a plain blue cover with the title and author's name and 498 pages in length, not the final cover with the girl on the front and 512 pages long. "The Gathering Dark" was so good that I want to get the final version just to see what I missed in the extra 14 pages.
The story of Keira, a girl who knows what she wants and wants nothing to get in the way of her reaching her goals, finds her world twisted by "hallucinations" that she cannot understand. There is a door hovering in the street, shadows across the new boy's skin, a living tree in her living room just to mention the beginning. Keira is plunged into an unbelievable world, another existance, that she never knew about, only to find out that she is the key to its' survival. "The Gathering Dark" is full of suspense, action, fantasy and a little romance as well. The twists and turns keep the reader glued to the turn of the page. The well written characters entreat the reader to sympathize with their plight, to join in their journey and ride the emotional roller coaster of ups and downs in this wonderful coming of age tale.
The reason I noted this story as only 4 stars instead of 5 is due to the sporadic use of foul language, a pet peeve of mine. The language was unnecessary and a distraction to the overall entertainment value of the fantastic tale.
The story of Keira, a girl who knows what she wants and wants nothing to get in the way of her reaching her goals, finds her world twisted by "hallucinations" that she cannot understand. There is a door hovering in the street, shadows across the new boy's skin, a living tree in her living room just to mention the beginning. Keira is plunged into an unbelievable world, another existance, that she never knew about, only to find out that she is the key to its' survival. "The Gathering Dark" is full of suspense, action, fantasy and a little romance as well. The twists and turns keep the reader glued to the turn of the page. The well written characters entreat the reader to sympathize with their plight, to join in their journey and ride the emotional roller coaster of ups and downs in this wonderful coming of age tale.
The reason I noted this story as only 4 stars instead of 5 is due to the sporadic use of foul language, a pet peeve of mine. The language was unnecessary and a distraction to the overall entertainment value of the fantastic tale.
ghazalshaykh's review against another edition
2.0
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Instant love.
Urgh, seriously? Electric connection? That seems like a love at first sight illusion. Not an illusion but a cliché (for me, at least). The connection felt forced, simple is that. Their first meeting was followed by ten chapters of their dates together. YEAH 10 chapters!! Their very dating stuff bored me utterly and I was almost going to give up when a voice in my head desired to know the end and what world this book might reveal. So I kept forcing myself until some action crept in with Kiera and a darkside tree and the whole introduction to the Darkside started and became interesting along the way.
Walker. Why boys are so perfect in books?
Or is it me imagining them so perfect? Like there was no countable flaw in him, so perfect - such a marty stu! Yeah, he was tempting but not as much realistic.
And the saying good-bye idea was totally a crap, it was obviously forced like... no, she had to say good bye and say those stuff, there could've been another, better way towards the trigger button (home and piano)
Despite it all, I liked MCs' love chemistry growing along the way, suffering through difficulties together. Those were better than mere dates they had before, and I also admire Keira's character for her stubbornness, determination and passion for Music in a beautiful way, which made her strong and at the same time had admirable feelings for Walker which made them seem like partners in crime through the end, the way walker admired her those elements was mesmerizing.
Overall, the book was slow paced esp when it dragged with their dates in the start. So, I'd rate it 3/5, specifically for Keira and the struggling chapters in the end, despite the happy ending though.
Instant love.
Urgh, seriously? Electric connection? That seems like a love at first sight illusion. Not an illusion but a cliché (for me, at least). The connection felt forced, simple is that. Their first meeting was followed by ten chapters of their dates together. YEAH 10 chapters!! Their very dating stuff bored me utterly and I was almost going to give up when a voice in my head desired to know the end and what world this book might reveal. So I kept forcing myself until some action crept in with Kiera and a darkside tree and the whole introduction to the Darkside started and became interesting along the way.
Walker. Why boys are so perfect in books?
Or is it me imagining them so perfect? Like there was no countable flaw in him, so perfect - such a marty stu! Yeah, he was tempting but not as much realistic.
And the saying good-bye idea was totally a crap, it was obviously forced like... no, she had to say good bye and say those stuff, there could've been another, better way towards the trigger button (home and piano)
Despite it all, I liked MCs' love chemistry growing along the way, suffering through difficulties together. Those were better than mere dates they had before, and I also admire Keira's character for her stubbornness, determination and passion for Music in a beautiful way, which made her strong and at the same time had admirable feelings for Walker which made them seem like partners in crime through the end, the way walker admired her those elements was mesmerizing.
Overall, the book was slow paced esp when it dragged with their dates in the start. So, I'd rate it 3/5, specifically for Keira and the struggling chapters in the end, despite the happy ending though.
mikbond's review against another edition
4.0
4.5 out of 5 stars
A gifted pianist discovers that she and the mysterious boy she's falling for aren't quite what they seem. In a race of love against fear, Keira must somehow save her their lives without losing herself.
The beginning of this book is long. There is a lot of building up toward the pivotal moment. I love how strong Keira is, even though she's facing so many stressful things at once. She keeps her head up and does what is right for her and the people around her.
The author tries to make Walker mysterious and shady, but only really succeeds at the mysterious part. He doesn't really give off a creepy or shady vibe. He's a lot better of a person and a lot less selfish than most of the boys and love interests in recent books I've read, so that's refreshing.
I'd really like to read another book about Keira and Walker.
***SPOILERS***
I was disappointed by the lack of emotion that Keira showed Pike at the end. I realize that she felt somewhat betrayed by him, but she loved him so much as her uncle, and she should have been more excited about the fact that he was her father. She was pretty nonchalant about the fact that he was sentenced to life in prison.
Also, the ending realization about the piano and the kiss was almost too cheesy. Like it's really sweet and all, but for his kiss to contribute the same amount as her music is just sad. Kisses just don't fix a rip in reality...
***End spoilers***
I definitely recommend this book to anyone who likes darker fantasy and some romance!
A gifted pianist discovers that she and the mysterious boy she's falling for aren't quite what they seem. In a race of love against fear, Keira must somehow save her their lives without losing herself.
The beginning of this book is long. There is a lot of building up toward the pivotal moment. I love how strong Keira is, even though she's facing so many stressful things at once. She keeps her head up and does what is right for her and the people around her.
The author tries to make Walker mysterious and shady, but only really succeeds at the mysterious part. He doesn't really give off a creepy or shady vibe. He's a lot better of a person and a lot less selfish than most of the boys and love interests in recent books I've read, so that's refreshing.
I'd really like to read another book about Keira and Walker.
***SPOILERS***
I was disappointed by the lack of emotion that Keira showed Pike at the end. I realize that she felt somewhat betrayed by him, but she loved him so much as her uncle, and she should have been more excited about the fact that he was her father. She was pretty nonchalant about the fact that he was sentenced to life in prison.
Also, the ending realization about the piano and the kiss was almost too cheesy. Like it's really sweet and all, but for his kiss to contribute the same amount as her music is just sad. Kisses just don't fix a rip in reality...
***End spoilers***
I definitely recommend this book to anyone who likes darker fantasy and some romance!
twinkle's review against another edition
3.0
The Gathering Dark employs a lot of cliches tropes that are just tiresome at this point. The biggest stand-out is insta-love, but I can't hold that particular one against the book too much. The summary literally says that everything changes when she meets Walker, with whom she shares an "electric connection."
Apart from that, the characters aren't terrible and the world had potential, although it wasn't nearly as fleshed out as I would have liked it to be. The plot, apart from establishing the insta-love, doesn't completely kick into gear until about a third of the way in.
If you liked the official summary for the book (and enjoyed books that are similar to this), then you'll like The Gathering Dark. If not, then I don't think this book will surprise you.
Apart from that, the characters aren't terrible and the world had potential, although it wasn't nearly as fleshed out as I would have liked it to be. The plot, apart from establishing the insta-love, doesn't completely kick into gear until about a third of the way in.
If you liked the official summary for the book (and enjoyed books that are similar to this), then you'll like The Gathering Dark. If not, then I don't think this book will surprise you.
emilymoll96's review against another edition
5.0
This book was amazing! I wasn't expecting much, but it really surprised me. Each plot twist was exactly that-- a twist. I didn't see any of them coming! This is a for sure MUST READ for all science fiction fans.
misswinchester84's review against another edition
3.0
The summery on the jacet makes it sound like a different book. The people who do that did a horrible job. The beginning is slow. The nocel didn't need to be.so long perhaps the beginning shorter. The a story seemed go go at a snails pace.
The physical writing was good I liked the use of.hsr words yet i felt like "I can't wait for this book to end" I pulled though to give this book a chance.
The love story was the good part of this novel. The love between Keira and Walker was timeless and perhaps a little deeper of what the two endured .
I'm just happy I finished the book.
The physical writing was good I liked the use of.hsr words yet i felt like "I can't wait for this book to end" I pulled though to give this book a chance.
The love story was the good part of this novel. The love between Keira and Walker was timeless and perhaps a little deeper of what the two endured .
I'm just happy I finished the book.
hmalmal's review
2.0
Oh boy.
I'm not really sure how to rate this one, so I'll go through the main points.
1) Length. The Gathering Dark is a pretty long book and it felt like a long book. But not only that, the author took forever to set the book up. I was more than half way through with the book, before I got any kind of clue as to why so many weird things were happening.
2) Love/Romance. It was iffy. In the beginning, the main character's love interest is kind of a stalker. And he ALWAYS talks about how pretty Keira is, or how amazing she is, or just how she can do no wrong. Which is kind of unrealistic.
3) The plot/ Storyline. Very interesting topic. Definitely isn't a book out there with a similar storyline.
4) The Characters. The main character is obsessed with piano for reasons that are kind of explained later, but it's kind of annoying/weird how often she says she needs to practice. Keira's dad is almost never present.
5) Details (the good and the bad). Even though this was a long-ish book, I was pleasantly surprised to not have to read about every outfit the main character put on. But, I wish there had been a tad more detail on Darkside.
I'm not really sure how to rate this one, so I'll go through the main points.
1) Length. The Gathering Dark is a pretty long book and it felt like a long book. But not only that, the author took forever to set the book up. I was more than half way through with the book, before I got any kind of clue as to why so many weird things were happening.
2) Love/Romance. It was iffy. In the beginning, the main character's love interest is kind of a stalker. And he ALWAYS talks about how pretty Keira is, or how amazing she is, or just how she can do no wrong. Which is kind of unrealistic.
3) The plot/ Storyline. Very interesting topic. Definitely isn't a book out there with a similar storyline.
4) The Characters. The main character is obsessed with piano for reasons that are kind of explained later, but it's kind of annoying/weird how often she says she needs to practice. Keira's dad is almost never present.
5) Details (the good and the bad). Even though this was a long-ish book, I was pleasantly surprised to not have to read about every outfit the main character put on. But, I wish there had been a tad more detail on Darkside.