Patrick Jones
Author of teen novels Things Change (Walker, 2004) and Nailed (Walker / Bloomsbury, 2006).
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Author of teen novels Things Change (Walker, 2004) and Nailed (Walker / Bloomsbury, 2006).
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I wanted to love this book. It has all the makings of a true masterpiece. A cliché(vampires) + hot, unexpected twist. But I must admit it went down with a flop. I don't like vampires, I mean I've read a few books about them and liked (some even love)them, but I was never obsess with the beings thems...
Well, this book disappointed me. Even if I hadn't entertained high hopes based on the author's great work in the field of YA librarianship and the wonderful articles he writes, this book would STILL have disappointed me.Positive: The different slant on vampires gave me my high hopes. Instead of drin...
I really liked the idea of The Tear Collector. When I read that the main character was a girl who basically lived off human tears, I was intrigued. While I felt that the idea of the book was well conceived, I didn't think the novel was very well executed. One aspect that I felt was a major negative ...
...What?...What in the Hell?I have to remind myself this is YA and to not judge it too harshly. I don't tend to read YA, never unless I win one, so I'll assume the never ending annoying teen bull shit is normal and I wont mention that I spent the whole time reading this book asking it and myself "G...
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