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Review
Focusing on young adult fantasy Amelia Atwater-Rhodes wrote her first book when she was 13 publishing her first novel In the Forests of the Night. The novel is in first person and follows Riska a young woman who was turned into a vampire against her will, making her both strong and bitter. Her newest novel Poison Tree will come out early this year, 2012.
It is inspirational, to say the least, that at such a young age the author was able to write with the amount of articulation Amelia was able to use in her first book. The pictures she paints are a combination of not only her words but various references to famous works of art and poems in her titles and opening pages. In addition, the author makes room to put a valuable lesson into her stories that the characters will have learned by the end of the novel.
Perhaps my favorite book of hers is Midnight Predator where the young woman, Turquoise/Audra, must infiltrate the infamous grounds of Midnight. Midnight is home to the human slave trade headed by the vampire Jaguar, who quickly takes a liking to the young assassin. The book takes some unexpected turns as old acquaintance begin to threaten Audra's job forcing her to reevaluate a way to hit her mark.
Overall, I recommend Amelia Atwater-Rhodes to anyone with a love of vampires and werecreatures and the horror that follows them.
Review
Focusing on young adult fantasy Amelia Atwater-Rhodes wrote her first book when she was 13 publishing her first novel In the Forests of the Night. The novel is in first person and follows Riska a young woman who was turned into a vampire against her will, making her both strong and bitter. Her newest novel Poison Tree will come out early this year, 2012.
It is inspirational, to say the least, that at such a young age the author was able to write with the amount of articulation Amelia was able to use in her first book. The pictures she paints are a combination of not only her words but various references to famous works of art and poems in her titles and opening pages. In addition, the author makes room to put a valuable lesson into her stories that the characters will have learned by the end of the novel.
Perhaps my favorite book of hers is Midnight Predator where the young woman, Turquoise/Audra, must infiltrate the infamous grounds of Midnight. Midnight is home to the human slave trade headed by the vampire Jaguar, who quickly takes a liking to the young assassin. The book takes some unexpected turns as old acquaintance begin to threaten Audra's job forcing her to reevaluate a way to hit her mark.
Overall, I recommend Amelia Atwater-Rhodes to anyone with a love of vampires and werecreatures and the horror that follows them.
