Guess I'm the odd one out in this case. The First Impression just read as a jumbled mess to me.
I think an intriguing prologue that sets up the magic or is a forward jump where the protagonist knows more would've really helped.
As it stands, it's a bunch of rich white men bumbling about an old estate with a protagonist that knows nothing.
And the unsubtle info dump about the estate and the previous murders there...*eyeroll*
The first POV we get is Sebastian Bell, but is it really him? Is Aiden already inside him? Who is Aiden? If the dead woman is the daughter of estate, why does no one know her name? More importantly: Why do I care?
I made no connection with any of the characters. Sebastian/Aiden?'s POV of moping woes me I'm a coward just made me wish he was dead instead.
The setting is not unique. I felt no atmosphere. Just lots of cliches.
This isn't a normal paranormal set up that I can just roll with like werewolves and vampires that have a history.
I like mysteries. I like gothic shit. I do not like confusing messes that only seem mysterious because they can't be written clearer.
I think an intriguing prologue that sets up the magic or is a forward jump where the protagonist knows more would've really helped.
As it stands, it's a bunch of rich white men bumbling about an old estate with a protagonist that knows nothing.
And the unsubtle info dump about the estate and the previous murders there...*eyeroll*
The first POV we get is Sebastian Bell, but is it really him? Is Aiden already inside him? Who is Aiden? If the dead woman is the daughter of estate, why does no one know her name? More importantly: Why do I care?
I made no connection with any of the characters. Sebastian/Aiden?'s POV of moping woes me I'm a coward just made me wish he was dead instead.
The setting is not unique. I felt no atmosphere. Just lots of cliches.
This isn't a normal paranormal set up that I can just roll with like werewolves and vampires that have a history.
I like mysteries. I like gothic shit. I do not like confusing messes that only seem mysterious because they can't be written clearer.