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Intertwined
- By Gena Showalter
- Genre: Fantasy
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Harlequin Teen romance with too many fantasy plotlines.
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What parents need to know
Parents need to know that there is some fantasy violence, like a vampire drinking blood, zombies being decapitated, and a fight
between a werewolf and teen boy. Aden gets into all kinds of fights: One fistfight between Aden and a school
bully ends with him wondering if he's killed the boy. There are heavy "soul-shattering" kisses between the two romantic couples in the book. Plus, two other teen characters have
unplanned pregnancies. In the end, there is an emphasis on loyalty and making good choices, and characters who try to be good triumph over those who do evil. Readers who are interested in fantasy may be inspired to search out
other myths, like stories about Victoria's famous father, Vlad the
Impaler.
What's the story?
Aden has the voices of four souls trapped in his
head -- each of whom has a supernatural power, like the ability to time travel, but that's not all. He's also dating a vampire princess (who's being guarded by
werewolf), is starting to see ghosts everywhere, has made enemies with a demon spawn,
and is being hunted by a wide variety of witches, goblins, and more. Strangest of
all may be his connection to a squeaky-clean girl at school who somehow makes
all the voices in his head go away. And this is just the beginning of the series.
Is it any good?
Well, there is certainly something for everyone.
Aden helps ghosts find peace on one page, and on the next he's fighting the
vampire king to the death. There's time travel, zombies rising from the
grave -- and then regular high school drama, too.
And Aden still finds time to share some steamy smooches with his
pretty new girlfriend (who just happens to be the daughter of Vlad the
Impaler). It's a lot to keep track of, and readers may sometimes wonder if
the author wanted to write a romance, a psychological drama, or a fun fantasy.
But why choose? Intertwined is certainly no great work of literature, but
readers won't be bored.
What families can talk about
Families can talk about the different types of fantasy creatures in this book, from vampires and werewolves to characters who can hear voices, or feel other people’s emotions. If you could have any of these characters' powers, what would you choose? Why do readers -- especially
teen readers -- like to play around with the idea of having superpowers?Also, Aden is shown a vision of his own death. Is that
something that you would like to know? What would you do with that information? Can you think of other movies or books that play with this idea?
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I have not read it myself, but the summary makes it sound exactly like Evermore by Alyson Noel only with a gender parallel.
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once you start reading this book, there's just no way you will put it down! You will definitely look forward to the next book: UNRAVALED
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Perfect for tweens/teens. Young-ones not so much.
Loved this book! You find yourself sharing the characters emotions as you read it and relating to them kinda and Gena(author) did a good job by making such common fantasies(wolves,vampires,faeries,forbidden love) become so unique and different. I thought at first that the 4 souls in the head was kind of iffy and thought it was cheesy at first but now I think it was the perfect touch. Really well put together.
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Intertwined Is A GREAT Book For Teens!!
I'e read this book twice now. Both times I ended up reading it in one sitting because I wouldn't dare put it down.
This is a great book that involves vampires and werewolves (but nothing like the Twilight series....it's a lot better in my opinion) , souls trapped in minds (it's easier to understand while reading than it sounds).
I definetly reccomend this book for teens who are looking for exciting, immortal fantasy that ISN'T cheesy. Be aware that there is fighting and some sexual thoughts and actions (but none of which an average teen hasn't thought by age 15 or experienced by age 17).
I love to read, over the summer I will read about 30-50 books, this is definetly one of the best that I have ever read.
Addition information: I am 14 yrs old, this book has 440 pages (hardback copy).
I have read, then bought, and love this book. I definetly recommend it.
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if youre not turned off by the overload of vampire/werewolf action
I've read this book and I found it very interesting. Only it has an overworked story line. It's different from other [newer]versions of vampires/werewolves books whereas it has other fantasy creatures involved and it's more, for lack of a better word, hardcore. (But not blood and guts gory, it's basically old school vampires)
There's also no mention of how the book is split between Hayden and Mary Anns point of view. Just to let everyone know, because I wasn't very happy when I read that and it was a woman (I got this book because I thought it was from the males perspective).
It's a good book for almost everybody that likes fantasy, though.
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| Author: | Gena Showalter |
| Book type: | Fiction |
| Genre: | Fantasy |
| Publisher: | Harlequin Teen |
| Publication date: | September 1, 2009 |
| Number of pages: | 448 |
| Hardcover price: | $15.99 |
| Publisher's recommended age(s): | 14 - 17 |
| Read aloud: | 14 |
| Read alone: | 14 |
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