Angelfire by Courtney Allison Moulton
Copy Courtesy of Harper Collins and NetGalley
Release Date: 2/15/2011
Ellie is living it up as a wealthy suburban teen (think BMW's). Of course, she's also having nightmares and her grades are slipping. Turns out, that's not all she has to worry about; she also has to kick monster (reaper) butts because she's the Preliator (basically THE human that gets reincarnated over and over again to kick monster butts). The bonus is that she's got a hot sidekick called Will who likes to be mysterious about Ellie's past that she can't seem to remember at the moment.
This story somewhat reminds me of Bleach (an anime) - hero gets bigger and badder powers as s/he fights, in the modern world, bigger and badder monsters who eat human souls to save the world. A lot of time is spent trying to explain the back story of Ellie's previous lives, the conflict she is embroiled in, and battles, which are interesting, but these elements start to get tedious after awhile and seem to be overly complex (I'm not a huge fan of detailed battle maneuvers).
One thing that really threw me right at the beginning of the book was the fact that higher level reapers are called vir since I just finished reading the Night Angel trilogy, which defines vir as a vile kind of magic. This is an unfortunate coincidence and not the fault of the author, but it was part of my experience.
I enjoyed being inside Ellie's head though with her internal schizophrenia of being this ancient being as well as a somewhat spoiled teenage girl who is confused. She also has some philosophical dialogues which I'd like to see her pursue more vigorously.
I think this story could use more editing, but otherwise it is not bad.
Star Rating: 2.5/5.0
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Hmm, I've heard such good things about this book, but I haven't had a chance to pick it up yet. (Even though I do have access to a copy xD). I read that a lot of the redeeming points of this book were in the battles, but seeing as I haven't read it, I can't confirm that.
What really made me weary, though, was when you pointed it Angelfire reminded you of Bleach. I haaaated Bleach. (No offense if you're a Bleach lover, but gosh when will it end?!) Now I'm going to think of Bleach as I read. :(
Anyway, thank you for this review! It's great seeing other perspectives on it! :)
LOL, I like Bleach although I actually haven't read/or seen any for quite awhile now. If it makes you feel beter, it's supposed to end pretty soon actually haha~~
I seem to trend the other way on a lot of these popular books >.>
Thanks for the review, l know what you mean when a book reminds you of another and it's not the authors fault but it does effect how you feel about the book.
Sorry you were disappointed by it. I know this one's been getting alot of buzz so I still want to try it and see if I like it or not.
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