The writing was excellent, the characters were intriguing, but I just couldn't get into the story. This is a pre-goodreads book and at the time that I read this I was still in that stage of reading primarily contemporary YA. Stepping into another genre just wasn't something I was ready for. I have n...
I was happy that a challenge got me to read this one b/c it's been on my TBR list for quite a while. It was different, so I gave it 3★, but story-wise it was about 2 - 2.5 for me. Interesting take on vampires, loved the gory details of all the different types of real parasites and the story was .....
It was pretty good. I like the idea of giving a scientific reason for vampirism (is that a word?) Although, I did get grossed out by some of the descriptions of real life parasites and how many different kinds live in all of us right now at this very moment. I will probably read the book that comes ...
January 19, 2009Parasitology, vampires, cats, this book couldn't be any more appealing to me if it had zombie penguins. Kat Warren, this book is calling you.January 12, 2015As with so many other of my recent rereads, I liked this even better this time around. I wonder if that should be credited to n...
This book was quite entertaining and I would have given it 4-5 stars if it weren't for the ending. The ending seemed rushed and I thought, "is that it?" when I finished it. It seems like Westerfeld gets to a certain point (I'd say about 3/4 through writing a novel), and he's like "dang, how am I g...
This is probably one of Scott Westerfeld's weirdest and creepiest books, which takes place in a futuristic world where everyone is turning into vampire/zombie creatures. Although a little gross and bizarre at some points, it is overall a good story. If you like Scott Westerfeld, this book will not b...
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