Author: Robin McKinley
Genre: Fantasy / Vampire
Publication: 2003
Genre: Fantasy / Vampire
Publication: 2003
Summary: There hadn't been any trouble out at the lake in years. Sunshine just needed a spot where she could be alone with her thoughts for a minute. But then the vampires found her . . . Now, chained and imprisoned in a once-beautiful decaying mansion, alone but for the vampire, Constantine, shackled next to her, Sunshine realizes that she must call on her own hidden strength if she is to survive. But Constantine is not what she expected of a vampire, and soon Sunshine discovers that it is he who needs her, more than either of them know.
My Thoughts: I wish I could write a well thought out review for this but because my wife and I just had a baby my mind is so tired I don't think I have it in me just yet. But I don't want to put off writing a review because it'll likely never happen. So...
Ugh. Sunshine, seriously, I don't care about your cinnamon rolls, killer zebras, muffins or your family run coffee house THAT much. My biggest issue with this book is that it's spent too much inside the narrator's head. Sure, what goes on in there can certainly be interesting and even insightful into the kind of world the author has created, which I found neat, but I found her to be annoying and she definitely talked to much about Charlie's Coffeehouse. Again, I really don't care THAT much about your coffehouse. It was nice at first but what I really came into this book for were the vampires! Which, when I think about it, were few and far between.
The beginning when she first meets Con was promising, but that all went downhill later in means of storytelling for me. There wasn't enough dialogue, not enough character interaction, not enough vampire action, not enough Con, and it all boils down to too much narrator rambling inner thoughts. The magic in this world was admittedly really captivating and original because even though there were demons, magic, vampires, etc, society kept going on like it normally would to any of us. Cool alternate reality. But unfortunately that didn't save story for me. The only reason I picked up this book was because Neil Gaiman said it was "pretty much perfect". As big of a fan as I am of Neil Gaiman, I'm going to be careful of that kind of thing from now on.
I truly believe this could have been a great story. It was all there! All those delicious ingredients were there to bake a great vampire story. But whyyyyyyyy?! Maybe it's the sleep deprivation talking here because I really wanted to like this book. But it flopped. This is the first book I've read of Robin McKinley and it will most likely be the last.
My Rating: 2/5
Ugh. Sunshine, seriously, I don't care about your cinnamon rolls, killer zebras, muffins or your family run coffee house THAT much. My biggest issue with this book is that it's spent too much inside the narrator's head. Sure, what goes on in there can certainly be interesting and even insightful into the kind of world the author has created, which I found neat, but I found her to be annoying and she definitely talked to much about Charlie's Coffeehouse. Again, I really don't care THAT much about your coffehouse. It was nice at first but what I really came into this book for were the vampires! Which, when I think about it, were few and far between.
The beginning when she first meets Con was promising, but that all went downhill later in means of storytelling for me. There wasn't enough dialogue, not enough character interaction, not enough vampire action, not enough Con, and it all boils down to too much narrator rambling inner thoughts. The magic in this world was admittedly really captivating and original because even though there were demons, magic, vampires, etc, society kept going on like it normally would to any of us. Cool alternate reality. But unfortunately that didn't save story for me. The only reason I picked up this book was because Neil Gaiman said it was "pretty much perfect". As big of a fan as I am of Neil Gaiman, I'm going to be careful of that kind of thing from now on.
I truly believe this could have been a great story. It was all there! All those delicious ingredients were there to bake a great vampire story. But whyyyyyyyy?! Maybe it's the sleep deprivation talking here because I really wanted to like this book. But it flopped. This is the first book I've read of Robin McKinley and it will most likely be the last.
My Rating: 2/5
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