Customer Reviews

Feather: Book One (Second Edition: Edited and Extended) (Feather Book Series)

5 star:		(10)
4 star:		(6)
3 star:		(5)
2 star:		(7)
1 star:		(2)

 

 

Feather is a creative, imaginative, fantasy love story that I had a hard time putting down. This would be a great read for anyone who likes a the Twilight Series, the stories have a few similar qualities in structure, which I liked but, Feather goes in a whole different direction in the creativity and imagination that exceeds Twilight. Its not just a love story, Feather goes deeper into a whole new world beyond the norm which leaves you hanging in suspense, hungry for the next book in the series. I am looking forward to a lot of amazing stories from this great new young author, I am recommending this book to everyone I know.

I liked the storyline and how it is developed but there were several phrases in there that DROVE me crazy. One was "furling of the brow" and the other was "blood like lava". I cannot say that they were cliched because I hadn't heard them until this book but, Good God, it's like every other page Estelle was "furling her brow" maybe if she furled it enough she could set sail on a sea of lava hot blood!!! Despite my frustration with incorrect word usage (to the author: you really do need to pay a human being to read your work before you release it because spell check just isn't cutting it!) and terrible spelling mistakes; I enjoyed the story. I do hope that she comes out with a third one that hopefully an editor has corrected for her. I also don't like that you can't really see a synopsis of what a book is about on the Kindle section. Elsewhere in Amazon they let you cruise the book before deciding to buy it. So here's my synopsis: Estelle is from a race of immortals that threatened to become more powerful than the Gods. This made the Gods unhappy and insecure so they moved to complicate things for them. There is kind of a twist about Estelle and ???'s relationship but I think you should read the book to get it. =) Estelle has forgotten her immortality and her soul mate helps her remember it. Don't worry you meet him soon enough!

Pretty disapointed in this Twilight wannabe. With main characters named "Edgar and Estella", instead of Edward and Bella. This writer seems very inexperienced to me, or else targeting the 10 years and below market. Nearly every sentence begins with "I", in the first person perspective. Gets really boring. zzzzzzzzzzzz, excuse me, it puts me to sleep.

Estella's first day at school is get out of car, go to bed in cabin and wander into class first thing next morning. What, no school admissions, no pre-paid lunch cards mentioned...no book purchases, no tests.....hey I want to go to that school.

Descriptions are non-existant or very sketchy so you better have a vivid imagination (better than the writer)

A much better series is: Morganville Vampires by Rachel Caine.

I hate reading romances that don't make me feel at least a little happy or giddy. I knew this story was going to be somewhat darker based on the summary, but I was suprised by just how little happiness I found from reading this. The story line is original and interesting, two immortal beings sharing one complete soul with each being the polar opposite of the other. I did not really see the similarites to Twilight that so many talked about. If you are looking for them then yeah, I am sure you can find some in almost all young adult romances. Edgar did have trouble being around Estella without wanting to kill her, but he seemed to struggle with this A LOT more than Edward did, or at least it was a bigger focus in this novel. Estella's lack of happiness or really any feelings left me depressed. I wanted to know how it ended, but I did not really want to go to the trouble of wading through the I love you but I can't stand to touch you drama, or the I wish I could be happy or cry about something, blah blah blah. I did finish it with a feeling of relief that it was over and aggravation at how it ended.

SPOILER: The whole book was somewhat depressing and then it ends depressing too.

I know that there are already two other novels that go with this one, so maybe the characters are able to develop their relationship more. I just wish it had more happy moments. I am one of those people who reads to be thrust into a new world and at the end feel happy about the experience or at least have hope that it will be happy soon. Maybe I should read the second book before I make my judgements, but I just can't bring myself to care enough about the characters to give it another go. It wasn't that it was poorly written. I just prefer some semblance of happiness in a romance.

I was very excited to read about this series, it was a big flop! The first book was okay, so i thought maybe it would get better with book 2? This series just gets worse with each book, very far out there and the characters were not very likeable. I love Twilight, and Vampire Academy and believe me this book doesnt even compare at all! So dont waste your time with it move on to something better.

After reading the reviews on this book, I was interested, but the book fell short of my expectations. It was a good story line but somehow the author could not make it interesting or exciting. I struggled to get to the end. I had just finished reading Beautiful creatures and hoped that this might have just as suspenseful and interesting.

This book is very well written..... I am a media specialist...I buy young adult genre all the time, it's my job,and this book is a keeper. The story and the characters have depth, and both have been well thought out. So many young adult novels today are very superficial... This novel makes you think about more than clothes, popularity, and boyfriends.
It's magical....you fall in love with Edgar. Abra makes you feel his pain and darkness. The emptiness that Estella feels is almost palpable. The idea behind this book is brilliant...I love the complexity of the world she has created!
Books of this type help students learn to write better....this type of material takes them outside the box, lets their imagination flow! Kids aren't using their imaginations these days....I see it all the time in our elementary school, and it's sad. So many of the children that I read to want books that are "real". I think because they have such a hard time with the concept of imagining they want material that doesn't make them think.
This is a wonderful book.....and I love the idea of having the unedited version....the true authors voice, what a teaching tool for students. They learn that you don't have to be perfect the first time you put words to paper, what really matters is that you write, and write, and write.....

I read the whole book in 2 nights..it was one of those you just can not put down. I don't want to give to much away, but it's a great fantasy love story that is exciting till the last page. Well written and easy to read. Can't wait to read the second book of the series.

After the preliminary first chapters, which were quite tedious, I found this book quite intriguing. I loved the unmistakable link between Elle and Edgar although I wished there would have been a lot more cat and mouse play before he told her the truth about their "past life" together if you can call it that. I liked how mysterious Edgar was in the beginning, but that could have played on for a bit longer. I found the book very entertaining. So entertaining I read it in one day. Would recommend to other fans of YA supernatural fiction.

This book was not that depressing as some said, actually. I thought that this book was so easy to get into and it was a quick read for me.