false <![CDATA[The Scent of Shadows: The First Sign of the Zodiac]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172974974m/235111.jpg 235111 5 When she was sixteen, Joanna Archer was brutally assaulted and left to die in the Nevada desert. By rights, she should be dead. Now a photographer by day, she prowls a different Las Vegas after sunset: a grim, secret Sin City where Light battles Shadow, seeking answers to who or what she really is . . . and revenge for the horrors she was forced to endure. But the nightmare is just beginning, for the demons are hunting Joanna, and the powerful shadows want her for their own . . . 3081266 1 3 2007 The Scent of Shadows: The First Sign of the Zodiac total:780|5:172|4:308|3:226|2:54|1:20| 780 2898 1208 144 2 8 false false Thu Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Wed Apr 18 12:38:42 -0700 2007 Tue Jan 22 23:30:02 -0800 2008 more...]]> 3 3 false false Thu Dec 13 17:56:36 -0800 2007 Sat Mar 08 18:25:26 -0800 2008 more...]]> 5 2 true false Sat Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Jun 18 00:35:50 -0700 2008 Wed Jun 18 00:36:20 -0700 2008 more...]]> 1 2 false false Thu Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Fri Oct 26 12:15:57 -0700 2007 Sat Nov 10 14:06:59 -0800 2007
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I gave it up 100 pages in. The story didn't capture my interest and the writing was too melodramatic for my taste. I mean, the heroine ...more...]]> 3 1 false false Mon May 12 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Apr 22 10:28:49 -0700 2007 Mon May 12 15:14:24 -0700 2008 more...]]> 2 2 false true Thu Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Tue Sep 04 12:42:55 -0700 2007 Tue Sep 25 12:29:47 -0700 2007 Warning: This review contains spoilers

The premise is that there are a bunch of superheroes in most major cities, a dark group and a light group. Of course, no one in the regular world knows about it. It's a little bit like X-Men only not as open.

I liked the book. It was a fu...more...]]> 2 1 false false Wed Mar 19 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Mar 21 08:19:05 -0700 2008 Fri Mar 21 08:24:37 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 1 false false Sun Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sun Aug 05 20:12:40 -0700 2007 Sun Aug 05 20:17:11 -0700 2007 like her.

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The basic premise of The Scent of Shadows is that it's about Joanna, daughter of a Las Vegas bill...more...]]> 4 1 false false Mon Sep 24 16:26:21 -0700 2007 Mon Sep 24 16:55:31 -0700 2007 A Scent of Shadows, unlike the usual paranormals, doesn't revolve around vampires or werewolves; instead, it reads more like a graphic novel as literature, featuring teams of superheroes and super-villains, all taki...more...]]> 2 0 false false Fri Mar 06 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Feb 23 12:57:50 -0800 2009 Fri Mar 06 09:20:55 -0800 2009 more...]]> 0 1 false false Sun May 10 20:41:23 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 11 02:33:21 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Wed Dec 03 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 01 15:17:18 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 08 16:07:01 -0800 2008
during the first half, we're learning about a bizarre new world right along with the heroine - it's dark and odd and confusing, and makes for compelling reading. this first half is capped off by possibly one of the best love scenes i've ever read in a dark fan...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Sep 20 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 18 17:03:23 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 20 13:07:26 -0700 2009 more...]]> 1 0 false true Tue Feb 10 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 11 09:20:21 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 11 09:38:29 -0800 2009 more...]]> 0 0 false true Thu Jan 01 09:45:25 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 01 09:48:51 -0800 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Thu Nov 05 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Oct 21 03:40:32 -0700 2009 Sun Nov 08 13:57:40 -0800 2009
This book I have 2 stars to. It had kept my attention off and on throughout the book, but not enough to keep me wanting to pick it up all of the time.

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Pettersson's voice is chipper and perky--not unlike many of her peers. The story, however, is dark and meant to be unsettling.
The two elements clash.

Even so ... the plot is fresh and unpredictable (I'm al...more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=235111