3 1\2Seven Kinds of Hell has been a mixed bag for me: an incredible world and a setting (archaeology) that I simply loved, but an heroine and a beginning that were difficult to either root for or care about. Quite luckily for me both got a boost midway that compelled me to the end. The GoodThe plot is pure thriller and action packed, leaving you without a moment to take one single breath. You are on a roller coaster to the end with a pack of characters that hounds the grounds. The world building is striking and incredibly fresh, a new take is difficult in the overcrowded UF genre. Plus the archaeology take wasn't only interesting, it seemed very well researched (even up to the small details).The BadThe plot is pure thriller and action packed. :) You are dragged by it (the way the heroine is), and it isn't always that good. You have tons of things happening, some of which made no sense from a reader's standpoint, and tons of characters thrown at you.My biggest nit on the story, and what made this story loose some jazz, is the heroine. She's like a ball in a pinball machine, never the best of places to begin with. But the lack of consistency in her made it worse. You don't drive a nail in to a reader's head telling repeatedly how the heroine's life has been, what her upbringing has been, and then throw everything out of the windows. Trust is a big issue in this story.. or it should have been. But unfortunately it's not the case. Her lack of "brain power" at times was difficult to accept, she ends up too many times in the TSTL section of the library. In my book world, desperate you can be (powerless too), but you need to be clever, smart (or show me same rage for that powerless feeling you are compelled to feel.)Overall, Ms Cameron's writing is strong and she writes compelling storylines, but her characters aren't and their emotion never rung true. Still, with its good and bad points, the book drives home the need to read the second :D I'm a self professed nut for paranormal reads. If it could go bump in the night, I'm on board. This book caught my attention as I didn't recall ever reading about an archaelogist, russian mobster and paranormal creatures in the same storyline. While I enjoyed the book I have to say for me it really didn't get going for me until about 2/3rds of the way through when the archaelogy and the paranormal seemed to mesh a bit better. The first part of the book, while interesting, left me wishing I'd taken notes in places and wondering just how the rest of the book would flow. I get needing to build a universe but thoughout the book there were a number of instances when I had a hard time keeping track of who was working with whom and their reasons for chasing after Zoe. Couldn't help but wonder if all the characters were truly necessary. Additionally, I wasn't very enamored of the heroine Zoe at times. Her interactions and relationships with other characters drove me nuts at times. Zoe's personality just didn't do it for me. I get that she knew practically nothing about what she was, but to me she could come across as whiny and at times big on avoidance. I'd have preferred if she had been more kick ass from the start but I get character building. Perhaps as the character continues to evolve (not yet read book 2), she'll have a stronger personality. Even though I did have to make myself continue reading at several juncations and the above might make it seem like I'm not a fan, I did like this book. Hoping the next book in the series flows a bit better.
What do You think about Seven Kinds Of Hell (2013)?
I found it hard to get into the story, and after a few chapters I ended up giving up.
—Katie123212321
It sounded great but I didn't make it very far. I found it to be tedious
—Cme
DNF. The Beginning was too slow for me. :(
—EggNogg05
