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Awakenings (2011)

by Edward Lazellari(Favorite Author)

3.89 of 5 Votes: 3

ISBN

0765327872 (ISBN13: 9780765327871)

languge

English

genre

Horror

publisher

Tor Books

series

Guardians of Aandor

review 1: Awakenings was recommended to me by a friend. A perfect time to read this well thought out ‘urban fantasy’ as it is book 1 of a series and according to amazon.com, book 2 will be available this August(which I have already pre-ordered). Mr. Lazellari’s writing is wonderfully vivid, which allowed my imagination take flight and engage in the multifaceted storylines (there are several narratives that are threading to the focal plot). Personally, I love the mix of fantasy and reality, as well as getting to know each character. I’m looking forward to reading how these oddities converge, uncovering who are truly are the heroes vs. the villains, and discovering which world they ultimately embrace.
review 2: It started out interesting, but the further I got ... morethe less I liked the book. Thirteen years ago a group of people from another dimension (sort of) came to earth with a baby to protect it. However, a spell was cast that gave them all amnesia. In the "preset day" one "girl" comes from that dimension to bring them all back together, help them remember, and find the now thirteen-year-old boy before the bad guys do. The differnt dimension idea was interesting and very well explained by one of the main characters. The swearing, violence, and continual sexual language got annoying and I started skimming about half-way through. Apart from a rape scene decribed after the fact by the victim there aren't actual sex scenes, just constant sexual references. I liked the good guys (most of them) at the beginning, but as the author developed their characters I liked them less. less

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