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Golden #2
Platinum
LILAH KNOWS THE rules better than anyone, but between her newfound visions, an absolutely fatal attraction to a boy who isn't real, and the threat of a supernatural enemy with a sting deadlier than any Queen Bee, it's going to take everything she has to stay on top at Emory. And to prove once and for all that - highlights and high heels aside - those who make the rules are the only ones who can break them.
211 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2007
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Jennifer Lynn Barnes
59 books54.3k followersJennifer Lynn Barnes (who mostly goes by Jen) was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma. She has been, in turn, a competitive cheerleader, a volleyball player, a dancer, a debutante, a primate cognition researcher, a teen model, a comic book geek, and a lemur aficionado. She's been writing for as long as she can remember, finished her first full book (which she now refers to as a "practice book" and which none of you will ever see) when she was still in high school, and then wrote Golden the summer after her freshman year in college, when she was nineteen.
Jen graduated high school in 2002, and from Yale University with a degree in cognitive science (the study of the brain and thought) in May of 2006. She'll be spending the 2006-2007 school year abroad, doing autism research at the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom.
Jen graduated high school in 2002, and from Yale University with a degree in cognitive science (the study of the brain and thought) in May of 2006. She'll be spending the 2006-2007 school year abroad, doing autism research at the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom.
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August 25, 2017
This novel continues the story Golden, except told through Lilah’s point of view rather than Lissy. I’m not sure what I was expecting from this sequel, but Platinum definitely surprised me. Lilah isn’t incredibly likeable in the first novel, so I’m glad that we’re able to see her perspective in this one and get some insight as to why she acts so mean in order to stay on top of the social ladder.
Platinum starts off by Lilah hanging out with her friends. She’s feeling weird after her supernatural encounter from the last book and is starting to see things that aren’t there and have weird flashbacks whenever she touches someone or something. She blames Lissy for the psychic powers rubbing off on her and is worried about losing her Queen Bee status if anyone figures out that she’s becoming a “freak” like her future stepsister. As I said before, I liked seeing that Lilah is vulnerable and an actual person rather than the frosty ice queen she was in the first book. In that sense, Platinum really rounds out the overall story by giving the cast of characters more complexity.
As for the plot itself, it’s intriguing. It turns out that Lilah’s high school is haunted, and it’s up to her to keep her boyfriend from dying from a weird ghost loop that happens every 10 years or so. It’s a quick read and fairly entertaining. While I think the overall psychic powers stuff could have been fleshed out, it is a fun ghost story. I love how genuine the stupid high school drama games seem, and I was surprised quite a few times by the developments of what exactly is happening with the haunting.
Overall, a good sequel to Golden. You should probably read Golden first, but I definitely recommend it for people who’ve read it. It nicely resolves everything hanging over from the first book, and Barnes does a great job in developing characters that were rather flat the first time through.
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Platinum starts off by Lilah hanging out with her friends. She’s feeling weird after her supernatural encounter from the last book and is starting to see things that aren’t there and have weird flashbacks whenever she touches someone or something. She blames Lissy for the psychic powers rubbing off on her and is worried about losing her Queen Bee status if anyone figures out that she’s becoming a “freak” like her future stepsister. As I said before, I liked seeing that Lilah is vulnerable and an actual person rather than the frosty ice queen she was in the first book. In that sense, Platinum really rounds out the overall story by giving the cast of characters more complexity.
As for the plot itself, it’s intriguing. It turns out that Lilah’s high school is haunted, and it’s up to her to keep her boyfriend from dying from a weird ghost loop that happens every 10 years or so. It’s a quick read and fairly entertaining. While I think the overall psychic powers stuff could have been fleshed out, it is a fun ghost story. I love how genuine the stupid high school drama games seem, and I was surprised quite a few times by the developments of what exactly is happening with the haunting.
Overall, a good sequel to Golden. You should probably read Golden first, but I definitely recommend it for people who’ve read it. It nicely resolves everything hanging over from the first book, and Barnes does a great job in developing characters that were rather flat the first time through.
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October 18, 2007
The sequel to Golden, Jennifer Lynn Barnes writes this book in Lilah's point of view. In the first book, Lilah is the stereotypical bitch of high school, ruling over it with her perfect boyfriend and her lovely designer clothing. In the sequel, Lilah remains the Queen Bee, only this time, she has the Sight. Every girl in the James family has the Sight: the ability to do something not normal. Like, Lissy James can see auras, and Lexie James can tell whether people are telling the truth or not. Lilah can see the past.
Not believing that she has the Sight, Lilah tries to ignore it. There's a certain ghost boy - at least, she thinks he's a ghost - who's trying to get her to accept her "powers" and give her a message: he's killing people, but he doesn't want to. Is Ghost Boy really a ghost, who is his next victim, and why does Lilah keep getting flashes about a beautiful girl with platinum hair? It looks like Lilah has to come to terms with her power if she wants to do some heroine-saves-the-day-thing.
It's a very light book with an interesting storyline and a developed character. You first know Lilah as the bitch but you find that she's not happy with her own personality that much. It's the kind of book where the character does some soul-searching (well, a little bit) and makes a big realization about the kind of person she is. And add in a bit of ghosts and supernatural twists - this is what an interesting read is.
But I still preferred the first book.
Not believing that she has the Sight, Lilah tries to ignore it. There's a certain ghost boy - at least, she thinks he's a ghost - who's trying to get her to accept her "powers" and give her a message: he's killing people, but he doesn't want to. Is Ghost Boy really a ghost, who is his next victim, and why does Lilah keep getting flashes about a beautiful girl with platinum hair? It looks like Lilah has to come to terms with her power if she wants to do some heroine-saves-the-day-thing.
It's a very light book with an interesting storyline and a developed character. You first know Lilah as the bitch but you find that she's not happy with her own personality that much. It's the kind of book where the character does some soul-searching (well, a little bit) and makes a big realization about the kind of person she is. And add in a bit of ghosts and supernatural twists - this is what an interesting read is.
But I still preferred the first book.
January 4, 2009
Platinum, Jennifer Lynn Barnes follow-up to Golden, is told from the viewpoint of Golden's erstwhile villain Lilah. In the aftermath of Golden, Lilah doesn't seem to have changed much. She's still on top as the ruling Ice Queen at Emory High.
When supernatural visions of a ghost boy start to tear away portions of Lilah's carefully constructed persona, her closest frienemy poises to steal her boyfriend and oust her from her seat as reigning queen. Reluctantly, Lilah must reach out to members of the James family to help her defeat a supernatural force that has been taking the lives of popular high school teens ever ten years and still stay on top.
Most teens who read Golden will want to follow up with this title, but Lilah is not nearly as sympathetic a character as Golden's Lissy James. Though it's nice to know that even those who appear perfect have problems, it might be hard for readers to sympathize with a protagonist who doesn't seem too guilty after telling someone her skirt looks like vomit. But this does provide a read that will move along at a steady clip, reaching an entertaining, if somewhat predictable, climax.
Barnes will likely follow this title with another about Lissy's younger, somewhat mysterious sister, Lexie, whose gift of The Sight is the ability to see truth and fiction.
When supernatural visions of a ghost boy start to tear away portions of Lilah's carefully constructed persona, her closest frienemy poises to steal her boyfriend and oust her from her seat as reigning queen. Reluctantly, Lilah must reach out to members of the James family to help her defeat a supernatural force that has been taking the lives of popular high school teens ever ten years and still stay on top.
Most teens who read Golden will want to follow up with this title, but Lilah is not nearly as sympathetic a character as Golden's Lissy James. Though it's nice to know that even those who appear perfect have problems, it might be hard for readers to sympathize with a protagonist who doesn't seem too guilty after telling someone her skirt looks like vomit. But this does provide a read that will move along at a steady clip, reaching an entertaining, if somewhat predictable, climax.
Barnes will likely follow this title with another about Lissy's younger, somewhat mysterious sister, Lexie, whose gift of The Sight is the ability to see truth and fiction.
January 21, 2008
This is a sequel to Golden, although as it involves another character as a protagonist I don't think it's really necessary to have read Golden. Lilah, cool kid, develops the ability to see ghosts - including one very attractive and flirtatious boy. Probably the most interesting part of this novel is the insight into Lilah's strategies to maintaining her super-cool status at school, and her feelings about those strategies. However, the book is really about her figuring out what ghost boy wants, which is kind of drawn out, and ends in an unsatisfactory way. Platinum is OK, but no more than that.
March 5, 2008
I am loath to admit that I even read this. It was a convoluted take on a modern day Helen of Troy. To put it simply; it was awful. I struggled to follow the writing through-out which was a problem in and of itself and the story was ridiculous and involved an age-old curse where a "ghost boy" killed another boy at the girl's high school every four years in October. I'm not going to even waste my time or yours by going into any more detail than that.
June 22, 2012
This is the follow-up to Golden and places the snobby blonde in the role of speaker. It's actually refreshing to have a a moderately distasteful protagonist; this is certainly no Mary Sue. The book will undoubtedly entertain younger readers. Seasoned readers will probably feel that this one drags a bit in its pacing and also repeats itself unnecessarily. The plot might have benefited from a few more layers, but it is, after all, a young adult book.
It's okay.
It's okay.
July 10, 2017
Eh. Kind of anti-climatic and plotless, but I find Barnes' over-the-top portrayal of high school and popularity quite funny in it's sheer extreme-ness.
June 24, 2020
In this follow up to Golden, the evil math teacher is gone, so Lissy, Lexie, and Lilah have gone back to their "normal" lives at Emory High School. While Lilah is trying to get used to the idea that her mother is engaged to Lissy's and Lexie's father, she also discovers that she suddenly has "The Sight" that the women in Lissy's and Lexie's family have all had. Scenes from the past continue to interfere with Lilah's daily life, and she is being stalked by a mysterious, good-looking ghost named Cade. In the mean time, Lilah is also trying to maintain her status as Queen Bee of the junior class and protect her relationship with her long-time boyfriend, Brock.
Platinum is told from Lilah's perspective instead of Lissy's as it was in Golden. Lilah takes pride in her social status in school, having worked hard for it since she was nine years old. For that reason, she should be unlikable, but she is not. Her machinations not only develop her character but are funny at times, adding depth and understanding to the reality of being "popular" in school. Overall a good YA read, but it would have been better if the book was a little longer.
Platinum is told from Lilah's perspective instead of Lissy's as it was in Golden. Lilah takes pride in her social status in school, having worked hard for it since she was nine years old. For that reason, she should be unlikable, but she is not. Her machinations not only develop her character but are funny at times, adding depth and understanding to the reality of being "popular" in school. Overall a good YA read, but it would have been better if the book was a little longer.
November 28, 2022
This was a short, easy read over my weekend. I struggled with the protagonist having few redemptive qualities for the first half of the book, but the anecdotal writing style cushioned that well.
I enjoyed it for the most part, but would have like to see more visually driven parts to orient myself as the reader, to better 'see' the world the story took place in.
There is however, good tension that propels the story forward.
I enjoyed it for the most part, but would have like to see more visually driven parts to orient myself as the reader, to better 'see' the world the story took place in.
There is however, good tension that propels the story forward.
March 19, 2024
Platinum is the follow up book to Golden, the first book written by Jennifer Lynn Barnes. It is a continuation of the story of Lisa James and Lilith Covington. In this book Lilah gets the sight and can see things that have happened in the past. She falls in love with a ghost boy and keeps her current cheating boyfriend from getting murdered. Not as good as Golden was, but not bad.
January 20, 2021
better narrative voice than the first, more distinct and vibrant but didn't age very well. a little bit of slut shaming and homophobia, unfortunately. however, it's nice having read Barnes' later books before this one and seeing she has grown.
July 28, 2025
Not as good as the first book but fine overall. It’s definitely a book of its time (2007).
I can see how this could’ve ended up as a series, and a really good one at that. Third book would’ve been from Lexie’s perspective.
I can see how this could’ve ended up as a series, and a really good one at that. Third book would’ve been from Lexie’s perspective.
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February 27, 2023Arguably the worst book on JLB’s backlog, and yet I still wish she had completed the trilogy with a third book. She holds too much power over me
April 17, 2023
This was a fantastic read, I loved reading it, and I've caught up with all of Jennifer Lynn Barnes published works!
April 27, 2023
I liked this book more than the first installment, but I'm a sucker for a good ghost story. I do wish it had expanded more in the ring and it's origins.
April 9, 2024
It was good, but I just really wanted a different ending.
June 29, 2024
Liked this a lot.
did-not-fin
May 11, 2025Life is short. I would’ve liked this better in middle school I think but it doesn’t help I don’t like the narrator and just ??? Eh.
September 20, 2025
lowkey confusing asf and def needed a third book to wrap it all together and there is none 😔
October 16, 2023
If you follow my reviews you would have seen my review for Golden, since it is the second book in the duology I am not going to say to much about the story since it picks up where the first one left off and I don't want to spoil that for anyone.
This is an older duology from Jennifer Lynn Barnes but I totally think it is worth reading. It has a fresh perspective and everything is tied perfectly together in the end. There is a lot of repetition in the book that I know some people really don't like and at one point it was a bit much for me as well however if you have read some of her other books you know that she does this in all her books.
If you are a fan of her other novels like The Inheritance Games I think you will enjoy this duology. The are really quick reads and could serve as a nice palate cleanser in between more heavy books or if you just want a break from your normal genre.
This is an older duology from Jennifer Lynn Barnes but I totally think it is worth reading. It has a fresh perspective and everything is tied perfectly together in the end. There is a lot of repetition in the book that I know some people really don't like and at one point it was a bit much for me as well however if you have read some of her other books you know that she does this in all her books.
If you are a fan of her other novels like The Inheritance Games I think you will enjoy this duology. The are really quick reads and could serve as a nice palate cleanser in between more heavy books or if you just want a break from your normal genre.
February 10, 2013
Originally reviewed - 2/12/08
Lilah Covington's life has changed A LOT since finding out the Lissy James' family secret; every female descendant has some form of the "Sight". Now, she's seeing things, more like memories of everyone she encounters, things that has happened in the past.....oh and ghosts. Well, one ghost to be exact. One very cute ghost boy who just happens to like hanging out Lilah. She can deal with all that, but when Ghost Boy informs her that her boyfriend will be killed in a matter of days and that he (Ghost Boy) will the murderer she reluctantly decides to seek Lissy, Lexie-- Lissy's younger sister , and their creepy grandmother's help.
Like ALL the Golden fans, I have been impatiently waiting for the sequel to Golden to arrive and take it's place among the other awesome books that Jennifer Lynn Barnes has written so far. I for one am not disappointed. Jennifer has once again mix regular high school life and drama to the paranormal world where anything can happen and produced near perfect results. I almost started to believe that some teens in ever high school has to deal with paranormal situations in their lives.
On a slightly (10%) bitter note I'd have to say that I didn't care much for the B plot in this book -- sorry I won't tell what it was in fear of giving away the story's ending, let's just say I knew what really happened and I wasn't surprised at the way everything turned out.
Over all Platinum was a very entertaining reading and an enjoyable break from the college textbooks I have been reading....
Lilah Covington's life has changed A LOT since finding out the Lissy James' family secret; every female descendant has some form of the "Sight". Now, she's seeing things, more like memories of everyone she encounters, things that has happened in the past.....oh and ghosts. Well, one ghost to be exact. One very cute ghost boy who just happens to like hanging out Lilah. She can deal with all that, but when Ghost Boy informs her that her boyfriend will be killed in a matter of days and that he (Ghost Boy) will the murderer she reluctantly decides to seek Lissy, Lexie-- Lissy's younger sister , and their creepy grandmother's help.
Like ALL the Golden fans, I have been impatiently waiting for the sequel to Golden to arrive and take it's place among the other awesome books that Jennifer Lynn Barnes has written so far. I for one am not disappointed. Jennifer has once again mix regular high school life and drama to the paranormal world where anything can happen and produced near perfect results. I almost started to believe that some teens in ever high school has to deal with paranormal situations in their lives.
On a slightly (10%) bitter note I'd have to say that I didn't care much for the B plot in this book -- sorry I won't tell what it was in fear of giving away the story's ending, let's just say I knew what really happened and I wasn't surprised at the way everything turned out.
Over all Platinum was a very entertaining reading and an enjoyable break from the college textbooks I have been reading....
November 11, 2008
Supernatural happenings may be the downfall of the most popular girl at Emory High in Jennifer Lynn Barnes' sequel to Golden.
Lilah Covington's mum will be marrying Lissy's uncle, and thus they're family. Lissy, sister Lexie, and their mother and grandmother all have the Sight, each in its various forms - and now it seems Lilah has retronition, the ability to see into the past. That's why only she can communicate with the ghost who's suddenly always around. Plus Lilah's also having visions in which there will be murder...but the only way to stop it and history repeating is to step inside her vision.
Lilah is a caricature popular girl: she knows she's on top, and she'll stamp on anyone who tries to better her - even her supposed best friend. There doesn't seem to be any real friendship amongst them, but surely even popular girls experience real friendship.
Then there's the girl from forty years ago, who was so in love with her own beauty, power and popularity that she thrived watching boys fight to the death over her. It's lame, and Helen is a caricature as well as Lilah.
But despite its flaws, this is actually a fun read. Try not to think, just speed through it, and you should find it a pleasant way to pass your day. Now, if only the author's The Squad books were published in Australia...
Lilah Covington's mum will be marrying Lissy's uncle, and thus they're family. Lissy, sister Lexie, and their mother and grandmother all have the Sight, each in its various forms - and now it seems Lilah has retronition, the ability to see into the past. That's why only she can communicate with the ghost who's suddenly always around. Plus Lilah's also having visions in which there will be murder...but the only way to stop it and history repeating is to step inside her vision.
Lilah is a caricature popular girl: she knows she's on top, and she'll stamp on anyone who tries to better her - even her supposed best friend. There doesn't seem to be any real friendship amongst them, but surely even popular girls experience real friendship.
Then there's the girl from forty years ago, who was so in love with her own beauty, power and popularity that she thrived watching boys fight to the death over her. It's lame, and Helen is a caricature as well as Lilah.
But despite its flaws, this is actually a fun read. Try not to think, just speed through it, and you should find it a pleasant way to pass your day. Now, if only the author's The Squad books were published in Australia...
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
September 18, 2010
Supernatural happenings may be the downfall of the most popular girl at Emory High in Jennifer Lynn Barnes's sequel to GOLDEN.
Lilah Covington's mum will be marrying Lissy's uncle, and thus they're family. Lissy, sister Lexie, and their mother and grandmother all have the Sight, each in its various forms - and now it seems Lilah has retronition, the ability to see into the past. That's why only she can communicate with the ghost who's suddenly always around. Plus Lilah's also having visions in which there will be murder...but the only way to stop it and history repeating is to step inside her vision.
Lilah is a caricature popular girl: she knows she's on top, and she'll stomp on anyone who tries to better her - even her supposed best friend. There doesn't seem to be any real friendship amongst them, but surely even popular girls experience real friendship.
Then there's the girl from forty years ago, who was so in love with her own beauty, power and popularity that she thrived on watching boys fight to the death over her. It's lame, and Helen is a caricature as well as Lilah.
But despite its flaws, this is actually a fun read. Try not to think, just speed through it, and you should find it a pleasant way to pass your day
Lilah Covington's mum will be marrying Lissy's uncle, and thus they're family. Lissy, sister Lexie, and their mother and grandmother all have the Sight, each in its various forms - and now it seems Lilah has retronition, the ability to see into the past. That's why only she can communicate with the ghost who's suddenly always around. Plus Lilah's also having visions in which there will be murder...but the only way to stop it and history repeating is to step inside her vision.
Lilah is a caricature popular girl: she knows she's on top, and she'll stomp on anyone who tries to better her - even her supposed best friend. There doesn't seem to be any real friendship amongst them, but surely even popular girls experience real friendship.
Then there's the girl from forty years ago, who was so in love with her own beauty, power and popularity that she thrived on watching boys fight to the death over her. It's lame, and Helen is a caricature as well as Lilah.
But despite its flaws, this is actually a fun read. Try not to think, just speed through it, and you should find it a pleasant way to pass your day
September 3, 2009
I bought this book as I absolutely fell in love with Jennifer Lynn Barnes's writing in Golden and Tattoo. Barnes has a way of making me laugh at things that shouldn't be funny, but she makes them anyway.
I really like seeing things from Lilah's point of view, actually I think I like Lilah more than Lissy. Lissy was a lot like me, in that she didn't want to be popular, but I found her too inactive compared to Lilah.
Lilah is fighting a battle to stay on top at Emory. That battle gets harder when her mum (mom) gets engaged to Corey, Lissy's uncle. Not that the freaky visions and weird ghost boy were stopping Lilah.
I loved the way that Lilah felt protective of Lexie.
The ending wasn't as good as I would have liked either and I really think this could have been longer.
I think though now that Lexie needs her own book.
I really like seeing things from Lilah's point of view, actually I think I like Lilah more than Lissy. Lissy was a lot like me, in that she didn't want to be popular, but I found her too inactive compared to Lilah.
Lilah is fighting a battle to stay on top at Emory. That battle gets harder when her mum (mom) gets engaged to Corey, Lissy's uncle. Not that the freaky visions and weird ghost boy were stopping Lilah.
I loved the way that Lilah felt protective of Lexie.
The ending wasn't as good as I would have liked either and I really think this could have been longer.
I think though now that Lexie needs her own book.
November 5, 2012
Reviewed by Jennifer Rummel for TeensReadToo.com
PLATINUM picks up weeks after GOLDEN left off.
Lilah's not sure exactly what's happening to her. She's seeing people that no one else can see, but she's not sure if it's the past or the future. All she knows is that someone wants to kill her boyfriend and she's got to figure out why. In looking at old yearbooks, she discovers that Brock's not the first boy who could end up dying.
Not only does she have to deal with her new visions, but also her social life, which could be falling apart. Her best friend makes a play for her boyfriend. Even though she's now having lukewarm feelings for him, it's against the girl code. She's taking down her best friend if that's the last thing she does. Lilah hasn't gotten to the top without hiccups, but she's determined to have Lissy help her with the visions and remain the Queen Bee.
Jennifer Lynn Barnes takes a normal high school drama of best friends vs. boys and adds a paranormal twist. Give this one to fans of vampire books looking for something similar.
PLATINUM picks up weeks after GOLDEN left off.
Lilah's not sure exactly what's happening to her. She's seeing people that no one else can see, but she's not sure if it's the past or the future. All she knows is that someone wants to kill her boyfriend and she's got to figure out why. In looking at old yearbooks, she discovers that Brock's not the first boy who could end up dying.
Not only does she have to deal with her new visions, but also her social life, which could be falling apart. Her best friend makes a play for her boyfriend. Even though she's now having lukewarm feelings for him, it's against the girl code. She's taking down her best friend if that's the last thing she does. Lilah hasn't gotten to the top without hiccups, but she's determined to have Lissy help her with the visions and remain the Queen Bee.
Jennifer Lynn Barnes takes a normal high school drama of best friends vs. boys and adds a paranormal twist. Give this one to fans of vampire books looking for something similar.
September 15, 2009
Not as good as its predecessor,
Golden
, but an entertaining story nonetheless. This one is told from the point of view of Lilah, one of the Goldens at Emory High School and Lissy's soon-to-be cousin by marriage. Lilah begins having visions of the past, her memories as well as others, and at the same time she starts seeing a boy that no one else can see. Ghost Boy tells her that someone is in danger, and with Lissy and Lexie's help, Lilah discovers the truth behind her visions and how to stop the imminent danger. Read
Golden
first; I think Platinum would have been confusing without it.
October 3, 2010
This stand alone and yet sequel to Golden, was just as perky and entertaining. I went through it in one stand (could not make myself put the book down). The author again managed to capture the "teenage girl attitude" all the way through without fail.
My only "meh" moment was that other than giving the reader an insight into Lilah's behind the scenes life, it sounded almost like Lissy James. Plus what happened to Cade? I mean he just kind of went "poof" into the background, no epilogue nothing for him. She explained the platinum haired girl, so what about Cade? I wished she had spent more time on him. *sad face*
My only "meh" moment was that other than giving the reader an insight into Lilah's behind the scenes life, it sounded almost like Lissy James. Plus what happened to Cade? I mean he just kind of went "poof" into the background, no epilogue nothing for him. She explained the platinum haired girl, so what about Cade? I wished she had spent more time on him. *sad face*
April 17, 2012
I liked this sequel, though not as much as Golden. It was well-written and believable, but I just couldn't find myself liking Lilah, especially where Lissy was so likable. And Lilah went back and forth between being snarky for fun and then controlling the over-snarkiness of Fuchsia, and I just ended up being lost on who the real Lilah was. I also spent the whole book waiting to hear that Uncle Corey was Lilah's mysterious missing father (in order to explain the whole Sight bit.) However, I was apparently waiting for the wrong thing, as we never find out who Lilah's father is. Go figure. Despite my complaints, I like Jennifer Lynn Barnes' style and enjoy reading her books.
March 18, 2008
I hope this ends up being a trilogy, because like Barnes' other books, it just ends too quickly! All of the high school aspects of the books are fully fleshed out and detailed, then the supernatural stuff feels slapped on and it goes by fast and then the end of the book comes without even resolving relationships. I'm sure I'm not the only one who reads these gossip girl-high school cattiness types of books to see who ends up with who and these endings are unsatisfying.
March 18, 2009
Okay, so I read this out of order, but the first one won't be coming until sometime NEXT YEAR!! And it was just sitting there on my shelf, begging me to read it. Who am I to say no to such an obvious attempt to feel wanted and needed by humans? Okay, so I'm aware that I have a problem. But since they don't have a twelve-step program for this type of addiction, I'm just going to give in and be okay with it!
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