I gave this book one star for two reasons: the authors have blatantly ignored the reviews that state how poorly edited this book is. No PROFESSIONAL author would ever do that. A PROFESSIONAL author would want to put out the best book possible for their readers. These authors don't seem to care in the slightest that their book is sloppy, random words like 'tote' pop up all throughout the manuscript, and much of the book is filler. The second reason is that obviously these authors have no idea what "head-hopping" is. A PROFESSIONAL author would know what that means and would avoid it. Where is the professionalism? Where is the pride in publishing a properly edited book? It doesn't take much, yet these authors couldn't care less. That tells me that they are only in this business for one thing and it sure as heck isn't to impress readers. I mean, with ALL the names on this book, you would think that someone would have had enough sense to say, "Hey, there are a lot of errors in this book! Why don't we FIX them?"It is "authors" like THIS who give Indies a bad name. Despite minor editing errors (spacing and quotation marks), I was addicted to this book. It has a lot of mystery, some romance, a ton of different relationships (parents/children, brother/sister, friends, etc), and hints of the supernatural - I'm thinking werewolves or vampires at this point!There are many, many characters, and you get to know some of them better than others. What you don't know about them will keep you guessing! I especially loved the main character's name; I can't emphasize this enough ;D haha. Seriously though, I think this book is relatable and enjoyable even though I'm probably a bit older than the intended audience.I only have two concerns about this book. 1) The story is told from a mostly omniscient 3rd person POV which is great for finding things out, but confusing when it jumps without warning. This lead to some confusion about what was going on/who was talking. 2) Most of the characters in the book are just a bit TOO perfect. Loving parents and older brother (though he does complain about Cat and act all huffy most of the time - again, realistic and relatable!)...everyone in the town being incredibly good looking...etc.So, overall this is a fantastic book that I would definitely recommend! I'm excited to see where the next book leads :).
What do You think about The Childe (2011)?
The second star is a bit of a gift -- mostly because the authors seem like a nice family.
—chak
Couldn't finish this one. The writing style was so distracting.
—khairat
I totally enjoyed this book. I want the rest of the series!
—GDOG
