After Dark (The 19th Year #1)
After Dark (The 19th Year #1)
Emi Gayle
Publication Date: 31 October, 2012
Finish Date: 18 August, 2012
Format: e-book
Source: review copy from publisher
From Goodreads: What eighteen year old Mac Thorne doesn’t know will probably kill her.
In exactly eight months, five days, three hours and thirteen minutes, Mac has to choose what she’ll be for the rest of her life.
She
has no choice but to pick. As a Changeling, it’s her birthright. To
Mac, it’s a birthchore. Like going to school with humans, interacting
with humans, and pretending to be human during the pesky daylight hours.Once
darkness descends, Mac can change into any supernatural form that
exists—which makes her as happy as she can be. That is, until Winn
Thomas, the biggest geek in her senior class figures out there’s more to
what hides in the dark than most are willing to acknowledge.In
this first of the 19th Year Trilogy, Winn might know more about Mac than
even she does, and that knowledge could end their lives, unless Mac
ensures the powers-that-be have no choice but to keep him around.
loved this book, it was so addictive and one of the most original stories I
have come across in some time. I loved the idea behind the plot, but also the
way this book is written. And the characters where likeable too. The only two
complains I have is that I would’ve preferred more world building and I want
more of this book.
is pretty original. Lead character Mac is a changeling and can shift to every
supernatural creature she wants, but she has to choose one form before she
turns 19. The story starts off mysterious and a bit confusing and only bit by
bit we find out more about the world and the characters. Normally I like to
have explanations pretty soon, but the author did a good job of making the
mysteriousness not too bad. Ofcourse I wanted to have more explanations, but
the story was so good, that I didn’t mind waiting for them.
and even though it still took me quite some time to finish it, once I picked
the book up I didn’t want to stop. I really liked the story and even though
some parts where a bit predictable, there were also many parts that surprised
me. Also the writing style of the author feels original and fresh and she even
managed to make the romance scenes original, while these are often a bit
cliché.
likeable too. Form the first page on I already liked Mac, she is stubborn and
strong and insists every time on her right to make her own choices. There are
quite some side characters and while I think some could have gotten a bit more
attention, the ones that got enough attention where likeable and had their own
personalities. There were a few side character that I often confused and from
who I didn’t know from their name who was who. So the lead character was really
likeable, but some side character could’ve used a bit more attention.
world building and want to know as much as possible about the world in which
the book takes place. This book actually didn’t provide much world building,
especially not at the beginning. And while most times I would hate that I
didn’t here, I actually enjoyed the mystery and finding out alongside Mac more
about the world. Mac the lead character actually knows very less about the
world she inhabits and finds most things out along the way. What I did mind was
the fact that even though Mac can shift into any form, we still don’t get an
idea what the powers and limitations of each form are. Probably because there
are so many supernatural creatures, that it would e boring to explain it all,
but I would still like to know more about each of them. Mainly I was just so
intrigued and fascinated by the story and the original world that I wanted to
know more and I felt like there just wasn’t enough world building to satisfy
me.
book, it was addictable and original. I loved the story and the main character.
Some side characters would’ve profited from more attention. Also I would’ve
liked more world building, mainly because I was fascinated by this original
world this author has created. I really can’t wait to read the next book!
10 Comments
Kimberly @ Caffeinated Reviewer
oh my goodness..this sounds amazing..eep! Awesome review Lolita adding it to my list!
Anonymous
This sounds really interesting. And I am loving that cover.
Great review!
~Ashley Prince @ The Bibliophile's Corner
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