Seven Kinds of Hell

Seven Kinds of Hell (2013) Dana Cameron

Zoe Miller’s mother has died. And before she dies, she makes Zoe promise to keep running from her father’s people. Since Zoe is running from herself as much as from her father’s people, it’s not a promise she has trouble keeping.

Unfortunately for her, her father’s people seem to be searching for her–as is a man who wants an artifact he believes is in her possession.

First things first, I didn’t know what I was in the mood to read, but after reading the first chapter I was sucked in, and mostly devoured the book in a giant gulp. So it’s riveting.

On the other hand, there are problems.

First and foremost, there is not a clean ending–just a set up for the next book in the series. It wasn’t a cliffhanger, but it also didn’t end in a way that wasn’t anything other than a hook for the next book.

Cheap shot.

Second, once I’ve pulled back from the story (which only happened once I finished), some of the logic of the story seemed… less logical. Nothing threw me out of the story while I was reading, but once I finished, my brain started going, “waitasecond… that’s not… logical.”

So as much as it was an interesting diversion, the non-clean ending combined with the leaps of not-so-logic and other plot issues, I’m not sure I’ll look for the next book in the series. I’m not saying it was horrible, just that I don’t think I want to get involved in what looks like it could be a very long, convoluted series.
Rating: 5.5/10

Published by 47North

 
 

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