Bliss
written by Lauren Myracle
Bliss is a new kind of book, something quite unlike anything else Lauren Myracle has written, lacking greatly in the fluffy-bunnies department. She pulls it off spectacularly, with great narration, fresh and complicated new characters, and plenty of those lovely plot twists we love so very much! Though I didn't realize at first, this book is set in the past, but the girls seem so modern in their speech and actions, everything blends in wonderfully. I loved how this was your typical YA story...plus plenty of supernatural elements, plus social commentary. The blurring of genre lines was done seamlessly and perfectly. While I had some issues with the ending and I really think the better ending would have been the less tragic one, I can see why Myracle did decide to write it as she did. I highly recommend this book--many people somehow think "supernatural? Pshh, must be a lame Twilight rip-off!" but I'm telling you, this bone-chilling novel has things much much scarier than a family of vegetarian vampires, and it's a truly original book well worth your time.
Rating: 5/5
By "less tragic" do you mean tied up better and more happy? Or something else?
ReplyDeleteThe only reason I ask is cuz there's a sequel out called Rhymes with Witches so the ending for Bliss was the perfect ending because it continued on. It wasn't wrapped up neatly, though believe me, I kinda wanted that too, lol.
But when you read Rhymes with Witches, you'll see some parallels between it and Bliss- it's fun to spot them.
Wait, Rhymes with Witches was the sequel? *is confused* ...so Bliss was written as a prequel?
ReplyDeleteI remember reading Rhymes with Witches a while ago and thinking it was a bit chaotic, maybe reading them both together would make more sense then!