Type of bind: Audio Cassette
EAN num: 9780745128450
Format: Audiobook
ISBN number: 0745128459
Label: Chivers Word for Word Audio Books
Manufacturer: Chivers Word for Word Audio Books
Quantity: 6
Printing Date: 1996-10
Publishing house: Chivers Word for Word Audio Books
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For 20 years, he had never known how to communicate with women, except with her. But something terrible happened one day, and she was no longer there.
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The teen queen of horror fiction Amelia Atwater-Rhodes is on the prowl again! Continuing in much the same vampire vein that established her reputation, the young writer's sophomore novel also includes a touch of autobiography. Jessica Allodola is a high school senior who pens vampire tales under the pseudonym Ash Night. (Hmmm, sound familiar?) Because of her funereal clothing and cynical demeanor, Jessica is shunned by her sunnier classmates. No matter, she prefers the company of the undead she creates on her laptop, anyway. But Jessica is shaken when a creature from her novel, the suave vampire Aubrey (who fans will remember from In the Forests of the Night) shows up as a new student at her school. Not knowing whether he plans to seduce or harm her, Jessica plays a dangerous game of cat and mouse with Aubrey as she tries to discover the secret of his existence. As she delves deeper into the midnight world of her own novels, she encounters other supernatural beings, like Fala, an evil Egyptian vampire, and Caryn Smoke, a teenaged good witch. When she finally unearths the shocking truth that explains the tangibility of her imaginary world, Jessica must decide if she loves that dark world enough to leave the light forever.
Atwater-Rhode's writing, while still showing strong traces of Anne Rice and Stephen King, is maturing nicely as she cleverly constructs this story within a story. Her vampires, while thousands of years old, have adolescent mood swings and tempers, which will sit well with the under-16 crowd. Demon in My View will undoubtedly find its way into many backpacks and Trapper Keepers. (Ages 12 to 15) --Jennifer Hubert
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When an author writes a book, one way or the other they give you a door to their psyche, their inner person at that point in time. Though, normally an author is at least in their twenties. Amelia gives us a slight entrance on how she saw the world... when she was fifteen, and well, I'm not that fond of teenagers.
I discussed a bit my opinion on this talented, though, still (at least in this book) immature writer when I reviewed her very first book, so, I will skip that part.
One of the big improvements on Amelia's story telling from her very first book to this (her second): Her characters have depth. Now, her characters are beginning to look real, with complexities, with likes and dislikes, with defects and virtues.
The bad part, it is TERRIBLY cheesy, and quite predictable. You have the vampire that is terribly attracted to a human, and not any human, but one who he has to kill.
Still, she is talented, and I am hoping to finish the rest of her books.
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Demon in my view was an amazing book aubrey was just the right amount of everything. Amelia Atwater-Rhodes really makes you fell for what the characters are feeling. She makes you long for the each and every sentence.
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Amelia Atwater Rhodes was 13 when she wrote her very first book in the forests of the night a vampire story about Riska an underdog vampire with a lust for revenge.
In the "sequel" we are introduced to Jessica the writer who knows too much, but doesn't know she knows it. Caryn a witch, and Aubrey is back.
Jessica loves to write about vampires; she knows things that she shouldn't about them. their greatest weaknesses, their presents and their pasts.
The vampires aren't happy. How does she know.
Aubrey one of the strong vampires comes to dispose of her, but she is not what he expected.
Not as good as shattered mirror, but much better then in the forests of the night.
Amelia Atwater-Rhodes, writes a strong story with mystery, a little romance, and of course vampires!
The story is well written and interesting. I hated to put it down. Amelia Atwater Rhode's world of vampires is original and captivating.
I really wanted more details and wished to know more about how the character's were feeling. I felt a little distant from the story.
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Amelia Atwater-Rhodes's In the Forests of the Night was written when she was only 13 years old. In it, she chronicled the unlife of Risika and her tangles with Aubrey, a fellow vampire whom she believes killed her human brother. In Demon in My View, several characters from her debut novel are back, with Aubrey front and center. This time, the novel's protagonist is Jessica, a conveniently depressed Goth who secretly publishes fantasy novels under the pen name Ash Night that revolve around vampire culture. The inspiration for her characters comes to her in her dreams, or rather, her nightmares. Adopted Jessica is a loner and quick to anger, so when a new boy enrolls at school who looks, sounds, and acts just like Aubrey, her world is thrown into confusion.
Atwater-Rhodes displays skill at building atmosphere and of creating a viable backstory and genealogy for her vampires. However, the plot is thin at best, and the writing of the flashbacks seem stilted and juvenile. The many secondary characters are fleeting at best; we're never really given their motivations, such as the brief appearances and disappearances of vampire hunter Dominique Vida and witch Hasana Rashida. The vampires' lives are much more fleshed-out than the humans, including Caryn and her family, witches and descendants of powerful Healers. As I've read elsewhere, there is no clear motivation for introducing Wicca, as spells are never cast nor is magick brought up.
Although Atwater-Rhodes attempts to create a standalone universe through her vampire and witch genealogies, but the writing felt juvenile at at times self-centered (gorgeous teen author has a body to die for and is talented, strong...we get it already!), and many plot twists were predictable (her uneven endeavor at foreshadowing gave away one of the major "surprises" early on). However, it was a quick, entertaining read (I breezed through it in about 45 minutes) that, although not original, was generally well-written, especially from one so young; it's certainly no worse than a lot of young adult vampire series on the market.
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Im very well into vampires, and witches, werewolves and things of that nature. I'm always looking for new and interesting stories to red, and movies to watch where they re all over scene and completely throughout the book, or movie. I really loved this book "Demon In My View". I just wish it could have been a little longer, stretched out a little more. I wish that Jessica and Fala could have had that fight. I wish the book would have ended with perhaps Aubrey, and Jessica hunting together, and maybe being more romantic with each other, since it was clearly obvious that they were attracted to each other, and was connected on that level. I wish the book would have gone into talking about what happens to Caryn after she went home. Are her and Jessica friends now? do they talk since the incident. Seeing as Caryn is the true reason that she is indeed alive. What happens now? Jessica has been changed, Caryn has done something her mother will surely disapprove of. Will she tell her? or will her mom pick it up. Will Jessica ever talk to Caryn again? Will Jessica and Aubrey be long lasting lovers, and grow to have kids of their own one day. I think "Demon In My View" is a great beginner book, of many sequels to come. A great foundation and the author Amelia Atwater-Rhodes should take it and run. We only know through Jessica writings all the things that happened in the past with Aubrey, siete, her mother, and the other vampires. but now we have the chance to actually follow it book by book, and watch the whole thing unrattles. This could be an extraordinary foundation, and the beginning for many many eye bolting, end of the chair, very high anticipation, and mental hunger for other books to follow using these characters. Overall without given too much of the book away hopefully. This book is amazing. Though im far from a teenager, I will be looking out for books that have Amelia Atwater-Rhodes name as the author. She is a talented writer indeed, and I hope she will be able to keep it up in the years to come. AWESOME BOOK...!!!
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