Talk about a new twist to the undead. Amy Plum's done a good job of sticking out from the crowd. Maybe not a lot, but she's done it all the same. Die For Me has good characters, neat story line and It flowed really well. Not very busy in the action department, but I still liked the book.

The characters aren't something I've read in a story before. Revenants are the undead who are able to die whenever they want to, but more for a purpose rather than just randomly dropping dead when you feel like it. I don't know if the characters were just a nicer version of zombies or not, but points for creativeness.

There is one thing that really bothers me about this book and that is that it's a cliché. I'm getting a bit bored of the whole 'perfect boyfriend', 'special girl' aspect. I've noticed that everyone's been taking it a bit too over the top lately and it's worn off it's novelty. It's getting too predictable; I've read it all before.

Die For Me has a lovely ending, with a cute little love scene for the finish and an epic showdown between good and evil. Very close to the end you get the hands-on showdown where everyone gears up in their black, ninja-ish gettups and get ready to fight. That made me so giddy because usually that means some intense stuff's about to go down and it did. It'd been nicer if it lasted longer, but it's something I can live without.

Die For Me has some really neat moments that are beautifully put and they just make your stomach turn to jelly. One of my favourite moments/quotes from the book was: 'He had recaptured the noble air he wore the day I saw him sparring with Vincent. The twitchy, stuttering poet had transformed into the formidable fighter'. MAN I loved that part!

Great book, interesting ending and creative characters. Well done. I'd more recommend this book to girls 12-16. It's not something I see any adults reading. Too... Young and filled with mooshy teenage love.

Die for me is a delightful light teen paranormal romance, and for once it’s not set in America; for this alone it deserves brownie points.

[Contains potential spoilers]

It’s set in Paris, which is a wonderful location for a teenager to come into contact with revenants, but as excited as I was about having a teen paranormal set in this location, it unfortunately was a ‘blah’ event. Rather than introduce a little French culture/language/setting to the story, what we had was the odd tit-bit about where they were living in Paris, the odd ‘mademoiselle’ and a reference to the Eifel tower; which was a bit of a waste of a great setting.

The story itself though, was nice. It’s a quick and enjoyable read with a fast paced story, interesting characters and some nice plot twists.

After the death of their parents, Katie, our heroine, and her older sister, have moved to Paris to live with their grandparents. Yes, it’s a little clichéd to have the orphaned children, but it’s also a plot device that works. 

What I found most bizarre was trying to work out how old Katie is. Her sister is not quite two years older, but is off partying every night with all the hot DJs and the in-crowd; they’re at school together, so I guess Georgia is about 18, making Katie about 16. But she used to party with the older sister back in the States? I’m sure the ages were mentioned, but it was just something I found distracted me every time someone’s age was or comparative age gap was mentioned. Katie certainly didn’t seem like a ‘normal’ 16 year old, but I could easily have believed her as an 18 year old.

A few similar plot issues meant reading Die For Me does require a little suspension of belief in order to be able to relax and enjoy the story; but once I got past these little niggles I did enjoy it.

The exploration around the idea of these “undead revenants” that keep dying to save others was great, and was very well thought out as to how this would work. Of course there’s a centuries old war between good revenants and bad revenants, but that’s more a side plot; the main story really focuses on Katie and her relationship with Vincent.

Overall it’s light and if you ignore the inconsistencies it’s well written, with a nice flow and pleasant characters. It’s not a ‘mind-blowing’ page turner, but it is a great way to spend a couple of happy hours.