Touch the Dark (Cassandra Palmer, Book 1)
by Karen Chance
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Author: Karen ChanceEdition: Mass Market Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2006-06-06
ISBN: 0451460936
Number of pages: 320
Publisher: Roc
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Book Review: Ugh.
Summary: 1 Stars
I am a little bit new to this genre...having gotten hooked on Charlaine Harris and of course Twilight, I've been hunting around to find something equally as good. I decided to try this one on the strength of the positive reviews and the opening paragraph of the book caught me. But Good Lord. This book is bad. It's yucky bad. As other reviewers mentioned she gives too much unecessary detail, jumps around so much it's hard for someone to keep up and there are the storyline is bizzare. It just doesn't mesh, it's actually kind of non-sensical. As far as the main character, it's like who cares? I literally couldn't even picture what she looked like that was about the amount of depth she gave her. It seems like she was trying to emulate Charlaine Harris' Sookie writing style...she has lots of paranormal characters and the heroine is a psychic/clairvoyant type who deals with the creatures of the underworld. But honestly, it was just not good writing. And like I said I'm new to the genre..I certainly don't consider myself a urban fantasy fanatic, and I've never been really into sci-fi, but Charlaine Harris' Southern Vampire series I could deal with that level of blood and violence. This authors writing style I foudn to be, well, just kind of gross, the words she chooses...reading this book made me feel so icky I ended up just tossing it halfway through. Should have kept my receipt on this one.
Summary of Touch the Dark (Cassandra Palmer, Book 1)
Like any sensible girl, Cassie tries to avoid vampires. But when the bloodsucking Mafioso she escaped three years ago finds Cassie again with revenge in mind, she's forced to turn to the vampire Senate for protection.The undead senators won't help her for nothing, and Cassie finds herself working with one of their most powerful members, a dangerously seductive master vampire- and the price he demands may be more than Cassie is willing to pay.Dark Fantasy Books
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