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chllybrd's review against another edition
4.0
reviewed by http://urbanfantasyinvestigations.blogspot.com/
I gave it 3.5 stars
I love when a new book that incorporates the Gods and their gifts comes out. I don't know why it intrigues me so much but it does and I enjoy reading the interpretations of the different myths that authors have for their characters and stories.
Ree and her friends had a great mix of personalities. They are all extremely loyal to each other from the beginning. MORTAL OBLIGATION had a great pace to it. The action and training of the teens was well written and engaging. There was some pretty good twists at the end that I in no way saw coming. I enjoyed the love triangle, I feel both of the romantic interests have enough positive and negative things going for them to make things interesting and it added some great jealousy moments to the book. The biggest complaint I had about the book is the ease that which Ree and her friends believed and accepted all the God gifts and roles they are to play in Ree's Destiny. They were mostly like COOL bring it on, I have vampire teeth hahah (very much paraphrased they didn't really sound like that) when I felt they should have been a bit freaked out at what was happening. All in all this was a great debut novel from a new author. I was kept interested throughout the book and I would enjoy reading what comes next.
I gave it 3.5 stars
I love when a new book that incorporates the Gods and their gifts comes out. I don't know why it intrigues me so much but it does and I enjoy reading the interpretations of the different myths that authors have for their characters and stories.
Ree and her friends had a great mix of personalities. They are all extremely loyal to each other from the beginning. MORTAL OBLIGATION had a great pace to it. The action and training of the teens was well written and engaging. There was some pretty good twists at the end that I in no way saw coming. I enjoyed the love triangle, I feel both of the romantic interests have enough positive and negative things going for them to make things interesting and it added some great jealousy moments to the book. The biggest complaint I had about the book is the ease that which Ree and her friends believed and accepted all the God gifts and roles they are to play in Ree's Destiny. They were mostly like COOL bring it on, I have vampire teeth hahah (very much paraphrased they didn't really sound like that) when I felt they should have been a bit freaked out at what was happening. All in all this was a great debut novel from a new author. I was kept interested throughout the book and I would enjoy reading what comes next.
slc333's review
2.0
2.5 stars. It wasn't bad and I was interested enough to want to know how it ended however knowing it was part of a trilogy I kept finding myself wondering how they were going to drag it out over 3 books. Then I found myself skimming bits so I guess the answer by making the story drag in part. I think it would have been much more enjoyable if it was less dragged out and also with the stupid manufactured love triangle removed. I didn't hate any of the characters but nor did I particularly love them either. I am interested enough in the overall story to seek out the next instalment though I will likely be skimming that one as well.
lenoreo's review
4.0
Intriguing twists to the whole paranormal ya novel with the gods and the guardians and the history of the Dark Ones and all that -- kind of refreshing. It was missing something to get it to the 5 stars...having hard time defining what that is though. I think the writing was a bit more simplistic, and spent time on mundane topics that had me waiting for something to happen, but no she was just taking a shower and no one was going to attack or whatever. That's not necessarily bad, I'm just wishy washy on it. It was kind of nice that while Ree felt she was a social outcast, she did have some self-esteem....I get the heroines that don't have self-esteem and think they're ugly or whatever, it's just refreshing to have a heroine that was satisfied with herself. Definitely interested to see where this goes...
manragoo's review
5.0
This book has an amazing storyline! It's so interesting, I keep wanting more! The characters are well rounded and hilarious. I can't wait to read the other books in the series!
kate2440's review
4.0
I've been putting this one off for a while now although I don't know why as I love Nichole Chase's work.
I'm not a huge fan of this cover as although the girl in the cover reminds me of Ree the girl used looks fake she looks as though Photoshop was used a lot here. I do like the rest of the cover with the use of colours makes it stand out plus I like that it looks like the location used in the actual book.
Mortal Obligation is unique in that I haven't read a paranormal book like it which was a nice change but there was other parts of the story that was what every YA book involves. When I first started Mortal Obligation I was hooked and I couldn't wait to see what on earth was going to happen next, however, I felt it dragged a bit in the middle. I felt the romance side of the story was lacking and I didn't quite believe in the feelings plus I am a little sick of love triangles at the minute which this story has. Most of the story was getting to know about the powers that they all have and learning how to use them which I think was the reason why it dragged as it felt repetitive. The last quarter of the book was back to being hooked with some surprises that I never expected and then left open for the rest of the series which I am very much looking forward to reading.
I pretty much liked all of the characters, especially some of the secondary characters. Ree was an okay character as she was a strong person but with her being put on the sidelines it made her (understandably) whiney. Paden was a nice enough character as he was sweet and protective of Ree but he also kept changing his mind about whether he should be with Ree or not. Roland I liked as he came across better than Paden. Out of all the secondary characters Weylin was my favourite as he added much needed humour to the story.
Overall, not my favourite Nichole Chase book but that in no means that it wasn't an enjoyable read as for the most part I enjoyed it, it was just the dragging in the middle that brought it down.
I'm not a huge fan of this cover as although the girl in the cover reminds me of Ree the girl used looks fake she looks as though Photoshop was used a lot here. I do like the rest of the cover with the use of colours makes it stand out plus I like that it looks like the location used in the actual book.
Mortal Obligation is unique in that I haven't read a paranormal book like it which was a nice change but there was other parts of the story that was what every YA book involves. When I first started Mortal Obligation I was hooked and I couldn't wait to see what on earth was going to happen next, however, I felt it dragged a bit in the middle. I felt the romance side of the story was lacking and I didn't quite believe in the feelings plus I am a little sick of love triangles at the minute which this story has. Most of the story was getting to know about the powers that they all have and learning how to use them which I think was the reason why it dragged as it felt repetitive. The last quarter of the book was back to being hooked with some surprises that I never expected and then left open for the rest of the series which I am very much looking forward to reading.
I pretty much liked all of the characters, especially some of the secondary characters. Ree was an okay character as she was a strong person but with her being put on the sidelines it made her (understandably) whiney. Paden was a nice enough character as he was sweet and protective of Ree but he also kept changing his mind about whether he should be with Ree or not. Roland I liked as he came across better than Paden. Out of all the secondary characters Weylin was my favourite as he added much needed humour to the story.
Overall, not my favourite Nichole Chase book but that in no means that it wasn't an enjoyable read as for the most part I enjoyed it, it was just the dragging in the middle that brought it down.
rayne's review
3.0
I did like the book. I felt a connection with the characters and the story panned out well. There wasn't much backstory and I had to make links as I went along. I had to keep reminding myself how young the main character was so I wouldn't get too frustrated with her inner dialogue. Paden is really likeable and Roland - set up for a triangle. There are a lot of unexplored tangents which will probably play out in book two & three. The story also finishes on a bit of a cliffhanger which is no surprise. I will look out for the rest of the trilogy.
pandemoniumpizza's review against another edition
Mortal Obligation is quite a unique novel. I thought that it had a really great execution and there was just action from the word go. It was really good to be sucked into the story and then to keep getting pulled into the story so that I could get it read in no time.
I liked Ree as a character and I thought her full name Alastriana, was really cool. It was different, unique and I really liked it. I also liked Paden and Juliette. Actually, come to think of it there wasn't really any of Ree's friends that I didn't not like.
There was one little thing that irked me a bit and that was the way Ree and Payden acted around each other. They just made me want to grab them and push them together, at times it was so frustrating!
I thought that Ree's power was really interesting and I loved the whole concept of this book. I'm always interested in Gods and Goddesses and so this one was great. I'm curious to learn more about the powers and what these Gods and Goddesses do as well.
Mortal Obligation is quite a short book so it's quite easy to breeze through it. I did think that the ending was kind of abrupt though, but in saying that it is the first book in the series. I thought it did a good job setting up the series though. Especially with the little twist at the end that I have to admit I was not expecting at all. It was definitely a good twist though.
Overall, I enjoyed Mortal Obligation. I look forward to continuing with the series.
I liked Ree as a character and I thought her full name Alastriana, was really cool. It was different, unique and I really liked it. I also liked Paden and Juliette. Actually, come to think of it there wasn't really any of Ree's friends that I didn't not like.
There was one little thing that irked me a bit and that was the way Ree and Payden acted around each other. They just made me want to grab them and push them together, at times it was so frustrating!
I thought that Ree's power was really interesting and I loved the whole concept of this book. I'm always interested in Gods and Goddesses and so this one was great. I'm curious to learn more about the powers and what these Gods and Goddesses do as well.
Mortal Obligation is quite a short book so it's quite easy to breeze through it. I did think that the ending was kind of abrupt though, but in saying that it is the first book in the series. I thought it did a good job setting up the series though. Especially with the little twist at the end that I have to admit I was not expecting at all. It was definitely a good twist though.
Overall, I enjoyed Mortal Obligation. I look forward to continuing with the series.
brieblocker97gmailcom's review against another edition
5.0
I died a little when I got the last page and there wasn't another. I absolutely loved the mixture of the aspects of the fictional world. Gods+Energy Power+ Guardians+VampireAliens+Awesome Characters= A knocked my socks of with intensity book. Dont even try to understand what this book is about from my little equation just read it and if your socks don't fly off your feet. well.. don't tell me because we'll have a problem. I might have a new favorite series.
Speaking of intensity/characters... ;) you can go around saying how much you dislike love triangles as much as you want but let's be honest. A good one is enetertaining. And ohboy if this isn't a good one I don't know what is. I'm so excited to see how things progress. They're both so perfectly flawed and lovable. Ah! oh and Ree is a great heroine. not pathetically weak but not over confident. it makes for good fight scenes:)
Speaking of intensity/characters... ;) you can go around saying how much you dislike love triangles as much as you want but let's be honest. A good one is enetertaining. And ohboy if this isn't a good one I don't know what is. I'm so excited to see how things progress. They're both so perfectly flawed and lovable. Ah! oh and Ree is a great heroine. not pathetically weak but not over confident. it makes for good fight scenes:)