ghostlydreamer's review against another edition
5.0
Like with the first novelization, I really enjoyed this. The author added richer context and detail to the story even though, once you've seen the film, you're already familiar with it. I can't remember anymore if I preferred 1 over 2, or vice versa. But I do remember loving this. Some novelizations of films feel like cookie cutter copies, and some are poorly written. This is neither.
sharazard's review
3.0
2015 BOOK CHALLENGE: non-human characters
this one felt a bit like cheating since its a novelization of a film, but #YOLO. as a result i wasn't expecting much from the writing and i got what i paid for with that one - still, it was better than i was expecting, and it was fun to get some detailed filled in where the movie left it open. i wasn't a huge fan of the way michael and selene felt a draw to each other for literally no reason but the action and, as i said, the added detail made up for it. the writing was just so cringeworthy sometimes though that it brought down the rating quite a bit for me. fun and quick read though!
this one felt a bit like cheating since its a novelization of a film, but #YOLO. as a result i wasn't expecting much from the writing and i got what i paid for with that one - still, it was better than i was expecting, and it was fun to get some detailed filled in where the movie left it open. i wasn't a huge fan of the way michael and selene felt a draw to each other for literally no reason but the action and, as i said, the added detail made up for it. the writing was just so cringeworthy sometimes though that it brought down the rating quite a bit for me. fun and quick read though!
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