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Presenze (2013)

by P.C. Cast(Favorite Author)

3.59 of 5 Votes: 4

ISBN

8858915216 (ISBN13: 9788858915219)

languge

English

genre

Romance

publisher

Harlequin Mondadori

review 1: "Aubrey gli faceva provare qualcosa. Per quanto ironico potesse sembrare, una ragazza defunta aveva ridato vita a un intero universo di emozioni che credeva perdute per sempre, dopo una vita trascorsa a vedersela con la morte e la distruzione."IL LADRO DI ANIME DI P.C CAST - 3 stelle Quest'autrice non mi ha mai colpito particolarmente e anche in questo breve racconto (poco più di 100 pagine) non fa eccezione. L'idea del legame gemellare e dell'agenzia paranormale mi è piaciuta, anche se non viene approfondita più di tanto. Anche i personaggi non spiccano particolarmente, in particolare Lauren mi è sembrata il vero "fantasma" della storia, mentre la vera star è la gemella morta Aubrey che con la sua personalità estroversa conquista immediatamente Raef. I due, essendo ... morelui vivo e lei morta, hanno solo un unico modo per "vivere" il loro amore, ed è "utilizzando" il corpo di Lauren. Questa specie di ambiguo menage a trois l'ho trovato francamente agghiacciante e non un finale molto romantico, praticamente Lauren resterà l'eterno strumento/terzo incomodo XDOMICIDIO AL CHIAR DI LUNA - 3 e 1/2 Quasi quattro stelle piene per la mia amata Showalter, che riesce a creare perfettamente l'atmosfera misteriosa e inquietante tra fantasmi, spiriti malvagi, vuoti di memoria e altri strani fenomeni paranormali. Dalla trama sembrava che la protagonista fosse Lana, mentre in realtà è Harper, la sua migliore amica che non possiede poteri psichici come lei. Harper è una talentuosa pittrice ed è proprio un suo quadro a portarla dall'agente Levi, perché solo insieme possono scoprire l'assassino e la sua relazione con loro. In alcuni punti ammetto di essere rimasta un pò confusa e anche se la rivelazione della vera identità di Harper e Levi è stata un bel colpo di scena, non mi è piaciuto che la stessa idea sia stata riutilizzata per Lana (e per Gloria)...un colpo di scena funziona solo la prima volta XD Bello comunque il confronto finale tra Harper e l'assassino, e il lieto fine riadattato alla situazione ;D avrei voluto saperne di più della coppia Harrowitz/Peterson, nonostante siano personaggi secondari mi hanno ispirato molto! =D
review 2: I picked this up because I'm a huge fan of Gena Showalter and was eager to read her contribution to this book. I had never read anything by P.C. Cast prior to this, but I began with her story.I won't go into specific plot points, as other reviewers have covered those so well. What I will say about Cast's story is that it wasn't bad; it was very short, so there wasn't all that much in the way of character or plot development, but what there was was interesting and well-written. However, the ending was. . . not one that I can say that I enjoyed. I applaud Cast for doing something different and creative in an attempt to resolve that trope of romance novels that is so utterly cliche at this point, i.e. the dreaded love triangle. The manner in which it was resolved - if it can be even be described as being "resolved" - was done in such a way that it made me uncomfortable, as a reader, and I found myself really feeling bad for the twin who was among the living. I just didn't feel that it ended in such a way as to be fair to her in any way, shape, or form, so my overriding feeling as I finished the story was that she, her life, and her feelings really got the short end of the stick in that situation, and in the whole story, actually. So, the story was unique and well-written, but it's not something that I'd want to read again.As for Ms. Showalter's story, I felt that it was very well-done. As always, her main female character was strong and pretty kick-butt, in nature, and the male protagonist was the requisite hot, alpha male. I liked their relationship, because they had a lot of chemistry and heat between them, and I think that it was well-developed. Then there was that twist that most of the other reviewers have mentioned. Again, it was well-written, and it was typical Showalter in that it was complicated and dark. Very, very dark. And did I mention that it was dark? It did not leave readers with a typical happily ever after, but that is not to say that there wasn't an HEA; it was just. . . different than the norm. That wasn't a bad thing, by any means, but for any readers who expect things to end on an uplifting note - one that's filled with a lot of hope for the future - you won't find that here. Given what they'd been through, Showalter did right by the characters in terms of their love for one another, but I would not recommend going into this story expecting a happy happy, joy joy kind of resolution.Looking back over what I've written, it may not seem like I would recommend this book, but I actually do. While these stories (particularly Cast's) are not ones that will join the ranks of those that I enjoy rereading with some frequency, I think that Cast and Showalter both displayed a great deal of talent and imagination in their stories, and I think it's great that they were so willing to take some chances and do things a bit differently than some other writers in this genre likely would have. What they have created are two well-written, creative stories that are, above all else, incredibly interesting. These are not run-of-the-mill offerings with pat endings; these are truly different, and I mean that in a good way. So, I'd recommend reading this one, but would again caution readers to not begin their reading experience by expecting a lot of happiness and endings where everything is all tied up with a bright, pretty bow. less

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