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A review by omiai
Changeling by Steve Feasey
2.0
I've read a lot of young adult fiction along the lines of this book, darren shan, derek landy etc, and they are some of my favourite books, however, in reading this book, I was rather disappointed.
firstly, the storyline, I suppose it's a decent introduction to a series, but there just wasn't enough suspense or terror in it for my liking. I did like that it kicked off into the action quite quickly, having the main character taken away from the home he is staying and going to live with his new guardian, who turns out to be a vampire. But after that, I felt there was very little to keep me reading. we quickly discover that the main character is a werewolf, and a very special one at that, one born of two werewolf parents (a rarity) and because of this, there are a lot of people who are after him. obviously, more of this will become clear as the series progresses, however, i don't think i will be reading the rest of the series.
next the characters. As I've said, i've read lots of books in this genre, and characters seem to fall into two catagories (as they do with most books really), incredibly intricate characters that you care for and have to know what happens next or characters who are rather void of personality, are a bit samey, and unfortunately, I felt that's how the characters in this book were, all quite similar, rather stereotypical too.
it's a shame really, because the premise of this book and series really appealed to me, however, it just didn't live up to expectations!
firstly, the storyline, I suppose it's a decent introduction to a series, but there just wasn't enough suspense or terror in it for my liking. I did like that it kicked off into the action quite quickly, having the main character taken away from the home he is staying and going to live with his new guardian, who turns out to be a vampire. But after that, I felt there was very little to keep me reading. we quickly discover that the main character is a werewolf, and a very special one at that, one born of two werewolf parents (a rarity) and because of this, there are a lot of people who are after him. obviously, more of this will become clear as the series progresses, however, i don't think i will be reading the rest of the series.
next the characters. As I've said, i've read lots of books in this genre, and characters seem to fall into two catagories (as they do with most books really), incredibly intricate characters that you care for and have to know what happens next or characters who are rather void of personality, are a bit samey, and unfortunately, I felt that's how the characters in this book were, all quite similar, rather stereotypical too.
it's a shame really, because the premise of this book and series really appealed to me, however, it just didn't live up to expectations!