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Kahayatle (2012)

by Elle Casey(Favorite Author)

4.29 of 5 Votes: 5

languge

English

genre

Romance

publisher

Elle Casey

series

Apocalypsis

review 1: First off, I must say, this is not really a YA book, nor is it adult. Sometimes it reads like a young teen novel and other times it reads like an adult horror novel. I enjoy horror and gore as well as many genres, but this book straddled so many that I found myself so uncertain so often. The main character is okay to an extent, an overly paranoid and yet overly trusting person who falls into the Jackie Chan stereotype of "I do not want to hurt you but I am going to beat the crap out of you anyways." Yeah. Towards the end the grammar and spelling mistakes really started to grate on my nerves. The rush, that apparently this author is known for, was easily apparent. The idea was original to me, in my vast readings of dystopian fiction, and for that I was greatful. Now for the... more really bad parts. I am noticing a trend in budding authors to attempt accents. I really wish this would end. I can speak German roughly and this author is a mere country away from them, and yet her German-accented dialogue was absolutely horrendous. Instead of coming off as German, reading it phonetically, it was a cross between Italian and Russian, depending on the paragraph. Sometimes he had no accent. The research behind German words and language is lacking. Mother is "mutter" and not "mudder." I also really hate the in and out use of Bodo speaking of himself in the third person. Is he supposed to be a German engineering student or someone with mental handicaps? I was sort of waiting for "The Stand" character to do the "M-o-o-n, that spells Chicago!" at any moment. Research skills are not the authors high point. Her understanding of Florida's geography is frustrating beyond all belief. If you are going to use exact miles in something, know your cardinal directions and actual locations. Placing the Everglades exactly 250 miles South of a place South of Orlando is insane. Figure it out. Her time is off as well. One moment it is hours and the next it is days. Her days turn into weeks that apparently consist of only two or three days each. Very confusing. All in all, a major disapointment. I contemplated getting the second book to see if their are changes, but from reviews of fellow readers and reviewers, this seems futile. And a deadstop ending is not a joyous cliffhanger, but a lowball attempt to keep readers buying something sub-par.
review 2: 3.5 stars. I am really on the fence about whether I am going to continue with the series. The first book was OK. It didn't take long to read, but it wasn't super engaging. I didn't really dislike any of the characters, but I didn't love them either. The world the author has built is pretty bleak, so it is not the type of book that is going to make you feel super warm and fuzzy. All that said, it wasn't bad and I was fairly entertained. less

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