Dmitriy Ten Ten itibaren Vatutins'ka city council, Cherkas'ka oblast, Ukrayna
Constantin gave me this book before we were married. Said it was one of the best books he'd ever read. I couldn't relate - a lifestyle that I don't really have much interest in, but looking back, I see now why he loved it so. It makes me understand a little more.
"Never shall I forget those flames that consumed my faith forever. Never shall I forget the nocturnal silence that deprived me for all eternity, of the desire to live." I read this book in high school and didn't make much of this statement. Reading it again yesterday it literally took my breath away. I knew it was true, not just talk. Faith and the desire to live.... to lose those things....
i have very mixed feelings about this book. at times it was absolutely gripping & heart-wrenching. at others, it was bland, contrived, and whiney. i liked the idea of showing how even the most picture-perfect people had dark sides they were hiding -- some more successfully than others. but the extent to which the reader is almost hit over the head with this point is a bit too much. i think what bothered me is the lack of subtlety. it's just not always necessary to spell things out.
Now I’ve read and love every single one of Carrie Jones’s books in the Need series so far and loved every single one of them, so when I heard about After Obsession I just couldn't wait to get it! One thing I have noticed about Carrie Jones though, is that she it amazingly unique. All her books and ideas are totally unique. Now this book is so amazing, because Carrie Jones has written it in such a way that I can I read it before bed and not slap it down, pull the covers over my head and stay to frightened to get out and go to the toilet. I mean I’ve always loved Carrie’s writing, being some musical and light, and I think Steve Wedel’s writing in this novel created the perfect contrast with a edgier, boyish tone to it. The storyline itself was interesting. It’s generally the main character that is being haunted, or whatnot, yet in this book it was the main characters who were on the other end of the haunted, or in this case possessed. The storyline was really good, and for a short book it had a lot crammed into it! All the characters were so close to you in the book, along with the River Man who wanted to tear to pieces when you weren’t completely scared of him, but I have to admit my favorite was Aimee. She was just awesome, smart, funny, and typically pretty, and she also instantly reminded me of Ariana Grande. This book is definitely one of a kind, filled with romance and horrowr and pair that works as well as Aimee and Alan and I really, really, enjoyed this!