Book Title: Until I Die
Author: Amy Plum
Series: Die for Me #2
Date Started: April 10th 2013
Date Completed: April 11th 2013
Genres: Romance, Mystery, Adventure
Rating: Four stars
Review:
My faith in Young Adult fiction authors has been restored. Thank god someone actually knows how to write a good ending.
I read the first in this series (Die for Me) when a friend recommended it and practically threw it at my head to read. I was pleasantly surprised by it, and decided I was interested enough to read the following titles. So, three (ish) days later and I've borrowed the second book. And then I get so engrossed in it, I read the whole thing in a day.
The short version of the plot is that the protagonist, Kate, is now in a relation ship with a immortal guy and she's trying to find a way that they can live together without either of them suffering. However, as this is going on, the dark forces that were present in the first book and slowly gathering again and starting to plan a vicious assault on the immortals Kate is now involved with. Unfortunately I can't go into much more detail than that without revealing spoilers.
Like with the first book, this isn't the more mature reading material and the actually writing isn't exceptionally impressive or anything like that. Usually, I'd rant out this quite a lot (as I believe i did with my review of Amy Plum's first book, Die for Me), however, since the storyline really picked up in this novel considerably.
Since we already know Kate, Vincent and the other's characters reasonably well, and we are aware of the circumstances they are in, we're able to get more into an elaborate plot with having to break every now and then to explain what all the lingo means etc. Furthermore, I feel Kate really became a stronger female character in this book. I'm all for damsels in distress if it's really necessary to the plot line (although if you want to win me over, definitely have a kick-ass girl (love you Val)) but I felt it wasn't particularly needed to help the flow of the books. Therefore, when Kate started getting combat lessons I couldn't help grinning as I read it. I loved the first page, especially, because Plum obviously put quite a lot of research to make her action (which there isn't that much of in the first book) realistic and engaging.
And the ending - oh the ending. That was honestly one of the best endings I have read in a long time. I've said it before and I'll say it again: I like books that make me feel something, even if that is my heart breaking. I have to admit, my heart didn't break (although I know yours did, Amber. My condolences.) but it did tug at my heart for a bit.
And the last sentence, oh my god. If you, like me, skip to the last page of a book to read, don't for this book. It didn't make much sense until around halfway through the book and it didn't have it's full effect until the end, but oh my god was it perfect. The brilliant thing is it can mean several things. Which I love. Oh Amy Plum, you give me faith in Young Adult romance novelists.
Recommended, firstly, to romance lovers. But I love the way the genre is also spanning over action and fantasy more greatly in this book. You can really tell Plum is maturing her writing and becoming more confident with the story. I salute you, ma'am (Jules is my spirit animal, okay.)
But also, if you'r not quite sure whether you're into urban supernatural romances, try this book. Like I said in my review of Die for Me, this genre isn't my typical thing that I read - yet it pleasantly surprised me and has also encouraged me to explore a little in the genre. So just try it out. But definitely read Die for Me first.
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My faith in Young Adult fiction authors has been restored. Thank god someone actually knows how to write a good ending.
I read the first in this series (Die for Me) when a friend recommended it and practically threw it at my head to read. I was pleasantly surprised by it, and decided I was interested enough to read the following titles. So, three (ish) days later and I've borrowed the second book. And then I get so engrossed in it, I read the whole thing in a day.
The short version of the plot is that the protagonist, Kate, is now in a relation ship with a immortal guy and she's trying to find a way that they can live together without either of them suffering. However, as this is going on, the dark forces that were present in the first book and slowly gathering again and starting to plan a vicious assault on the immortals Kate is now involved with. Unfortunately I can't go into much more detail than that without revealing spoilers.
Like with the first book, this isn't the more mature reading material and the actually writing isn't exceptionally impressive or anything like that. Usually, I'd rant out this quite a lot (as I believe i did with my review of Amy Plum's first book, Die for Me), however, since the storyline really picked up in this novel considerably.
Since we already know Kate, Vincent and the other's characters reasonably well, and we are aware of the circumstances they are in, we're able to get more into an elaborate plot with having to break every now and then to explain what all the lingo means etc. Furthermore, I feel Kate really became a stronger female character in this book. I'm all for damsels in distress if it's really necessary to the plot line (although if you want to win me over, definitely have a kick-ass girl (love you Val)) but I felt it wasn't particularly needed to help the flow of the books. Therefore, when Kate started getting combat lessons I couldn't help grinning as I read it. I loved the first page, especially, because Plum obviously put quite a lot of research to make her action (which there isn't that much of in the first book) realistic and engaging.
And the ending - oh the ending. That was honestly one of the best endings I have read in a long time. I've said it before and I'll say it again: I like books that make me feel something, even if that is my heart breaking. I have to admit, my heart didn't break (although I know yours did, Amber. My condolences.) but it did tug at my heart for a bit.
And the last sentence, oh my god. If you, like me, skip to the last page of a book to read, don't for this book. It didn't make much sense until around halfway through the book and it didn't have it's full effect until the end, but oh my god was it perfect. The brilliant thing is it can mean several things. Which I love. Oh Amy Plum, you give me faith in Young Adult romance novelists.
Recommended, firstly, to romance lovers. But I love the way the genre is also spanning over action and fantasy more greatly in this book. You can really tell Plum is maturing her writing and becoming more confident with the story. I salute you, ma'am (Jules is my spirit animal, okay.)
But also, if you'r not quite sure whether you're into urban supernatural romances, try this book. Like I said in my review of Die for Me, this genre isn't my typical thing that I read - yet it pleasantly surprised me and has also encouraged me to explore a little in the genre. So just try it out. But definitely read Die for Me first.
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