Book Review: Die for Me - Amy Plum

Title: Die For Me
Author: Amy Plum
Pub Date:May 10th, 2011
Publisher: HarperTeen
Page Count: 341

In the City of Lights, two star-crossed lovers battle a fate that is destined to tear them apart again and again for eternity.

When Kate Mercier's parents die in a tragic car accident, she leaves her life--and memories--behind to live with her grandparents in Paris. For Kate, the only way to survive her pain is escaping into the world of books and Parisian art. Until she meets Vincent.

Mysterious, charming, and devastatingly handsome, Vincent threatens to melt the ice around Kate's guarded heart with just his smile. As she begins to fall in love with Vincent, Kate discovers that he's a revenant--an undead being whose fate forces him to sacrifice himself over and over again to save the lives of others. Vincent and those like him are bound in a centuries-old war against a group of evil revenants who exist only to murder and betray. Kate soon realizes that if she follows her heart, she may never be safe again.

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WOWZA. This book was downright terrible. It was so bad that I just HAD to DNF. I couldn't do it.

This book hit the wall at about page 50. I initially read the testimonials at the book. One stuck out in particular because it stated that "fans of Twilight will enjoy this novel". I actually really didn't like Twilight, so that should've been a red flag for me. I'm so stupid.

I felt like this story had nothing appealing at all. At least to me. The plot was so rushed and annoying that I didn't even know what was going on. In one moment, MC (who's name I'm not even bothering to remember ) has moved to France and the next she's following our ML (Male Lead) around like some lost puppy. And when I thought this book was contemporary, it surprised me in a way where I was like "really? taking a trainwreck and adding some paranormal? As if it needed that." Amy could've stuck to mellowing out the plot and pacing.

Next up? Characters and their relationships. Relationships are built and then strengthened, like in real life. This book? Girl meets boy and goes "you're hot. I'm allowed to think you're my boyfriend and get jealous in less than 30 pages!" That totally isn't instalove. You know what I'm saying? GAG ME. I'm the kind of girl who loves to roll her eyes at the cheesiness of some novels. Go figure. 

I'm actually quite proud of myself for holding out so long. I made about 50 pages and I feel like I should've probably done like 30 at most. *pats myself on the back*

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Amy Plum is the author of the International Bestsellers DIE FOR ME (Indie Next List pick, Romance Times top pick, and recipient of a starred review from School Library Journal), UNTIL I DIE, and IF I SHOULD DIE. The books have been translated into eleven foreign languages. The trilogy is accompanied by an eNovella entitled DIE FOR HER.

Amy grew up in Birmingham, Alabama before venturing further afield to Chicago, Paris, London and New York. An art historian by training, she can be found on most days either daydreaming or writing (or both) in a Parisian café. Visit her at http://www.amyplumbooks.com and check out http://www.youtube.com/user/revenantc... for videos and extras.

After being raised in Birmingham, Alabama, in a rather restrictive environment, AMY PLUM escaped to Chicago to an even more restrictive environment at a university that expelled people for dancing. (And where she was called to the dean’s office for “wearing too much black”.) After all of that restrictiveness, she was forced to run far far away, specifically to Paris, France, where she only wore black and danced all she wanted.

After five years in Paris, she ventured to London, where she got an M.A. in Medieval Art History, specializing in Early Sienese Painting (1260-1348) mainly because it promised almost no hope of finding a paying job afterward.

Amy managed to find work in the world of art and antiques in New York. But after almost a decade of high-pressure lifestyle in the Big Apple, she swapped her American city for a French village of 1300 inhabitants.

After signing with HarperCollins for the DIE FOR ME series, Amy left her job as an English professor at Tours University to write full-time. She now lives in Paris with her two kids and big red dog Ella.

She is a huge fan of Edward Gorey and Maira Kalman (and collects both of their books/art), as well as David Sedaris, Amadeo Modigliani, and Ira Glass.