Nan
took the never-ending book quiz.
| questions answered: | 2250 |
| correct: | 1846 (82.0%) |
| skipped: | 929 |
| best streak: | 21 |
| questions added: | 2 |
"I won this book as a part of the First Reads program, and I can't wait for it arrive!"
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bookshelves: to-read, wish-list
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bookshelves: to-read, wish-list
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bookshelves: to-read, wish-list
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Lily is dead; she died in an attempt to kill the man that raped her half-sister, Rose. (Yes, they have flower names.) However, Lily is not gone. At the moment of her death, she's offered a chance to atone for her crimes, apparently because this final crime was motivated by love.
Lily is in Alice Purdue's body; Alice is dead, and Lily doesn't know who killed her. Clarence, Lily's handler, tells her that she shouldn't bother to investigate what happened to Alice, as it's not important.
What is important is that Lily is apparently Prophecy Girl. She's the one that can permanently lock the gates between Hell and Earth, and Clarence helps her train for the upcoming battle.
There's also Deacon, an enigmatic man that Lily feels intensely drawn toward. Clarence tells her that Deacon is dangerous and Lily should avoid him . . .
Clarence tells Lily many things . . . and Lily needs to decide which of them she should believe--before it's too late.
. . .
While this was a decent book, I can't help but be annoyed by the format of it. It's the first in a trilogy, and each book is being published a month apart. The chapters are incredibly short (as in almost James Patterson short), and many of them end with a cliffhanger--which almost functions to make the final cliffhanger seem like a natural occurrence of the plot. Most of these cliffhangers seem forced, and while the final cliffhanger is a doosy, I think this book doesn't function well. It may have been better if all of the books had been published in one volume; artificially extending the plot seems to have weakened the story. I enjoy Julie Kenner's Demon Hunting Soccer Mom series enough that I'm willing to read the next two books, even though I didn't particularly like this one.
I'll have more to say after I read the next books. Torn The Blood Lily Chronicles 2 is currently available. Turned The Blood Lily Chronicles 3 will be available at the end of December. ]]>
Nan
said "yes" to attending the event: Jasper Fforde Reading/Q&A/Signing.
date: January 06, 2010 07:00PM
location: Waters Place Borders, 3140 Lohr Rd, Ann Arbor, MI, The United States
description: Mr. Fforde will be stopping in Ann Arbor for his tour promoting the publication of his newest novel, Shades of Grey.
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