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Glacial Eyes (2011)

by J.K. Walker(Favorite Author)

4.03 of 5 Votes: 5

languge

English

genre

Paranormal Fantasy

publisher

J. K. Walker

series

Salt Lake After Dark

review 1: It's actually more like 3.5 stars, but I'm scaling it down because of the writing.I'll try to continue this review without any outright spoilers. But I've been known to slip on that account so if you want to remain totally spoiler free, you should maybe skip this review.**********************Well, you've been warned so here we go.I'll skip the introductions of this book because anyone can read the back of the book aka the description on goodreads. You don't need me for that.Glacial Eyes was a nice story, I might even say really nice, so why not 4 stars? The writing was simply to irritating. It was choppy, had a lot of continuity problems and just felt off. Glacial Eyes is supposed to be about a girl learning to come to terms with the fact that she's a were. That she in fac... moret has always been a were. It's never even explained how she couldn't have known before, that she's a were and that's just one of the holes in this story. The narrative is haphazard, she's in one place one sentence and the next she's in a totally different place in the next (for example, they decide to go see a movie and the next sentence she's home... what's with that?)Also, it's all from Jasmine's point of view and yet the author finds it necessary to edit in sentences in italics stating Jasmine's exact thoughts... it's ALL her thoughts and experiences, so why! it makes the story feel weird rather than enlighten things.While the story kept me wanting to finish reading it for wanting to know how it ended. The writing style kept me out of it, beside it, like a bystander. Rather than pulling me into it, as most good books do to me. She keeps saying that Jasmine is struggling with being a were, but you don't feel it. Her actions say different. She's supposed to be struggling with killing, yet she does it too easily. She's supposed to be uncertain but she miraculously get's out of every bind with too much ease. She's too damn upbeat for everything that's happened to her and it doesn't feel real. Just like the Logan-thing, that doesn't feel real too. I could rant for a little more, I actually had a lot more in my head, but I'll spare you. Because the book really isn't that bad. It's just frustrating because it could have been great.
review 2: Not very many books, especially fantasy, are based out of Utah. It was great to have a local author turn around the expectations for a standard fantasy novel, and create something thrilling but at the same time out of the ordinary and unique. I fell in love with the story line, and the characters with in the first chapters! They are so dynamic and unique it made it hard for me to put the book down! I am so glad that I purchased this book, because I can read it over and over again (Which I usually don't do)J.K. Walker is a very talented author who wrote Glacial Eyes in a way that makes you keep wanting to come back for more. I can't wait to get my hands on the rest of the series!! less

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