If she can cut the head off the snake, the genocide of the Bionics might finally end. and putting a bullet in President Drummond's skull. But the ending did feel a little rushed to me (it's either that or I read too quickly).Description: Blythe Sol has a New Year's Resolution, but it's not your typical self-improvement plan.She wants to end the conflict between the government and the Resistance once and for all-by sneaking into Washington D.C. The ending was certainly a twist and not something I was expecting, for which I applaud the author. This was a great read, and I was almost right in my predictions of whodunit. I tried giving her the benefit of the doubt, but I don't have a concrete opinion. And as for Heather, I can understand Isabel's frustrations towards her. And, uh, I'm just going to go back to what I was saying before I started this mini-rant. Not all women need men to fight their battles. I get the appeal of having the male lead saving the female, but the industry is so saturated with those kinds of books I'm at my wit's end. I guess I'll see in book 2.Īnyway, I did like the heroine because she was strong, responsible, and could take a stand on her own She's not a helpless damsel in distress and to be honest, that's what I look for in a book nowadays. And as for Xavier, he just gave me a creepy old man vibe. I just couldn't bring myself to like him. I gotta say, I didn't really like Shane or Xavier. But I quickly caught on and proceeded to devour this book, like I devour most books: in one sitting. I was a bit confused because I'm used to a calm, if not slightly boring, start with most books. Like a few have said, it does remind me of The Southern Vampire Series, but that didn't stop me from enjoying the book. ***I received a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.*** There are certainly worthwhile moments, although the best a well-deserved slam at Twilight's ephebophilia is undercut both by its lack of originality and by a protagonist's name that's only a few characters away from 'Bella.' There's nothing wrong with walking in the footsteps of other creators (the influences seem to range from Laura Lippman to Veronica Mars), but Glass never manages to find her own unique stride. When she lands what appears to be a standard missing-persons case, sure enough, there turns out to be a supernatural element, and that soon leads to the usual slate of vampire and werewolf political and romantic machinations. She lives (nonromantically) with her now-vampiric ex-fianc, Shane. Isabel Stone is a 22-year-old PI in a world that's still adjusting to the recent revelation that vampires are real. Glass's by-the-numbers debut is filled with character archetypes, paranormal tropes, and plot points straight out of the Laurell K.

Chasing Daybreak by Sherry D. Ficklin