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Dark Heart Forever
Jane Jonas is nearing her 16th birthday and troubled by unsettling recurring dreams where the same mysterious boy her age comes to her, telling Jane that they are each other's destiny. Her mother is increasingly anxious about Jane's disruptive sleepwalking episodes, but for Jane her dream world and reality are about to collide ...When she develops a friendship with an enigmatic stranger in town, the blond, uber-cool Evan, it's exciting, it's new, and Jane wants him more than she's ever wanted anybody - until her mystery dream boy gets in the way. Now Jane is caught between two one familiar, but tinged with romance and excitement; the other dark and dangerous, where angels, werewolves, and an irresistible stranger are trying to seduce her ...
372 pages, Paperback
First published October 1, 2010
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About the author
Lee Monroe
5 books259 followersLee Monroe was born in London, but spent a short time living by the sea with her family when she was a teenager. She moved back to the heart of the city as soon as she could, and now lives in Westminster.
Lee was an obsessive reader as a child, and still is. She has worked in publishing and contributed to, and ghost-written, books.
Dark Heart Forever is her first novel under her own name.
Lee was an obsessive reader as a child, and still is. She has worked in publishing and contributed to, and ghost-written, books.
Dark Heart Forever is her first novel under her own name.
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May 5, 2013
Sadly, Dark Heart Forever is one of those 'the cover is better than the actual prose' novels. I was enchanted by the gorgeous art and really excited to read the book as I've had plot bunnies about a similar idea bouncing round my head for a few years now but sadly I was left feeling very disappointed.
I had a lot of trouble with the narrative because it jumps into the story without a back story at all. I expected some flesh to Luca's storyline (how long had Jane been having these dreams? What happened in them?) but there was not really anything at all. Particularly at the beginning of the novel, the narrative just left me confused. Luca started appearing in her real life almost instantly but we never actually saw him visit her in her dreams, so I was confused as to if he was in her real life and no one could see him or if she was in a dream when she saw him.
There was no back story on Jane either, aside from the apparently fundamental 'I'm a freak' trap that so many YA authors fall into. Usually I can somewhat go along with it but I found it startlingly painful to digest in Dark Heart Forever. Jane mentions several times outright that she is a 'freak' and that she was terribly bullied, but aside from the fact that she doesn't dress well, I didn't really see why she would be picked on. However, people do strange things, so perhaps she was bullied simply for being herself, but I felt like the point was overdone. It was typical, overused case of the female lead not being pretty or special, but the male lead still falls in love with her because actually, she is beautiful. This leads me to a gripe I had with Jane: at least twice her "long glossy hair" was mentioned as her redeeming factor. For someone who claims to not care much for her appearance, her vanity is obvious here.
Moving on from Jane, I give a little credit to Lee Monroe; the Evan twist was interesting. Unfortunately, I had already guessed it. I couldn't believe these two boys were suddenly 'in love' with her when she had just met them both and no one had ever liked her before.
Luca was about the only character I liked. He seemed kind and gentle, but brave when it was necessary. Lowe's character was just not well done; he seemed very evil, only to suddenly change his mind at the end. Other characters flitted in and out without much story, investigation or purpose. I firmly believe that every character must serve some kind of purpose if they are important enough to be mentioned several times. The vampires were almost redundant. I wish there had been more support behind all of the characters. They had no depth and seemed almost there to fill a gap.
Just some other little things that bothered me: the scene in which they have lunch. Evan is offered a beer, which he declines, because he is going to teach Jane how to drive. He says that the two he has already drunk are his limit. Firstly, Jane is sixteen, so it's illegal for her to learn how to drive until she is seventeen (I'm assuming the novel is set in England because of the spelling of Mum and the author is English, but I can't actually remember if it is ever mentioned) but her parents are okay with that. Secondly, Evan has already had two beers (drinking while driving, again, illegal, and even if he is under the limit, dangerous) and he is going to teach Jane to drive on a mountainside. They are okay with that, too. In fact, they even find it agreeable, rewarding him a with winning smiles when he says he won't drink another.
It also seemed like Jane used both of the boys when the other wasn't around. She also accepted Luca's world without a second thought, barely questioning it, which did not seem realistic at all.
Frankly, this book feels to me as if it is just another novel designed to fill the Twilight gap, which saddens me greatly. As a devot YA fiction fan (specifically paranormal as well) I'm looking for something different. Something with strong characters, development and something original. I'm aware that it is impossible to go not cover what has already been breeched: wolves, alternate universes, fallen angels ect. but Dark Heart Forever was a real disappointment. I was also sad to see that it was an English author, as I think most YA fiction is published by American authors and a brilliant British paranormal YA series is needed.
I had a lot of trouble with the narrative because it jumps into the story without a back story at all. I expected some flesh to Luca's storyline (how long had Jane been having these dreams? What happened in them?) but there was not really anything at all. Particularly at the beginning of the novel, the narrative just left me confused. Luca started appearing in her real life almost instantly but we never actually saw him visit her in her dreams, so I was confused as to if he was in her real life and no one could see him or if she was in a dream when she saw him.
There was no back story on Jane either, aside from the apparently fundamental 'I'm a freak' trap that so many YA authors fall into. Usually I can somewhat go along with it but I found it startlingly painful to digest in Dark Heart Forever. Jane mentions several times outright that she is a 'freak' and that she was terribly bullied, but aside from the fact that she doesn't dress well, I didn't really see why she would be picked on. However, people do strange things, so perhaps she was bullied simply for being herself, but I felt like the point was overdone. It was typical, overused case of the female lead not being pretty or special, but the male lead still falls in love with her because actually, she is beautiful. This leads me to a gripe I had with Jane: at least twice her "long glossy hair" was mentioned as her redeeming factor. For someone who claims to not care much for her appearance, her vanity is obvious here.
Moving on from Jane, I give a little credit to Lee Monroe; the Evan twist was interesting. Unfortunately, I had already guessed it. I couldn't believe these two boys were suddenly 'in love' with her when she had just met them both and no one had ever liked her before.
Luca was about the only character I liked. He seemed kind and gentle, but brave when it was necessary. Lowe's character was just not well done; he seemed very evil, only to suddenly change his mind at the end. Other characters flitted in and out without much story, investigation or purpose. I firmly believe that every character must serve some kind of purpose if they are important enough to be mentioned several times. The vampires were almost redundant. I wish there had been more support behind all of the characters. They had no depth and seemed almost there to fill a gap.
Just some other little things that bothered me: the scene in which they have lunch. Evan is offered a beer, which he declines, because he is going to teach Jane how to drive. He says that the two he has already drunk are his limit. Firstly, Jane is sixteen, so it's illegal for her to learn how to drive until she is seventeen (I'm assuming the novel is set in England because of the spelling of Mum and the author is English, but I can't actually remember if it is ever mentioned) but her parents are okay with that. Secondly, Evan has already had two beers (drinking while driving, again, illegal, and even if he is under the limit, dangerous) and he is going to teach Jane to drive on a mountainside. They are okay with that, too. In fact, they even find it agreeable, rewarding him a with winning smiles when he says he won't drink another.
It also seemed like Jane used both of the boys when the other wasn't around. She also accepted Luca's world without a second thought, barely questioning it, which did not seem realistic at all.
Frankly, this book feels to me as if it is just another novel designed to fill the Twilight gap, which saddens me greatly. As a devot YA fiction fan (specifically paranormal as well) I'm looking for something different. Something with strong characters, development and something original. I'm aware that it is impossible to go not cover what has already been breeched: wolves, alternate universes, fallen angels ect. but Dark Heart Forever was a real disappointment. I was also sad to see that it was an English author, as I think most YA fiction is published by American authors and a brilliant British paranormal YA series is needed.
March 15, 2015
You know how you sometimes read a book and wonder why this person got published? This is one of those books. A completely uninteresting plotline, a girl who acts like she is twelve instead of sixteen, and a love triangle full of denial.
First of all, there was no... what do you call it? Like, no leading up to the story like the blurb hints at. By 'nearing her sixteenth birthday' Ms Monroe really meant 'having it right now. Like, in the first sentence'. The dreams she's having? I think she had probably two in the whole book, and there was no explanation about how long she'd been having them for or anything. She also hints at how she was majorly bullied a few years before and that's why she's home schooled... this really just didn't add anything to the plot.
Jane? Instead of feeling like this book was narrated by a sixteen year old girl, it felt like she was twelve. So when she was kissing one of the boys (whilst being in total denial about the other), I felt grossed out and said, "But she's like twelve! She shouldn't be kissing anyone!" Oh, and Jane has horrible fashion sense and refuses to wear a bra. Is it that hard to own a few pairs of nice jeans and pretty tops? And a bra? D:
The magical world we're told about is rarely shown. Only for a few chapters, really. The mythology/whatever isn't properly explained, and I just felt like Ms Monroe had been lazy and didn't bother to do any proper world-building.
I want to tell you guys what I liked about this book. I do. But... I seriously did not like it at all. There was nothing good here. Not the characters, the plot, the worlds.... This is one of those books that don't get better towards the end. In fact, the end sucked. 'One deadly choice' is misleading. More like, 'The bad guy turns good in the end and walks away'. You'd think someone would die, right?
My verdict: Just no. This book will not get better towards the end. Don't pick it up unless you just want the nice cover to look good on your bookshelf.
First of all, there was no... what do you call it? Like, no leading up to the story like the blurb hints at. By 'nearing her sixteenth birthday' Ms Monroe really meant 'having it right now. Like, in the first sentence'. The dreams she's having? I think she had probably two in the whole book, and there was no explanation about how long she'd been having them for or anything. She also hints at how she was majorly bullied a few years before and that's why she's home schooled... this really just didn't add anything to the plot.
Jane? Instead of feeling like this book was narrated by a sixteen year old girl, it felt like she was twelve. So when she was kissing one of the boys (whilst being in total denial about the other), I felt grossed out and said, "But she's like twelve! She shouldn't be kissing anyone!" Oh, and Jane has horrible fashion sense and refuses to wear a bra. Is it that hard to own a few pairs of nice jeans and pretty tops? And a bra? D:
The magical world we're told about is rarely shown. Only for a few chapters, really. The mythology/whatever isn't properly explained, and I just felt like Ms Monroe had been lazy and didn't bother to do any proper world-building.
I want to tell you guys what I liked about this book. I do. But... I seriously did not like it at all. There was nothing good here. Not the characters, the plot, the worlds.... This is one of those books that don't get better towards the end. In fact, the end sucked. 'One deadly choice' is misleading. More like, 'The bad guy turns good in the end and walks away'. You'd think someone would die, right?
My verdict: Just no. This book will not get better towards the end. Don't pick it up unless you just want the nice cover to look good on your bookshelf.
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November 4, 2010
I think every teenage girl (or young women for that matter) who likes the "new"supernatural outlook of scary creatures of the night,such as werewolves,vampires and witches,will enjoy this book. Like Twilight and The Vampire Diaries, it has captured these fictional characters with a typical stereotype of horror and death in a modern and somewhat human light, going through the normal difficulties of average teenagers. I felt using the concept of two different worlds which are the same in every way, except for the inhabitants, highlighted this fact.
Luca, the lovely teenage werewolf, just wants to feel loved like a normal teenage boy, adored by his girlfriend. He actually states this saying he just wants Jane like a boy wants a girl. Jane your average looking girl with no confidence feels much the same way and believes nothing extraordinary will ever happen to her. It is that kind of longing us girls feel. We feel emotionally tied to this book as we feel exactly like Jane, average and unimportant and just want that little bit of excitement to believe that even though you feel there is nothing going for you, an incredible,immortal werewolf from a magical world does.
I really liked this book and enjoyed how characters were connected through twists and turns throughout the book. I would have liked a better ending as it was left on a bit of a cliff hanger but hopefully, this is because there will be a sequel? (please)
Luca, the lovely teenage werewolf, just wants to feel loved like a normal teenage boy, adored by his girlfriend. He actually states this saying he just wants Jane like a boy wants a girl. Jane your average looking girl with no confidence feels much the same way and believes nothing extraordinary will ever happen to her. It is that kind of longing us girls feel. We feel emotionally tied to this book as we feel exactly like Jane, average and unimportant and just want that little bit of excitement to believe that even though you feel there is nothing going for you, an incredible,immortal werewolf from a magical world does.
I really liked this book and enjoyed how characters were connected through twists and turns throughout the book. I would have liked a better ending as it was left on a bit of a cliff hanger but hopefully, this is because there will be a sequel? (please)
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
September 1, 2016
I loved this book. I could tell right from the start that there was going to be something seriously wrong with Evan and I actually gasped outloud when I found out he was Raphael. I love Luca he is so cute and you can tell he is in denile about loving Jane. Lowe is horrible but I think he might have a big part to play in the next book? Dalya is the best, i wish i had a sister like her! she's so loyal and caring <3 highly recommend this book!!<3<3
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August 2, 2011
Muchas cosas no esperaba de esté libro, y me sorprendieron.
Para comenzar, que el ambiente fuera tan… ¿Solitario? Sí, esa es la palabra, porque donde Jane vive, es un lugar pequeño, con solo una tienda donde comprar viveres, un solo lugar donde tomar café, etc.
Después de haber sido hostigada por la típica bruja malvada del instituto, ella decide tener clases en casa, con su madre como maestra, pero eso también la aleja de socializar, teniendo como amiga solamente a Dot, su hermana menor.
Pero cerca de su cumpleaños, sus sueños se vuelven más constantes, todos sobre el mismo chicos. A la vez, conoce a Evan, un chico amable, guapo e interesado en ella, con un pasado algo misterioso, más agregando que su hermana es quién le hizo la vida imposible a Jane, ella no sabe que pensar.
Creo que lo que me gustó del libro fue que la autora presentara un mundo esencial, nada de cosas extravagantes, autos últimos modelos, personajes envueltos en ropa de moda, etc. Una chica que usa su bicicleta, un poco malhumorada, y con estilo propio.
¿Y los hombres lobo?
Bueno, Luca, el chico con quien ella sueña, a quien su perro tanto odia, y al que amar puede resultar ser una maldición.
Él es un poco posesivo, y de alguna manera amable, pero el personaje no me gustó como creía que me gustaría.
¿Por qué?
Creo que la autora prefirió centrarse en dos chicos luchando por Jane, en vez del mundo paranormal y la acción.
Para comenzar, que el ambiente fuera tan… ¿Solitario? Sí, esa es la palabra, porque donde Jane vive, es un lugar pequeño, con solo una tienda donde comprar viveres, un solo lugar donde tomar café, etc.
Después de haber sido hostigada por la típica bruja malvada del instituto, ella decide tener clases en casa, con su madre como maestra, pero eso también la aleja de socializar, teniendo como amiga solamente a Dot, su hermana menor.
Pero cerca de su cumpleaños, sus sueños se vuelven más constantes, todos sobre el mismo chicos. A la vez, conoce a Evan, un chico amable, guapo e interesado en ella, con un pasado algo misterioso, más agregando que su hermana es quién le hizo la vida imposible a Jane, ella no sabe que pensar.
Creo que lo que me gustó del libro fue que la autora presentara un mundo esencial, nada de cosas extravagantes, autos últimos modelos, personajes envueltos en ropa de moda, etc. Una chica que usa su bicicleta, un poco malhumorada, y con estilo propio.
¿Y los hombres lobo?
Bueno, Luca, el chico con quien ella sueña, a quien su perro tanto odia, y al que amar puede resultar ser una maldición.
Él es un poco posesivo, y de alguna manera amable, pero el personaje no me gustó como creía que me gustaría.
¿Por qué?
Creo que la autora prefirió centrarse en dos chicos luchando por Jane, en vez del mundo paranormal y la acción.
July 17, 2011
It is dangerous, mysterious and romantic but still keeping the basic point of the book! The plot line is amazing compared to other books i have read in the similar fantasy. Creatures of the fantasy world are hard to write about as we don't have any proof of them existing, they are just our imagination and a great addition to children's tales. We see them as we would want to see them, beautiful, handsome, powerful and many other words that describe our own tales and pictures of these creatures and immortal beings. This book, i would say, is from about 11+ because of the use of Vampires (wanting to drink blood) as well as werewolves out of control and the use of language might be hard for someone under 11 to understand. I recommend it as an luxurious, excellent and imaginative read that all, whom are able, should read. I thank the author for writing it and giving us the pleasure of reading it!
December 11, 2010
I loved this book! Couldn't put it down.
May 22, 2014
In a Nutshell: Jane is a sixteen year old, home schooled kid. One day she not only catches the interest of the new sexy boy in town, Evan but is visited by a boy in her dreams, Lucas - who claims to be her soulmate. She interacts with either one and stuff happens. Yeah, that's the best I can come up with. Don't shoot me!
This book, just like Hereafter - was simply a dull and boring read. But hey, at least the implication of a love triangle is pretty untrue.
Jane was just not that interesting as protagonist - and when I am not invested in the main character, I generally don't care what happens to her and because this book was in her POV, reading through this became somewhat of a chore.
Now, this may be just me but I just raised my eyebrow and found it hard to believe that her family are so desperate for their 'goody two shoes' daughter to go out a lot, and are over the moon when she suddenly befriends and eventually goes out with Evan. Dude, don't get me started on when they actually encouraged Jane to go have driving lessons with Evan, who had at least two cans of beer and would be taking her a somewhat rocky/could you call it mountainous (well I remember them mentioning something about mountains) surface. I may just be speaking from having relatively strict parents who constantly hammer that they are looking out for my welfare but this is just horrific. God, at least the absentee parents in other YA books made a little bit more sense as to how the YA protagonist is allowed to go out and do stupid shit whenever they damn well please. Kind of...
I also found it hard to believe that she would so be willing to accept the idea of Nissilum without any doubt or skepticism at all. I don't know. Had she been a much more younger child I would find her reaction somewhat more probable but this is just... silly. Another thing that annoyed me about Jane, was the fact that she doesn't feel any sort of regret/guilt or actually remember either boy when she's emotionally cheating on him with the other.
Plot was pretty predictable and almost non-existent - so it was pretty easy to put the clues together (in regards to the whole Gabriel and Anna's mystery). I guess that because this had no real "main conflict" (not even a love triangle, *gasps*) - there is no sense of urgency or tension to any conflict whatsoever and essentially you just have Jane hanging out with this supposedly ridiculous perfect guys and just going: "Wow, I can't believe these perfectly perfect beings would ever pay attention to me!"
Yeah me neither, Jane.
I don't think I would talk much about the paranormal aspect, because it is hardly in the book and doesn't appear until the latter half of the book. However, for me, it doesn't even matter when it does because I felt that the worldbuilding to the
world of Nissilum was so weak and poorly written that I didn't care about it. It just feels like the author didn't want to bother with itbecause she was focusing on her weak and half-ass plot and the combination of paranormal creatures (i.e. angels, witches, werewolves, vampires) just felt that they were there for the sake of being there.
Both Evan and Lucas were pretty much stock characters of a love interest; although I'd take sweet, lovable and bland Lucas over the moody, threatening and almost-rapist Evan - who seems to be following the likes of Patch, Phoenix, Edward and so forth. I won't go into either one of their romances with Jane - because they were as equally lackluster and boring as each other.
Luca was the most suitable sweet and somewhat bland love interesting and so was Evan - and then it was just blatant he was the bad guy because of his moodiness but his romance with Jane was pretty lacklustre (actually MOST of the romance was boring except the Gabriel/Anna which had that tinge of tragedy which had I dont know CONFLICT?)
Recommended for: No one
Rating: 1/5 stars
This book, just like Hereafter - was simply a dull and boring read. But hey, at least the implication of a love triangle is pretty untrue.
Jane was just not that interesting as protagonist - and when I am not invested in the main character, I generally don't care what happens to her and because this book was in her POV, reading through this became somewhat of a chore.
Now, this may be just me but I just raised my eyebrow and found it hard to believe that her family are so desperate for their 'goody two shoes' daughter to go out a lot, and are over the moon when she suddenly befriends and eventually goes out with Evan. Dude, don't get me started on when they actually encouraged Jane to go have driving lessons with Evan, who had at least two cans of beer and would be taking her a somewhat rocky/could you call it mountainous (well I remember them mentioning something about mountains) surface. I may just be speaking from having relatively strict parents who constantly hammer that they are looking out for my welfare but this is just horrific. God, at least the absentee parents in other YA books made a little bit more sense as to how the YA protagonist is allowed to go out and do stupid shit whenever they damn well please. Kind of...
I also found it hard to believe that she would so be willing to accept the idea of Nissilum without any doubt or skepticism at all. I don't know. Had she been a much more younger child I would find her reaction somewhat more probable but this is just... silly. Another thing that annoyed me about Jane, was the fact that she doesn't feel any sort of regret/guilt or actually remember either boy when she's emotionally cheating on him with the other.
Plot was pretty predictable and almost non-existent - so it was pretty easy to put the clues together (in regards to the whole Gabriel and Anna's mystery). I guess that because this had no real "main conflict" (not even a love triangle, *gasps*) - there is no sense of urgency or tension to any conflict whatsoever and essentially you just have Jane hanging out with this supposedly ridiculous perfect guys and just going: "Wow, I can't believe these perfectly perfect beings would ever pay attention to me!"
Yeah me neither, Jane.
I don't think I would talk much about the paranormal aspect, because it is hardly in the book and doesn't appear until the latter half of the book. However, for me, it doesn't even matter when it does because I felt that the worldbuilding to the
world of Nissilum was so weak and poorly written that I didn't care about it. It just feels like the author didn't want to bother with it
Both Evan and Lucas were pretty much stock characters of a love interest; although I'd take sweet, lovable and bland Lucas over the moody, threatening and almost-rapist Evan - who seems to be following the likes of Patch, Phoenix, Edward and so forth. I won't go into either one of their romances with Jane - because they were as equally lackluster and boring as each other.
Luca was the most suitable sweet and somewhat bland love interesting and so was Evan - and then it was just blatant he was the bad guy because of his moodiness but his romance with Jane was pretty lacklustre (actually MOST of the romance was boring except the Gabriel/Anna which had that tinge of tragedy which had I dont know CONFLICT?)
Recommended for: No one
Rating: 1/5 stars
July 15, 2012
The Plot
Jane Jonas is nearing her 16th birthday and troubled by unsettling recurring dreams where the same mysterious boy her age comes to her, telling Jane that they are each other's destiny. Her mother is increasingly anxious about Jane's disruptive sleepwalking episodes, but for Jane her dream world and reality are about to collide ...
When she develops a friendship with an enigmatic stranger in town, the blond, uber-cool Evan, it's exciting, it's new, and Jane wants him more than she's ever wanted anybody - until her mystery dream boy gets in the way.
Now Jane is caught between two worlds: one familiar, but tinged with romance and excitement; the other dark and dangerous, where angels, werewolves, and an irresistible stranger are trying to seduce her.
Sounds like several other books i have read before, thats what intrigued me! But believe me this book was so different!!
Thank God, cause i hate reading books that are all the same!
The Characters
Jane: I thought she was going to drive me insane with the whole "OMG what am i going to do i cant choose!" (read with squeaky girl voice xD) but she actually seemed to know who she prefered the whole time!
Evan: Typical new guy in town flirting with everyone. Catching everyone's eyes. All round seemed like a great guy...DO NOT BE FOOLED HE WAS A JERK! you see glimpses every now and then.
Luca: Oh the ever so caring soulmate! what would you do without him? Always protecting Jane even when she didnt believe him :)
All in all i think this was a great book and i cant wait to start the next one :)
Jane Jonas is nearing her 16th birthday and troubled by unsettling recurring dreams where the same mysterious boy her age comes to her, telling Jane that they are each other's destiny. Her mother is increasingly anxious about Jane's disruptive sleepwalking episodes, but for Jane her dream world and reality are about to collide ...
When she develops a friendship with an enigmatic stranger in town, the blond, uber-cool Evan, it's exciting, it's new, and Jane wants him more than she's ever wanted anybody - until her mystery dream boy gets in the way.
Now Jane is caught between two worlds: one familiar, but tinged with romance and excitement; the other dark and dangerous, where angels, werewolves, and an irresistible stranger are trying to seduce her.
Sounds like several other books i have read before, thats what intrigued me! But believe me this book was so different!!
Thank God, cause i hate reading books that are all the same!The Characters
Jane: I thought she was going to drive me insane with the whole "OMG what am i going to do i cant choose!" (read with squeaky girl voice xD) but she actually seemed to know who she prefered the whole time!
Evan: Typical new guy in town flirting with everyone. Catching everyone's eyes. All round seemed like a great guy...DO NOT BE FOOLED HE WAS A JERK! you see glimpses every now and then.
Luca: Oh the ever so caring soulmate! what would you do without him? Always protecting Jane even when she didnt believe him :)
All in all i think this was a great book and i cant wait to start the next one :)
May 14, 2025
I really don't like to post negative comments about a book, especially since I always admire the creativity to write one in the first place and then the determination to have it published.
The central plot to this book is very interesting: A girl who sleepwalks and in doing so discovers a door to another world through her dreams. But I found it all very confusing. I don't think the author manages to explain the details of the plot very well and I was always left wondering "what and how we got here?" Things such as Luca, the boy she meets on her dreams, "How did he come about? She just knows him already but can't remember." Right... *scratches her head* Then you have the villain who plots his revenge for years and goes as far as killing an innocent man, only to be persuaded to give up by talking to person he wants to hurt the most. I mean, if you go that far, you will not "see" reason through talking, are you?
Having said that, the love story is really sweet and it pinpoints the difference in between passion and loving someone. Interesting idea, if nothing else. You can read my full review here: https://ps-sobookish.com/book-reviews...
The central plot to this book is very interesting: A girl who sleepwalks and in doing so discovers a door to another world through her dreams. But I found it all very confusing. I don't think the author manages to explain the details of the plot very well and I was always left wondering "what and how we got here?" Things such as Luca, the boy she meets on her dreams, "How did he come about? She just knows him already but can't remember." Right... *scratches her head* Then you have the villain who plots his revenge for years and goes as far as killing an innocent man, only to be persuaded to give up by talking to person he wants to hurt the most. I mean, if you go that far, you will not "see" reason through talking, are you?
Having said that, the love story is really sweet and it pinpoints the difference in between passion and loving someone. Interesting idea, if nothing else. You can read my full review here: https://ps-sobookish.com/book-reviews...
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
October 30, 2010
Ermm, this book wasn't as good as I'd hoped it would be. The plot was good enough: there plenty of unexpected twists and it was kinda exciting. The lead character Jane was what really deducted from the book. She was just so...infuriating to say the least. The other characters were okay, and we had the classic love triangle for the majority of the book: good guy that offers security, mysterious guy that has a dark, concealed past and a girl. But then the twist changed that to shocked whiny girl, evil mysterious guy and good guy comes to the rescue. Very imaginitive...
It was an alright novel- not the best, but certainly not the worst. If the lead character was better, the book would actually be pretty good. So don't bother going out of your way to read it, but it's still an anjoyable read, so feel free to try it.
-Zanthie ;)
It was an alright novel- not the best, but certainly not the worst. If the lead character was better, the book would actually be pretty good. So don't bother going out of your way to read it, but it's still an anjoyable read, so feel free to try it.
-Zanthie ;)
November 25, 2015
average.. just average, so far.
The ending was an exciting read, so I'm looking forward for the second book just for the sake of knowing how the story develops and to see if it gets better.
But overall; mostly predictable, always the same love triangle stuff that you come across in 95% of the YA books which means not well written, not much content in the story, it's very superficially.
But it has me curious enough to wanna know what's going to happen next.
Have to wait for the second and third book to be delivered, but i'm planning on finish this trilogy in the hope it goes uphill from now on. But I can't give it any higher then 2.5 stars tops.
Even though this will be a book I wont be re-reading,
I love the sight of this cover on my book shelve haha ;)
It's really pretty.
The ending was an exciting read, so I'm looking forward for the second book just for the sake of knowing how the story develops and to see if it gets better.
But overall; mostly predictable, always the same love triangle stuff that you come across in 95% of the YA books which means not well written, not much content in the story, it's very superficially.
But it has me curious enough to wanna know what's going to happen next.
Have to wait for the second and third book to be delivered, but i'm planning on finish this trilogy in the hope it goes uphill from now on. But I can't give it any higher then 2.5 stars tops.
Even though this will be a book I wont be re-reading,
I love the sight of this cover on my book shelve haha ;)
It's really pretty.
February 22, 2013
I'll give one word for that YA paranormal romance which features werewolves, vampires, and angels : mediocre. Just don't waste your time with it. By the way, why must paranormal romances these days all focus on supernatural!boy and human!girl, not the other way around!? What's so wrong with supernatural!girl and human!boy!???
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December 14, 2017
Well, this was a dragging read for me. I've had this book for so long and I finally picked it up to read. Maybe a younger me would have liked it a bit more but reading it now I would say it's an okay read.
The characters were not impressionable enough for me, especially the lead. I loved the concept and the plot but the characters sort of fell flat and that was a downer on the whole story for me.
All in all, it was an okay read.
The characters were not impressionable enough for me, especially the lead. I loved the concept and the plot but the characters sort of fell flat and that was a downer on the whole story for me.
All in all, it was an okay read.
June 19, 2017
1.5
A lot of people recommended this "amazing" book to me and I'm sorry to say that I am very disappointed. I didn't understand the book and I found that at the start of the book it jumps straight to the story there is no back story :(
A lot of people recommended this "amazing" book to me and I'm sorry to say that I am very disappointed. I didn't understand the book and I found that at the start of the book it jumps straight to the story there is no back story :(
February 5, 2016
Jane Jonas is nearing her 16th birthday and troubled by unsettling recurring dreams where the same mysterious boy her age comes to her, telling Jane that they are each other's destiny. Her mother is becoming anxious about Jane's disruptive sleepwalking episodes, but for Jane her dream world and reality are about to collide.
This is the first book in the series Dark Heart by Lee Monroe. The blurb does not explain much about the book so I am going to explain the plot. Jane Jonas is antisocial and does not have friends. She was tormented in school. Therefore, she is now homeschooled.
Suddenly she found herself in the sights of two boys. Evan, the mortal guy who has come from Australia, running away from home and Luca, the guy from another dimension. Suddenly her heart is torn in two and she does not know what to do.
This book was ok. There was nothing much to it. There was nothing wrong with it as such but, there was nothing special about it either. From the moment she met Evan, there was something about him that rubbed me the wrong way. I guess the author wanted us to feel that way because the mood swings weirded me out and I kept on piecing things together.
To be honest, I had pieced together the secrets of the story long before Jane did and it was not like I was seeing anything that Jane was not seeing. I was looking at it through Jane’s eyes. I figured out her mother in relation to the journal. I made a guess who Evan actually was and I turned out to be right.
There was barely any action in this book. Even in the end when everything came to a head, there was a lack of emotion. It was like Jane only had emotions when she was being physical with Evan. Thats just my opinion. It was like everything was somehow unattached and not caring. I didn’t really feel anything and it was also kind of anti climax and the ending left me slightly disappointed. Even during the book, I felt like there was nothing really going on. The only plot was about Jane worrying about which guy to choose. The other plot might have been Evan being step brother with Sarah and Jane getting angry with Evan. That was stupid. Evan is not Sarah and just because he lived with Sarah did not make him bad. She could get angry with him and walk away then but, when he pressurised her to “do it” and suddenly became cold and cruel, she was being paranoid. That made no sense.
Jane annoyed me because…. I don’t know. Just because she really did not do anything. She just wanted everyone to save her. Everyone is not going to be there all the time and sometimes you have to rely on yourself. She just assumed someone is going to save her.
Another thing I did not like about this book was the fact that her parents allowed so much and were so agreeable. I found that extremely weird and unrealistic. No parent is going to allow their daughter to go camping with a guy after knowing him for such a short time. They would not allow her to learn to drive on a mountainside when it is illegal for her to drive. The author made no mention that Jane lived in England until she mentioned the GCSEs which made me assume she is living there. Also the fact that Jane believed Luca’s world almost instantly without any disbelief.
The person who I liked in this book was Luca. He was sweet and was the most realistic person in the book ( ironically ) considering where he is from. But, even he did not have much of a story.
I would not recommend this book to readers. It is not worth reading. I probably will finish the series. However, I probably will not read more books by Lee Monroe because this book is highly disappointing.
This is the first book in the series Dark Heart by Lee Monroe. The blurb does not explain much about the book so I am going to explain the plot. Jane Jonas is antisocial and does not have friends. She was tormented in school. Therefore, she is now homeschooled.
Suddenly she found herself in the sights of two boys. Evan, the mortal guy who has come from Australia, running away from home and Luca, the guy from another dimension. Suddenly her heart is torn in two and she does not know what to do.
This book was ok. There was nothing much to it. There was nothing wrong with it as such but, there was nothing special about it either. From the moment she met Evan, there was something about him that rubbed me the wrong way. I guess the author wanted us to feel that way because the mood swings weirded me out and I kept on piecing things together.
To be honest, I had pieced together the secrets of the story long before Jane did and it was not like I was seeing anything that Jane was not seeing. I was looking at it through Jane’s eyes. I figured out her mother in relation to the journal. I made a guess who Evan actually was and I turned out to be right.
There was barely any action in this book. Even in the end when everything came to a head, there was a lack of emotion. It was like Jane only had emotions when she was being physical with Evan. Thats just my opinion. It was like everything was somehow unattached and not caring. I didn’t really feel anything and it was also kind of anti climax and the ending left me slightly disappointed. Even during the book, I felt like there was nothing really going on. The only plot was about Jane worrying about which guy to choose. The other plot might have been Evan being step brother with Sarah and Jane getting angry with Evan. That was stupid. Evan is not Sarah and just because he lived with Sarah did not make him bad. She could get angry with him and walk away then but, when he pressurised her to “do it” and suddenly became cold and cruel, she was being paranoid. That made no sense.
Jane annoyed me because…. I don’t know. Just because she really did not do anything. She just wanted everyone to save her. Everyone is not going to be there all the time and sometimes you have to rely on yourself. She just assumed someone is going to save her.
Another thing I did not like about this book was the fact that her parents allowed so much and were so agreeable. I found that extremely weird and unrealistic. No parent is going to allow their daughter to go camping with a guy after knowing him for such a short time. They would not allow her to learn to drive on a mountainside when it is illegal for her to drive. The author made no mention that Jane lived in England until she mentioned the GCSEs which made me assume she is living there. Also the fact that Jane believed Luca’s world almost instantly without any disbelief.
The person who I liked in this book was Luca. He was sweet and was the most realistic person in the book ( ironically ) considering where he is from. But, even he did not have much of a story.
I would not recommend this book to readers. It is not worth reading. I probably will finish the series. However, I probably will not read more books by Lee Monroe because this book is highly disappointing.
July 4, 2014
Bu kitap tam bir vakit kaybıydı.Verdiğim paraya yazık oldu.Kitap her açıdan hayal kırıklığıydı.Hatta öyle ki 350 sayfalık kitabı bitirmem günler sürdü.Çok basit bir konu üzerine kurulmuş basit olaylar dizisi.
Konuya gelirsek Jane 16 yaşında.Okulundaki belalı kızlar yüzünden okulu bırakmış ve evde eğitim görmeye başlamış.Jane son günlerde çok tuhaf rüyalar görmeye başlıyor.Rüyasında durmadan Luca adında bir çocuğu görüyor.O çocuğun yanındayken kendini ait olduğu yerde hissediyor.Ve çocuk ona hikayesinin 16. doğum gününde başlayacağını söylüyor.(Hep böyle olur zaten.Ne var bu doğum günlerinde bilmiyorum.)
Ertesi gün kasabaya Evan adında bir çocuk gelir ve Jane çocuktan anında hoşlanır.Çocukta ondan.Süpriz! Ne tesadüf ama! Burada tuhaf olan durum Evan gibi yakışıklı bir çocuğun Jane gibi sığ ve sıkıcı bir insandan hoşlanması.Aynı zamanda çocuk bir işler çeviriyor ve dünya kadar sır saklıyor.Ama bizim kızımız bu durumu hiç fark etmiyor.Tamamen hülyalara dalmış durumda.Çocuk Jane'i ikinci görüşünde çıkma teklif ediyor.Üçüncü görüşünde ailesiyle tanışıyor ve ona aşık olduğunu söylüyor.Yani olaylar çok hızlı gelişiyor.Ancak Jane çocuğa kendini öyle bir kaptırmış ki dünyayı gözü görmüyor.
Tabi birde Luca var.Jane'in rüyalarında ki çocuk.Kendisi aslında bir kurt adam ve her türlü fantastik yaratığın yaşadığı melekler tarafından yönetilen paralel evrendeki bir dünyadan geliyor.Burası Nissilum.Luca Jane'in diğer yarısı olduğunu ve birbirlerini tamamladıklarını falan söylüyor.Sonra ona kendi dünyasını göstermek için Nissilum'a götürüyor.Burada bir baloya katılan kızımız bir anda balonun kraliçesi oluveriyor nedense.Ne doğum günüymüş arkadaş! Bir anda herkesin gözdesi oldu.Buda kitabın inandırıcılığı zedeliyor bence.Bu arada hem Luca'yı hem Evan'ı elinde tutuyor bu Jane.Evan ile çıkarken Luca ile görüşüp Nissilum'a ziyaretlere gitmeye devam ediyor.Daha sonralarda Evan'ın gizemli davranışlarından işkillenen kızımız Evan'dan uzaklaşmaya başlıyor.Luca'nın Jane'e defalarca tehlikede olduğuna dair uyarılarda bulunuyor ama bizim kızımızın aklı bir karış havada, Luca’nın uyarılarını sallamıyor bile.Zaten sonunda olanlar oluyor.
Son sayfalarda olaylar iyice karışıyor.Herkes birbirlerinin sırrını öğreniyor falan.Sonuç olarak hayal kırıklığı dolu bir kitaptı.Son 100 sayfayı okuyup bitirmem için kendimi baya zorladım.Seriye devam etmeyi düşünür müyüm?..Bilmiyorum.Zaten yayın hakları Artemis'te olduğu için ikinci kitabın durumu belirsiz..
Konuya gelirsek Jane 16 yaşında.Okulundaki belalı kızlar yüzünden okulu bırakmış ve evde eğitim görmeye başlamış.Jane son günlerde çok tuhaf rüyalar görmeye başlıyor.Rüyasında durmadan Luca adında bir çocuğu görüyor.O çocuğun yanındayken kendini ait olduğu yerde hissediyor.Ve çocuk ona hikayesinin 16. doğum gününde başlayacağını söylüyor.(Hep böyle olur zaten.Ne var bu doğum günlerinde bilmiyorum.)
Ertesi gün kasabaya Evan adında bir çocuk gelir ve Jane çocuktan anında hoşlanır.Çocukta ondan.Süpriz! Ne tesadüf ama! Burada tuhaf olan durum Evan gibi yakışıklı bir çocuğun Jane gibi sığ ve sıkıcı bir insandan hoşlanması.Aynı zamanda çocuk bir işler çeviriyor ve dünya kadar sır saklıyor.Ama bizim kızımız bu durumu hiç fark etmiyor.Tamamen hülyalara dalmış durumda.Çocuk Jane'i ikinci görüşünde çıkma teklif ediyor.Üçüncü görüşünde ailesiyle tanışıyor ve ona aşık olduğunu söylüyor.Yani olaylar çok hızlı gelişiyor.Ancak Jane çocuğa kendini öyle bir kaptırmış ki dünyayı gözü görmüyor.
Tabi birde Luca var.Jane'in rüyalarında ki çocuk.Kendisi aslında bir kurt adam ve her türlü fantastik yaratığın yaşadığı melekler tarafından yönetilen paralel evrendeki bir dünyadan geliyor.Burası Nissilum.Luca Jane'in diğer yarısı olduğunu ve birbirlerini tamamladıklarını falan söylüyor.Sonra ona kendi dünyasını göstermek için Nissilum'a götürüyor.Burada bir baloya katılan kızımız bir anda balonun kraliçesi oluveriyor nedense.Ne doğum günüymüş arkadaş! Bir anda herkesin gözdesi oldu.Buda kitabın inandırıcılığı zedeliyor bence.Bu arada hem Luca'yı hem Evan'ı elinde tutuyor bu Jane.Evan ile çıkarken Luca ile görüşüp Nissilum'a ziyaretlere gitmeye devam ediyor.Daha sonralarda Evan'ın gizemli davranışlarından işkillenen kızımız Evan'dan uzaklaşmaya başlıyor.Luca'nın Jane'e defalarca tehlikede olduğuna dair uyarılarda bulunuyor ama bizim kızımızın aklı bir karış havada, Luca’nın uyarılarını sallamıyor bile.Zaten sonunda olanlar oluyor.
Son sayfalarda olaylar iyice karışıyor.Herkes birbirlerinin sırrını öğreniyor falan.Sonuç olarak hayal kırıklığı dolu bir kitaptı.Son 100 sayfayı okuyup bitirmem için kendimi baya zorladım.Seriye devam etmeyi düşünür müyüm?..Bilmiyorum.Zaten yayın hakları Artemis'te olduğu için ikinci kitabın durumu belirsiz..
March 26, 2011
This book was amazing! I haven't picked up a new book in a long time and been blown away like I was with this one. I admit that the start did seem a little slow but it kicked right in soon enough and it was brilliant. Lee Monroe writes with such simplicity that it makes for a smooth and easy read yet it is deep and intriguing and doesn't let you stop reading. I loved Jane. She was so likeable and relatable, she had her moments but that is with all good characters. I found Evan and Luca to both be amazing guys, until Evan showed his true colours, he was masked so well in this book that I didn't even figure him out until Jane started to second guess. That is what I believe a good book should be able to do. I was in sync with Jane throughout this book and didn't think ahead to what was happening, I took it one step at a time like she did. Obviously Luca was stunning, his personality and his looks. I am a sucker for a guy with green eyes and an amazing personality. Luca was a constant throughout and he stayed true even when Jane doubted him and didn't want to believe him. I'm glad she came around in the end and realised that her feelings for Luca shouldn't be pushed aside and she should embrace them. To me, this romance between Luca and Jane felt like a true one, one I could definitely see happening in the real world. I envy it to be honest. The idea of soulmates may seem farfetched to some but they way it is portrayed in this book makes it seem all the more likely for everyone to find their soulmate, even if he is in another distant world. This book wowed me and I can't wait to continue on with the series. This will definitely be read again and again. It is just one of those books. Paranormal romance lovers will absolutely want to get their hands on this one!
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
October 2, 2011
CRAP. This book brought me to tears, especially in the end. So, Evan Forest [the real one] was strangled by Raphael [a wolf, who was Gabriel's son (Anna's teenage fling)]. Raphael thought his father died/disappeared because of Anna, who was Jane's mother. He did his revenge by pretending he liked Jane and something something. I can't explain everything. That's just a part of it. If you read this book, well, prepare to wear your seat belts. It's a very EPIC book. It's a bundle of everything, thriller,romance,fantasy,Comedy,Family and mooore. I really2x love this book so much. It's like everything is linked together and isn't that just amazing and cool at the same time? and Luca's younger brother, Lowe, who's in his teenage years who betrayed Luca at first. Well, SHIT, he sounds really HOT and HOT in a mysterious and sexy way.
All I can say is that, to whoever read this review of mine, YOU, yes I mean you, must read this book or series! It's very very EPIC. Also, I can't wait to read it's 2nd book, "Dark Heart Rising". I also can't wait for its 3rd book, "Dark Heart Surrender", to come out! :D
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by the way, you must also read:
- Cassandra Clare's "The Mortal Instruments" and "Infernal Devices".
- Lauren Kate's "Fallen" series
- Becca Fitzpatrick's "hus,hush" saga
- Richelle Mead's "Vampire Academy" series
- P.C. Cast's "House of Night" series
- Andrea Cremer's "Nightshade" series
Just recommending these books that I've read or heard of :)
All I can say is that, to whoever read this review of mine, YOU, yes I mean you, must read this book or series! It's very very EPIC. Also, I can't wait to read it's 2nd book, "Dark Heart Rising". I also can't wait for its 3rd book, "Dark Heart Surrender", to come out! :D
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by the way, you must also read:
- Cassandra Clare's "The Mortal Instruments" and "Infernal Devices".
- Lauren Kate's "Fallen" series
- Becca Fitzpatrick's "hus,hush" saga
- Richelle Mead's "Vampire Academy" series
- P.C. Cast's "House of Night" series
- Andrea Cremer's "Nightshade" series
Just recommending these books that I've read or heard of :)
November 11, 2011
Unfortunately, this book will be shelved under DID NOT FINISH. I was halfway through but nothing was really happening. The plot moved in such a snail’s pace that I quit reading before I could figure what this book was about. I hate giving up on books but I have to think about the other ones on my Mt. TBR that are more deserving of my time.
The beautiful cover did me in – again. So much so that I’ve bought the second book without knowing how the first one would turn out.
There wasn’t much character development and as a result, the characters felt inanimate – robotic, almost. Also, the relationship between Jane and Evan happened in a whiplash-inducing manner, something that I’m not a big fan of. Jane was caught in the middle between Evan and Luca and yet I didn’t see any instances where she vacillated between the two. She’s the type of girl who just goes with the flow. If she’s with Evan, then Luca doesn’t enter her mind and the same goes if she’s with Luca. The good thing about it is that the love triangle didn’t make me want to facepunch someone; actually, it didn’t make me feel anything at all. And really, that’s the root of the problem. This book couldn't induce any sort of feelings from me.
There were some elements of this book that suffered greatly. Like the lack of background information on how Luca was supposedly connected to Jane; that she’s his half and vice versa. Ultimately, the book failed to hook me into its pages that regretfully, I had to give up reading.
The beautiful cover did me in – again. So much so that I’ve bought the second book without knowing how the first one would turn out.
There wasn’t much character development and as a result, the characters felt inanimate – robotic, almost. Also, the relationship between Jane and Evan happened in a whiplash-inducing manner, something that I’m not a big fan of. Jane was caught in the middle between Evan and Luca and yet I didn’t see any instances where she vacillated between the two. She’s the type of girl who just goes with the flow. If she’s with Evan, then Luca doesn’t enter her mind and the same goes if she’s with Luca. The good thing about it is that the love triangle didn’t make me want to facepunch someone; actually, it didn’t make me feel anything at all. And really, that’s the root of the problem. This book couldn't induce any sort of feelings from me.
There were some elements of this book that suffered greatly. Like the lack of background information on how Luca was supposedly connected to Jane; that she’s his half and vice versa. Ultimately, the book failed to hook me into its pages that regretfully, I had to give up reading.
June 21, 2011
This carried on a simple plot but was dynamic in it. I really got into this book real fast. It was easy to read and very easy to fall into. The first thing that really grab you is the storyline. I like how it started off with haunting dreams and sleepwalking. It made you more interested in this book to see where exactly this girl is walking too.
Jane is like a girl like no other. She carries to her own tune and doesn't let anyone tell her otherwise. She has very good observations in her surroundings and figures out things fast. Right away she figures out that things are what they seem with Luca. And it was no surprise that she took everything in with stride. But with Even she didn't catch on to things so fast.
What I like most about this story is how the past came back to her mother. Yup, that was twist. I really like how the mother played am important role in the past desicions she made. It really makes Jane's decisions even harder. Make the same mistake her mother made or do something different. I really like how both the mother and Jane had the same feelings in which their heart should go. It was like the past was repeating itself.
Dark Heart Forever is a dark book with a haunting secret just dying to get out. The characters were raw so you saw them develop right before your eyes and unveil many news things. The reader is immerse in two different worlds fighting for many things. Love and Revenge!
Jane is like a girl like no other. She carries to her own tune and doesn't let anyone tell her otherwise. She has very good observations in her surroundings and figures out things fast. Right away she figures out that things are what they seem with Luca. And it was no surprise that she took everything in with stride. But with Even she didn't catch on to things so fast.
What I like most about this story is how the past came back to her mother. Yup, that was twist. I really like how the mother played am important role in the past desicions she made. It really makes Jane's decisions even harder. Make the same mistake her mother made or do something different. I really like how both the mother and Jane had the same feelings in which their heart should go. It was like the past was repeating itself.
Dark Heart Forever is a dark book with a haunting secret just dying to get out. The characters were raw so you saw them develop right before your eyes and unveil many news things. The reader is immerse in two different worlds fighting for many things. Love and Revenge!
July 6, 2012
I don't really know what to say about this book, I really don't! I loved it- by the end, but it did take me a long while to get into it. I have wavered at times about whether or not this book is a three star or a four star.
I thought that Dark Heart Forever was a very intriguing book. Normally you would expect the person who is a vampire or werewolf to be in hiding in the human world. In this book however, there are two worlds, one with normal humans and one with angels, vampires, werewolves and more. I thought that was very original.
What I like most about this story is how the past came back to Jane's mother. Yup, that was twist. I really like how the mother played an important role in the past decisions she made. It really makes Jane's decisions even harder. Make the same mistake her mother made or do something different??? I really like how both the mother and Jane had the same feelings in which their heart should go. It was like the past was repeating itself.
Dark Heart Forever is a dark book with a haunting secret just dying to get out. The characters were raw so you saw them develop right before your eyes and unveil many news things. The reader is immerse in two different worlds fighting for many things. Love and Revenge!
I thought that Dark Heart Forever was a very intriguing book. Normally you would expect the person who is a vampire or werewolf to be in hiding in the human world. In this book however, there are two worlds, one with normal humans and one with angels, vampires, werewolves and more. I thought that was very original.
What I like most about this story is how the past came back to Jane's mother. Yup, that was twist. I really like how the mother played an important role in the past decisions she made. It really makes Jane's decisions even harder. Make the same mistake her mother made or do something different??? I really like how both the mother and Jane had the same feelings in which their heart should go. It was like the past was repeating itself.
Dark Heart Forever is a dark book with a haunting secret just dying to get out. The characters were raw so you saw them develop right before your eyes and unveil many news things. The reader is immerse in two different worlds fighting for many things. Love and Revenge!
September 27, 2011
Hmmm. Where to start.
Well its your usual story about a girl who has to choose between two guys and navigate a strange new world, which for the most part is nothing original. The characters are incredibly underdeveloped, and the plot far more so. It felt rushed, and the developments by the end were hard to stomach.
Some of the chapters were a bit ridiculous. 'Why yes daughter, of course your 18 year old boyfriend can teach you to drive unlwafully ON A MOUNTAIN. Even if your father just crashed the car avoiding a wild animal. Sounds awfully sensible.' WTF???
As i write this I find that the characters are that memorable that I can't even remember what half of them are called. I may give the sequel a glance to see if this is a case of awful first book syndrome, but i doubt it.
Well its your usual story about a girl who has to choose between two guys and navigate a strange new world, which for the most part is nothing original. The characters are incredibly underdeveloped, and the plot far more so. It felt rushed, and the developments by the end were hard to stomach.
Some of the chapters were a bit ridiculous. 'Why yes daughter, of course your 18 year old boyfriend can teach you to drive unlwafully ON A MOUNTAIN. Even if your father just crashed the car avoiding a wild animal. Sounds awfully sensible.' WTF???
As i write this I find that the characters are that memorable that I can't even remember what half of them are called. I may give the sequel a glance to see if this is a case of awful first book syndrome, but i doubt it.
October 30, 2011
A thrilling love story about a man of mystery.As an outsider,Jane is not used to being loved or being in love.Although,when she meets Evan and Luca,she finds it pretty overwhelming.
Evan is a good lucking,popular sort of guy.however Luca is a loyal friend.
Nearing the end of this book connections are made and Evan is not who he is said to have been.Experiencing strange events such as; having a car crash,finding Nissilum,camping with Evan and attending a grand ball,Jane is to busy to fully recognise Evan's strange ways.
When she finally does it could be to late,for her and her family.
To be honest,I think this book is for younger readers as the language and story line could be easily read by 11+.But I don't think the book would be suitable for the older readers.
I enjoyed the book.it has an interesting plot that always keeps you thinking.
Evan is a good lucking,popular sort of guy.however Luca is a loyal friend.
Nearing the end of this book connections are made and Evan is not who he is said to have been.Experiencing strange events such as; having a car crash,finding Nissilum,camping with Evan and attending a grand ball,Jane is to busy to fully recognise Evan's strange ways.
When she finally does it could be to late,for her and her family.
To be honest,I think this book is for younger readers as the language and story line could be easily read by 11+.But I don't think the book would be suitable for the older readers.
I enjoyed the book.it has an interesting plot that always keeps you thinking.
March 14, 2012
Dark Heart Forever was awkward at the first, the delivery didn't flow right, it was a little rough but it got better as the story went on. I also thought Jane accepted the idea of werewolves, vampires and angels a little too easily, but maybe there is something about particular or special about Jane and her mom for them to be having these dreams and Monroe will disclose it as the series goes along. Luca was a very nice guy, he was very shy, I wished he was a little more asseritve I mean he's a werewolf for goodness sake. The whole thing with Evan was a little predictable, but I can't believe the way it ended with Evan and then her mom basically whatever her daughter's choice was going to be without a word. It was still interesting enough that I want to read the next book in the series, it wasn't awful but it wasn't my favorite.
January 23, 2011
*minor spoilers- enter at your risk*
OKAY. I have mixed veiws about this book. First of all, I'll start off by saying that I did like it, I liked it a lot. For me, there were two things that I didn't like about it. Firstly, the charcters. They were boring and very unoriginal. I thought Jane was quite...whiny, and even Bella-like in some ways, but thats just my opinion. Luca, okay, I admit, I actaully really liked Luca. He and Jane were cute together. The Evan twist was good, I thought and it really surprised me. The plot...fell flat, for me and I was quite dissapointed with it. It was so..Mehh. and Unoriginal. grrr. I was annoyed, it had so much potential. It was a quick, nice read though and I do recomend it if you have absolutley nothing else. :)
January 27, 2011
I picked this book up a few months ago from my local Tesco's and found myself drawn to the plot of the story. However after reading it, I only thought the book was okay and not great.
The main issue for me was the style of writing which was very simple and therefore I would probably recommend it to a younger audience.
I did however enjoy the characters and how Jane's relationships developed with both Luca & Evan. But one thing that bugged me through out this story was Jane was so willing to accept this other world without questioning it, which I found a bit unrealistic.
Overall, I found the book an easy read and would probably buy the sequel but I wouldn't rush for it.
The main issue for me was the style of writing which was very simple and therefore I would probably recommend it to a younger audience.
I did however enjoy the characters and how Jane's relationships developed with both Luca & Evan. But one thing that bugged me through out this story was Jane was so willing to accept this other world without questioning it, which I found a bit unrealistic.
Overall, I found the book an easy read and would probably buy the sequel but I wouldn't rush for it.
March 31, 2016
Ok so i read this book in a day. It was amazing. It probably doesn't make sense but this book seemed to go slow but at the same time everything happened really fast and there wasn't really any action but meh, it was still amazing. The characters were good and they made me laugh. I love Luca, i love his name and he's so adorable ^_^
November 6, 2012
Alternate realities? Dual worlds? Parallel universes? Apparently they exist or at least in this novel they do. This novel was like a beautiful telling of tale, of Romeo and Juliet but with a whole lot of Witches, Vampires, Werewolves, Angels, Mortal and more. I actually quite enjoyed it, despite it being a bit weird and funky.
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