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Friday, January 13, 2012

Flashback Friday / Book Review: The Childe by C.A. Kunz

Last September I started a new meme here on Mundie Moms called Flashback Friday. The purpose of this meme was to spotlight books that I've had sitting on my shelf to read that have been out for awhile. Since there's a lot of books I didn't get around to reading that were released in 2011 I'm also incorporating those releases into this meme, even though they're out "older" releases. Today's feature is: The Childe by C.A. Kunz

Published by: self published
Released on: February 18th, 2011
Source: Book from authors to review
3 stars: It's A Good Read
Purchase from: Amazon

Cat Colvin
Average Teenager? Or Something Else Entirely? Cat Colvin is pretty much your typical run-of-the-mill teenager. Sure, she’s taller than most girls, has a mane of fiery red hair that’s impossible to tame, is left-handed, and her eyes are two different colors, but that’s where the differences end . . . unless you include the minor detail of her slow transformation into a Childe.
High school can definitely be challenging, and for Cat it’s no different. This is especially true when she’s faced with the daunting task of trying to hide her budding Childe traits as they begin to reveal themselves at the most inopportune times. To make matters worse, her family is oddly dead set against Ryan, the boy she grows to like. But everyone has their secrets: is Ryan really what he seems to be, and what is Cat’s family not telling her?
The Childe is the first book in this coming-of-age fantasy series which follows Cat's life through the twists and turns toward finding out whom and what she really is. Come and take the plunge with Cat into a world filled with mystery, biting humor, and the paranormal -quoted from Goodreads

An intriguing paranormal debut that meshes together mystery, romance, and adds a unique spin to a the vampire world.

I really enjoyed getting to meet Cat, and her good group of friends. They were just fun characters to meet, and I liked that many of them came across as genuine, though I'm sure a few of them may surprise me in the sequel. I liked that each of the characters introduced into the story, good or bad, seem to have a purpose in the story. A few of them added to the story's over all mystery, and I wanted to figure out how they were tied to the tiny town's hidden secrets. I of course loved meeting Ryan, and the chemistry between he and Cat. I liked that Ryan always managed to keep his cool in any sort of situation, especially around Isaac when it was obvious that he was holding back when they were around each other. Even though I wanted to despise Isaac, I found hard to do so, because I felt like I some what understood why he acted the way he did.

While I enjoyed the entertaining plot, getting to know the various characters and the paranormal elements that make up this debut book, I felt the story's pacing hindered my ability to like the book more than I excepted to. The pacing was great for the first and last part of the book, but I sadly lost my excitement with the story line through out the middle part of the book. For me I start to lose interest if there's a lot of build up and then nothing happens for awhile and I felt that's what happened in the middle of The Childe's story line. Luckily the characters kept me engaged with the story during this time and I was pleasantly surprised with how the story picks up more at the end.

This is a clean cut book with a lot of interesting paranormal elements, myths and a fascinating history. I love the story's setting and the interesting web of characters that are introduced through out the course of the book. I'm looking forward to finding out how all these character's connect and what their rules will be in Cat's life as the series continues. This book is targeted more to younger YA readers, and it's one I would even recommend to tweens who enjoy reading YA paranormal books. I can't wait to read the sequel. I have a feeling that book will be a lot more action packed and pick up right where The Childe ended. I want to add that there is a big difference between reading the first copy of the book that C.A. Kunz sent me compared to the second copy, which is much more polished and cleaned up editing wise.

8 comments:

  1. i like the story of this book. and i like how you reviewed it.
    i hope i win it on the giveaway :)

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  2. Wonderful review,I'm 60% into the book n lovin' it!I'm also lovin' the blog tour.Thanks for not givin' any spoilers!

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  3. Loving the blog tour.

    Charlahinkle@hotmail.com

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  4. Trayche- Thank you!

    Grandma- Thank you! You're so welcome, I hate it when I read spoilers in a review and I've not yet read the book.

    Charla- It's a great tour!

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  5. **BE SURE TO ENTER THE BLOG TOUR GIVEAWAY HERE as well**

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  6. We want to thank you Katie for your wonderful review of The Childe! We're so glad to hear that you loved the characters because that's what we wanted to make the central focus of this book. We were so glad to hear that you continued to love them in Dark Days and that you enjoyed the faster pace too :D Thanks again for hosting us today for the tour!

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    1. You are most welcome! Thank you for introducing me to your characters and your series. I'm looking forward to reading the rest of the series. THANK YOU for stopping by today!

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  7. I enjoyed the easy to understand review. I'm looking forward to reading this book.

    bn100candg(at)hotmail(dot)com

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