Slayed
Amanda Marrone
2.5/5 Stars
This book was far, far too short. If it
had been a longer, 350 to 400 page novel, I think the author could
have filled out the characters a lot more in depth, as well as the
world she's created for them. Due to the length of the book, I felt
the story wasn't as believable as it could have been – it felt like
Marrone wanted a “quick to publish” sort of book. A good idea,
with no follow through.
Our protagonist, Daphne, 17, is left to
go and kill vampires on her own, while her parents are in another
part of whatever town they're in doing a “job”, backing each
other up. The believability that parents would let their seventeen
year old daughter, whom they don't trust to do anything else on her
own, would allow her to be in near-death scenarios on a daily basis,
with no help whatsoever.
The editing (a favourite topic of mine)
was also sub-par and I noticed several blaring mistakes as I polished
off the book.
The cover art - while beautiful, is most assuredly not of a 17 year old girl.
Despite the description on the back of
the book describing the love interest as “crush worthy”, Marrones
original description of Tyler tells us he's a greasy-haired goth
wannabe – leaving me with more of a cringe than a crush.
The ending was rushed and made
little-to-no sense. Also (minor spoiler) the “romance” at the end
felt very much forced.
If you're a fan of the vampire YA
genre, I do recommend a read. It's short and chalk full of those
undead creatures we love so much. Just don't go in expecting the
moon, because it will fall short.
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