Series: The Fury Trilogy #1
Pages: 370
Format: Hardcover
Publish Date: August 31st, 2011
Rating: 3/5
Summery:
It’s winter break in Ascension, Maine. The snow is falling and everything looks pristine and peaceful. But not all is as it seems...
Between cozy traditions and parties with her friends, Emily loves the holidays. And this year’s even better--the guy she’s been into for months is finally noticing her. But Em knows if she starts things with him, there’s no turning back. Because his girlfriend is Em’s best friend.
On the other side of town, Chase is having problems of his own. The stress of his home life is starting to take its toll, and his social life is unraveling. But that’s nothing compared to what’s really haunting him. Chase has done something cruel...something the perfect guy he pretends to be would never do. And it’s only a matter of time before he’s exposed.
In Ascension, mistakes can be deadly. And three girls—three beautiful, mysterious girls—are here to choose who will pay.
Em and Chase have been chosen.
Review:
I really, really, really want to like this book (well, I do kind of like it) but the negatives outnumber the positives. By a lot. ):
In a well written book, the story builds on itself. The author drops hints here and there to give the reader clues to what this book is about. Mermaids, unicorns, werewolves, ect. But Elizabeth Miles didn't do that. She went on and on for about 200 pages about Chase and Emily's social life, and at the end of every chapter they see someone looking through their window. That does nothing. That doesn't help the reader figure out what's going on, what creature is out there, or why. All it says is that Emily and Chase are popular and that someone is looking at them. The one good part of the book was the end, and that was pretty much because I finally found out what the heck was going on.
I really wish that Elizabeth Miles had incorporated more into the story, had dropped hints and had things happen. The only things happening were Emily making out with Zach and Chase running around after Ty. And that would be completely fine if Elizabeth Miles had just gone for a real-life, chic-lit type story, and not even mentioned supernatural. But, as the wrote it, it didn't work out.
There really isn't any boy to swoon over in this book. ): Zach's a jerk, Chase is an idiot, and J.D. is sweet but not swoon-worthy. Although he is my favorite guy in the book.
The mistakes Elizabeth Miles made were beginner's mistakes, and as she learns more and writes more she will learn to make the plot complex and build the story up. I really hope her next book shows all she will learn.
OTHER COVER EDITIONS:
What do you think about the covers? And the book as well, of course? :P
This story is told from the viewpoint of two teens. The first is Emily; she is struggling with her attraction to her best friend's, Gabby's, boyfriend Zach. When Gabby takes off for winter break Emily and Zach are left to their own naughty devices. The second teen is Chase. Chase is trailer trash struggling to fit in with the rich kids in his school, he is also the star quarterback. When he runs into a beautiful girl named Ty his life starts spiraling out of control. Little do Emily and Chase know that somehow bad choices they have made have sucked in supernatural forces not known to most people, and these forces are going to make sure that Emily and Chase pay for any previous mistakes they have made or will make.
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