Carrier of the Mark (Carrier, #1) in And So It Begins Reading Challenge

Feb 06, 2011 Ezmirelda rated it did not like it

Shelves: unoriginal, books-i-own, 1-star, kinda-boring, paranormal, romance, dissapointing

So just to start off, this book was okay-ish. But there were times when I just could not take the characters seriously. The fact that the main characters had their first kiss SO early in the story completely confounded me. And when it did hapen everything felt so fake and completely out of place...the feeling you get when you're yanked out of the story because it starts to feel too unbeleivable. The dialogue felt so alien in that confession scene because there wasn't any real meaning to it. At t So just to start off, this book was okay-ish. But there were times when I just could not take the characters seriously. The fact that the main characters had their first kiss SO early in the story completely confounded me. And when it did hapen everything felt so fake and completely out of place...the feeling you get when you're yanked out of the story because it starts to feel too unbeleivable. The dialogue felt so alien in that confession scene because there wasn't any real meaning to it. At the point where Adam confesses to her they are both still virtual strangers to each other. I found myself rolling eyes over and over again during the whole scene.

And the fact that the main character just somehow "knew" that the male love-interest had a thing for her without actually having any real conversations with him left me completely confounded. How exactly could she tell? Is it because she has a big ego or is it because he's been staring at her to the point of almost being a stalker? I honestly don't know. (Seriously, the guy even admits it himself that he acted like a stalker in the book). -_-

I just wish that there could have been a bigger build up to the relationship. I found it so akward and out of character for the both of them to suddenly decide one chapter that they're in love with each other when prior to the chapter they've barely spoke to each other, and Adam comes off as so cold. He turned from an iceburg to a tropical beach in the course of one chapter in the BEGINNING of the book. Most of the time big character changes like that don't happen until the END of the book. I would have taken that scene a lot more seriously if it were placed closer to the climax.

And how many times are they going to repeat "I think I can take on the world when I'm with you!" Was this meant to be a catchphrase or something because they say it about 3 or more times per chapter. -_-

Overall, The Carrier of the Mark was a bit too cliche and abrupt for my tastes. And there were way TOO many similarities to Twilight. I really really wanted to like this book because Leigh is an awesome person, but I just couldn't. After getting about 3/4ths of the way through the book I couldn't bring myself to finish the rest. I felt annoyed with just about every character except for maybe Rian. ...more

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Dec 12, 2012 Paula Phillips rated it really liked it

Moving from country to country for Megan wasn't something that was a new thing and when they move from America to Ireland in a way she is just passing time till they have to move again. Megan had wished for a different start, but what will happen she would never have imagined it in her life. Megan is being watched and strange things have been happening to her and worse, the cut that Megan recieved in the car crash that killed her mother all those years ago has been stinging. When a local family ...more

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Jan 29, 2011 Nicole rated it it was ok

Do you ever have those books where it seems like every page you're saying ugh seriously? This is one of those books. A great idea, but horrible executed with some of the worst dialogue. UGH!!! Full review soon. ...more

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