Monday, October 24, 2011

Review: Wandering Stars by Marlon Pierre-Antoine

Wandering Stars by Marlon Pierre-Antoine

Summary:

Alice Valdez is a normal seventeen year old girl living a mundane post high school life that consists of work, sleep, hanging out, and more work - but it all changes when a chance encounter on the beach one night leads to a series of haunting dreams that bring her face to face with the most ancient evil the Universe has ever known.


What do you do when the man you care for is none other than the Devil himself? Wandering Stars follows one girl's journey into the arms of darkness and into Hell itself - all in the name of love.




1. Cover -
Honestly, the cover wasn’t very enticing because if this was placed on a shelf along with those books like the mortal instruments series, etc, I’ll definitely ignore this one.

2. Plot -
I find the story quite intriguing because of the concept of our heroine, Alice, falling in-love with the fallen angel, Lucifer himself. The novel was told in different point of views which confused me a bit because of the inconsistent transition, like two chapters was told by Alice, then the next by Lucifer, and the next few chapters were told by Alice again. In my opinion, it would’ve been better if the POV’s were alternated.

3. Character Development -
Alice, our heroine lived a pretty normal life until the night were she saw two men under the pier and it turns out that one of them was Lucifer. When they met, she had this strong attraction for him, and it’s something that I’ve read in most paranormal-romance novels where the heroines almost immediately fall in-love with some hot guy. I’m not against it, but I know Marlon can do better.
Lucifer wasn’t really intriguing for me, like he wasn’t even the infamous angel of darkness. And I find it weird that he easily confessed to Alice that he’s THE Lucifer.

4. Over-all Rating -
There were a few grammatical and spelling errors in some parts but that didn’t ruined the story itself. None of the characters really stood out, and I didn’t get that feeling that you can’t stop turning pages. But over-all, it was a fun read.

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