“The Substitute” is set in an alternate Britain, where
Vampires and Mortals co-exist more or less in harmony. However, that may soon
be about to change . . .
Emily Brown starts her new job at Pathway Software, and
at first everything goes well. She makes new friends there and her bosses are
impressed so things are really looking up for Emily. Until her friend is
killed. Murdered. The official account said it was a gang hit gone bad, and
rumours suggest she had drugs in her possession.
However another, unofficial, report suggests that the
bullet wounds were all post-mortem, and the drugs were planted on her in the
morgue. It also says that she suffered multiple broken bones, cuts, contusions
and…vampire bites. Everything suggests that her friend died a brutal and
vicious death at the hands of a number of vampires.
Vampire and Mortal relations are, on the whole, very
good. Ever since The Compact, there have been eighty five years of
unprecedented peace between the two worlds. But there are some dissenters, the
foremost of which are the sinister Circle of Ixiom. And Emily is about to
become their bitterest enemy . .
The Substitute was absolutely one of my favorite books of
2012. So unique and funny. I want more ;)
Emily is such a quirky character. She talks to herself and
makes hilarious jokes. I loved her so much. And it’s so easy for everyone else
to underestimate her, then we as the reader see what she’s really capable of
and it’s like “Whoa!” That girl is majorly BA.
There was a lot of confusion throughout the book. Not bad
confusion! No no no. Definitely NOT bad. It was the kind that kept you guessing
and made you want to read more. There was this one piece of information that I
was waiting for until the very last page, and when I finally got to the point,
my exact thought was “Aha! I KNEW IT!!!”
I have to point out that there was homosexuality involved. I
don’t know, I guess some people are uncomfortable with that so I feel like I
should warn them. I wasn’t uncomfortable with it. Honestly, I want to applaud
Holly for writing about it. (*begins a slow clap*) Really, the whole issue with
sexuality is such a tip-toed-around subject so it’s very commendable when
someone has the guts to write about it.
**For you Doctor Who fans out there: well, this book is for
you. There were a ton of Doctor Who quotes…that I totally didn’t get. I’ve
never seen the show so obviously I had no idea what a “tardis” is. Anywho, I
went to the public library and put season one on hold. I’ll be tweeting about
how that goes.
I really have nothing bad to say about this. I loved it so
much. Like I said, I want more!! This is something I’d recommend to anyone. If
you get the chance to read it, let me know what you think (:
**Update: Ohmygoodness. After I read this series, I had an increased interest in Doctor Who. So, I went to my library and picked up season one. A few months later, and I've read every episode at least twice. Oh, and Tardis stands for "time and relative dimension in space". After watching seasons 1-6, I went back and skimmed through the book and totally understand all. the. references. I was so happy. :)
**Update: Ohmygoodness. After I read this series, I had an increased interest in Doctor Who. So, I went to my library and picked up season one. A few months later, and I've read every episode at least twice. Oh, and Tardis stands for "time and relative dimension in space". After watching seasons 1-6, I went back and skimmed through the book and totally understand all. the. references. I was so happy. :)
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