Brainycat's Reviews > The First Days
The First Days (As the World Dies, #1)
by
by
![3807871](https://images.gr-assets.com/users/1275338662p2/3807871.jpg)
Brainycat's review
bookshelves: read_in_2010, a-long-story, boring-and-forgettable-romance, in-a-time-close-to-mine, things-that-go-bump-in-the-night
Jun 01, 2010
bookshelves: read_in_2010, a-long-story, boring-and-forgettable-romance, in-a-time-close-to-mine, things-that-go-bump-in-the-night
I bought the trilogy based on recommendations I found on another forum. I made it 64% of the way through before giving up. It really wants to be a great story, but it gets bogged down by over explanations. The character development reminded me of Robert Jordan - give each character Their One Trait, then never pass up a chance to cut'n'paste The One Trait into the narrative, even if it breaks the flow of the story.
The action is thin and predictable, but I kept reading through it expecting the characters to become interesting. Unfortunately, I never felt emotionally invested in the characters, and by a third of the way through I decided I was going to give it another third to become interesting. Not only did it not get interesting, it started reading like a young adult romance. Not my thing, though if the sales figures for Twilight are any indication I must be in the minority.
The writing style is very expository. It felt a little droll; like reading an objective recollection rather than fighting side by side with our heroines while society collapses around them. The author 'tells' more than 'shows', which is fine but I like a more vivid, descriptive style in my horror.
Obviously, a lot of people like this book so please give it a try. I found it VERY reasonably priced at kobo. Readers like me, who enjoy vivid violence, gore and sex and uniquely quirky characterization will be disappointed. However, if you like your romance and horror "PG" I expect you would like this a lot.
The action is thin and predictable, but I kept reading through it expecting the characters to become interesting. Unfortunately, I never felt emotionally invested in the characters, and by a third of the way through I decided I was going to give it another third to become interesting. Not only did it not get interesting, it started reading like a young adult romance. Not my thing, though if the sales figures for Twilight are any indication I must be in the minority.
The writing style is very expository. It felt a little droll; like reading an objective recollection rather than fighting side by side with our heroines while society collapses around them. The author 'tells' more than 'shows', which is fine but I like a more vivid, descriptive style in my horror.
Obviously, a lot of people like this book so please give it a try. I found it VERY reasonably priced at kobo. Readers like me, who enjoy vivid violence, gore and sex and uniquely quirky characterization will be disappointed. However, if you like your romance and horror "PG" I expect you would like this a lot.
Sign into Goodreads to see if any of your friends have read
The First Days.
Sign In »
Reading Progress
May 30, 2010
–
Started Reading
May 31, 2010
–
Finished Reading
June 1, 2010
– Shelved
July 15, 2010
– Shelved as:
read_in_2010
August 9, 2013
– Shelved as:
a-long-story
August 9, 2013
– Shelved as:
boring-and-forgettable-romance
August 9, 2013
– Shelved as:
in-a-time-close-to-mine
August 9, 2013
– Shelved as:
things-that-go-bump-in-the-night
Comments Showing 1-1 of 1 (1 new)
date
newest »
![Down arrow](https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/down_arrow-1e1fa5642066c151f5e0136233fce98a.gif)
message 1:
by
Mert
(new)
Oct 05, 2014 05:26PM
![Mert](https://images.gr-assets.com/users/1362408962p1/3209563.jpg)
reply
|
flag