Grab Your Edition Between The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea (Between, #1) Assembled By April Genevieve Tucholke Presented As Copy

THE COVERRRRRRR, LORD HAVE MERCY,


I need this book in my life RIGHT, NOW.
I seriously cannot wait for it to come out,
SO EXCITED.

Rating:.Stars

that's it Are we all sure I received the right book in the mail, because I'm just a little bit confused, Between the Devil amp the Deep Blue Sea became a blogging sensation when it first released a few months back and, ever since, I've been curious to try it out for myself.
When my copy first arrived, I got through about half the book before turning to other pressing ARCs, Now, having finally found the time to settle back into this story, I've wound up disappointing, For some reason, I expected a lot more to, . . happen. scratches head, still confused

Between the Devil amp the Deep Blue Sea excels as the gothic mystery it is marketed as, Not only is the writing beautiful, painting an atmosphere of chilling nights and howling winds, but the imagery Tucholke forces us to conjure, of little children holding sticks and hunting the devil, are spinetingling.
With the exception of this lyrical prose, however, this novel has little to offer, Its protagonist, Violet, is much like any typical heroine who plans to resist the "bad boy" but fails spectacularly, Moreover, I didn't appreciate the manner in which our feelings for Violet are intentionally manipulated, Violet's twin brother, Luke, is a rude misogynist and his girlfriend, Sunshine, essentially exists as a foil to Violet, Both Luke and Sunshine do little to develop the story, but their existence makes Violet seem like a much better alternative character, Frankly speaking, though this method is used by many authors, I'm not a fan of it merely because it doesn't offer many reasons to like the protagonist for who she is, which seems like cheating to me.
If you only like the protagonist in comparison to those around her, do you really even like her at all

River West, the mysterious boy who rents the guest house behind Violet's huge house, is essentially a creep.
And an instalove machine. Although he has never fallen for a girl before, of course he falls for Violet, Why I still have no clue, And Violet too, who is a sensible teenager supposedly, takes one look at River and instantly falls for him as well, gag While I really liked the moral questions that River's presence brings up after all, can you really love someone if their actions go against your moral code ultimately that wasn't enough to save this novel for me.
Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea is very similar to most paranormal reads, but its writing style sets it apart, giving it a gothic feel that I really enjoyed.
When you strip that away, however, this is nothing but a slowmoving novel with characters that are just a little too familiar,

You can read this review and more on my blog, sitelinkIvy Book Bindings, Este libro me atrapó tanto con su portada como con la descripción oscura que se atribuía, me plantearon un universo enigmático, una especie de romance tormentoso e inevitable hacia el mundo de las tinieblas, donde la protagonista sin saberlo caída rendida a los pies del demonio.
Pero el encanto solo duró unos segundos y en cambio dejó ver una historia arenosa, salpicada de olas, soledad y un pueblo olvidado por todos donde no importa lo que seas y lo que hagas ni las intenciones que tengas.
Incluso eso fue interesante pero al avanzar más en la trama se fue convirtiendo en una especie de cuento de romance con una que otra cuota de "terror" para luego pasar a líos innecesarios y personajes que estaban de más y que de la nada se volvieron los nuevos protagonistas, utilizando recursos que he visto en series y explotándolas con el mismo final.
. . ya no hay más misterio que resolver,salvo el romance que no me convenció desde el principio, fue demasiado predecible e ilógico,
"And I reached, I reached,
Through the rain to the Devil's feet, " The Devil's Feet

Setting:Echo, Maine

Coverly Love:Yes!! This cover is insanely gorgeous, Unfortunately, it's the only good thing going for this book,

Plot:Violet White and her twin brother Luke are living all alone in their family mansion nicknamed "Citizen Kane", With their rich, bohemian artist parents always gone and their grandmother Freddie recently deceased, they are running short on cash to live off of, So Violet posts an add for renting out the guesthouse in the back, And what do you know, someone takes the offer, River West is gorgeous, charismatic, seductive, and oh so mysterious, Freddie always warned her that the you never know who the Devil is until he is holding your hand, . . is River the Devil Will Violet be trapped in his web of lies And what is terrorizing this small town

Sweet Jesus, this book had so much promise.
First of all, the cover is absolutely gorgeous, I mean, look at it! And the plot line sounded so interesting, with all this hype about a mystery and thrills that was guaranteed to send chills up your spine.



SCREW THAT!!

This was about as mysterious as a ScoobyDoo mystery, If anything, this was a ripoff of Twilight, There ismystery,genuine love, andinstaloveness, I was expecting American Horror Story type child, and all I got was a romance book,

First of all, the mystery part, aka what was considered the mystery part, was not only convoluted and confusing, BUT IT WAS SOLVED NOT EVEN HALFWAY THROUGH THE BOOK!!! You aren't supposed to do that wait till the freakin' end!! Second, don't tout this as a mystery book when it is clearly NOT a mystery novel.
And finally, STOP WITH THE INSTALOVE!! Violet knew him for only half a day before she decided to eat his face off,


Characters:
"He's so dumb he doesn't even know he's alive, "Tom Buchanan, The Great Gatsby
Tom Buchanan from The Great Gatsby is not supposed to be a smart man, However, I think he had a premonition about this book and foretold the future, Replace the he with she and you have yourself Violet West, She is SO. FREAKING. DUMB. Red flag after red flag was given to her regarding River West, and she ignores them completely, Take this for example:

RIVER:Care to join me for an afternoon nap Cuddle maybe
VIOLET: After knowing him for only abouthours and he's already lied to her repeatedly OK!!


NO!!! One does not simply cuddle with someone they just met.
Unless you happen to be Benedict Cumberbatch or Theo James,

Then we shall make the appropriate arrangements

But seriously, didn't anyone tell her not to trust strangers I don't care how hot you are, he could have cut your head off and strangled you to death.
Not that she would have cared or anything, . .

River West is the mysterious, sociopathic stranger in question, First of all, I want to apologize to the late great River Phoenix, His image kept popping up in my head whenever I read about this dude, Sorry, Phoenix. You deserved better, buddy. River was definitely a sociopathic man, and he came off as more creepy than truly frightening,

Luke West is Violet's twin brother, Quite possible the most annoying brother on the planet, all he seems to care about is his receding hairline, groping the ladies and torturing his sister even though she kind of deserved it.
Sunshine is the girl next door to them with an unrequited crush on Luke, Why, I have no idea, And then we have your cast of characters such as Blue, True, and other people with the strangest names in history, I get what the author was trying to do, but it fell flat,

Pros:The cover, That's it. Anything else, you ask


Cons:Far too many to name, The author did a horrible job with the mystery aspect of the novel, and got way too carried away with the romance aspect,

Love triangle:Surprisingly, no!

Instalove:


I don't need to say anything else this says it all,

A Little Lot of Romance:Yes, yes YES, As soon as River West comes to town, Violet is immediately overtaken by lust,

And she's all. .

And then it all goes down the instalove drain from there, . .

Conclusion:So much potential, an epic letdown, There were so many problems with this book that it was torture to read, I shudder to think where the second book will go, but I can only hope that River gets crushed by a huge boulder and somebody knocks some sense into Violet.
Otherwise, it'll be one more big mess!!!

Read This!! if you dare:sitelinkBetween the Spark and the Burn is the second book in this series coming out in August.
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