Sunday, February 19, 2012

Book Review:Tommy Nightmare (Jenny Pox #2)


This is the book two of Jenny Pox series and the story continues in the aftermath of the finale of book one (click here) - i say finale because i swear, this book has a TV series potential. At this point, im really not sure what Jenny, Seth and the others are. They always used "our kind" or "like us", no definite name but this series was sometimes labeled as The Paranormals - though, the name was never mentioned yet in the books. All i know is that they are an ancient soul or being that reincarnates, their powers only manifest when they are in a human body and they have no memory of past lives due to the process of reincarnation until the moment of death where the memory of past lives comes before them.
First of, we are introduced to gray-eyed Tommy with the touch of fear which obviously is the opposite of that mean gray-eyed Asleigh. He will then look for Asleigh who he seen on TV appearance from the first book, with the help of Esmeralda who can listen to the dead and that will lead them to Fallen Oak. And then there was Dr. Heather, an epidemiologist, who will investigate the happenings in Fallen oak (i dont to divulge anymore details which might spoil the element of surprise) that will lead back to Seth and Jenny. Seth and Jenny is not really safe, they have deal again with dangerous people to survive both their safety and their love.

I don't really like Tommy, he was kind of not a good person and dumb which basicaly is what the author wants him to be perceived but i dont get the significance of such character. Well, my guess is to conveniently give way to other meaner person. I like Dr. Heather who has an open and strong mind but her character is a bit contradicting to what i perceived a "man of science" to be, suspecting supernatural stuff.

The building up of events and characters are well done. There are still and i would say, more alternating perspective, more persons point of view even a minor character. The end was great, giving us a glimpse of the third book Alexander Death which is intriguing, both his past live and present.

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