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Nightshifted by Cassie Alexander
2.0
Shapeshifter, weres, zombies, vampires, dragons, yippee!! With hot yummy Brits, exploding magical critters, hot zombies (yes I mentioned zombie already, but I have to emphasize hot), magical German speaking CD players that’s a secret weapon, a special hospital for supernaturals, mysterious shadow beings that run the hospital, and a tough nurse. It spells for a good read.
Yet, most of my reading buddies have had a hard time getting into this one. Even I had to try once or twice before I got into the swing of things. This is a title that you HAVE to be in a a reading mood before you can sink in. If you're even slightly burned out, back away and put it on the shelf for sunnier reading days.
Yet . . . This book just fell a little flat. The world is never really explored. Things just happen. Edie has been working in the paranormal unit of her hospital for a while and she just does it. There's no questions or real drive for knowledge. Personally I'd want to know everything, especially since you're taking care of these beings. Not only on a medical level, but for protection. Knowledge is power.
Things just happen. (Yeah, broken record here.) Edie is pulled along by random events. Basically like leading a dog around on a leash. That's nothing that really interests me. Sure she ends up on the Night Shift because she's protecting her brother from an overdosing again. Yet the emotional connection is never there. That's the biggest issue for me. Edie is an emotionally detached character. As she's pulled along on her journey through the dark and magical she wakes up bit by bit. Like she's been swimming with her head in the water and just realized that she needs to stop and take a breath.
In the end this was a bit of a disappointment. A few months after reading it took me quite a while to remember what happened. After a year I'm pretty sure that this title will simply fade away as a fond, and distant, memory. The world has promise and ever since the Demonica series I've been wanting someone to explore a paranormal hospital. So yes, I'll continue. Here's to hoping that the “it just happens” as a basis for a plot ends. Edie needs to grow as well and become more accessible.
Sexual Content: One night stand, sexual chit chat, humor, and so on.
2/5- Average/disappointing, library check-out
Orginally reviewed at Book Whispers.
Yet, most of my reading buddies have had a hard time getting into this one. Even I had to try once or twice before I got into the swing of things. This is a title that you HAVE to be in a a reading mood before you can sink in. If you're even slightly burned out, back away and put it on the shelf for sunnier reading days.
Yet . . . This book just fell a little flat. The world is never really explored. Things just happen. Edie has been working in the paranormal unit of her hospital for a while and she just does it. There's no questions or real drive for knowledge. Personally I'd want to know everything, especially since you're taking care of these beings. Not only on a medical level, but for protection. Knowledge is power.
Things just happen. (Yeah, broken record here.) Edie is pulled along by random events. Basically like leading a dog around on a leash. That's nothing that really interests me. Sure she ends up on the Night Shift because she's protecting her brother from an overdosing again. Yet the emotional connection is never there. That's the biggest issue for me. Edie is an emotionally detached character. As she's pulled along on her journey through the dark and magical she wakes up bit by bit. Like she's been swimming with her head in the water and just realized that she needs to stop and take a breath.
In the end this was a bit of a disappointment. A few months after reading it took me quite a while to remember what happened. After a year I'm pretty sure that this title will simply fade away as a fond, and distant, memory. The world has promise and ever since the Demonica series I've been wanting someone to explore a paranormal hospital. So yes, I'll continue. Here's to hoping that the “it just happens” as a basis for a plot ends. Edie needs to grow as well and become more accessible.
Sexual Content: One night stand, sexual chit chat, humor, and so on.
2/5- Average/disappointing, library check-out
Orginally reviewed at Book Whispers.