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A review by kitvaria_sarene
Don't Fear the Reaper by William F. Houle, J.E. Taylor
3.0
I seems to be on a roll for books that I liked, but didn't love...
Don't fear the Reaper is another mixed batch for me. I love Death as a character, so that part had me hooked right away. I also quite liked the question of what is set for you, and what is personal choice. There are repercussions from those decisions, that I also thought interesting. Meeting Fate, the character, was great and intimidating!
The story is fast paced and short, so it's a quick and entertaining read.
However some other bits just didn't add up. The main character is a 13 year old boy, who is afraid of his mum's temperament on the one side. On the other side he behaves more like a 20 year old than a teenager. He has a terribly hot girlfriend, whose face he likes to suck. (As he calls it at least once). He dealt with everything as if it was the most normal thing in the world. My dad is Death? Ok. People I cared about died? Ok. I gotta save the world? Ok.
All the characters felt a bit bland, especially in their reactions to horrendous things happening. Utterly devastating news, be broken for a bit, but act mostly normal again the next day.
The big finale also just felt rushed and was over before it really began.
The plot felt a bit superficial as well. I would have loved some more depth there, though it did make for an easy and fast read!
All in all it was a fun read I don't regret, but sadly not a new favourite.
Don't fear the Reaper is another mixed batch for me. I love Death as a character, so that part had me hooked right away. I also quite liked the question of what is set for you, and what is personal choice. There are repercussions from those decisions, that I also thought interesting. Meeting Fate, the character, was great and intimidating!
The story is fast paced and short, so it's a quick and entertaining read.
However some other bits just didn't add up. The main character is a 13 year old boy, who is afraid of his mum's temperament on the one side. On the other side he behaves more like a 20 year old than a teenager. He has a terribly hot girlfriend, whose face he likes to suck. (As he calls it at least once). He dealt with everything as if it was the most normal thing in the world. My dad is Death? Ok. People I cared about died? Ok. I gotta save the world? Ok.
All the characters felt a bit bland, especially in their reactions to horrendous things happening. Utterly devastating news, be broken for a bit, but act mostly normal again the next day.
The big finale also just felt rushed and was over before it really began.
The plot felt a bit superficial as well. I would have loved some more depth there, though it did make for an easy and fast read!
All in all it was a fun read I don't regret, but sadly not a new favourite.