- Hardcover: 330 pages
- Publisher: SOS Free Stock (24 Nov 2009)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1416938397
- ISBN-13: 978-1416938392
- Product Dimensions: 21.9 x 16.7 x 2.7 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 906,284 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Format:Hardcover
This was a great book if you enjoy fantasy as i do,hope i dont have to wait to long for the next part of story.
Format:Hardcover
It all started with a single golden envelope addressed to Beth. "You are more than you think you are." That's all the letter has to say to her. Then the visions start, and Beth has no idea what to make of them. She sees lines, knots, and ropes, different types surrounding each person. And now when she touches someone she sees their darkest secrets.
The envelopes keep coming, and things get crazier. Each envelope is more confusing than the last, offering little explanation for what's happening. Beth doesn't know what's going on, and she's beginning to think she's crazy, as is everyone around her. What exactly is she?
THE SEVEN RAYS brought a completely new concept into young adult literature, forming a new twist on the average paranormal tale. The reader is just as lost as Beth, but the story is pieced together eventually. The pacing is just right; there's always a new bit of information or some crazy occurrence right when things are slowing down. The entire premise was exciting, and though the ending was rather rushed, it still held my interest.
Beth is fairly immature, but she's still a likable character. Her love interest, Richie, is quite exciting! Although an original bad boy, I felt that he truly changed for Beth. Their relationship was rather sudden, but I still found it to be believable.
THE SEVEN RAYS offers a fresh take on an old subject. I recommend this to anyone who is looking for a good paranormal read.
Reviewed by: McKenzie Tritt
The envelopes keep coming, and things get crazier. Each envelope is more confusing than the last, offering little explanation for what's happening. Beth doesn't know what's going on, and she's beginning to think she's crazy, as is everyone around her. What exactly is she?
THE SEVEN RAYS brought a completely new concept into young adult literature, forming a new twist on the average paranormal tale. The reader is just as lost as Beth, but the story is pieced together eventually. The pacing is just right; there's always a new bit of information or some crazy occurrence right when things are slowing down. The entire premise was exciting, and though the ending was rather rushed, it still held my interest.
Beth is fairly immature, but she's still a likable character. Her love interest, Richie, is quite exciting! Although an original bad boy, I felt that he truly changed for Beth. Their relationship was rather sudden, but I still found it to be believable.
THE SEVEN RAYS offers a fresh take on an old subject. I recommend this to anyone who is looking for a good paranormal read.
Reviewed by: McKenzie Tritt
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Pretty average with some irritations
9 Feb 2010
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Without rehashing everything others have said I can say I agree about many of the points. The language used, while seeming innocuous at first, quickly grows irksome bordering on making the book a chore to read. I have a teenager and we even live in CA and she doesn't talk like that. However I was a bit worried that it was just me and I was too "old" for the book -- so I didn't deduct majorly for language.
What I did deduct for is the main character. She was very unappealing to me. I have a gifted teen who is looking to graduate early so I spent much of the book trying to find some similarities (probably in the back of my head to make more sense of actions and words of the characters) but it just never came. I read alot of young adult and juvenile fiction and generally I enjoy it (provided it is not the "OMG he's, like, soo cute" type!). This one failed to sustain my interest in a way that kept me invested in the story. I was able to continue in the book but the spark was just not there. I think there is a good story in there somewhere and the premise again is very interesting. There are moments when you think the book is getting better and then it just doesn't. It's that type of book.
In the end I can say it was just allright. My teen read a few pages and flat out told me she would not read further (she is reading The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Bradley to give you an idea of what she likes). However this is the same thing she told me about the Twilight book so I can't say she seems representative of other teens.
2 stars for the interesting premise-it really is intriguing. Unfortunately nothing else would merit any higher of a rating than that.
What I did deduct for is the main character. She was very unappealing to me. I have a gifted teen who is looking to graduate early so I spent much of the book trying to find some similarities (probably in the back of my head to make more sense of actions and words of the characters) but it just never came. I read alot of young adult and juvenile fiction and generally I enjoy it (provided it is not the "OMG he's, like, soo cute" type!). This one failed to sustain my interest in a way that kept me invested in the story. I was able to continue in the book but the spark was just not there. I think there is a good story in there somewhere and the premise again is very interesting. There are moments when you think the book is getting better and then it just doesn't. It's that type of book.
In the end I can say it was just allright. My teen read a few pages and flat out told me she would not read further (she is reading The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Bradley to give you an idea of what she likes). However this is the same thing she told me about the Twilight book so I can't say she seems representative of other teens.
2 stars for the interesting premise-it really is intriguing. Unfortunately nothing else would merit any higher of a rating than that.
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Just a mess
28 Feb 2010
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Beth Michaels might be going crazy. One day she's perfectly normal, and the next, she starts seeing these strange pink dots everywhere. Unfortunately, it doesn't even stop there. Ropes, chains, and disgusting black gunk show up on virtually every person she sees, as well as glimpses into a people's minds, memories, secrets, and fears if she looks at someone for too long. But even though other people think Beth is crazy too, the thing is, she might not be. Because along with this strange new vision, Beth also starts receiving gold envelopes with mysterious message, envelopes Beth soon finds out she's been receiving her whole life but hasn't been aware of until now. The first message Beth gets says "You are more than you think you are." And as Beth soon finds out, that's probably true.
The Seven Rays is one confusing jumbled mix mash of too many things at once. Yes, there are paranormal occurrences, lots of them in fact, the period of doubting sanity, and romance, among other things. That's precisely the problem with this book. Bedinger tries to include way too many things into her debut novel that the story loses its sense of purpose. On one hand, Beth has normal everyday problems with her mother and best friend. On the other, there's this romance with Beth and Richie. Then, on an imaginary third hand, there's all that supernatural stuff. It's this imaginary third hand that screws this book up the most. There's just so much about destiny and special skills as well as some kind of special prophecy or organization that's never adequately explained that floods the story in the worst possible way. This is the kind of novel where I really wonder how it got published considering the story is such a mess. Is it because Bedinger is a moderately well known screenwriter? If that's so, I think Bedinger better stick to that.
The Seven Rays may be enjoyed by fans of Swoon by Nina Malkin and The Hollow by Jessica Verday. I doubt I will read any sequel to this novel.
The Seven Rays is one confusing jumbled mix mash of too many things at once. Yes, there are paranormal occurrences, lots of them in fact, the period of doubting sanity, and romance, among other things. That's precisely the problem with this book. Bedinger tries to include way too many things into her debut novel that the story loses its sense of purpose. On one hand, Beth has normal everyday problems with her mother and best friend. On the other, there's this romance with Beth and Richie. Then, on an imaginary third hand, there's all that supernatural stuff. It's this imaginary third hand that screws this book up the most. There's just so much about destiny and special skills as well as some kind of special prophecy or organization that's never adequately explained that floods the story in the worst possible way. This is the kind of novel where I really wonder how it got published considering the story is such a mess. Is it because Bedinger is a moderately well known screenwriter? If that's so, I think Bedinger better stick to that.
The Seven Rays may be enjoyed by fans of Swoon by Nina Malkin and The Hollow by Jessica Verday. I doubt I will read any sequel to this novel.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Fair
20 Feb 2010
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Vine™ Review
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**Spoiler alerts here** I didn't think this book was very well written. The story idea has good potential, but the story clips along at too rapid of a pace-read total lack of character/story depth. I just can not see who might really enjoy this book and who the author was writting it for. Perhaps young adult (over 18 yrs) who are just looking for mindless fluff to read. I really don't think all of the topics coverd in this book are appropriate for those younger than 18. The two main characters want to have sex after their first kiss?! So they end up having mutual orgasm via the use of music from an ipod and connected headphones, on a motel bed, while they are "on the run"... I would not recommend this book to anyone. The dynamics of the mother daughter relationship are bizarre. Decite, lies, and lack of trust; it's like their whole lives crumble to pieces in an instant. It really makes no sense whatsoever. That relationship is just dropped and we never look back. Too bad some other author didn't think up the story line which does have some potential, but now only for those who have not read this book. For me, the story went like a rock skipping the surface of water; "touch, touch, touch, touch, gone!" Sketchy, shallow, and over.
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