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Also, Zeke's last name is "Crosse"? Okay, now I definitely don't feel stupid for comparing some parts of this story to Vampire Knight since "Cross" was the last name of a few characters (Yuki and Kaien) in VK.
— Apr 16, 2012 08:22PM
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Jillian -always aspiring-
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I...don't know what to say. That development just proved how "worthless" the one other (most mentioned) female character in this novel was, and that pisses me off to no end.
— Apr 17, 2012 04:39AM
Jillian -always aspiring-
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*sigh* Now this Allie-slaying-rabids development simply reminds me of the Saya-slaying-chiropterans bits in the Blood anime franchise.
— Apr 17, 2012 02:19AM
Jillian -always aspiring-
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"If I see you again, I'll kill you." - Well, that line just reminded me of the parting scene between two characters at the end of part one of the Vampire Knight manga...
— Apr 17, 2012 02:06AM
Jillian -always aspiring-
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You know, I sometimes found myself surprised by the developments in the Iron Fey books, but I'm not experiencing any of that with this book. I don't know. All of it's just a bit too obvious in the twist department for my liking.
— Apr 17, 2012 01:54AM
Jillian -always aspiring-
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Well, everything I feared about Ruth's characterization is coming true: she's the "bitch" stereotype who hates the heroine for no other reason that just being a seeming rival for a boy's affections. (This stereotype needs to die in YA because other media already have enough petty girl-hates-girl drama.)
— Apr 17, 2012 12:16AM
Jillian -always aspiring-
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Lovely. There's finally another (named) female character, yet she's "hostile" to the heroine. No matter how "badass" of a female character Allie may turn out to be, this book won't win any points with me if she's the only "girl that matters" in the story.
— Apr 16, 2012 08:16PM
Jillian -always aspiring-
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This vampire hierarchy reminds me suspiciously of the one in the manga Vampire Knight.
— Apr 16, 2012 09:47AM
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Apr 16, 2012 08:50PM
Kagawa does enjoy manga and anime. But then again, who can resist it?! XD
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I had this issue with her other series too. It seems as if the basic plot and/or characters are taken from manga and I hate that. :/
I simply don't like YA authors copying stories from manga. It always feels a bit like cheating to me. Especially if there's little editing done. And honestly, as soon as I saw this book was about vampires and by Kagawa, VK was the first series that came to mind. Seems I was right, at least to an extent.
