Blog Tour Stop : Dissolve by Andrea Heltsley
Summary (from Goodreads)Everything seemed to be going right for Cora. She had a wonderful fiance, a great best friend and a fulfilling life. One day, a tragic event causes that life to crumble around her. She turns to her best friend in her time of need. They embark on a search for answers, delving deeper into a web of magic and destruction. The closer they get to the truth, the more questions they have. To Cora, magic was the stuff of fairy tales. Immersed into a very different kind of world, the real storm was just beginning to take hold.
“It felt like I was nowhere yet everywhere all at once. I was invisible and completely panicked. The millions of pieces I had dissolved to drift on the breeze and away from my nightmares. It was kind of like floating weightless in a pool, perfectly relaxing. The warm breeze from the window embraced and soothed me. I let the air current carry me as far as it could through the summer city.”
“Defeated, I closed my eyes and took a few calming breaths trying to relax myself. I pictured the dandelion in the park today and took a deep breath as to blow the fluffy seeds in all directions. I pretended I was light and fluffy and started to feel a tingling in my body. I began to feel as light as the dandelion seeds and soon I felt like mist floating. This time, I tried to keep myself in the room, swirling in a humid block.”
Personal Thoughts
I was immediately mesmerized by the lovely cover and mysterious premise of Dissolve by Andrea Heltsley. Upon receiving my review copy, I immediately dived into the story with high expectations. However, my expectations were not fully met.
The story begins with the main character, Cora, feeling very ill after having a few drinks at a night club. Soon, her best friend, Nessa, decides that it's best for them to go back home. The next door, Cora wakes up still feeling very sick. She forces herself out of bed since she was meeting her fiance, his mother and her own mother for her wedding preparations. There, Cora faints and the next thing she knows is that she wakes with her fiance lying dead. Cora suddenly dissolves and somehow ends up naked at Nessa's place. Not understanding what's happening to her, Cora seeks Nessa's assistance in trying to find out the mystery surrounding her.
Cora was a fairly likable character. She was always nice and sweet to the people she cared, but I found her to be a little too naive for my liking. Also, when she gets these weird unexplainable abilities, her reactions to all of it was just too accepting. Moreover, I personally thought that she lacked back-bone. To be honest, I never could relate to her throughout the book. There were times when her actions or decisions did not really please me and I found them to be simply childish. Overall, Cora was not a main character, whose head I enjoyed being in.
In truth, none of the characters were to my liking. Somehow, I felt that they were not very developed. However, on my favorite aspect of the book was the friendship that Nessa and Cora shared. It was somewhat of a deep bond and the respect that they felt for each other was prevalent throughout the book. In my opinion, it's their friendship that really stood out in this book. I loved how supportive they were of each other. They stuck with each other through thick and thin. They shared all their thoughts and feelings and the trust that existed between them was truly admirable.
The plot was intriguing and highly original. It had huge potentials because it was somewhat unique. For that, I applaud the author. Her ideas were one of a kind and I don't I've ever read a book that had something similar to Dissolve. However, because of the way the story is executed, the book simply fell flat. There was a lot going on in the book and none of it was described in detail. What I'm trying to say here is that the book felt way too rushed for me. I suppose the author wanted to the story to be action-packed, but she didn't manage to do that. Plus, the writing style really didn't do it for me. There was something lacking in it. I suppose I wanted some excitement, but Dissolve didn't deliver.
To sum up, I feel that if you can disregard stuff like underdeveloped characters and rushed plot, then I recommend this book to you. Maybe I expected a bit too much from the book, but Dissolve failed to entice me and entwine in it's web. You never know, you might like it though !
Rating
Cover : 4/5
Plot : 3/5
Characters : 1/5
Writing : 2/5
Author Biography
Andrea is a biology nerd who loves reading just about anything paranormal and some chick lit. She enjoy sunshine and her two Italian greyhounds with her husband. She always writes to music, and finds it helps the creative process. Dissolve is her first novel. She have been writing ever since she was in grade school and has finally decided to make a career out of it. More books to come summer 2012 and 2013.
Where To Find Andrea Heltsley And Her Books
Website – www.andreaheltsley.blogspot.com
Email – andreaheltsleybooks@hotmail.com
Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/AndreaHeltsley
Purchase Link - http://www.amazon.com/Dissolve-ebook/dp/B007REIKL8/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1333564103&sr=8-1
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DISCLOSURE
*Disclosure of Material Connection: I am a member of Reading Addiction Blog Tours and a copy of this book was provided to me by the author. Although payment may have been received by Reading Addiction Blog Tours, no payment was received by me in exchange for this review. There was no obligation to write a positive review. All opinions expressed are entirely my own and may not necessarily agree with those of the author, publisher, publicist, or readers of this review. This disclosure is in accordance with the Federal Trade Commision’s 16 CFR, Part 255, Guides Concerning Use of Endorcements and Testimonials in Advertising*
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