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3.33 AVERAGE
3.33 AVERAGE
I instantly liked Sophia. She lives in a town that seems a bit stuck and behind the times, they all look and point at her 'cos she's a "witch" ...... if they only knew what was really lurking in their town. Her mother is part of a cultish church group, the leader of which is trying to scare Sophia out of her family home and threatening her with ye-olde-witch hating tactics - the bible. She meets Charles (and man, is Charles just DELICIOUS) and finds out there is a whole other world within her little normal one, one that involves vampires and shifters and witches (oh my).
Sophia comes across as very down-to-earth and totally likeable. She doesn't let all the hate in the town get to her and she refuses to give in to her mothers culty friends. Then she meets Charles and he's just completely nomable, although he does have his weird moments.
Hamilton manages to keep you interested the whole way through, she throws in enough twists and cliff hangers to interest you but not so much to piss you off. Her characters are well written and she writes a great, descriptive story. I would definitely recommend this to any other fellow supernatural lovers. And the great thing is, it's part 1 of a series so I get to read more of Charles and Sophia!
Sophia comes across as very down-to-earth and totally likeable. She doesn't let all the hate in the town get to her and she refuses to give in to her mothers culty friends. Then she meets Charles and he's just completely nomable, although he does have his weird moments.
Hamilton manages to keep you interested the whole way through, she throws in enough twists and cliff hangers to interest you but not so much to piss you off. Her characters are well written and she writes a great, descriptive story. I would definitely recommend this to any other fellow supernatural lovers. And the great thing is, it's part 1 of a series so I get to read more of Charles and Sophia!
Sadly enough, this is my first 2 star review. Ever!
The synopsis for this book is more exciting than the actual thing. I found this to be cripplingly slow. There are parts of this story that flow but other and more parts that just seem scattered. I feel like the main heroine, Sophia, just whines so much. She repeats herself over and over and I didn’t even get past the 50% point. But what I did read? I didn’t like or enjoy it all that much.
Sophia is stuck on Charles and his good looks. She doesn’t like when he continuously says that he doesn’t want her but he does. Or that they shouldn’t be together but when they are that they should be together fully and that Sophia needs to be the one to let go of her insecurities. The romance in this story is fake and forced. It just doesn’t flow and I found absolutely no chemistry between the two.
The time jumps are terrible. It doesn’t allow growth but apparently there was some. All I see is Sophia wanting Charles to give up his immortality so that they can be together and grow old and die. She is being selfish making him be the one to make a sacrifice when she herself can become immortal to be with him. I understand that she believes there is no life without death but she wants to kill a part of him to live? Uhm no thanks.
Again, I didn’t read all of this story so there may have been some redeeming qualities. Maybe it picks up at like 90%. Who knows? Definitely not me. (I did read a review on goodreads that told me what happened in the story and while it was interesting enough I just know I can’t continue on)
*I received this as a gift from the author in exchange for an honest review*
The synopsis for this book is more exciting than the actual thing. I found this to be cripplingly slow. There are parts of this story that flow but other and more parts that just seem scattered. I feel like the main heroine, Sophia, just whines so much. She repeats herself over and over and I didn’t even get past the 50% point. But what I did read? I didn’t like or enjoy it all that much.
Sophia is stuck on Charles and his good looks. She doesn’t like when he continuously says that he doesn’t want her but he does. Or that they shouldn’t be together but when they are that they should be together fully and that Sophia needs to be the one to let go of her insecurities. The romance in this story is fake and forced. It just doesn’t flow and I found absolutely no chemistry between the two.
The time jumps are terrible. It doesn’t allow growth but apparently there was some. All I see is Sophia wanting Charles to give up his immortality so that they can be together and grow old and die. She is being selfish making him be the one to make a sacrifice when she herself can become immortal to be with him. I understand that she believes there is no life without death but she wants to kill a part of him to live? Uhm no thanks.
Again, I didn’t read all of this story so there may have been some redeeming qualities. Maybe it picks up at like 90%. Who knows? Definitely not me. (I did read a review on goodreads that told me what happened in the story and while it was interesting enough I just know I can’t continue on)
*I received this as a gift from the author in exchange for an honest review*
There are a lot of paranormal factors in The Forever Girl that readers will recognize from other novels of its kind. What sets this novel aside from others is the way that all of these elements are integrated together.
The reader is introduced to two different stories lines that flow right along side each other. Sophia Parson hears a white noise of voices in her head that she can’t tune out, when she starts looking into her ancestor, Elizabeth’s past, she will discover that her life is more than just hers. The second involves her best friend Ivory, and the introduction of Charles, a man she meets at a club Ivory takes her to.
One of my favorite things about The Forever Girl was how she described Sophia’s beliefs. I have a feeling that a lot of people who immediately veto this book will do so because the protagonist is Wiccan, I love the way that Hamilton really tries to explain and show how this system of beliefs is different from the stereotypical view of the religion. Wicca is a modern pagan religion that many people associate with evil. From reading the book I can say that Sophia is anything but evil, in fact there are many times in the book where her great and kind personality show through.
There were a few familiar elements in The Forever Girl but Rebecca Hamilton was able to make everything her own to create an entirely unique twist of events. I LOVED the way that Hamilton spun together so many different elements so perfectly into one story. I cannot wait to see what happened with Sophia and with Charles. I also loved Ivory’s story, when we finally got to discover what a forever girl is! I give this book four stars!
The reader is introduced to two different stories lines that flow right along side each other. Sophia Parson hears a white noise of voices in her head that she can’t tune out, when she starts looking into her ancestor, Elizabeth’s past, she will discover that her life is more than just hers. The second involves her best friend Ivory, and the introduction of Charles, a man she meets at a club Ivory takes her to.
One of my favorite things about The Forever Girl was how she described Sophia’s beliefs. I have a feeling that a lot of people who immediately veto this book will do so because the protagonist is Wiccan, I love the way that Hamilton really tries to explain and show how this system of beliefs is different from the stereotypical view of the religion. Wicca is a modern pagan religion that many people associate with evil. From reading the book I can say that Sophia is anything but evil, in fact there are many times in the book where her great and kind personality show through.
There were a few familiar elements in The Forever Girl but Rebecca Hamilton was able to make everything her own to create an entirely unique twist of events. I LOVED the way that Hamilton spun together so many different elements so perfectly into one story. I cannot wait to see what happened with Sophia and with Charles. I also loved Ivory’s story, when we finally got to discover what a forever girl is! I give this book four stars!
The Forever Girl was probably one of the best debut novels I've ever read. Guaranteed it was the best indie book I've ever read. Her strong voice from the very first page convinced me that I would like the story. Only a rare few authors have done that to me within the first chapter or two. I had to keep reading the story in small doses or I would have gobbled it up instead of savoring it. Brava, Ms. Hamilton.
I loved the world building in The Forever Girl. Everything was laid so comfortably over top of my "reality" that I couldn't help but wonder at times if she'd stumbled onto some facets of my own world to which I'd not been privy. Her use of elementals was unique and I enjoyed seeing how they dovetailed with the paranormal shape-shifting and vampiric world she'd opened up. Her sense of the Wiccan belief system was one of the best I've read and I appreciated her attention to detail.
I was pleasantly surprised with the way the story unfolded and can honestly say that it wasn't until I was about 15 pages from the end that I realized the smooth setup Ms. Hamilton had introduced for future novels in this world. I really hope some literary agent is courting Ms. Hamilton right now, because she deserves to have her work pimped far and wide (though she does an admirable job of marketing it all on her own). I will most definitely enjoy reading more books in this series as Ms. Hamilton continues to explore.
I loved the world building in The Forever Girl. Everything was laid so comfortably over top of my "reality" that I couldn't help but wonder at times if she'd stumbled onto some facets of my own world to which I'd not been privy. Her use of elementals was unique and I enjoyed seeing how they dovetailed with the paranormal shape-shifting and vampiric world she'd opened up. Her sense of the Wiccan belief system was one of the best I've read and I appreciated her attention to detail.
I was pleasantly surprised with the way the story unfolded and can honestly say that it wasn't until I was about 15 pages from the end that I realized the smooth setup Ms. Hamilton had introduced for future novels in this world. I really hope some literary agent is courting Ms. Hamilton right now, because she deserves to have her work pimped far and wide (though she does an admirable job of marketing it all on her own). I will most definitely enjoy reading more books in this series as Ms. Hamilton continues to explore.
I would give this another half a point if I could. It is a good start to a series. There is a lot of newbie writing quirks here and there, but I'm a patient reader and they didn't bother me too much. Good start and I look forward to the next in the series.
The Forever Girl has been on my to do read list for a month or so. I have about a million on there, so when something jumps out and says buy me buy me nowww!! It means something. I came across the book on a book blog, and was attracted to the cover and the trailer, which were very well produced. The main character, in an dramatic black outfit, had pretty cool style. I also was drawn to the main character Sophia, who in the free sample I read, turned out to be waitress ( a job I've just ended), Wiccan ( a spirituality that I am), and feisty when pressured to convert by random Christians (can relate). I didn't know much about what would happen next, but it sure had a good start.
I had no idea what came next and so I am loath to ruin it for you. Needless to say, if you like magic, rituals, creative configurations of superhuman species, fire, history, and the like, you will like this book. Some of these themes are in my own manuscript, too, which was a cool surprise. I thought the writing was tight, the characters well thought out, the settings described wonderfully. Throughout the novel, sprinklings of elegant narrative grace the page, the moon above was stitched in the sky, a lusty mans 'interest' pressed against Sophia's thigh. Yes, tell me more beautiful things please. Looking forward to book two!
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Wow, what a great story! I haven't been this wrapped up in a book in quite a while. I do love paranormal and highly recommend this book.
A fantastic book well worthy of the hype it has received. Before reading Hamilton's book, I saw the name splashed around on Facebook and Twitter along with some good reviews of it, so I decided to give it a read.
Sophia is a 22-year old Wiccan girl in a Bible town who feels suffocated by the religion and close-mindedness of people there. I can say I relate to her there- I lived ten years in a small Bible town here in Alberta. I was the hippie who was out of place all the time. But Sophia has some dark secrets when it comes to her family history and even her own past. She is soon sucked into a supernatural world she knows nothing about and learns more about her capabilities as a witch and who she really is.
I found the story telling and plot lines were really well-built. We don't know yet about this supernatural world in its entirety, but this is a book series, so we will learn more as we go along. However, to be honest, I didn't quite feel Sophia's character come through as much as I thought she could. I felt that her personality got kind of lost in the magic and action and the other characters, who were well-developed. Maybe the author shared Sophia's feelings of not quite knowing who she is, which means her personality could easily develop as the series continues.
I don't know if the sequel is yet available or when it will be. I will likely read it out of curiousity, as Hamilton has a brilliant world she has created here.
Sophia is a 22-year old Wiccan girl in a Bible town who feels suffocated by the religion and close-mindedness of people there. I can say I relate to her there- I lived ten years in a small Bible town here in Alberta. I was the hippie who was out of place all the time. But Sophia has some dark secrets when it comes to her family history and even her own past. She is soon sucked into a supernatural world she knows nothing about and learns more about her capabilities as a witch and who she really is.
I found the story telling and plot lines were really well-built. We don't know yet about this supernatural world in its entirety, but this is a book series, so we will learn more as we go along. However, to be honest, I didn't quite feel Sophia's character come through as much as I thought she could. I felt that her personality got kind of lost in the magic and action and the other characters, who were well-developed. Maybe the author shared Sophia's feelings of not quite knowing who she is, which means her personality could easily develop as the series continues.
I don't know if the sequel is yet available or when it will be. I will likely read it out of curiousity, as Hamilton has a brilliant world she has created here.
This review has been brewing in my mind for weeks, but I haven't quite known how to write it.
To start, I loved the hell out of this book. Sophia is Wiccan, and the way the religion is portrayed is so accurate and peaceful that I can't help but appreciate it. I loved the small town she lived in, that her mom is a bit of a nut, and how Sophia has a certain knack for showing up in the wrong place at the wrong time.
Rebecca Hamilton does a great job creating a unique and mysterious paranormal world, and I loved the characters as well as how everything was tied up so well in the end.
When I finished this novel, it felt as though it worked just fine as a stand-alone novel (and I read in an interview here on goodreads that Hamilton did have that intent), I'm glad it's part of aa series so I can read more of Sophia's adventures.
To start, I loved the hell out of this book. Sophia is Wiccan, and the way the religion is portrayed is so accurate and peaceful that I can't help but appreciate it. I loved the small town she lived in, that her mom is a bit of a nut, and how Sophia has a certain knack for showing up in the wrong place at the wrong time.
Rebecca Hamilton does a great job creating a unique and mysterious paranormal world, and I loved the characters as well as how everything was tied up so well in the end.
When I finished this novel, it felt as though it worked just fine as a stand-alone novel (and I read in an interview here on goodreads that Hamilton did have that intent), I'm glad it's part of aa series so I can read more of Sophia's adventures.
I usually read 300 page novels in a single day, this novel took me a bit more than that. I cannot put my finger on what it was about this book that had me wandering off several times. I would walk away from my computer, or my tablet, and just go find something else to do for a while. I never felt like I connected with the characters at all.