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★★☆☆☆
okay, but not great
As a keen adult fan of the Twilight series (yep I'm well past the YA agegroup but hey us addicted readers don't discriminate where books are concerned lol); I was disappointed in this book. I agree with many people who said it was too slow to start. It takes about a third of the book to get you really interested. (And frankly, I may well have given up had I not known from Ms Meyer's other books what she is capable of). The last two thirds of the book are interesting and yes, overall it was enjoyable. But would I rush to reread it? No. Is it on my 'favourites' shelf with Twilight? No. Would I recommend it to others? Ummmm...maybe if you're not spending a fortune on a copy, (although it would not be in my first 30 recommendations of books). But only purchase this for adults and mature YA readers - not because of the themes, but because I have noticed YA readers struggle with the slowness and extensive (overly extensive for my money) dialogue of this book.Overall, the concept is intriguing but the execution is disappointing.
