Yesterday’s Daughter by Sallie Lundy-Frommer
CreateSpace – January 24,
2011
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Rating: Slow start, but when
it picks up it’s amazing.
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story is about
Immediately
I am curious about Grace, who believes and acts as if she is a vampire. But, if
it wasn’t for this strange fact becoming known right at the beginning, I am not
sure if I would feel engaged in the story. I know that the beginning is the time
to lay the foundation, but there is a lot of showing and not telling . I was
slow to catch the rhythm of the voice of the writer. For me, at first, I was
turned off by the amount of words it took to say something. But do not for one
second be mistaken, this is a truly awesome book.
For me, everything
started picking up and falling into place at Chapter 6.
At this point it is so much easier to get lost in the story. Though, I have
to say that there are moments when the flow is interrupted by the overuse or
repetition of certain words. Yes, this is nitpicky things to mention, but I am
only mentioning these minor flaws in the hopes that it helps. I want another
book by Sallie Lundy-Frommer. She is very talented, and overall this story is
amazing. So on to the things I liked
about this story.
I
really liked the original idea behind it, this was a fresh take on an old idea
of vampires and vampire hunters. Some would complain about the overexplaining
(maybe) but in truth it really is necessary. It is the only way to make Grace and
Malachi’s love special and believable instead of quick and unfitting. There is a lot that would be missed without
the knowledge gained throughout the book. At the beginning it seems a slow and
unbearable pace, but the characters move you to keep going.
Grace
is weird. I mean, who really believes and acts as if they are a vampire without
proof? But she is also a strong and
great female lead. There is something about her that doesn’t become clear until
Malachi comes into the picture. She has
the strength to be the deadliest creature but what you see is a gentleness that
is the perfect balance for Malachi.
Malachi is every woman’s dream; he is strong, masculine and protective
as well as sensitive and intimate.
Though it is their destiny to be together, and all evidence points to
Grace being dead, Malachi holds onto an unexplained hope. He doesn’t sit around waiting for Grace to
come back into his life, he goes looking for her. Time did nothing to change
their fate, except perhaps make them stronger for it.
There
are so many things that I could say about the actual story, but in truth I wasn’t
completely prepared for the ending. I mean some of it I could see coming. Some
of it I couldn’t and that made the story so much better for me. The ending
left me wanting more of Malachi and Grace’s story because I know that
there is so much yet to be discovered and I am certain that there are more
obstacles to be tackled.
Always Shine,
Starr K
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