Helpful Score: 3
A lot of people nowadays are into reading books that deal with paranormal subjects, psychics, ghosts, vampires, etc. which you don't find very much of in Christian fiction. From what I have seen in looking through catalogs and other sources there are Christian fiction authors who are beginning to write stories along these lines and Tracey Bateman is one. As her book Thirsty dealt with vampires, so does Tandem. I have not read Thirsty as of yet so did not realize that Tandem takes place in the same town with some of the same characters. However, it does not read as a sequel and just mentions in a few places what took place previously along with an explanation so that you aren't left scratching your head and wondering huh?
To be honest, when I started reading the story I did not like the format that it was written in. The story is coming from four different aspects which I was finding very confusing. Two of the stories come from Lauryn McBride with one being in the current story and then at different times in the book you will read what has happened to her in the past. The other two are told through Amede Dastillon and her sister. By the time I had read to about page 75, I didn't think that I would even finish the book. I have always had the habit though of reading the end of a book when I am also reading the front. If I am iffy about the book anyway and don't like the way it ends, I don't bother to finish the book. However, if the ending intrigues me, I will keep on reading to see how they got to the ending. In this case, reading the ending helped me to understand the four different stories and increased my interest in the book.
Lauryn McBride is one of the main characters but I did not care for her very much. To me she appeared very stand offish and almost self centered. She was focused on her little part of the world and the problems that she was dealing with. I could understand why she appeared that way but it didn't help me to like the character any better. At the very end, she seemed to be wanting to take a chance and step out but a little too late for me. My favorite character in the book was Amede Dastillon, a vampire. What that says for me, I'm not sure but she is the type of character that I enjoy reading about. She knew who she was, very self assured, and wasn't prepared to be anyone's victim. She was also honest with herself. Even though she was a vampire, she was also prepared to believe in God at the end and hope that there was redemption for her.
To be honest, when I started reading the story I did not like the format that it was written in. The story is coming from four different aspects which I was finding very confusing. Two of the stories come from Lauryn McBride with one being in the current story and then at different times in the book you will read what has happened to her in the past. The other two are told through Amede Dastillon and her sister. By the time I had read to about page 75, I didn't think that I would even finish the book. I have always had the habit though of reading the end of a book when I am also reading the front. If I am iffy about the book anyway and don't like the way it ends, I don't bother to finish the book. However, if the ending intrigues me, I will keep on reading to see how they got to the ending. In this case, reading the ending helped me to understand the four different stories and increased my interest in the book.
Lauryn McBride is one of the main characters but I did not care for her very much. To me she appeared very stand offish and almost self centered. She was focused on her little part of the world and the problems that she was dealing with. I could understand why she appeared that way but it didn't help me to like the character any better. At the very end, she seemed to be wanting to take a chance and step out but a little too late for me. My favorite character in the book was Amede Dastillon, a vampire. What that says for me, I'm not sure but she is the type of character that I enjoy reading about. She knew who she was, very self assured, and wasn't prepared to be anyone's victim. She was also honest with herself. Even though she was a vampire, she was also prepared to believe in God at the end and hope that there was redemption for her.
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