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Review Date: 11/7/2015
This book had a lot going for it. For one, it's about books, and magic. Things I love. Patrick Rothfuss, who is one of my favorite authors of all time, gave this book five stars. It was an original idea and incorporated a lot of historical characters (somewhat accurately).
But ... it ended up not being for me. I really didn't like the whole vampire plot - Anne Rice has ruined all vampires for me, I don't like really any others. The whole Isaac and Lena thing felt cheesy, and don't even talk to me about the last twenty pages with the automaton. Lots of situations weren't explained or the explanations were far too simple. The books conclusion was quite silly, as well.
I'm not saying this book is bad, just that it wasn't for me. It was a quick read and fun at parts ... but it just didn't work all together. Except for Smudge. Why can't we all have fire spiders?!
But ... it ended up not being for me. I really didn't like the whole vampire plot - Anne Rice has ruined all vampires for me, I don't like really any others. The whole Isaac and Lena thing felt cheesy, and don't even talk to me about the last twenty pages with the automaton. Lots of situations weren't explained or the explanations were far too simple. The books conclusion was quite silly, as well.
I'm not saying this book is bad, just that it wasn't for me. It was a quick read and fun at parts ... but it just didn't work all together. Except for Smudge. Why can't we all have fire spiders?!
Review Date: 10/22/2015
Blehhhhh. I picked up this book because I was looking for something light and easy to read (and small, so it could fit in my backpack) and, though it was light and easy to read, the story was ridiculous and the characters predictable. I skipped the last few chapters because I could not wait to finish the book. There were a few good parts (Frazier punching her drunk ex, mostly) but overall ... nope. Maybe it's just because the book is dated, who knows.
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