Amy Plum has a fresh take on paranormal beings in her
debut novel DIE FOR ME, the first in the Revenants series.
Some special people who die saving someone's life come
back to life, but it's a continuous process: dying time
and time again to save others.
Kate moved to Paris with her sister after the death of
their parents and lived in a bit of a daze of grief until
she met Vincent. And she had no idea that Vincent wasn't
just a nice "and gorgeous" guy. She finds out differently
soon enough and learns the truth of Vincent and his
kindred, but she can't bear the idea of him dying so often
even if he'll come back to life. But is living without him
any easier? Meanwhile, Georgia is Kate's opposite, taking
Paris by storm and making friends wherever she turns.
There's much more action to come and not just wondering
what will happen with Kate and Vincent.
Amy Plum knows Paris well and brings the city to life to
the point where it's almost another character in the
novel. While New Orleans seems to rein as the supreme city
in which to have a paranormal romance, Paris makes a great
second; it's the city of love after all. I liked this
book, but I do have a couple quibbles: Vincent was almost
too good and too perfect and that always makes me
suspicious. And I would have liked to see a bit more
action and tension. I had an easy time predicting some of
the story, but Plum has a flowing prose style that works
and has built likeable characters for a good balance. She
did a nice job not only creating the revenants but also
giving these beings a strong and believable back story.
With so many books about vampires and zombies, it's
refreshing to see a new twist on the paranormal since it's
such a popular genre right now. Fans of young adult
paranormal fiction-especially those who favor a bit more
romance over action--should definitely pick up DIE FOR Me.
I'm curious to see where she takes the storyline in the
second book in this series.
Kate Mercier's wonderfully normal teenage life comes
crashing down when her parents are killed in a car accident.
Suddenly, she and her sister, Georgia, are forced to leave
everything they've ever known in America and move to Paris
to live with their grandparents. For Kate, the only way to
survive is by sealing off her heart and escaping into the
comforting world of books and beautiful art. Until she meets
Vincent.
Mysterious, charming, and devastatingly handsome Vincent
threatens to melt the ice around Kate's guarded heart with
just his smile. He also happens to be one of an elite race
of paranormal beings known as revenants-undead creatures who
exist to sacrifice themselves over and over again in place
of other humans whose time to die has not yet come.
As Kate's attraction to Vincent grows, she must choose
between the shattered life she was trying to rebuild, and
the risks of loving again. But when she learns that her
sister has become involved with a group of evil revenants
who exist solely to murder and betray those around them,
Kate is thrown into the midst of a centuries-old battle
which threatens the lives of everyone she loves.
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