*Advance reading copy provided courtesy of NetGalley*
Synopsis
Callie Michaels isn't pretty or popular, but her singing more than makes up for all she lacks. And as long as she focuses on what's really important, she can survive high school. But how can she focus with all the drama? Between her best friend's odd issues and a daily dose of weirdness from the social elite, she's starting to wonder if she's the only normal one around.
He pulled the front door open. "That's how it's done."
I rolled my eyes and made my way through the crowd that had spilled into the hall, muttering. "That's how it's done. Yeah? Where? In the jungle?"
"Yeah." James' breath on my nape sent a chill down my spine. "Something like that."
Just as her life begins spiraling out of control, the answer comes to her in a dream. In exchange for a token of blood, a demon will give her everything she desires. She says "yes." From that point on, she finds herself changing, becoming something far from normal. Something dangerous.
No one is what they seem—least of all her. While the supernatural creatures around her struggle to maintain their humanity, Callie slowly loses hers. She doesn't even know what's important anymore. Friendship, the future, love? And is there anyone who can make her care?
Review
It's hard to decide if I love this book or not, because even though I couldn't put this book down, I found I was constantly confused.
I really loved the first half of this book, the main character, Callie, was witty, smart, a character that you can relate to. Until the second half began where I became annoyed with all the characters and couldn't relate to one of them. They had the "bad guys" at the beginning but for some reason the author wanted everyone to turn good?
For example, Callie says to someone (no spoilers), "Don't worry, even though you called up the evil creature, it's not your fault." What? Yes it was their fault.
I was just confused throughout the whole novel, I'm confused now just writing all that.
By being confused (I'm saying that a lot now), and lost I think this was the main reason why I couldn't put the book down. I just wanted to know who these characters were, I knew this book had a paranormal aspect to it (see synopsis), but it took forever to finally find out what exactly. And once our protagonist finds out, she isn't fazed in the least. Even when she realizes she is possessed by the devil (something like that), she just goes about her day. To me, what felt more important to Callie was what guy she should pick, even though the first half of the book didn't feel like that was her type of character to do.
I should stop being so negative and see the positive, which was the first half of this book, the part I enjoyed the most. Natasha Rogue writing was addictive and impressive. I was pleasantly surprised to finally read a young adult novel with an author who knew what they were doing. The characters didn't sound like they were much older than what they were, plus they didn't sound immature and pathetic.
Even though I've mentioned a few times that I was confused, this was a somewhat easy read. Because I couldn't put this book down, I did end up reading this in one day. And saying that as a mother, you can imagine me reading this while I was cleaning the house and cooking lunch. A book-a-holic can multitask.
Would I recommend this book to anyone? Yes, because everyone has their own opinions. I might hate something while someone else might like it.
If you love young adult paranormal with a strange twist, then you should pick this book up, try it out for yourself. The Token: A Breed Apart will be published on the 2nd December 2014.
If you have already read this book or just want to talk about it, please leave a comment below. I love to know your thoughts.
My star rating for The Token: A Breed Apart is:
(it was hard to decide between 2 and 3 stars)
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