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Tuesday, February 14, 2012

Review: Overbite by Meg Cabot

Publisher: William Morrow
Genre: Paranormal
Paperback, 304 pages
Book Source: TLC Book Tours
My Rating: 82/100

From TLC Book Tours:

Meena Harper has bitten off more than she can chew . . .
Meena has a special gift, but only now does anyone appreciate it. Her ability to predict how everyone she meets will die has impressed the Palatine Guard—a powerful secret demon-hunting unit of the Vatican—and they’ve hired her to work at their new branch in Lower Manhattan. Sure, Meena’s ex-boyfriend was Lucien Antonescu, son of Dracula. But that was before he (and their relationship) went up in flames, and now she’s sworn off vampires for good—even though she firmly believes that just because they’ve lost their souls, it doesn’t mean they can’t love.
Convincing her new partner, über-demon-hunter Alaric Wulf, that vampires can be redeemed won’t be easy . . . especially when a deadly new threat arises, endangering not only the Palatine, but Meena’s friends and family as well. As she unravels the truth, Meena will find her loyalties tested, her true feelings laid bare . . . and temptations she never even imagined before nearly impossible to resist.

My Thoughts:

It's been six months sine the events of Insatiable have taken place (link to my review).  Everyone is getting settled, recovering from their injuries mentally and physically, and Meena is now working for the Palatine Guard.  Meena is using the Vatican's vast resources to try and prove that vampires, especially the Prince of Darkness Lucien Antonescu, can choose to be good or bad.  Vampires are redeemable.  Unfortunately the vast majority of people, including the evil forces that have penetrated every facet of the Palantine, don't share Meena's opinion.  These evil forces hope to unleash hell on earth.

I have mixed feelings about this book.  While the main plot of Lucien's history and why he may have good in him, is quite interesting and creative, the rest I could do without.  I think it may be because of the feelings I had when I finished Insatiable.  Six months have passed and I was expecting some growth from these characters.  To have that kind of experience and not grow a little or see things differently, seems off, especially for Meena and Alaric.  Although I guess one could say those experiences caused them not to change but to remain stalwart in their opinions.  


I also found myself thinking again that this book is for a younger audience.  I think Cabot is trying to go against the current vampire grain and show them as bad and not shiny happy and capable of human emotions.  I get that Lucien was desperate for Meena to be with him, because of his love, however he resorted to the dark powers to achieve his aims.  In the end, Lucien's ultimate choice and its consequences was the high point of the book for me.  I didn't expect that ending.


All that being said, I think this is a good story but not for me.  I never warmed up to Meena and felt as though the story had a bit if a young vibe to it, which is not what I was expecting.  


For other perspectives on this book please stop by one of the other stops on the tour noted below.

About Meg Cabot

Meg Cabot was born in Bloomington, Indiana. In addition to her adult contemporary fiction she is the author of the bestselling young adult fiction series, The Princess Diaries. She lives in Key West, FL with her husband.

Meg’s Tour Stops

Tuesday, February 7th: Reading Lark
Wednesday, February 8th: The Road to Here
Thursday, February 9th: Life In Review
Friday, February 10th: Just Joanna
Monday, February 13th: The Englishist
Tuesday, February 14th: Jenny Love to Read
Wednesday, February 15th: Bloggin’ ‘Bout Books
Thursday, February 16th: Books Like Breathing
Monday, February 20th: Book Drunkard
Tuesday, February 21st: Diary of a Stay at Home Mom
Wednesday, February 22nd: A Soul Unsung
Thursday, February 23rd: girlichef
Friday, February 24th: Chick Lit Reviews and News
Thursday, March 1st: Stiletto Storytime
Friday, March 2nd: Peeking Between the Pages
Friday, March 2nd: Seaside Book Nook


Thanks to TLC Book Tours for including me on this tour :)


© Jenny Girl - 2012 "All Rights Reserved"

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I do gotta warm up to the main character cos else it wont work at all for me, so I am not sure about this one
1 reply · active 682 weeks ago
Me too! I tried with Meena, I really did. But she just wasn't for me.
I've been wanting to read Meg Cabot but this sounds like it is not the place to do it!! Is there one that you've read that you'd really recommend?
1 reply · active 682 weeks ago
Insatiable was better than this one for me. I liked Meena more in that one. Maybe try one of Cabot's other series. She has written many books for sure. Although this one you may like. See what others have to say. It could just be picky ole me :)
I adored Insatiable, but this one left me feeling rather meh. Overbite was a bit anti-climatic for me in the beginning. There was such forward progression in Insatiable, especially with the way it ended, and there was just not enough backstory or explanation to get the momentum back. I loved seeing the dual nature of Lucien though. I didn't see the ending coming either.
2 replies · active 682 weeks ago
Lucien was my favorite character in this world and I was surprised by the ending, yet this is why I liked him in the first place. �A little like Angel from Buffy-verse if you're�familiar�with that.
This felt like a conclusion that was a bit half-hearted. �Cabot is an interesting writer but I think she is too young for me. �
I understand completely. I already decided a long time ago not to attempt Cabot's YA novels.
Ah well, not every book can be a great fit for every reader. We appreciate you giving this one a chance though!

Thanks for being a part of the tour.
1 reply · active 681 weeks ago
Thanks for having me as always Heather. �Every book deserves a chance and I know lots of other readers liked this better than me :)
Thanks for the honest review Jenny. That is an odd book title.
1 reply · active 681 weeks ago
Yea, that is an odd title now that I think about it. �Not sure what Overbite has to do with it...Meena is over people who bite? �as in vamps? �:)
Sorry this one didn't do it for you Jenny but I always appreciate your honesty :)
1 reply · active 681 weeks ago
Thanks Teddyree. �I tried to be honest but not mean. �Lots of people loved this book.
Its kind of scary to read book such as this, I can feel that my adrenaline is pumping just by reading the review, reading this book will sure give us food for our thought.
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