Not Just Young Adult discussion

Let's start off by saying a BIG KUDOS to Abbi Glines for her cover choice! The book came up as a recommendation to me on my NOOK and the cover grabbed me immediately. I downloaded the sample and I didn't even have to finish it before I bought the book outright. It grabs you from the get go and I loved that I was never quite sure where Ms. Glines was going to take me. I love it when books are unpredictable but that they also are believable.
I loved Pagan the protagonist. She is just the right combination of ingredients that make up a great character. Ms. Glines doesn't give as many physical details as other authors do of the lead female and I have noticed a trend it that in many of the new books that I have been reading. She gives just enough but then allows the reader to fill in their own particular blanks. The other characters in the book she gave plenty of physical characteristics and I had no problem creating a visual picture of them.
I don't want to give to much description of the plot line but suffice it to say it was a wonderful change from the typical vampire, shape shifters, fallen angels, fairies and so on that most paranormals deal with. In particular I found that the book brought to mind one of my all time favorite movies, "Meet Joe Black".
I am really looking forward to reading Predestined the sequel. Be warned you will want to pick it up immediately following then end of Existence!
If I could change one thing? Truly their is only one thing that I would change.. the name DANK. I just couldn't figure out how she came up with it and I had a really hard time thinking that was a good name. I understand she needed something different and it definitely is, he is probably the only Dank in modern fiction.

If the book were to be made into a movie:
Pagan: As I said she gave the reader a lot of leeway on where to go. I know she is dark headed but for the life of me I can't remember many other characteristics.
I would cast Ashley Green because I know she can portray just the right amount of kick buttness and fragility.
Dank: I think I have said before that I feel like everyone is describing Ian Sommerholder or again is it my own lust for him that make me envision him in just about anything? However I am not going to throw my casting choice to him this time. I would like to see Chace Crawford in the role I know he can pull it off.
Leif: I have some trouble with this one. Their is not an abundance of blonde athletic actors out in hollywood so I am going to have to throw this one to Kellan Lutz, we know he has no problem dyeing his hair and I could totally buy into him being a football player.
Movie song: "Be Yourself" by Audioslave

Til then,
Daphne

I really enjoyed this book too. I had a little trouble following the story line at times. I think she waited a little to far into the book to tell us what the main character Dank was. Then the book just ends. All and all its a great read. I have started the second book and I am having trouble following its story line. It switches from his character talking to her character talking. She goes off on a whole new subject in the book Predestined. I'll loan it to you when you are ready.

Great one less book I have to buy! Do you want me to lend you Gabriel's Inferno? I really think it is on the precipice of being as big as Fifty Shades of Grey. I also have Beautiful Disaster which I can lend you, I think it has reached that precipice. I am waiting to hear any day about the movie deal being made. Actually both books would make great movies.

I would like to read Gabriel's Inferno after I finish Predestined. By the way Dank is short for Dankmar. That's even worse!

I may read Fifty Shades of Grey. Sounds tantalizing!

Lol thats one word to describe it!!