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Existence (Existence, #1)

Abbi Glines

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Dec 06, 2011 Chani rated it did not like it

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This is a fairly short book, at only 161 pages. In my mind, the fact that I struggled for almost two weeks to get through despite how short it is says a lot. I really wanted to love this book. The idea behind a girl who can see ghosts meeting Death is great. Yet while I loved the concept behind this (and still do) the actual portrayal of it made this book fall short for me. For one, the characters aren't actually all th **This review can also be found at http://www.readinginthewindowseat.blo...**

This is a fairly short book, at only 161 pages. In my mind, the fact that I struggled for almost two weeks to get through despite how short it is says a lot. I really wanted to love this book. The idea behind a girl who can see ghosts meeting Death is great. Yet while I loved the concept behind this (and still do) the actual portrayal of it made this book fall short for me. For one, the characters aren't actually all that interesting. I can't really put my finger on why exactly, but it has something to do with the way their thoughts and actions are basically forced to move at a fast pace which leaves everything somewhat unbelievable. Leif's feelings for her, for instance. They start dating and then BAM he's in love with her. Everything moves way too quickly. If it was slowed down, drawn out more so that the reader's given more time to really get to know these characters it would have been much better. As for Dank, his name aside, I can't see any real reason she should be so in love with him. Is he cute? Yes. Does the thought of his voice kind of make me want to swoon? Yes. Am I in love with him? No. All he keeps saying is that he can't tell her things and he's not good for her. But she keeps pushing it anyway, even though she knows nothing about him. The dialogue is another thing. I find it grating half the time and just plain frustrating the most of the time. Everything is either repeated a million times on the same exact page, or they're talking to each other like they've just met. Case in point, I wasted an entire week of time I could have been reading something even remotely good as opposed to wasting my time with this. I'm sorry that I have such a harsh opinion of it, and there are some reviewers who feel otherwise about this book, but if you're into structure, well rounded characters, and to not have to listen to the same sentence repeated a million times, then this book is not for you. I won't be continuing with this series. This is one of those cases where I should have paid more attention to the poor reviews then the average rating above.
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