Title: Midnight
Cravings
Author: JoelleSterling
Review: To start I want everyone to know that I don’t
have many good things to say about this book…I hate when that happens, but it has with this book...so if you like this author or this
book then quit reading now. Also I may
give away something’s, I will try not to.
This book read like a novelization of a B-movie. Little lead in to who the characters were or
what they were doing in the book. Lots
of sudden realizations and action, that seemed so out of place when combined with the inner dialogue the characters are musing most of the time. A movie yes, the pace is fast and moves from
one scene to the next rapidly, but a book is a bit slower and more interesting
with greater character development and story line. This book was fast paced, yet confusing with
how fast it moved from one thing to the next.
The transitions were unclear and I had to stop and go back several times
to see what I had missed…most of the time nothing.
I’ve read paranormal teen romance and enjoyed it…several
books for that matter…but this book was bad.
Bad writing, bad transition, bad story line, bad….just about everything,
one good thing was getting to the end.
The ending was so abrupt that with all the build up to the really bad
guys and boom…..BOOM it was over and so fast that I was lost and reread that
section to be sure I really understood what had just happened. I think the author took too little time on this
book and that doesn’t bode well for the rest of the series, in my opinion that
is.
If you like paranormal teen romances then try Amanda
Hocking, Victoria Roth or Cassandra Clare.
This series needs work and hope the editor does a better job of keeping
the pace even and level in the next book.
Publisher: Expected
publication: October 9th 2012 by Strebor Books
ISBN: 9781593094195
Copyright: 2012
Pages: 288
Quick Review: 1 stars
out of 5
Where I Obtained the
Book: Sent to me by the publisher for review.
Synopsis: The first book in a new trilogy is a
supernatural fest with teenage witches, vampires, and zombies in an urban
setting.
With her acne under control, the braces off, and a new
haircut, Holland Manning has discarded the nerdy girl image for a bold and edgy
look. This is the year that she’s finally going to snag her long-time crush,
football star Jarrett Sloan. But being realistic, how can a bookworm like
Holland compete for Jarrett’s attention when Chaela Vasquez, his uber-gorgeous
ex-girlfriend, is going full throttle to get him back?
Holland’s mom claims to be a witch, but her spells go awry
and sometimes even backfire. Holland warily asks her mother to cast a love
spell on Jarrett, and not surprisingly, the spell doesn’t work. But something
strange is happening at home. Night after night, Holland awakens to flitting
shadows outside of her bedroom window and eerie whispers, causing her to
suspect that her mother may have mistakenly opened a pathway that unleashed
something unspeakably sinister.
Discovering her own powers of sorcery that have been lying
dormant, Holland sets off on a dangerous mission to vanquish the nest of
teenage vampires that are picking off the students at her school, one by one.
Author Biography: Joelle
Sterling is the author of Midnight Cravings, the first in a trilogy. Her next
novel in the series is Forbidden Feast. She lives in Philadelphia. Pen name for Allison Hobbs.
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