Dead Is the New Black by Christine DeMaio-Rice

Now that I've read this first installment in the series, I'm sure I'll be following it up with the second book, as soon as it comes out.įifty Shades Freed by EL James. I love reading young adult literature every now and again. This novel was a wonderful break from the genres I've been reading lately. At around 1000 pages, it should take me a bit of time, but absolutely worth it because all my favorite characters are back! :DĮntangled by Nikki Jefford, Spellbound #1. This is the last book in the series that is published, and the last one on my Spring Into Reading 2012 Challenge. To play along, just answer the following three (3) questions…Ī Dance With Dragons by George R. Entertaining is a definite descriptor for this novel, though whether I'll read the next one is still up in the air. Once Bitten is the first novel in the Alexa O'Brien series. Readers will sympathize with her on these actions, because they've experienced similar situations. She's also very 'in-the-moment.' Alexa thinks little of consequences and how she'll have to deal with the outcome. That's a personality dilemma which readers can often times go through. She is also torn between being human and being a wolf. She does have likable qualities, they just aren't easy to pick out.Īlexa is haunted by her tragic past, and readers can relate to that because they have traumatic events that scar their histories as well. However, Alexa lets her werewolf side control her, and when she gets a taste of vampire power - that controls her even more dominantly. In previous fantasy novels, what makes the character human is the main question to ask when trying to form a bond with them. It isn't easy connecting with a supernatural character. The opening scene where she and her werecat friend, Jez, are fighting a serial killing vamp hooked me. She takes out the trash of the supernatural world, hoping to make it a better place. The plot, I must say, is very interesting. She puts herself in the middle of a love triangle with a man she only wants power from and a fellow wolf who holds her heart. Lee does explain that her temper aligns with her begin a werewolf, but come on.

An attack that only she survived, while her family did not.Īlexa tends to hurt everyone she cares about because of her selfishness. She suffers from a terrifying past, having been attacked by a werewolf at age 16.

Her main attributes include being hot-headed, selfish, and a little smug. Readers won't find an easy connection with Alexa O'Brien. This makes for a very interesting plot, but the characters fall a bit short.

Lee's novel, Once Bitten, is full of suspense, mystery, and horror.

Dead Is the New Black by Christine DeMaio-Rice