bungleboo's review against another edition
5.0
WOW!! WOW!! WOW!!
I was very much looking forward to this book and Plum does not disappoint!!
Set in the most beautiful, romantic, artistic city of the world, Paris finds itself home to newly orphans, Georgia and Kate. After their parents die in a tragic accident the sisters find themselves living in the French captial with their grandparents.
Both deal with the loss of their parents in their own way, Georgia spends her nights clubbing while Kate stays in her room, until the intervention of her Mamie and sister that is.
An intervention that will change her life forever! Kate soon finds herself spending time in art galleries, museums and coffee shops, which is where she first sets eyes on Vincent and her world is turned upside-down. Again.
When Kate falls for the gorgeous and mysterious Vincent she soon learns that Paris is not the safest place on earth.
For Vincent is a 'revenant'. Kate finds herself caught up in his world which sees him risk his life everyday. And as if that wasn't enough Vincent has immortal enemies, one that wish to destroy him and the rest of his kind.
When I pulled this book form the envelope I was more than a little excited, the front cover alone made me want to read it. And after reading the back of the book I knew it was for me.
I more than enjoyed this story, and yes, I read well into the early hours of the morning! I just couldn't put it down! I hated that I had to go to work, I actually found myself thinking of the characters and what was happening to them.
In her debut novel Plum had created a world that readers will become utterly engrossed with. Her attention to detail is truely amazing, which only adds to the romance of her story. I was so engrossed I actually felt like I was in Pairs watching Kate and Vincent's story play out before my eyes.
Plum has found just the right balance of charm, love, tenderness and wit.
Her main characters are strong, with their own sense of being and we are given enough information about the secondary characters that I found myself drawn to them just as much as I was to Vincent and Kate.
I know the author herself stated that the idea behind DIE FOR ME came after she had read Twilight and I know readers will compare the two. But I urge you not to!! They are two very different stories.
DIE FOR ME is a beautiful, haunting, loving story, that is rich in detail and will stay with you long after you have read the last page.
I look forward to reading the second instalment.
5/5 Stars - Why? Because not only is the story unique, Plum's writing is truely magical
I was very much looking forward to this book and Plum does not disappoint!!
Set in the most beautiful, romantic, artistic city of the world, Paris finds itself home to newly orphans, Georgia and Kate. After their parents die in a tragic accident the sisters find themselves living in the French captial with their grandparents.
Both deal with the loss of their parents in their own way, Georgia spends her nights clubbing while Kate stays in her room, until the intervention of her Mamie and sister that is.
An intervention that will change her life forever! Kate soon finds herself spending time in art galleries, museums and coffee shops, which is where she first sets eyes on Vincent and her world is turned upside-down. Again.
When Kate falls for the gorgeous and mysterious Vincent she soon learns that Paris is not the safest place on earth.
For Vincent is a 'revenant'. Kate finds herself caught up in his world which sees him risk his life everyday. And as if that wasn't enough Vincent has immortal enemies, one that wish to destroy him and the rest of his kind.
When I pulled this book form the envelope I was more than a little excited, the front cover alone made me want to read it. And after reading the back of the book I knew it was for me.
I more than enjoyed this story, and yes, I read well into the early hours of the morning! I just couldn't put it down! I hated that I had to go to work, I actually found myself thinking of the characters and what was happening to them.
In her debut novel Plum had created a world that readers will become utterly engrossed with. Her attention to detail is truely amazing, which only adds to the romance of her story. I was so engrossed I actually felt like I was in Pairs watching Kate and Vincent's story play out before my eyes.
Plum has found just the right balance of charm, love, tenderness and wit.
Her main characters are strong, with their own sense of being and we are given enough information about the secondary characters that I found myself drawn to them just as much as I was to Vincent and Kate.
I know the author herself stated that the idea behind DIE FOR ME came after she had read Twilight and I know readers will compare the two. But I urge you not to!! They are two very different stories.
DIE FOR ME is a beautiful, haunting, loving story, that is rich in detail and will stay with you long after you have read the last page.
I look forward to reading the second instalment.
5/5 Stars - Why? Because not only is the story unique, Plum's writing is truely magical
paradoxically's review against another edition
1.0
Basically? Your typical melodramatic, generic, supernatural romance book. Only set in Paris. You know how other reviews say this is basically a carbon copy of Twilight? Well, they're right. And it's just horrible all over again. You have your main character who is insecure about her looks (though other people disagree with her, sigh), a bad boy who consumes her thoughts (of...course), and general highly annoying incidences that make me want to strangle someone. Preferably the characters in the book.
Seeing as the main character, Kate, has only met the main character a couple of times and this is their first, real, outing, I don't see where she gets the idea that she should follow him around just because she's curious. If it was me and I catch someone I barely know spying on what I do, I'd drop them so fast their head would spin. I like curiosity, but I hate intrusive nosiness. Then again, the boy isn't any better, in that he knows where she lives because he followed her around. Pair of stalkers, meet your match.
And, oh my god, one of the most cliche lines ever. "Things aren't always as they appear, Kate." No, really? The book tries so hard to be serious, but I just sort of shake my head and sigh. I can't take it seriously at all. The way Vincent consumes Kate's thoughts isn't healthy (not that these types of books depict healthy relationships, but one could hope) and, more importantly, it's boring.
I want to slap the main character. Dear main character, you find out that things aren't what they seem, you're locked up in a room to await explanations, you think your crush is dead, and you sit there and be jealous over a girl who lives in the same house as the others. This just. What. I don't even. What. It's like you have no thought in your head other than Vincent. Terrible, shallow, and it gets really old, really fast.
The fact that revenants have kept their secret all of these years is baffling. You'd think that someone dead and coming back to life is, you know, a cause for concern. Seeing as there aren't that many around in the first place, keeping watch over all of the dead is pretty difficult, one would think.
All in all? Really terrible. Kate's entire person revolves around Vincent and it's more than a little old. Be your own person and fall in love. Is that so much to ask for? Apparently it is. She's also rather, well, useless. And it's boring. 1 star.
Seeing as the main character, Kate, has only met the main character a couple of times and this is their first, real, outing, I don't see where she gets the idea that she should follow him around just because she's curious. If it was me and I catch someone I barely know spying on what I do, I'd drop them so fast their head would spin. I like curiosity, but I hate intrusive nosiness. Then again, the boy isn't any better, in that he knows where she lives because he followed her around. Pair of stalkers, meet your match.
And, oh my god, one of the most cliche lines ever. "Things aren't always as they appear, Kate." No, really? The book tries so hard to be serious, but I just sort of shake my head and sigh. I can't take it seriously at all. The way Vincent consumes Kate's thoughts isn't healthy (not that these types of books depict healthy relationships, but one could hope) and, more importantly, it's boring.
I want to slap the main character. Dear main character, you find out that things aren't what they seem, you're locked up in a room to await explanations, you think your crush is dead, and you sit there and be jealous over a girl who lives in the same house as the others. This just. What. I don't even. What. It's like you have no thought in your head other than Vincent. Terrible, shallow, and it gets really old, really fast.
The fact that revenants have kept their secret all of these years is baffling. You'd think that someone dead and coming back to life is, you know, a cause for concern. Seeing as there aren't that many around in the first place, keeping watch over all of the dead is pretty difficult, one would think.
All in all? Really terrible. Kate's entire person revolves around Vincent and it's more than a little old. Be your own person and fall in love. Is that so much to ask for? Apparently it is. She's also rather, well, useless. And it's boring. 1 star.
kstring's review against another edition
5.0
Oh my yes!! Writing style? On point. Storyline? Absolutely believable and realistic. Characters? 102% yes! I loved this book and how modern and real everything seemed. I love the author's detail and how she doesn't rush things like in a normal series. Very believable, very good. 2 thumbs up!
madwonder's review against another edition
4.0
I feel like I have read this before just with other supernatural beings. I am a sucker for supernatural love stories so I honestly i could read them over again, many times. The whole, I love you but I shouldn't because we are too different, (mainly because you are "dead") really never gets old for me. It always makes my heart melt to see extreme obstacles overcome. However, the writing is what makes the difference in every book. The writing wasn't the best and in fact there were a few things where I was like "really? WTF." There were parts that even seemed to move a bit too fast for me as well. However, the overall storyline is what makes me rate it as high as I did. I believe that it was written to have extreme potential and I have high hopes for the next book.
patiapplepie's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
camihawk's review against another edition
2.0
Die For Me intrigued me with its promise of a paranormal romance set in Paris.
All of the characters seemed underdeveloped, Kate, the main character was surface level, naive, and weak. Die For Me starts out with Kate recovering after the death of her parents, but I never felt the weight of her parents death. I thought it was a little odd that Kate mentioned school in the beginning, but then never mentions if she got friends there or if she was having a hard time adjusting.
Vincent, the love interest, kept saying how amazing Kate was and how he couldn’t live without her, but he never said what made her so great. The side characters were underdeveloped, there were three different boy characters, and I honestly can say that I could not tell the difference between the characters.
I did not feel that there was much substance to their relationship besides their infatuation for with one another. I also felt that Kate and Vincent fell in love unrealistically fast. But to Amy Plum’s credit, Vincent and Kate had their sexy moments that kept Die For Me worth reading.
A lot of the plot of Die For Me seemed to revolve around Kate and Vincent getting together. While I do enjoy a good romance.it got the point where most of the book was just the side characters urging the main characters to get together. I had never heard about revenants before reading Die For Me so it was interesting to learn of them in the book.
Overall Die For Me is not the first book I would recommend because it just did not bring much new to the table. I would recommend it for people who are fans of paranormal romances.
All of the characters seemed underdeveloped, Kate, the main character was surface level, naive, and weak. Die For Me starts out with Kate recovering after the death of her parents, but I never felt the weight of her parents death. I thought it was a little odd that Kate mentioned school in the beginning, but then never mentions if she got friends there or if she was having a hard time adjusting.
Vincent, the love interest, kept saying how amazing Kate was and how he couldn’t live without her, but he never said what made her so great. The side characters were underdeveloped, there were three different boy characters, and I honestly can say that I could not tell the difference between the characters.
I did not feel that there was much substance to their relationship besides their infatuation for with one another. I also felt that Kate and Vincent fell in love unrealistically fast. But to Amy Plum’s credit, Vincent and Kate had their sexy moments that kept Die For Me worth reading.
A lot of the plot of Die For Me seemed to revolve around Kate and Vincent getting together. While I do enjoy a good romance.it got the point where most of the book was just the side characters urging the main characters to get together. I had never heard about revenants before reading Die For Me so it was interesting to learn of them in the book.
Overall Die For Me is not the first book I would recommend because it just did not bring much new to the table. I would recommend it for people who are fans of paranormal romances.
michaela95c's review against another edition
5.0
Wow. For starters, I liked everything about this book. Seriously. There was nothing I disliked. It was all well thought out and you could understand the reasoning for different things throughout the book. As for the characters? Love them. They were so well written I felt like I knew them personally. I absolutley fell in love with Vincent(Why can't he be real?) and I love he and Kate together. He's the ideal boyfriend. I also love Jules, he's funny, cute, and deffinitly has a thing for Kate which is really cute. Ambrose was also a fun character and I'd really like to learn more about him and his past.
This storylline was amazing and so original that I don't see how anyone could try and write another book involving Revenants. This book left me begging for more even though it didn't even end on a cliffhanger. Overall, amazing book, amazing stroyline, and I can't wait for the next!!!
This storylline was amazing and so original that I don't see how anyone could try and write another book involving Revenants. This book left me begging for more even though it didn't even end on a cliffhanger. Overall, amazing book, amazing stroyline, and I can't wait for the next!!!
katybooklover's review against another edition
5.0
Ho letto per la prima volta questo romanzo un paio di anni fa e ne ero rimasta piacevolmente colpita, specialmente grazie allo stile di scrittura della autrice senza troppi fronzoli e dalla trama innovativa (oltre che da Vincent naturalmente... )
Curiosando sul mio amatissimo Kindle qualche giorno fa, ho notato che erano stati pubblicato in e-book anche gli altri due romanzi della serie cosi ho deciso di rileggere la mia versione cartacea in attesa di comprare i seguiti e me lo sono letteralmente "divorata" in un paio di giorni.
Devo ammettere che mi è piaciuto tanto quanto la prima volta in cui l'ho letto, inoltre ricordavo la trama solo a grandi linee quindi è stato come se non lo avessi mai letto prima (la mia memoria pessima a volte può rivelarsi una cosa positiva).
Kate è un bel personaggio, è facile immedesimarsi in lei. E' molto dolce ma anche molto forte, non è facile riprendersi da certi traumi e capivo perfettamente la sua paura di affezionarsi troppo a Vince, correre il rischio di innamorarsi e vivere nella paura di poter perdere tutto di nuovo da un momento all'altro spaventerebbe chiunque... ma alla fine l'amore vince sempre, come è giusto che sia.
Vincente, il mio reventant preferito (seguito da Jules ovviamente) è un personaggio meraviglioso oltre ad essere un ragazzo dal cuore d'oro con una bella dose di oscurità dentro di se ma siamo tutti un mix di luce ed ombra, solo che lui è particolarmente affascinante.
Ho apprezzato tutti i personaggi e spero tanto che nei prossimi romanzi l'autrice ci parli un pochino di più degli altri reventants, specialmente di Jules e di Ambrose.
Forse il personaggio che mi è piaciuto di meno è stata Georgia, la sorella di Kate ma solo perchè l'autrice ha parlato pochissimo della sua psicologia.
Lettura piacevole e scorevole, per questo motivo l'ho promosso a pieni voti e lo consiglio a tutte le amanti del genere dall'animo irremediabilmente romantico come il mio.
Curiosando sul mio amatissimo Kindle qualche giorno fa, ho notato che erano stati pubblicato in e-book anche gli altri due romanzi della serie cosi ho deciso di rileggere la mia versione cartacea in attesa di comprare i seguiti e me lo sono letteralmente "divorata" in un paio di giorni.
Devo ammettere che mi è piaciuto tanto quanto la prima volta in cui l'ho letto, inoltre ricordavo la trama solo a grandi linee quindi è stato come se non lo avessi mai letto prima (la mia memoria pessima a volte può rivelarsi una cosa positiva).
Kate è un bel personaggio, è facile immedesimarsi in lei. E' molto dolce ma anche molto forte, non è facile riprendersi da certi traumi e capivo perfettamente la sua paura di affezionarsi troppo a Vince, correre il rischio di innamorarsi e vivere nella paura di poter perdere tutto di nuovo da un momento all'altro spaventerebbe chiunque... ma alla fine l'amore vince sempre, come è giusto che sia.
Vincente, il mio reventant preferito (seguito da Jules ovviamente) è un personaggio meraviglioso oltre ad essere un ragazzo dal cuore d'oro con una bella dose di oscurità dentro di se ma siamo tutti un mix di luce ed ombra, solo che lui è particolarmente affascinante.
Ho apprezzato tutti i personaggi e spero tanto che nei prossimi romanzi l'autrice ci parli un pochino di più degli altri reventants, specialmente di Jules e di Ambrose.
Forse il personaggio che mi è piaciuto di meno è stata Georgia, la sorella di Kate ma solo perchè l'autrice ha parlato pochissimo della sua psicologia.
Lettura piacevole e scorevole, per questo motivo l'ho promosso a pieni voti e lo consiglio a tutte le amanti del genere dall'animo irremediabilmente romantico come il mio.
zoealyce's review against another edition
4.0
I love this book! ... My only issue (and when I got past it, I was fine!) is despite the obvious precautions Plum took to ensure it wasn't instalove ie. Kates own denial about her feelings and little tantrums... there really was no denying it.... this lust fuelled lead character was definitely suffering from love at first sight!
HOWEVER! Don't let this fool you! This book is original... no sparkly vampires, shape-shifters or werewolves. Instead we have something quite different indeed. The plot was admittedly a bit slow at first... but when it picked up it was well paced. It was well written with likeable characters, and a couple of relationships that began to blossom made me feel all warm and fuzzy inside (I just LOVE Charlotte)
I recommend to anybody who loves paranormal romance :)
HOWEVER! Don't let this fool you! This book is original... no sparkly vampires, shape-shifters or werewolves. Instead we have something quite different indeed. The plot was admittedly a bit slow at first... but when it picked up it was well paced. It was well written with likeable characters, and a couple of relationships that began to blossom made me feel all warm and fuzzy inside (I just LOVE Charlotte)
I recommend to anybody who loves paranormal romance :)
erinarkin20's review against another edition
4.0
Julia Whelan does a great job with these characters on the audio version of this story. I found the MC a bit annoying and don't remember that from reading the first time around but I am hoping that isn't the case going forward.