{"id":3233,"date":"2012-10-30T18:23:27","date_gmt":"2012-10-30T23:23:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/?p=3233"},"modified":"2021-06-02T19:16:38","modified_gmt":"2021-06-02T23:16:38","slug":"taken-at-dusk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/archives\/3233","title":{"rendered":"Taken at Dusk"},"content":{"rendered":"

Taken at Dusk<\/a><\/em> (2012) C. C. Hunter<\/a><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Kylie Galen is still struggling to discover who she is. She believes she is meeting her couple who adopted her father as a baby, and hopes they will have answers to her questions, but the meeting leaves only further questions. <\/p>\n

In addition to questions she cannot answer, she has a new ghost. This ghost doesn’t remember who she is, but something pretty terrible seems to have happened to her, and she wants Kylie to do… something. Additionally, Kylie still can’t get her relationships with Lucas and Derek straight.<\/p>\n

I have to say that romance was my least favorite part of this book. It doesn’t feel like er relationship with either Derek or Lucas is the slightest bit natural, and the situations into which they are placed seem… contrived at best. I realize she’s only a teenager, but damn–she gets pissed off at Lucas and Derek for all the wrong things, putting up her own imaginary walls between them.<\/p>\n

The fantasy portion was interesting, but is starting to feel drawn out. Essentially, this book felt like it could be half the length it was.<\/p>\n

The strong points were Kylie’s development of friendships with people besides her roommates and the love interests. Those developing friendships feel far more real that whatever it is she’s supposed to be having with Lucas and Derek.<\/p>\n

So, it was okay. I’d like to read the next book, but am in no hurry to do so, because this is looking to be a very long, very drawn-out series.
\nRating: 6\/10<\/strong><\/p>\n

Published by St. Martin’s Press<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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