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sparklingreader's review
4.0
I have to tell you, I had a love-hate relationship with this story.
First, what I hated: the multiple – and I do mean multiple – points of view, plus switching from first person to third person. Sometimes I wasn’t sure which character I was with.
What I loved: the story! It drew me in, grabbed me, and didn’t let go. I’ve read a lot of YA’s over the past year. Most of them dealt with death, but not like this. This was unique and poignant and intriguing. This was soul-searching. This was good.
The story is about Abbey Chandler, a fifteen-year-old girl who lives with her mortician father in Alaska. She has a secret crush on handsome Nate Holden, who doesn’t even know she exists. Her best friend, Tanner, is wheel-chair bound. Five years ago, Abbey lost her mother in an accident that almost killed her. She still carries around the guilt from the accident, feeling that it was her fault.
1. Ravens start following Abbey and Nate.
2. Nate heads to Denali with his dad and best friend for his first climb.
3. Someone posts ugly pictures of Abbey and Tanner online.
4. Abbey heads upcountry with her father to get away from the cyber-bullying
5. There’s an accident on Denali
6. Abbey meets Death up close and in person – only she doesn’t know it since he looks like Nate.
7. Tanner comes to help Abbey.
8. Abbey saves Nate by arguing with Death
9. Death forgives Abbey
There’s a lot that happens in this story, but it works. Definitely pick this one up. You won’t be sorry.
First, what I hated: the multiple – and I do mean multiple – points of view, plus switching from first person to third person. Sometimes I wasn’t sure which character I was with.
What I loved: the story! It drew me in, grabbed me, and didn’t let go. I’ve read a lot of YA’s over the past year. Most of them dealt with death, but not like this. This was unique and poignant and intriguing. This was soul-searching. This was good.
The story is about Abbey Chandler, a fifteen-year-old girl who lives with her mortician father in Alaska. She has a secret crush on handsome Nate Holden, who doesn’t even know she exists. Her best friend, Tanner, is wheel-chair bound. Five years ago, Abbey lost her mother in an accident that almost killed her. She still carries around the guilt from the accident, feeling that it was her fault.
Spoiler
Things that happen in the story:1. Ravens start following Abbey and Nate.
2. Nate heads to Denali with his dad and best friend for his first climb.
3. Someone posts ugly pictures of Abbey and Tanner online.
4. Abbey heads upcountry with her father to get away from the cyber-bullying
5. There’s an accident on Denali
6. Abbey meets Death up close and in person – only she doesn’t know it since he looks like Nate.
7. Tanner comes to help Abbey.
8. Abbey saves Nate by arguing with Death
9. Death forgives Abbey
There’s a lot that happens in this story, but it works. Definitely pick this one up. You won’t be sorry.
christajls's review
2.0
Originally reviewed at Christa's Hooked on Books
I love the Harlequin Teen imprint. They put out quality books and with few exceptions I have loved every single one that I've read from them. Unfortunately On a Dark Wing was one of those exceptions.
I found it incredibly difficult to get into this book. The pacing goes from crawling to jumping around way too quickly. There doesn't seem to be a happy medium. Things got even more disruptive with the constant point-of-view shifting. I'm all for having different points of view within the same novel, but when they shift multiple times, within the same chapter, it can make the story feel a little ragged and at times disjointed.
The second half of this novel is significantly better, but it felt like too little too late. By the time I got to this part I had already been struggling pretty significantly with what exactly was going on and was having a hard time connecting with the majority of the characters. Particularly Abby. I found her to be overly egotistical and one dimensional. Considering that most of the novels hinges on the fact that her mother died in a horrific car crash, it seemed strange that I couldn't feel any sort of sympathetic feelings towards her.
I will say, however, that I loved the scenes with Nate on Denali. These moments really stood out for me as they were filled with real emotion, real conflict and kept me hanging on to see what happened next. I think I would have been happy with the entire novel just being Nate's experience climbing Denali. But alas is was not to be. I feel bad that I didn't like this titles as much as other Harlequin Teen books, but unfortunately they can't all be winners.
I love the Harlequin Teen imprint. They put out quality books and with few exceptions I have loved every single one that I've read from them. Unfortunately On a Dark Wing was one of those exceptions.
I found it incredibly difficult to get into this book. The pacing goes from crawling to jumping around way too quickly. There doesn't seem to be a happy medium. Things got even more disruptive with the constant point-of-view shifting. I'm all for having different points of view within the same novel, but when they shift multiple times, within the same chapter, it can make the story feel a little ragged and at times disjointed.
The second half of this novel is significantly better, but it felt like too little too late. By the time I got to this part I had already been struggling pretty significantly with what exactly was going on and was having a hard time connecting with the majority of the characters. Particularly Abby. I found her to be overly egotistical and one dimensional. Considering that most of the novels hinges on the fact that her mother died in a horrific car crash, it seemed strange that I couldn't feel any sort of sympathetic feelings towards her.
I will say, however, that I loved the scenes with Nate on Denali. These moments really stood out for me as they were filled with real emotion, real conflict and kept me hanging on to see what happened next. I think I would have been happy with the entire novel just being Nate's experience climbing Denali. But alas is was not to be. I feel bad that I didn't like this titles as much as other Harlequin Teen books, but unfortunately they can't all be winners.
literaryanna's review
2.0
More reviews can be found at my blog, Literary Exploration
Honestly, I'm having a really hard time starting this review. I didn't like this book. At all. I didn't like the characters, I didn't like the plot, I didn't like the pace... the only thing I did like was Dane's writing style. She's a fantastic writer, everything is very elegant and descriptive, unfortunately nothing else stood out. On a Dark Wing was a serious let down in all sorts of ways.
The characters are cringe-worthy. Abbey is basically an obsessive psycho who dreams about her secret life with Nate Holden. I mean, I remember having secret crushes on hot guys at school, but I never imagined myself having a different live revolving around them, when I had never even talked to them before! What is that?! Her life basically revolves around what he does. Did I mention they've never even talked?! It was worse than some kind of insta-love. She's also a total jerk to her dad. She blames herself for her mother's death and then basically ignores her dad and yells at him all the time like he doesn't understand. He lost his wife. I think he understands. She's basically just an obsessive selfish over eater and I did not care for her at all. Nate is okay I guess, he's just a mountain climber who gets sucked into some crazy angel crap. Tanner was by far my favorite character. He's so down to earth and selfless, he goes above and beyond for Abbey (who so doesn't deserve it).
The story was so dull and slow I had a really hard time keeping up with it. I don't know why, but I just felt compelled to keep going. Nothing really happens, and some of the plot lines make no sense whatsoever, or are completely unnecessary. I have to admit, Dane's writing is fantastic! Everything is really well-written and the descriptions are really well done. I just wish more of that fantastic writing went into creating a better story! One that didn't bore me to tears!
Overall, I just wasn't a fan of this book. I've seen it around a lot, and I know it's gotten mixed reviews but I tried it out anyways. I definitely wouldn't recommend it to anyone. I really enjoyed Dane's writing style, so I'm definitely interested in reading something else by her, however.
Honestly, I'm having a really hard time starting this review. I didn't like this book. At all. I didn't like the characters, I didn't like the plot, I didn't like the pace... the only thing I did like was Dane's writing style. She's a fantastic writer, everything is very elegant and descriptive, unfortunately nothing else stood out. On a Dark Wing was a serious let down in all sorts of ways.
The characters are cringe-worthy. Abbey is basically an obsessive psycho who dreams about her secret life with Nate Holden. I mean, I remember having secret crushes on hot guys at school, but I never imagined myself having a different live revolving around them, when I had never even talked to them before! What is that?! Her life basically revolves around what he does. Did I mention they've never even talked?! It was worse than some kind of insta-love. She's also a total jerk to her dad. She blames herself for her mother's death and then basically ignores her dad and yells at him all the time like he doesn't understand. He lost his wife. I think he understands. She's basically just an obsessive selfish over eater and I did not care for her at all. Nate is okay I guess, he's just a mountain climber who gets sucked into some crazy angel crap. Tanner was by far my favorite character. He's so down to earth and selfless, he goes above and beyond for Abbey (who so doesn't deserve it).
The story was so dull and slow I had a really hard time keeping up with it. I don't know why, but I just felt compelled to keep going. Nothing really happens, and some of the plot lines make no sense whatsoever, or are completely unnecessary. I have to admit, Dane's writing is fantastic! Everything is really well-written and the descriptions are really well done. I just wish more of that fantastic writing went into creating a better story! One that didn't bore me to tears!
Overall, I just wasn't a fan of this book. I've seen it around a lot, and I know it's gotten mixed reviews but I tried it out anyways. I definitely wouldn't recommend it to anyone. I really enjoyed Dane's writing style, so I'm definitely interested in reading something else by her, however.
joyousreads132's review
4.0
On a Dark Wing is a story about Abby Chandler’s encounter with Death and Death’s obsession with her soul. On the day that Abby was supposed to die, her mother made a deal to take her place instead. That set up her life-long connection with the Grim Reaper (Death), which incidentally, she was unaware of.
Death seems inescapable in Abby’s life - mostly because she lives in a funeral home. A bit of an overkill, I know, given the theme of this book. But I could honestly say it added to the spooky ambience and main character's obscure personality.
Abby has a whole slew of insecurity issues. To some, she may even come off as a petulant, whiny teenager. But this didn’t deter me from her liking her. The root of all her self-deprecation goes as deep as bearing the guilt over her mother’s death. In some ways, I found it redeeming that she drew strength from her weaknesses; using them as an armor to pad her none-existent self confidence. Abby’s voice come off even more authentic as I got to know her. The workings of her mind read like that of a confused, constantly tortured teen. She has a difficult life at school and even more difficult life at home. Her relationship with her father is, on a good day, strained and contemptuous on a worst day. But what I like was that they never stopped trying no matter how tensed their relationship were.
She got constantly bullied for reasons other than being weird. But she stood up for herself with her sharp mind and equally sharp tongue. She cared so little about being an outcast. Her one and only friend was a boy in a wheelchair who was a constant crusader in her defense. To top it all off, she’s perpetually disgusted with her body. For some readers, she could be considered as the quintessential anti-heroine…but not for me. Her flaws were endless which made her more real and so easy to identify with.
I could never understand how an author manages to convince the reader to root for a romance that in reality, would be next to impossible to come into fruition. Take Nate and Abby. They’re poles apart. The unobtainable and the loser. I wish Nate’s character wasn’t so one dimensional – because perhaps, I could’ve developed a fondness for this pairing. Abby was entirely obsessed with Nate; so much so that she has created a Nateworld in her head. I’m trying to remember how I was at Abby’s age and yeah. I get it. To love someone so out of your reach to the point of spending every waking and sleeping moments thinking about that person isn’t really healthy but I understood where she was coming from. I’ve been there. But like I said, I just wish I knew WHY. What is it about Nate? In the end, I never really got to know Nate. Cryptic, much? My main issue with this is that there was such a huge build up over this one-sided romance. In the end…well…I was a deflated balloon. BUT! But. I liked the EVENTUAL ROMANCE in this book.
I’m also a bit put off with the multi-person POV. Call me simple, but when I read, I like focusing on one person’s take on the story. I like having that nagging feeling of not knowing what the other character was going through. (I could never begin to explain why I loved Melina Marchetta’s multi-person POV…and I’m not even going to try). I am also not a fan of switching from first person to third. It tells me that the author is unable to give each person their unique voices, hence the switch…but what do I really know?
For the better part of Nate’s POV, I learned that Abby was right. He doesn’t know she exists. He’s only focused on climbing Denali. If you’re not into mountain climbing, being inside his head was, for the most part, boring. You learn so little about him.
Death seems so harmless from someone who brings an end to everything. He sounded more evil in the synopsis than his actual portrayal in the book.
If you ask me, the creepy facets of this book came primarily from the author’s writing. It was in the way she described how it was like to have dead people in the basement waiting for spring thaw so they can be buried. It was in the way a murder of crows seems to appear whenever Abby was alone. It was in the way that Abby’s dreams easily overturn to nightmares. Oh! And the bone-chilling way Abbey found out which Nate has been meeting her every night by the fire pit. *cue scary music*
Now, I know I’m going on and on about the ways this book didn’t suit me but trust me, there were a lot of good in this book.
The tangible unspoken grief between Abby and her father was ubiquitous in every scene they have together. It was painful to watch.
The timeline header for every POV switch added a sense of foreboding menace. It almost felt like watching a movie with the ominous music playing in the background.
I applaud the author for the picturesque depiction of the scenery and of the chilly Alaskan climate. This is a great book to curl up to beside a fireplace on a blustery day or night. Although night would be most ideal for the creep factor.
The plot took forever to get going but when it finally happened, the story moved in an unrelenting heart-thumping sequence.
All in all, On a Dark Wing was a spooky but enjoyable read for me. Despite my complaints, I found the story line to be a novel idea amongst all the other death harbinger books out there.
Thanks to Net Galley and HarlequinTEEN for the ARC.
Death seems inescapable in Abby’s life - mostly because she lives in a funeral home. A bit of an overkill, I know, given the theme of this book. But I could honestly say it added to the spooky ambience and main character's obscure personality.
Abby has a whole slew of insecurity issues. To some, she may even come off as a petulant, whiny teenager. But this didn’t deter me from her liking her. The root of all her self-deprecation goes as deep as bearing the guilt over her mother’s death. In some ways, I found it redeeming that she drew strength from her weaknesses; using them as an armor to pad her none-existent self confidence. Abby’s voice come off even more authentic as I got to know her. The workings of her mind read like that of a confused, constantly tortured teen. She has a difficult life at school and even more difficult life at home. Her relationship with her father is, on a good day, strained and contemptuous on a worst day. But what I like was that they never stopped trying no matter how tensed their relationship were.
She got constantly bullied for reasons other than being weird. But she stood up for herself with her sharp mind and equally sharp tongue. She cared so little about being an outcast. Her one and only friend was a boy in a wheelchair who was a constant crusader in her defense. To top it all off, she’s perpetually disgusted with her body. For some readers, she could be considered as the quintessential anti-heroine…but not for me. Her flaws were endless which made her more real and so easy to identify with.
I could never understand how an author manages to convince the reader to root for a romance that in reality, would be next to impossible to come into fruition. Take Nate and Abby. They’re poles apart. The unobtainable and the loser. I wish Nate’s character wasn’t so one dimensional – because perhaps, I could’ve developed a fondness for this pairing. Abby was entirely obsessed with Nate; so much so that she has created a Nateworld in her head. I’m trying to remember how I was at Abby’s age and yeah. I get it. To love someone so out of your reach to the point of spending every waking and sleeping moments thinking about that person isn’t really healthy but I understood where she was coming from. I’ve been there. But like I said, I just wish I knew WHY. What is it about Nate? In the end, I never really got to know Nate. Cryptic, much? My main issue with this is that there was such a huge build up over this one-sided romance. In the end…well…I was a deflated balloon. BUT! But. I liked the EVENTUAL ROMANCE in this book.
I’m also a bit put off with the multi-person POV. Call me simple, but when I read, I like focusing on one person’s take on the story. I like having that nagging feeling of not knowing what the other character was going through. (I could never begin to explain why I loved Melina Marchetta’s multi-person POV…and I’m not even going to try). I am also not a fan of switching from first person to third. It tells me that the author is unable to give each person their unique voices, hence the switch…but what do I really know?
For the better part of Nate’s POV, I learned that Abby was right. He doesn’t know she exists. He’s only focused on climbing Denali. If you’re not into mountain climbing, being inside his head was, for the most part, boring. You learn so little about him.
Death seems so harmless from someone who brings an end to everything. He sounded more evil in the synopsis than his actual portrayal in the book.
If you ask me, the creepy facets of this book came primarily from the author’s writing. It was in the way she described how it was like to have dead people in the basement waiting for spring thaw so they can be buried. It was in the way a murder of crows seems to appear whenever Abby was alone. It was in the way that Abby’s dreams easily overturn to nightmares. Oh! And the bone-chilling way Abbey found out which Nate has been meeting her every night by the fire pit. *cue scary music*
Now, I know I’m going on and on about the ways this book didn’t suit me but trust me, there were a lot of good in this book.
The tangible unspoken grief between Abby and her father was ubiquitous in every scene they have together. It was painful to watch.
The timeline header for every POV switch added a sense of foreboding menace. It almost felt like watching a movie with the ominous music playing in the background.
I applaud the author for the picturesque depiction of the scenery and of the chilly Alaskan climate. This is a great book to curl up to beside a fireplace on a blustery day or night. Although night would be most ideal for the creep factor.
The plot took forever to get going but when it finally happened, the story moved in an unrelenting heart-thumping sequence.
All in all, On a Dark Wing was a spooky but enjoyable read for me. Despite my complaints, I found the story line to be a novel idea amongst all the other death harbinger books out there.
Thanks to Net Galley and HarlequinTEEN for the ARC.
sophilozophy's review
3.0
This book had my attention from the first pages. Five years ago, five minutes and one call changed Abbey's life tragically. She can't remember everything that happened, but is certain of one thing – she's to blame and will have to live with the guilt.
Abbey is an outsider. Any attention she does get is negative. She sees dead people, literally. Her home is also her father's business – a mortuary and crematorium. As if being a teenager isn't hard enough. One day she hears a loud caw from a tree. It's a bird, maybe a crow and makes her very uneasy. There are dead bodies in her basement, but this unnerves her more. It should.
Tanner is Abbey's best and only friend. He doesn't fit in either because of an accident years ago that's left in a wheelchair. At first I thought the friendship was one of convenient, but when something devastating happens to both of them, all Tanner can think about is how he can help Abbey.
Nate is about to climb Denali, the highest mountain peak in North America. He's been looking forward to it his whole life. The night before the climb, he has a terrible nightmare that has now overshadowed his excitement with fear and impending doom. He keeps his fears to himself. It was just a bad dream. Right?
This book took me by surprise. I thought I had an idea how the story would unfold, but I was completely and pleasantly wrong. Every time I thought I finally knew, I was proven wrong again and love that. I'm the type of reader that's always thinking ahead, which wasn't possible with On a Dark Wing because of the unpredictability and how engrossed I was with what was happening in the moment. While Abbey is a main character, she isn't the only focus. All the characters had strong personalities that we get to know through alternating points of view.
On a Dark Wing felt like multiple stories with a common thread. Each plot adds to the bigger story and would be interesting on it's own, but make an even more intriguing and captivating one combined.
Full of suspense and a conclusion you'll never see coming, On a Dark Wing is a fascinating story from beginning to end. This is the first book I've read by Jordan Dane, but won't be the last.
Abbey is an outsider. Any attention she does get is negative. She sees dead people, literally. Her home is also her father's business – a mortuary and crematorium. As if being a teenager isn't hard enough. One day she hears a loud caw from a tree. It's a bird, maybe a crow and makes her very uneasy. There are dead bodies in her basement, but this unnerves her more. It should.
Tanner is Abbey's best and only friend. He doesn't fit in either because of an accident years ago that's left in a wheelchair. At first I thought the friendship was one of convenient, but when something devastating happens to both of them, all Tanner can think about is how he can help Abbey.
Nate is about to climb Denali, the highest mountain peak in North America. He's been looking forward to it his whole life. The night before the climb, he has a terrible nightmare that has now overshadowed his excitement with fear and impending doom. He keeps his fears to himself. It was just a bad dream. Right?
This book took me by surprise. I thought I had an idea how the story would unfold, but I was completely and pleasantly wrong. Every time I thought I finally knew, I was proven wrong again and love that. I'm the type of reader that's always thinking ahead, which wasn't possible with On a Dark Wing because of the unpredictability and how engrossed I was with what was happening in the moment. While Abbey is a main character, she isn't the only focus. All the characters had strong personalities that we get to know through alternating points of view.
On a Dark Wing felt like multiple stories with a common thread. Each plot adds to the bigger story and would be interesting on it's own, but make an even more intriguing and captivating one combined.
Full of suspense and a conclusion you'll never see coming, On a Dark Wing is a fascinating story from beginning to end. This is the first book I've read by Jordan Dane, but won't be the last.
demonsreadtoo's review
3.0
This one didn’t quite hit the mark for me. On A Dark Wing has an interesting premise, but the turn it took wasn’t quite what I was expecting. While I still enjoyed it, with five points of view, it was harder to form a connection or maintain the mystery. It ended up leaving the reader with more information than the protagonist. Even so, I appreciated the way the romance was handled. The character interactions seemed genuine, playing more on the non-paranormal aspects rather than the winged boy on the cover.
Read the full review at my blog, Demons Read Too
Read the full review at my blog, Demons Read Too
madamemidazolam's review
1.0
I was dreadfully bored the whole time I was reading this. The beginning moved at a snail's pace, then when things had the potential to get good and interesting it just fell completely flat. The climax is underwhelming. The "romance" or whatever you want to call it is only developed in a few paragraphs and then you are just expected to buy it and roll with it. Just no. Uh uh.
brandinh's review
2.0
Oh where to begin...I can't say I hated On a Dark Wing. I can't say I particularly enjoyed it either. To be fair, I've never been big on the angel theme in YA literature these days (yes fans of Hush, Hush and Fallen should love this book). Dane had an interesting premise, but I wasn't really a fan of the execution. At times it felt as if I was reading two completely different books. When the story veered to the happenings with the real Nate on the mountain the tone and writing felt was more like an adventure/survival story. That is not necessarily a bad thing but it didn't make for easy reading as the transitions were odd. The rest of the novel focused on a rather annoying protagonist that I never really care about. The "love" story was also rather absurd. There's something not quite right about a boy that loves you and abruptly makes out with you because of your mother's love that he has inside. I don't even know if that sentance made sense, which is fitting as the story really didn't either. On a positive note I was quite pleased when Abbey found real love with her wheelchair bound best friend. I won't rush to recommend this to others, but I'd put a copy in the school library and know without hesitation that some of the students would love it.
bstaats's review
3.0
This ended up being a complete surprise of a book for me; but such a neat YA read! I think people are really going to appreciate the unique plot this one has, and the fact that it's a stand alone novel as well!
Reasons to Read:
1.Unpredictable twists:
While I was reading, I was so curious about what was going to happen and I was having a hard time trying to predict what I thought would happen- well, I was wrong. There aren't very many books out there that I can say this about, so Jordan Dane earns points for being able to do this successfully. And I was really pleased with how nicely Jordan tied things up in the end.
2.Admirable characters:
There were so many different characters I liked in this book; especially that the teens all had parents who were involved and active in their lives in one way or another. I especially liked reading about Nate's parents, who I thought were so wonderful! I'd kind of like them to adopt me. Nate and Tanner ended up being two of my favourite characters, because they were such real, all-around great guys. Abbey is a lucky girl to know these two, just putting it out there.
Abbey, on the other hand, was a different story. I had a hard time getting past how annoying she was; she was hyper-obsessed over her crush, and not in a typical YA way. In a creepy, stalker kind of way. It just isn't normal, and I was so fed up with her.
And I wasn't thrilled by the way she narrated; perhaps it was just the way it was written, but it was noticeable during the first few chapters that there seemed to be too many bad jokes and puns. Once or twice, they would have been cute or clever but they overwhelmed the text.
There also wasn't as much explanation regarding the background and reasons for what happened, which would have been nice towards the end. It wasn't mythology I was familiar with and it was so interesting to read about, but it felt like it was lacking some of that extra information to really pull it all together.
e-galley received from publisher via Net Galley.
Reasons to Read:
1.Unpredictable twists:
While I was reading, I was so curious about what was going to happen and I was having a hard time trying to predict what I thought would happen- well, I was wrong. There aren't very many books out there that I can say this about, so Jordan Dane earns points for being able to do this successfully. And I was really pleased with how nicely Jordan tied things up in the end.
2.Admirable characters:
There were so many different characters I liked in this book; especially that the teens all had parents who were involved and active in their lives in one way or another. I especially liked reading about Nate's parents, who I thought were so wonderful! I'd kind of like them to adopt me. Nate and Tanner ended up being two of my favourite characters, because they were such real, all-around great guys. Abbey is a lucky girl to know these two, just putting it out there.
Abbey, on the other hand, was a different story. I had a hard time getting past how annoying she was; she was hyper-obsessed over her crush, and not in a typical YA way. In a creepy, stalker kind of way. It just isn't normal, and I was so fed up with her.
And I wasn't thrilled by the way she narrated; perhaps it was just the way it was written, but it was noticeable during the first few chapters that there seemed to be too many bad jokes and puns. Once or twice, they would have been cute or clever but they overwhelmed the text.
There also wasn't as much explanation regarding the background and reasons for what happened, which would have been nice towards the end. It wasn't mythology I was familiar with and it was so interesting to read about, but it felt like it was lacking some of that extra information to really pull it all together.
e-galley received from publisher via Net Galley.
emslovestoread's review
2.0
This one had all the potential in the world. Sounded like it would be a seriously awesome story of a vengeful, stalking Angel of Death. But really, it was mostly just a girl's obsession with her crush. I didn't really get any character growth out of her. I just really didn't like Abbey for the most part (although she did have her moments when I thought she was a pretty decent human being). At the point where I should have been feeling all sorts of emotions, I was wondering if it was over yet.
I did like Tanner more. He was a likable kid, and seemed like he was working to rise above his situation instead of complaining about it. He seemed like the kind of guy who really did put others before himself and not just when his life was on the line. Not sure I bought the progression of the relationship between him and Abbey, but it didn't bug me all that much.
The idea was great, but for me, the execution just didn't quite cut it. I really wish the Angel of Death had been more involved. It would have been way more exciting to use that character more, because he had serious cool potential.
In the end, it wasn't bad, wasn't great...wasn't really anything. Ended up as a 'Meh' for me.
Content Advisory:
Language: Mild
Sexuality: Mild
Violence: Mild
Mature Themes: death of a parent, bullying, handicaps
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I did like Tanner more. He was a likable kid, and seemed like he was working to rise above his situation instead of complaining about it. He seemed like the kind of guy who really did put others before himself and not just when his life was on the line. Not sure I bought the progression of the relationship between him and Abbey, but it didn't bug me all that much.
The idea was great, but for me, the execution just didn't quite cut it. I really wish the Angel of Death had been more involved. It would have been way more exciting to use that character more, because he had serious cool potential.
In the end, it wasn't bad, wasn't great...wasn't really anything. Ended up as a 'Meh' for me.
Content Advisory:
Language: Mild
Sexuality: Mild
Violence: Mild
Mature Themes: death of a parent, bullying, handicaps
Find Jordan Dane online:
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Website