raconteur reviewed on 1/14/2011 + 168 more book reviews

I gave this book 2.5 stars. If I were to rate it based on the story alone, I'd give it 4 stars. The story was wonderful, and the plot pulled me along. I also think it's set up well for a sequel. Great characters, and a unique twist on the paranormal stuff.

However, the book has one major flaw. It's written in such a way that, for me, it felt like I was reading something a 12 year old would text to her tween friends. The grammar was terrible - and this was deliberate, I assume, as otherwise I'd have to seriously question the editor's qualifications. There were words in here that don't exist in the English language. Some words and conjunctions were deliberately misspelled.

I assume the author was trying to go for a "young" tone of voice to appeal to the teen crowd. But, I don't think that is necessary. There are books out there for the YA crowd that are fantastic all around - both in plot AND intelligent writing.

So, I was really put off by the way in which this was written. It seemed like the author was trying to write to the lowest denominator. Whereas I think books should always be written intelligently. Thus, 2.5 stars as I was quite irritated with the writing style. It really detracted from the whole novel.

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