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This was a slow starter, for me. VERY slow. It took me almost a week to get through the first half of the book, I just didn't feel engaged to read it. However, once things finally got going, this was a great read.

ROMANCE: I've found that most authors are great with the slow, tense, on/off, will they/won't they build up to a romance, and then once everything is out in the open, the spark fizzles. Karen Healey, I feel, does the opposite. I didn't really feel much regarding Ellie/Mark until after that point, but when I did, I absolutely loved them, truly. I wasn't feeling very engaged with any of the characters, really, until Ellie/Mark, and then I felt like they were acting relatably. So, for that alone, this book is unique and will garner fond memories when I think on it.

MAORI ELEMENTS: First, I loved, loved, loved that this book featured a cycle of mythology that I was completely unfamiliar with, so that was fun.

Those two things are what I really found unique about this book. Other stuff...Iris stood out as a wonderful, not-quite-main character. The pacing was very off in the beginning, I think, it was so hard to get into, but things smoothed out into a natural engaging pace, halfway through the book. I'm not sure I would recommend it. It's easy to say, now, having finished it, that you should totally slog through the beginning to get to the really great ending, but it wasn't so easy to spend a week kind of avoiding this book.

I'm debating between 3 or 4 stars. I would give the first half of the book 2 stars and the second half 5 stars. I would recommend this book, but tentatively. Consider reading a few chapters of this then reading something else until you get to the good parts, maybe? I don't know, the second half was just so good, but I don't want you to go into it expecting greatness and then be bogged down by the pacing of the first half. Let me put it this way: I bought this used for $5.75, if I had paid anymore, I would have been very frustrated.


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Guardian of the Dead Karen Healey Books Reviews

So...first off, I started this book with no prior knowledge of New Zealand (aside from its beauty and proximity to Australia) and in all truth, I didn't originally even realize the book was set in New Zealand. So what did I know? Well, the quick cover sleeve summary mentions high school kids, mythology, serial killings and even some kind of a Bible reference and soul saving... oh and Mâori (not that I knew what that was). So going off all that, plus the books title GUARDIAN OF THE DEAD, I thought cool, I'll bite...A new paranormal/supernatural read of some kind, from a new author, lets give `er a shot. And I am pleased to report that my gamble paid off.

GUARDING OF THE DEAD was a very good read.. Did it "HOLY COW!" blow me away? I really wanted it to but it came up just shy of that; although it was an intriguing, solid and unique story that held my attention with a cast that I actually cared about. More of a quite champion, starting off by grabbing my interest with the characters themselves; then by the time we got to the actual "otherworldly" stuff, I was already so enthralled by Ellie that I was flying through the story. Basically weird stuff happens and we the reader, get to figure it all out alongside our charmingly less than typical protagonist. And though it did take a little time for me to puzzle-out the supernatural origins and where things were headed for our heroin; it may become clearer faster for those with some background knowledge of New Zealand fairy tales and Mâori mythology. Either way, Karen Healey's somewhat creepy and definitely special debut, GUARDINAN OF THE DEAD is one I'd recommend to anyone looking for something "new" in the world of mythology and spooky folk lore.

*Bonus Time!* For those going into this read naive to anything Mâori (like I was), Ms. Healey was kind enough to provide a Glossary of some of the Mâori names/terms that are used throughout the story... unfortunately, the Glossary is at the very back of the book and went unnoticed by me until it was too late. So be sure to put it to use, if you start to get a little lost in the language.
This was a really good read. I really liked the fact that Ellie wasn't your typical girly girl who is a stick. She a really fight with her tae kwon do skills. I will say I had to stop reading 3 chapters in due to the fact this book has a lot of ties to Māori mythology and I wont lie, I had no clue about any of it. I do suggest if you read this book and you don't know about the Māori culture do some research first, you'll have a far better understanding of the words used and story that way.
This was a slow starter, for me. VERY slow. It took me almost a week to get through the first half of the book, I just didn't feel engaged to read it. However, once things finally got going, this was a great read.

ROMANCE I've found that most authors are great with the slow, tense, on/off, will they/won't they build up to a romance, and then once everything is out in the open, the spark fizzles. Karen Healey, I feel, does the opposite. I didn't really feel much regarding Ellie/Mark until after that point, but when I did, I absolutely loved them, truly. I wasn't feeling very engaged with any of the characters, really, until Ellie/Mark, and then I felt like they were acting relatably. So, for that alone, this book is unique and will garner fond memories when I think on it.

MAORI ELEMENTS First, I loved, loved, loved that this book featured a cycle of mythology that I was completely unfamiliar with, so that was fun.

Those two things are what I really found unique about this book. Other stuff...Iris stood out as a wonderful, not-quite-main character. The pacing was very off in the beginning, I think, it was so hard to get into, but things smoothed out into a natural engaging pace, halfway through the book. I'm not sure I would recommend it. It's easy to say, now, having finished it, that you should totally slog through the beginning to get to the really great ending, but it wasn't so easy to spend a week kind of avoiding this book.

I'm debating between 3 or 4 stars. I would give the first half of the book 2 stars and the second half 5 stars. I would recommend this book, but tentatively. Consider reading a few chapters of this then reading something else until you get to the good parts, maybe? I don't know, the second half was just so good, but I don't want you to go into it expecting greatness and then be bogged down by the pacing of the first half. Let me put it this way I bought this used for $5.75, if I had paid anymore, I would have been very frustrated.