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Clea Raymond has felt the glare of the spotlight her entire life. The daughter of a renowned surgeon and a prominent Washington DC politician, Clea has grown to be a talented photojournalist who takes refuge in a career that allows her to travel to the most exotic parts of the world. But following Clea's father's disappearance while on a humanitarian mission, Clea's photos begin to feature eerie, shadowy images of a strange and beautiful man - a man she has never seen before. When fate brings Clea and this man together, she is stunned by the immediate and powerful connection she feels with him. As they grow closer, they are drawn deep into the mystery behind her father's disappearance, and begin to discover the centuries old truth behind their intense bond. Torn by a dangerous love triangle and haunted by a powerful secret that holds their fates, together the pair find themselves in a race against time to unravel their pasts in order to save their futures...
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Hilary Duff rose to fame when she stared in the Disney channel series Lizzie Maguire in 2001. Since then she has released several solo music albums, all of which have gone platinum and appeared in several films. The Hilary Duff "brand" now includes clothing and perfume, and she has recently returned to the small screen with a guest role in the hugely successful Gossip Girl series.
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Format:Paperback
I feel like I enjoyed this book for the wrong reason, it's so weird - I have no idea why I almost feel guilty for liking it! :P
I'll start with what I didn't like about this one I think because otherwise I'll start ranting about one character in particular BIG TIME!
There are two characters in the book - Clea and Sage (love the name by the way, it's different) - well, I really didn't like the relationship between them both. I'll let you read the book yourselves to find out exactly what their relationship is but for me, it didn't start or even progress in the right way at all. It came out of absolutely nowhere (when it was happening in the real world, not the dream one but again I'll let you read for yourself) and then it just became this huge deal. I still don't get what happened...
And the other aspect of the book I didn't like was the end. It felt quite rushed compared to the beginning which in itself was pretty slow. One thing that really frustrates me is rushed endings, in my opinion, the ending is the most important part of the book so for it to end like it did was disappointing.
What I did like about Elixir was the little surprises that came with characters looking for clues throughout the book to find the whereabouts of Clea's father. There were some parts of the book that shocked me in a good way just because they were quite out of place. But at the same time the said parts of the book were enjoyable and I took the change to the story in my stride and accepted it.
What I loved most though was SAGE. This character is the reason I liked the book even when I feel like I shouldn't. The funny thing is though, whenever I try to pinpoint what I like about him exactly, I can't because when I look back at his personality I kind of don't like him. I know it's so WEIRD! He's definitely hot stuff though! :P
I'll start with what I didn't like about this one I think because otherwise I'll start ranting about one character in particular BIG TIME!
There are two characters in the book - Clea and Sage (love the name by the way, it's different) - well, I really didn't like the relationship between them both. I'll let you read the book yourselves to find out exactly what their relationship is but for me, it didn't start or even progress in the right way at all. It came out of absolutely nowhere (when it was happening in the real world, not the dream one but again I'll let you read for yourself) and then it just became this huge deal. I still don't get what happened...
And the other aspect of the book I didn't like was the end. It felt quite rushed compared to the beginning which in itself was pretty slow. One thing that really frustrates me is rushed endings, in my opinion, the ending is the most important part of the book so for it to end like it did was disappointing.
What I did like about Elixir was the little surprises that came with characters looking for clues throughout the book to find the whereabouts of Clea's father. There were some parts of the book that shocked me in a good way just because they were quite out of place. But at the same time the said parts of the book were enjoyable and I took the change to the story in my stride and accepted it.
What I loved most though was SAGE. This character is the reason I liked the book even when I feel like I shouldn't. The funny thing is though, whenever I try to pinpoint what I like about him exactly, I can't because when I look back at his personality I kind of don't like him. I know it's so WEIRD! He's definitely hot stuff though! :P
Format:Paperback
This book is so amazing!!
I absolutely love it and I just heard a second sequel is coming out!!
OMG can't wait ;)
I absolutely love it and I just heard a second sequel is coming out!!
OMG can't wait ;)
Format:Paperback
Disclaimer: I have no real opinion on Hilary Duff. I haven't heard her music, and my only exposure to her movies was a two-minute cameo in Human Nature. Too bad her debut book is a lackluster limp lump of lifelessness. "Elixir" isn't a devastatingly bad paranormal romance, but it is crammed with cliches, clumsily written, and has a protagonist so Mary Suish that it burns.
After a vacation trip across Europe with her friend Rayna, Clea Weston discovers that a ageless hot guy has been stalking her across Europe. He's also in all photographs of/by her, and she's having dreams about past lives with him. And during an otherwise pointless trip to Rio, she finally encounters the man, who is named Sage.
Sage turns out to be connected to Clea's father, who has been presumed dead for months, and the Elixir of Life he was searching for. And after discovering her father's data on the Elixir (courtesy of REALLY IMPROBABLE GUESSES), she and her friends Ben and Rayna accompany Sage on a... very leisurely quest to discover the truth.
It feels like someone told Hilary Duff, "Paranormal romance is hot right now! Just write a plotless book with a bland heroine, sexy boys, and some supernatural stuff!", so she dashed off "Elixir" over the weekend. This is one of the blandest, most cliched paranormal romances I have ever read -- it feels like it was made with Mad Libs.
And Duff's writing is just awful. There are loooooong infodumps, silly descriptions ("endless swirling mass of inky black nothingness"), endless repetition, (Sage is always "magnetic"), ghastly dialogue ("Wow. He must spend a fortune on eBay"). And the ending is both confusing and anticlimactic -- and apparently designed for a sequel. Ye gods, I want to cry.
Even worse, she pads it with pointless scenes that add nothing -- the characters just drop everything to have sex, eat cinnamon buns, and even go DRESS-SHOPPING. Why? No reason! Duff has some interesting ideas -- reincarnation, the angel/incubus theory -- but she doesn't really explore them.
Clea isn'tt as openly repulsive as many paranormal romance heroines... but she's still boring and immature. And even worse, she's a Mary Sue -- a wealthy yet humble girl who also happens to be a globetrotting teenage photojournalist. And a worldwide megacelebrity. AND a Krav Maga expert. Does she also sing like a nightingale and have rainbow hair?
Sage is basically a blank slate with "Mysterious Love Interest" stamped on his face, and Ben is just pushy. Almost all the other characters are completely devoid of personality, and even the antagonists -- who have the epically silly name of "Cursed Vengeance" -- are totally faceless.
"Elixir" is a paint-by-numbers paranormal romance, with no passion and not much of a plot. Hilary Duff, please stick to singing.
After a vacation trip across Europe with her friend Rayna, Clea Weston discovers that a ageless hot guy has been stalking her across Europe. He's also in all photographs of/by her, and she's having dreams about past lives with him. And during an otherwise pointless trip to Rio, she finally encounters the man, who is named Sage.
Sage turns out to be connected to Clea's father, who has been presumed dead for months, and the Elixir of Life he was searching for. And after discovering her father's data on the Elixir (courtesy of REALLY IMPROBABLE GUESSES), she and her friends Ben and Rayna accompany Sage on a... very leisurely quest to discover the truth.
It feels like someone told Hilary Duff, "Paranormal romance is hot right now! Just write a plotless book with a bland heroine, sexy boys, and some supernatural stuff!", so she dashed off "Elixir" over the weekend. This is one of the blandest, most cliched paranormal romances I have ever read -- it feels like it was made with Mad Libs.
And Duff's writing is just awful. There are loooooong infodumps, silly descriptions ("endless swirling mass of inky black nothingness"), endless repetition, (Sage is always "magnetic"), ghastly dialogue ("Wow. He must spend a fortune on eBay"). And the ending is both confusing and anticlimactic -- and apparently designed for a sequel. Ye gods, I want to cry.
Even worse, she pads it with pointless scenes that add nothing -- the characters just drop everything to have sex, eat cinnamon buns, and even go DRESS-SHOPPING. Why? No reason! Duff has some interesting ideas -- reincarnation, the angel/incubus theory -- but she doesn't really explore them.
Clea isn'tt as openly repulsive as many paranormal romance heroines... but she's still boring and immature. And even worse, she's a Mary Sue -- a wealthy yet humble girl who also happens to be a globetrotting teenage photojournalist. And a worldwide megacelebrity. AND a Krav Maga expert. Does she also sing like a nightingale and have rainbow hair?
Sage is basically a blank slate with "Mysterious Love Interest" stamped on his face, and Ben is just pushy. Almost all the other characters are completely devoid of personality, and even the antagonists -- who have the epically silly name of "Cursed Vengeance" -- are totally faceless.
"Elixir" is a paint-by-numbers paranormal romance, with no passion and not much of a plot. Hilary Duff, please stick to singing.
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