What would life be like if the gods took an active hand in our lives today? This series answers that question in a very original way :) I found the characters to be endearing and amusing. The book was action packed and had a fair amount of suspense. The plot was convoluted and twisted but still a coming-of-age story. This isn't your run of the mill urban fantasy series :) I really enjoyed it and can not wait to read the next installment!** this book is suitable for young adults on up (Source: Downloaded for free from Amazon.co.uk)17-year-old Alastriana (Ree) is going to a concert with a friend (Paden) when she is attacked, and somehow manages to use some sort of green energy to fight off her attackers. When her employer than turns up and tells her that she and her friends are special, and should come visit her island, they are unsure of her intentions, but when they realise that Ree now has glowing eyes, and Paden now has fangs that they need to find out what is going on.It is then revealed that Ree is the key to surviving an epic battle against the ‘dark ones’ – vampires from another planet, and that she must be trained for the battle ahead.Can Ree win the coming war? Can she survive a relationship with Paden? And what other surprises lie in store for her?This book was okay I suppose, but for me it just dragged, and some things were a bit annoying.The characters were all okay, but none of them really called out to me. I didn’t really have any strong feelings for any of them unfortunately, which obviously isn’t good.The storyline was okay, but I was just bored. The story just dragged, it felt really immature, and just dull unfortunately. There was a romantic scene between Ree and Paden which I liked, even though I did think it rather fortunate that two such long-term friends both felt more for each other, but there wasn’t enough romance to save the story for me.I did get annoyed about some aspects of this book. There were a couple of large-ish info dumps which bored me, and a couple of statements that were a little off, such as; “you may be immortal, but if you are injured too severly, you will die.” I’m pretty sure that Immortal means that you can’t die, so this was a bit of an oxymoron, and we then sat through a discussion in which Ree was told that she would win the battle, so therefore they had to keep her safe, and she wasn’t allowed to fight. Excuse me if I’m wrong here, but I fail to see how she will ever be able to win a battle if she isn’t allowed to fight. And if she isn’t allowed to fight, what the hell are you training her for?I suppose the ending of this one was alright, and there was an interesting surprise appearance. The ending was left very open for the next book though, which I don’t think I’ll be reading.Overall; Not for me.4 out of 10.
Do You like book Mortal Obligation (2011)?
3.5 stars. It was really good for a teen book. I hope the other two books are as good.
—erynmw
