Books like Time Will Tell

What I liked:-Lexi. When I think about how much Lexi has obviously grown since the beginning of this series, I’m simply blown away. She has become so much more mature, and more understanding, and less judgmental. She has been through a lot, and by the end of this book, it really showed. She was by far my favorite part of this book. I also liked her devotion and worry for her younger siblings. However, Lexi’s character did feel a little frigid towards the climax of the book, and I couldn’t help but think that her lack of emotions wasn’t very realistic.-Dan. I love Dan’s character, and I love how dependable he’s been throughout the entire series, even if Lexi didn’t know he was dependable. He has a great sense of loyalty to his friends, and we see how protective he is of his sister in this book. I like the look at his family life and how it impacts him. His relationship with Lexi grew on me, too. Before, I thought it was too much, too soon, and a little overly dramatic and overpowering. But in this book, I totally bought that they were soul mates and meant to be together. Their relationship was healthy, and it was the strongest part of the book.-Covers. The covers for this series are beautiful. They’re much nicer than a lot of the self-published books I’ve read, and I wish I could make covers that nice.What I disliked:-Writing style. The writing was so flat and lifeless, especially in this book. The characters didn’t really feel anything, and when they did, we were told they were feeling something. It wasn’t described to us. It was like reading about a bunch of robots, and it was so hard to keep my focus. I had to put this book down twice because I couldn’t stay focused. I’m not sure if I dislike the writing so much because I usually only read books written in first person, and I generally hate third person writing because of how impersonal if feels.-Final battle. The climax of the story—the final battle that the other six books have been leading up to—was over in a heartbeat and was written rather poorly in my opinion. I felt no fear or danger from any of the main characters. They pretty much picked up a stake, staked a vampire, and the vampire died. There wasn’t much more description than that, and I found the lack of description jarring and boring. After building up this confrontation for like six books, it was more than a little disappointing. It was all over way too quick.-Mary-Kate. (view spoiler)[Her death really bothered me. Gabe crushed her skull with a rock, and Lexi didn’t even blink. Even after everything Mary-Kate did, she was still Lexi’s half sister, and the two of them had begun to bond on a deep level. It bothered me that Lexi didn’t seem to mind watching her ex-boyfriend murder her older sister. Not only was it cold and frigid, it seemed out of character for Lexi. Plus I always liked Mary-Kate, and even when she was revealed to be the monster she is, I still enjoyed her character and felt sorry for her. (hide spoiler)]