"Devil-boy Jack: "A higher power than ours directs us against the wych-kin. There is no turning back."
Thaniel Fox: "There is no higher power, Devil-boy! And I am no-one's pawn, neither man nor wych nor whatever entity you speak of."
- Paperback: 352 pages
- Publisher: Scholastic; New edition edition (17 May 2002)
- Genre: Young Adult Source: Library
My Thoughts - So I'm actually not going to rate this book until I've finished my review. I've had a lot of mixed feelings about this one. Normally I would just decide whether a book is good or not, but for some reason I just couldn't decide this time around. I felt maybe reviewing it would finally bring me to a conclusion. The problem might have been that I actually found the main characters bland. Whilst the ones that stood out were the bad creepy ones, and you know when your preferring the bad guys over the heroes that something is very wrong.
Stitch - Face and Jack stood out to me. Their creepiness more like made them stand out. Was it because the other characters were so plain in contrast? It's not one of those that after a few pages you give up on, and trust me I've been doing that a lot lately. Actually far from it, I finished it within the day, so its not that it was boring although it wasn't exciting or anything. It was good enough to keep me reading, this is why I'm confused. I really haven't been in this situation before. I'm normally very final about my overall opinion.
The Wych kin were an interesting concept, and something that's kept very much in the dark and mysterious until the very end of the book. The outcome, was I felt also very interesting. The plus point I would have to say would be the ending. I thought it was very cool and left a lot of room for a sequel. Maybe I'm just not getting it, but within characters like Stitch - Face and Jack who normally I would never like or want to relate to, this time I found myself actually having some sort of understanding towards, so if anything this book does leave you a bit more open minded.
My problem with Alaizabel was that she seemed pointless. Her whole character seemed pointless, and Thaniel seemed to have no personality at all. If at least one of them stood out then I might have been a bit more forgiving, but for me the main characters making an Impact is essential because for me they make the story. However the story does have its fair share of action and bad ass points not to mention it was a pretty fast read!
I'll leave it at that, and let you guys decide for yourself. A fellow blogger and mate adored it and it was under her suggestion I decided to read it. *cough KAY! :D* I don't regret reading it. I just felt maybe a little let down, but I wouldn't say don't pick it up because others have actually enjoyed this book a lot more than I have, so give it a go, and get back to me =)
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