Book Description:
In the City of Lights, two star-crossed lovers battle a fate that is destined to tear them apart again and again for eternity.
When Kate Mercier's parents die in a tragic car accident, she leaves her life--and memories--behind to live with her grandparents in Paris. For Kate, the only way to survive her pain is escaping into the world of books and Parisian art. Until she meets Vincent.
Mysterious, charming, and devastatingly handsome, Vincent threatens to melt the ice around Kate's guarded heart with just his smile. As she begins to fall in love with Vincent, Kate discovers that he's a revenant--an undead being whose fate forces him to sacrifice himself over and over again to save the lives of others. Vincent and those like him are bound in a centuries-old war against a group of evil revenants who exist only to murder and betray. Kate soon realizes that if she follows her heart, she may never be safe again.
When Kate Mercier's parents die in a tragic car accident, she leaves her life--and memories--behind to live with her grandparents in Paris. For Kate, the only way to survive her pain is escaping into the world of books and Parisian art. Until she meets Vincent.
Mysterious, charming, and devastatingly handsome, Vincent threatens to melt the ice around Kate's guarded heart with just his smile. As she begins to fall in love with Vincent, Kate discovers that he's a revenant--an undead being whose fate forces him to sacrifice himself over and over again to save the lives of others. Vincent and those like him are bound in a centuries-old war against a group of evil revenants who exist only to murder and betray. Kate soon realizes that if she follows her heart, she may never be safe again.
Book Information:
Pages: 341
Publisher: HarperTeen
Series: Revenants #1
Book Review:
I wasn't sure what to expect from this book when I read the description on Goodreads, so my expectations were extremely low. With that in mind, it exceeded my expectations. The setting is in Paris, France, and Kate Mercier is slowly recovering from the loss of her parents. She lives with her sister and her grandparents. Kate is easy enough to like because she's quite amusing. At times in the book, she gets a bit overly dramatic, but most times, she's pretty likeable. I loved reading the descriptions of the cafes and delis that Kate went to because it sounded so Paris-y. What I didn't really like was the perfection of all the characters. Kate–of course–thinks she's plain-looking but is apparently pretty enough to snag Vincent, who is so "devastatingly handsome" that she can't help but fall for him. Their relationship is pretty cheesy but undoubtedly sweet, and I liked them together.
I really enjoyed the supernatural part of this book because it was a fresh take. Vincent is a revenant, or basically a combination of a zombie and a guardian angel. He sacrificed himself in his first life to save another person's life, and was therefore granted with eternal life to continue saving human beings. He's a "good" revenant because he's trying to save humans, and he and his family are in a war with the "bad" revenants, who have gained immortal life by killing others. The idea of revenants is definitely unique.
If I think hard about this book, I can't find too many problems with it because it's fun and exciting and romantic. But my big issue (and the reason I'm not giving it as many stars as I otherwise would) is that it's too similar to Twilight. I mean, come on. There's a mysterious, good-looking, immortal guy who falls for the "plain" human being because he's apparently been waiting for someone like her all these centuries. Also, he lives with a group of people just like him, and they are trying to help humans! As I was reading the book, I was hit with a feeling of deja vu because of how similar it is to Twilight. But compared to some other YA paranormal books, it's definitely worth reading!
Rating: 3.5/5
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