Review: Static
Title: Static
Series: No
Genre: Young Adult-Paranormal/Fantasy
Author: Tawny Stokes
Publisher: Createspace
Release Date: August 12, 2011
Book: E-copy sent by author
“Be careful what you listen to….
During the summer before her senior year, 17 year old band groupie, Salem Vale, has been following her favorite punk rockers, Malice, from gig to gig hoping that one night she might get backstage and meet the sinisterly sexy guys. She’s been saving her virginity for the lead singer Thane. One fateful evening she gets her wish. It’s a dream come true.
Except the dream turns to a nightmare when she wakes up in a dumpster, tossed away like yesterday’s trash, with no memory of what happened the night before. She feels strange, different, as if something is trying to get out. Soon she realizes she’s changing…turning into something not quite human.
Now a hunger deep inside claws at her to feed, to siphon energy from those around her. Before she can do just that, Trevor, the band’s roadie shows up and stops her from killing. With his help she learns to control the hunger inside, because he’s just like her. And in return he wants her help to do one little thing…
Help him kill the members of Malice.”
Ok, first the plot line of this book is nothing like I’ve read before. I enjoyed being pulled in all kinds of directions but also diving into a book with a unique storyline. I love the thought of music becoming static. If what you hearing is not all that your hearing, but subliminal messages hidden within the music. The plot line never fell short. It caught the reader quickly from page one, never letting the reader go.
I loved how well Ms. Stokes brings the reader to a place in the book to connect with the characters. Ms. Stokes created likeable characters that anyone can connect to. You feel the characters angry and grief over what is taken from them unexpectedly. I enjoyed their harbored angry along with the plot to get back at them. It’s like a lion hunting its prey. The characters completely engrossed to reader, that you are no longer yourself, but Trevor and Salem fighting for their lives.
The slight touch of love in this book gave a right combination of peace to it. The love that grew before the reader eyes set the tone for the book. That there is hope when you think you have nothing left. Ms. Stokes set the opportunity for love when there is fighting everywhere else. I really liked that it wasn’t a insta-love but once that grew through survival.
Static, is a dark and thrilling book that I can read again. Filled with a revengeful plot and music that is not all what it is, Static is awesome! If you love a good paranormal book with a fresh twist read this book!
I give it 5 BITES!
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Ooh I love this premise so original and well thought out! I’ve been seeing this cover but never really looked into it before. I’ll have to check it out after the holidays! Awesome review Savannah!
@Giselle, I love books that have a totally different out of the box plot.
This sounds really interesting and very different. I had never heard of it before. Thanks for the review!
Yes! This sounds like something I’d really enjoy! I so need to check this one out and put it on my wishlist!
Merry Christmas Savy!
Great Review! This book sounds interesting.
Great review! I loved this book too. 🙂
Oh wow, hadn’t heard of this but it sounds really good! I’ll have to check it out.
-Shellie
I’ve been reading a lot about this book and it definitely sounds good. Plus, I love it when an author can write about music in a way that you can almost ‘hear’ it in the pages and in the words. So yup, I think I’ll be picking this one up fairly soon!
Smiles!
Lori