The Aussie Zombie

Do you ever have that feeling when you start a book that it sounds too good to be true? A fear that the reality won’t live up to the hype? Those are exactly the two feelings I had when I started reading Die For Me. A gorgeous undead-type guy who is part of a war against evil? A romance set in Paris? Mmmm…maybe….maybe not…..

I liked Kate right from the beginning – devastated by her parent’s death and living in the city of lurrrrrve, she shuts herself off from people and immerses herself in books, art and daydreaming. But as Die for Me progresses, she makes some tough choices about her life and relationship with Vincent, and comes across as much more mature than her 15 years. Vincent took me longer to warm to – and that’s mainly for the first part of the book he is much more in the background while the scene is set for the story. But once he comes into the story as a full-fledged character he’s likable and admirable for his maturity and the responsibility he feels towards Kate.

I did find the story itself took a little time to get going, but I was so intrigued by the idea of the Revenants that I had to keep reading, and I’m so glad I did. More than just Kate and Vincent’s story, Die For Me also tells the backstories of the other Revenants and how they came to be, which adds another dimension to the book.

The romance – well it was a little bit ‘insta-lovey’ but not as bad as I feared it may be – there are lots of sweet moments and of course some inevitable decisions to make when Kate finds out that Vincent is, well, undead. But the relationship develops at a realistic-ish pace and the dialogue isn’t overly cheesy.

The story intensifies right up to the inevitable climax of the goodies fighting the baddies, and ends on a sweet note that in fact could just be The End but is, of course, setting the scene for the next book in the series.

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