Julie's review
Sunshine
by Robin McKinley
Julie's review
Sunshine by Robin McKinley
Julie's review
rating:
This novel seemed like a great combination: vampires, baking, and Robin McKinley. However, the result was rather spotty and, at times, rather tedious – not a feature one really wants, especially during climactic vampire battle scenes. (Though, to be fair, I always prefer the lead-up to the battles, but a badly-narrated fight is anticlimactic.)
The action begins as our heroine is kidnapped by vampires and chained up next to a captive vampire. Strangely enough, he doesn’t eat her, and when she is able to tap into her magic to escape, she takes him with her, creating an unexpected bond.
While this action and terror is going on, McKinley starts fleshing out the world in which they live. Things seem fairly normal: she is a twentysomething who bakes at her stepfather’s restaurant, and there are loving descriptions of her baked goods (I would love to have some of the recipes!). At first the differences from our world are pretty subtle, such as different slang. (Oh, and va...more
The action begins as our heroine is kidnapped by vampires and chained up next to a captive vampire. Strangely enough, he doesn’t eat her, and when she is able to tap into her magic to escape, she takes him with her, creating an unexpected bond.
While this action and terror is going on, McKinley starts fleshing out the world in which they live. Things seem fairly normal: she is a twentysomething who bakes at her stepfather’s restaurant, and there are loving descriptions of her baked goods (I would love to have some of the recipes!). At first the differences from our world are pretty subtle, such as different slang. (Oh, and va...more
