Series: The Reaper Diaries (bk. 1)
Genera: Paranormal Romance (set in a
semi-dystopian/alternate hist. world)
Subjects: Supernatural, necromancer, reapers,
mythology, Egyptian mythology, Anubis, gods, magic, boarding schools, zombies,
ghosts
Age/Grade Level: Teen
Length: 267 pgs.
HC/PB: Paperback
List Price: $9.99
Publisher: HarlequinTeen
Summary/ product description: “The day I turned 16,
my boyfriend-to-be died. I brought him back to life. Then things got a little
weird...
Molly Bartolucci wants to blend in, date hottie Rick and keep her zombie-raising abilities on the down-low. Then the god Anubis chooses her to become a reaper—and she accidentally undoes the work of another reaper, Rath. Within days, she's shipped off to the Nekyia Academy, an elite boarding school that trains the best necromancers in the world. And her personal reaping tutor? Rath.
Life at Nekyia has its plusses. Molly has her own personal ghoul, for one. Rick follows her there out of the blue, for another...except, there's something a little off about him. When students at the academy start to die and Rath disappears, Molly starts to wonder if anything is as it seems. Only one thing is certain—-Molly's got an undeadly knack for finding trouble....”
Molly Bartolucci wants to blend in, date hottie Rick and keep her zombie-raising abilities on the down-low. Then the god Anubis chooses her to become a reaper—and she accidentally undoes the work of another reaper, Rath. Within days, she's shipped off to the Nekyia Academy, an elite boarding school that trains the best necromancers in the world. And her personal reaping tutor? Rath.
Life at Nekyia has its plusses. Molly has her own personal ghoul, for one. Rick follows her there out of the blue, for another...except, there's something a little off about him. When students at the academy start to die and Rath disappears, Molly starts to wonder if anything is as it seems. Only one thing is certain—-Molly's got an undeadly knack for finding trouble....”
My Rating: êêê
My Review: This book was different than I expected.
There was not much Romance as I wanted. I really liked Rath. Rick reminded me
too much of Heath from House of Night. A lot of other people agree that this
book is similar the House of Night series. I feel like this book dragged out
the beginning too much. I would have rather had more boarding school stuff.
There were a lot of clichés, but out of all the clichés left out, why no love
triangle? There was no depth to the story.
Don’t get me wrong, I enjoyed it for the most part. I
think the world building is interesting. An alternate history of Necromancer
and Zombies being known to everyone. All the different hekas and parts of the
soul. It was very interesting. It reminded me of the Shade series and House of
Night series put together, except with Egyptian stuff. I liked Molly’s voice,
even with the outdated slang. The book could just use some tweets. I could have
been better if it was about 100 pages longer, with a steamy romance. Seriously,
more Rath. My favorite Reaper is Todd from the Soul Screamers series. The hot
reaper really needs to be played up more. I just felt like some stuff was
rushed/forced. It needs more build up. This is the first book in a series, so I’m
sure book 2 will be better. There is a cliff hanger at the end.
Cover Art Review: The cover is kind of generic for
paranormal romance. I do like the lace, though. I’m pretty sure I could have
made a better cover than this one.
~Haley G
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