Sunshine in SOS: Serious Overload of Series

Jun 28, 2009 Samantha rated it liked it

Shelves: 2009

Definitely better than Twilight, imo. Sunshine is a person; someone that I could identify with. She likes baking and reading and knows she can act a little bitchy sometimes (in other words, she's not perfect ad she knows it). She loves her family and has a life that even though she may not love it all the time, she knows that it's an essential part of who she is...
Some parts of this story were a little more difficult for me to follow. Since Sunshine is telling the story you don't get an omnipote ...more

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Aug 16, 2012 PM rated it really liked it

Shelves: paranormal, romance

Oh, I loved it. I just finished the last page and that was my immediate thought- I loved it.

"Sunshine" is not a book about sparkling vampires. No, these are more of the classic variety. This isn't a light, happy read, but I fell in love with it immediately. What it is, is paranormal, urban fantasy at it's best - dark and brooding, with a quirky, bright, brave but ill-prepared heroine, (a baker!), trapped in a bad situation.

I had not heard of this book before I stumbled onto it, although it did ...more

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May 08, 2009 Shelleyrae at Book'd Out rated it really liked it

I think what struck me most is how skilfully Robin revealed Sunshines world. Initially things seem quite normal, then she is taken by vampires, then we learn of the magic, the Voodoo Wars, the other races - the world unfolds organically and draws you in. It has some original and unique ideas and combines more standard ideas in a new way.
Sunshine is an unusual protaganist - not exactly a classic kick a** heroine but not too stupid to live either. I found her refreshingly normal even as she became ...more

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Aug 03, 2008 Cheer Papworth rated it liked it

Shelves: vampires

Sunshine was a very interesting interpretation of vampire lore. This book was a little Beauty & the Beast, a little Buffy the Vampire Slayer (as already reviewed by others), as well as a little bit Men in Black. I was captivated by the relationship between Sunshine and Bo, but I felt the author got carried away with too many mystical characters (Goddesses, Goblins, Half-Bloods, etc). I also thought Mckinley's writing was a little difficult to follow at times....she assumed the reader knew what s ...more

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