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Love Reborn (2014)

by Yvonne Woon(Favorite Author)

4.2 of 5 Votes: 7

ISBN

1423171209 (ISBN13: 9781423171201)

languge

English

genre

Romance

publisher

Disney-Hyperion

series

Dead Beautiful

review 1: This book was, in my opinion, the best of the series. I felt that there wasn't as much wasted time spent. I liked the faster pace. But now I feel the need to rant...First, let's start with the characters;Renee- I really don't care for her. I don't care that she's the main character, she just annoys me, especially with the way she treats Theo. She has an almost capricious nature and it gets on my nerves! I wish she wasn't the focus of the story. I guess throughout the series I've never really liked her, which may have been one of the reasons it was hard to read. There's just something about her...Dante- Definitely liked him best in book 1. With him decaying more and not seeing much of him in book 2, there really has not been much character development, so I wasn't really 'a... morettached' to him as a reader. He kind of seemed like a dull addition in the story instead of being part of the main love interest. Nothing about Dante screams captivating.Theo- I liked him from the start. I thought he was smart and exactly what was needed for the journey to the Netherworld. It made me angry with how Renee treated him and how much she distrusted his judgment.I mean, there's a difference between wariness and rudeness. Anya- The spunky, superstitious Russian! I enjoyed her character, and her strange perceptiveness. I think she would be a good friend to have, which made it more intense when I realized that she was (what was it again? Oh yeah) DYING! I was like 'NO! Get to the Netherworld!!!' It made sense why she wanted to go with Renee, and why she kept taking so many pills. Noah- Seriously. You aren't even in the first book, show up in the second and die, then are barely in the third book, but somehow think that Renee will choose you over Dante? Really?! Then, when Renee tells you she won't choose you, you try to bury/kill yourself (forcing the group to use the soul they have on you)?!?! Just. Get. Out.Eleanor- This character was one of my favorites in the first book, but when she was barely even mentioned in the second book, I didn't think that I would ever hear about her again. But! Apparently, she's been trying to help Renee close to the Entire time in the third book without anyone knowing. I felt like this twist didn't really fit in with the past context, but if the second book had have involved her more, I think it would've been good.Renee's Grandpa- I warmed up to him, then scolded him, then at his death, forgave him. It was a roller coaster ride. Honestly, I felt like there was too much change in the emotional reactivity towards him that I just kind of tried to ignore him altogether.Clementine- No! I'm not supposed to warm up to you when you were my least favorite character in the second book!Dustin/Monsieur- I've always liked Dustin, and near the end suspected that he was Monsieur, but even before that he was a great character. He just seems like the open, caring grandfatherly figure.The Elders- All annoyed meThe Monitors- Way to stupid. Reputation I had for them went waaaayyy down between the first and last booksThe Keepers- Creepy.Ophelia Hart- Really? The only time you're in the book is when you supposedly pull Renee out of a river. Come on.Nathaniel- What the poop! You're only in the first book, then forgotten about, then Miraculously are mentioned again in, like, a Single Sentence in the third book?! No. Not okay. Rene Descartes- Really strange when the point of view shifted to him for about 5 pages. Unexpected.Okay, next, I felt like the love issues weren't really resolved. In my head, it's Renee and Dante, Anya and Theo, and Eleanor and Noah. But the connection between Theo and Anya wasn't really developed/explained, and the Eleanor and Noah theory went up in smoke when he expressed his love for Renee. :/I did Not like the ending. Really? She just forgets everything?! She doesn't even care for her friends anymore? Will she forget the day after, or won't she now that she met up with the alive Dante? Ugh! I was happy though that Anya and Eleanor were cured and healthy.Finally, I thought that because all of Renee's senses became dull, so did the book! It started to become less and less intriguing and almost became rather boring.And this concludes probably the longest review I have ever written. :)
review 2: Really enjoyed the first book of the series, the second was mehh but Love reborn was ok. I enjoyed the plot and liked how there was a happy ending for everyone. However there was not enough Dante...again. Due to the fact we only really see their romance in the first book, you forget they love each other, yes Renee says all the time about how she loves him, but actions speak louder than words. Although they risk their soul to be together, you can't see the passion and love that was present in Dead Beautiful- it is missing in all the series but the first book. So you forget what they're fighting for. Theo was a nice add to the story; as the only boys we really meet are undead or fancy Renee. It was an easy read but not as good as Dead Beautiful, however after Life Eternal I did not have high expectations of Love Reborn. I do not feel particularly let down. less

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