Author: Adina West
Publisher: Momentum
Year of Publication: 2013
Summary: Lately things have been getting weird for pathology technician Kat Chanter. She's been craving raw meat, and having dreams so realistic they're scary. When she accepts a job offer from the prestigious Hema Castus Research Institute, she hopes she'll have the chance to discover what's wrong with her, but instead, her move to New York thrusts her headlong into a treacherous hidden world, where the wrong move could be fatal . . .
Review: **Copy provided by Netgalley in exchange for an honest review**
Whilst Dark Child did deliver a unique concept as promised, the rest of the novel fell flat on it's face.
For the most part, the story flowed pretty well, however there were certain points, either where it all positively crawled, or the jarring transition from some chapters to another. It was such a struggle to get through this book that I have been stopping and starting for months. This novel would have worked better in it's original serial form, perhaps I would have enjoyed it more if that were the case.
Most characters in this novel were bland or two dimensional, especially Kat and her love interests. There was absolutely no chemistry between any of the characters, and the book most likely would have worked better if the romance was eliminated.
Kat, though a pathologist, was pretty unintelligent most of the time. At the beginning of the book when she faints at work, someone advises her to go to a doctor. Perfectly reasonable, one would think. Instead of this, Kat's inner monologue proclaims that she isn't the type of person to go see a doctor when she is perfectly healthy.
Shall I remind you that she has just fainted? Not to mention, soon after she mentions her nausea. These things put together sure would seem like a valid reason to go see a doctor. Instead, however, she chooses to test her own blood and finds that everything is pretty wonky.
Is she worried? Doesn't seem like it. I'm pretty sure the word cancer was tossed in there somewhere... and Kat still chose not to see a doctor.
I could go on and on about this book, but I'd like to leave you with this little gem, about the scent of her own blood:
"Hers was a contradictory medley, a mixture of different notes forming an intoxicating whole like a fine perfume; moonlit midnight and sun-baked drowsy summer, dew speckled unfurling petals and mossy stones and night scented jasmine."
If you think your blood smells like this, you should probably see your primary care physician.
Rating: 2/5 stars
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