Title: “Hush, Now Forget” (Sisters of Bloodcreek, #1)
Author: Mary Gray & Cammie Larsen
Publisher: Monster Ivy Publishing
Genre: Young Adult, Contemporary, Paranormal, Horror
Release Date: Oct. 24, 2017
Pages: N/A
Copy: e-book
My Rating: ★★☆☆☆
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Synopsis:
No one will tell Eva and Frost the truth about the Blurred Ones. Not their hunter friend, and definitely not the parentals. Maybe it’s because Frost spent time in a psychiatric ward and Eva never ceases to think with her hormones. So, when the girls see an opportunity to meet Albert Knox, the most infamous Blurred One of all, they lie about their true plans and head out on their field trip to San Antonio.
When the sisters get to town, though, a ghost woman keeps attacking them in their hotel room, and they end up getting one of their classmates killed. Eva thinks she can use her feminine wiles to woo Knox, but he has a couple of more minions than they thought—and she ends up getting tossed through the window. If the sisters and their newfound hunter friends don’t take down Knox soon, he’ll permanently attach himself to Eva in a binding ritual. (via Goodreads)
Review:
Thank you to the authors for providing me with an e-book copy for an honest review.
As a huge Supernatural fan, I really wanted to like this, but, unfortunately, did not.
First, let’s go over the parts of the book that I did enjoy. I thought the lore behind the spirits and Blurred Ones was fascinating, especially when it was explained how people are born and why these particularly evil and corrupted spirits attack humans. I enjoyed the nod to Supernatural with the concept of hunters, the weapons, and similar methods they used to eradicate/hurt ghosts and other supernatural creatures. There were also a few plot twists that I was not expecting and really piqued my interest momentarily, such as discovering the truth behind Leo and his connection to Frost. But that’s as far as my enjoyment of the book went, I’m afraid.
I was so confused in the beginning and didn’t understand what the whole point was behind Frost and Eva’s plan to find Knox, the “most infamous Blurred One of all”. If they wanted answers and wanted to learn more about the Blurred Ones (I don’t really like referring to them as that name, to be completely honest because it sounds silly), why did they need to go as far as putting themselves at risk by provoking one? What was wrong with poking around their hunter friend Maggie’s books until they found answers? If not her then somehow find another scholarly way to search for answers, like the school library – which actually proves to be more than useful later – because tracking down Knox just seemed like a stupid and suicidal mission from the start. There wasn’t enough at stake for them to go through such drastic measures right off the bat. What did they think Knox was going to do, sit them down and lecture them on the Blurred Ones 101? Ridiculous.
There was also a lot of awkward writing. At first I thought that maybe it was just because of the characters’ way of speaking, but nope, it was the writing. There were several instances where I felt that the character reacted to something in a very unusual way, and that caused me to backtrack and ruined my immersion in the story. It also could have used more editing and polishing because I found several minor typos in the second half of the book.
I also really couldn’t relate to any of the characters, and didn’t find any of them particularly endearing or amusing in the least. It’s worth mentioning that I really disliked the father, specifically, because he was abusive and it was frustrating that his wife and daughters allowed him to get away with being that way. They just excused or ignored his behavior and that drove me crazy! I think one of the major reasons why I didn’t connect with anyone in this book is also due to our vast cultural differences – all these characters have a strong conservative rural Southern background whilst I, on the other hand, am probably the complete opposite, being a city girl raised in California.
Overall, the few things that I enjoyed about Hush, Now Forget wasn’t enough to help me enjoy the rest of the book. Halfway through it started to feel like a chore reading and I struggled to finish it. At the end I didn’t feel satisfied that I just read a good book and instead felt relieved that it was finally over. This book just wasn’t for me and so, unfortunately, I don’t recommend it at all.
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