My Rating: 4 of 5 stars
Publication Date: January 15th 2013 by Spencer Hill Press
Blurb: Jodi Marshall isn't sure how she went from normal teenager to walking disaster. One minute she's in her junior year of high school, spending time with her amazing boyfriend and her best friend. The next she's being stalked by some guy no one seems to know.
After the stranger, Alex, reveals himself, Jodi learns he's not a normal teenager and neither is she. With a kiss that kills and a touch that brings the dead back to life, Jodi discovers she's part of a branch of necromancers born under the 13th sign of the zodiac, Ophiuchus. A branch of necromancers that are descendants of Medusa. A branch of necromancers with poisoned blood writhing in their veins.
Jodi's deadly to the living and even more deadly to the deceased. She has to leave her old, normal life behind before she hurts the people she loves. As if that isn't difficult enough, Jodi discovers she's the chosen one who has to save the rest of her kind from perishing at the hands of Hades. If she can't figure out how to control her power, history will repeat itself, and her race will become extinct.
My Review:
**ARC Received from Spencer Hill Press in exchange for an honest review.**Confession time!!!This ARC had been collecting dust on my shelf for more than a month.A sign that I really need to make a clean schedule for all my review copies.**Sigh**
But anyway,it's not everyday you find a book that exceeds your expectations.Most of the time I find the exact opposite happening with me.Touch Of Death is quite a wonderful read if you're into Greek mythology.I liked how the author used a little known myth about Medusa and Ophiuchus as the highlight of the story.I for one,am a HUGE fan of Greek mythology and this myth got me really interested.So you can already see why I liked the world building so much.The characters were okay.I wish I could have liked the main character Jodi more,but I guess she wasn't exactly the type of character I usually like.But Alex,on the other hand,was a lot more fun to read about.The other characters were also fit perfectly into their roles,so I did not have any problems with them at all.Though the zombies did give me the creeps,but in a good way,if that even makes sense!
The story itself picks off fast,so you do not have to bother yourself with chapters of boring introductions,but I felt that it wavered a bit in the middle but then picked up its pace again towards the end.
Touch Of Death is what I would call a good quickie read.Highly recommended for fans of Greek mythology,paranormal fiction and zombie apocalypses.Definitely grabbing the sequel!
Check out my blog tomorrow for an awesome guest post by Kelly Hashway and a chance to win a signed copy of Touch Of Death!Don't miss out! :)
I'm glad you enjoyed Touch of Death! :)
ReplyDeleteThanks Kelly!Cant wait for Stalked By Death! :)
DeleteThank you for such a great review, that i so enjoyed reading. Touch of Death really apeals to me as a huge fan of this genre, and i like the sound of the interesting plot. If i saw this in a bookstore i would probably be jumping up and down squealing, and have to pick it up off the shelf! A definate on my to-read list, so thank you x
ReplyDeleteAs A huge fan of greek mythology myself, I can see why you enjoy the book so much. I have to read this yet,but i will, soon!:)
ReplyDeleteI like when authors share their writing experiences. Thanks and thanks for the giveaway.
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Great review!Can't wait to read the book!Looks awesome!New follower! :)
ReplyDeleteLoved Kelly's take on the mythology in this one! :]
ReplyDeleteThanks for a great review!