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Infinity (Chronicles of Nick, #1)
by Sherrilyn Kenyon, Holter Graham
by Sherrilyn Kenyon, Holter Graham
I skimmed quite a bit through this one...and still feel I wasted a LOT of time. Yes...these are hours of my life I'll never get back.
The book dragged on trying to get started as we went to school with Nick and watched him persecuted more thoroughly than Bilbo at an Orc convention. We suffered through him having to live on powdered eggs...with maybe a little bacon, sometimes not even out of date (Nick's mom is poor but noble....not real understanding at times, but noble. Oh and also very important, don't forget that, very important...take care of your mom). We struggled with Nick being misunderstood, abused, and just wronged. Then we finally got into the story.
There were a few good humorous quips, references to pop-culture, movies, electronic games etc. and so on. But other than that I just got tired and burned out on zombies, time slips, demons and a story I just couldn't get into. (There are also warped mythological characters, shape shifters, "werebeasts"(werecritters?), "Daemons", and assorted other monsters including sort of putrid flying monkeys.) The book begins to tell a mildly interesting story about the last 2 chapters, but every time I got "mildly interested" the thing wandered off and managed to hit the annoyance button (specifics would contain spoilers...). Other than a few "story related" items like distorted folklore references, there were SOOOO MANY places where there were lines like "before he could answer another wave of zombies interrupted", or "I'll have to tell you that (important plot point) later, we're here". You get the picture?
I didn't "hate" this book, it escapes a 1 star rating (barely...:) but it just didn't (for me) ever jell, it failed to hold together, it just didn't work. Sorry.
I know however some will like it, taste is like that otherwise boiled okra, stinky cheese, Ator (The Fighting Eagle) movies, and Gilligan's Island would never have staid around as they have, so if you like it enjoy. As I said, it has it's moments. I even laughed at a few of the "quips", but the story didn't quite make it for me.
By the way, did I say how annoying the book was at times????
The book dragged on trying to get started as we went to school with Nick and watched him persecuted more thoroughly than Bilbo at an Orc convention. We suffered through him having to live on powdered eggs...with maybe a little bacon, sometimes not even out of date (Nick's mom is poor but noble....not real understanding at times, but noble. Oh and also very important, don't forget that, very important...take care of your mom). We struggled with Nick being misunderstood, abused, and just wronged. Then we finally got into the story.
There were a few good humorous quips, references to pop-culture, movies, electronic games etc. and so on. But other than that I just got tired and burned out on zombies, time slips, demons and a story I just couldn't get into. (There are also warped mythological characters, shape shifters, "werebeasts"(werecritters?), "Daemons", and assorted other monsters including sort of putrid flying monkeys.) The book begins to tell a mildly interesting story about the last 2 chapters, but every time I got "mildly interested" the thing wandered off and managed to hit the annoyance button (specifics would contain spoilers...). Other than a few "story related" items like distorted folklore references, there were SOOOO MANY places where there were lines like "before he could answer another wave of zombies interrupted", or "I'll have to tell you that (important plot point) later, we're here". You get the picture?
I didn't "hate" this book, it escapes a 1 star rating (barely...:) but it just didn't (for me) ever jell, it failed to hold together, it just didn't work. Sorry.
I know however some will like it, taste is like that otherwise boiled okra, stinky cheese, Ator (The Fighting Eagle) movies, and Gilligan's Island would never have staid around as they have, so if you like it enjoy. As I said, it has it's moments. I even laughed at a few of the "quips", but the story didn't quite make it for me.
By the way, did I say how annoying the book was at times????
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I've read most of her adult books, which are strictly paranormal romance (with copious sex scenes), I don't think she's a bad writer (nor do I think she's a great writer), but I find it very disturbing that she's written a teen series that is a direct tie in with her adult series, maybe I'm the odd one out, but I think that is a bit wrong. It's like an adult lingerie/toy catalogue with an extra section for 12 yr olds. its just not right.
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Wasn't aware of her adult books, but then I'm not a fan of PNR or any romance genre for that matter. I see your point. I had never read any of Laurell K. Hamilton's books and got on from the library in audio. Luckily I wasn't around anyone when i put it in. I don't know if Ms. Kenyon's books are comparable, but I wouldn't aim young people at them.
Mike (the Paladin) wrote: I had never read any of Laurell K. Hamilton's books and got on from the library in audio. Luckily I wasn't around anyone when i put it in. Rofl at that! How awkward would that have been! I read them mostly on ebooks now, so no one can even see the cover. If it's anything apart from LKH's very first anita blake book (the very first one or two are urban fantasy without the *ahem* bits), then its completely comparable to Kenyons long-running adult series.
And I'm glad that it's not just me that finds it wierd! hah.
I never read any of her early books, I'd read reactions from those who are disappointed by the change. The one I got was concerned with a certain oil that the Fairy Courts used for...ummm, intimate relations but if humans were touched by it they went completely crazy with desire.I used to listen to audio books in my work vehicle and occasionally on the job if I were in a place where routine work allowed my mind to wander.
Happily I put this one on "in the truck"... could have been awkward were any clients around. LOL
My problem is that she wrote this book for teens and i was told that it was like dark hunters but better for teens but i found that a little insulting to my intelligence. There were a few things that ticked me off like the weak plot and the face that when a kid went all zombie on another kid people weren't freaking out more like only one person feared the zombie apocalypse there.
