Book Review: Swoon

Book Review: Swoon by Nina Malkin

First sentence: "Love at first sight must be glorious."

From the front flap: "Torn from her native New York City and dumped in the land of cookie cutter preps, Candice is resigned to accept her posh, dull fate. Nothing ever happens in Swoon, Connecticut... until Dice's perfect, privileged cousin Penelope nearly dies in a fall from an old tree and her spirit intertwines with that of a ghost. His name? Sinclair Youngblood Powers. His mission? Revenge. And while Pen is oblivious to the possession, Dice is all too aware of Sin. She's intensely drawn to him -- but not at all crazy about the havoc he's wreaking.

Determined to exorcise the demon, Dice accidentally sets Sin loose, gives him flesh, makes him formidable. Now she must destroy and even more potent -- and irresistible -- adversary before the whole town succumbs to Sin's will. Only trouble is, she's in love with him.

What do you do when the boy of your dreams is too bad to be true?"

My take: This book and I have a love hate relationship. I really enjoyed the story. But... there were parts of the book that felt unnecessary. The trip to the Tarot Card reader for one. What was that all about? Did we just need an extra chapter thrown in there? Another thing about the book that positively grated on my nerves was the "cutesy" nicknames. Dice for Candice. Pen for Penelope. Those aren't so bad, but everyone... and I mean EVERYone has some shortened form of their name as a nickname. With the exception of Momster and Daddy and Pen's parents. Are parents exempt from name shortening? There's even a "No" and a "Way." The book has sex and drugs but no rock and roll? If you can get past the voice in this book, you'll love the story.

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Paperback: 432 pages
Publisher: Simon Pulse; 1 edition (May 4, 2010)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1416998012
ISBN-13: 978-1416998013

My rating: C