Book: Life Eternal by Yvonne Woone
Pages: 398
Genre: Young Adult, Paranormal
Source: Gift
Renée Winters has changed. When she looks in the mirror, a beautiful girl with an older, sadder face stares back. Her condition has doctors mystified, but Renée can never reveal the truth: she died last May, and was brought back to life by the kiss of her Undead soul mate, Dante Berlin.
Now, her separation from Dante becomes almost unbearable. His second life is close to an end, and each passing day means one less that she will spend with the boy who shares her soul.
Just when Renée has almost given up hope, she learns of the Nine Sisters--brilliant scholars who, according to legend, found a way to cheat death. She can't shake the feeling that they are somehow connected to her dreams, strange visions that hint at a discovery so powerful, and so dangerous, that some will stop at nothing to protect it.
Renée thought she knew the truth about life and death. But there is a secret woven through history that holds the only hope for Dante and Renée. Unless they find answers soon, their time together is doomed to be cut short.
--From Goodreads
My Thoughts:
I was so excited when I got this book. I remember reading the first novel and absolutely loving it. I loved reading the chemistry between Renee and Dante, and definitely thought this novel was really original.
But when I picked this novel up, the story changed completely and I tried to go on reading. Unfortunately, about 230 pages in, I just had to call it quits. First off, Dante, was missing in the majority of the novel because he was in hiding. And even though there was a lot going on, it just wasn't the same without one of the main characters from the first novel.
And as the story progressed, it just also seemed to drag on and on. There's a lot more history and background information on the Monitors and what they are supposed to do. I just felt like even though there were things going on, I just felt like it didn't have the old same flow that it had with the first novel. I would have really liked to finish this novel, but sadly could not. Things just didn't click well, but I might try to pick this novel back up at a later time.
Would I recommend this book: Maybe
Rating: I give this book a DNF.
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