#othersphere

I liked the book. It was interesting. There's not a lot of books I've read that have a variety of shifters. The book sucked me in. I was always finding myself turning the page to see what happens next. Desdemona or Dez was cool even though her name is a tongue twister (which I don't know why she has a nickname since no one ever really called her that). She always thought she was normal until one day changed that for her. I like that near the end of the book, she comes to terms on who/what she is. I still have a question about one part that wasn't really answered that makes her different from other shifters. To help her with everything was Caleb. He supposed to seem like a mystery but I didn't really think so. He's definitely different from normal boys. There was one moment that was supposed to be a surprise twist, but I figured it would be one of two things I was thinking. So not much of a surprise to me.  The only thing that I didn't like about the book was the insta-love. It's frustrating when so many authors do this. No one realistically falls in love with someone after a few weeks. Other than that, great book.

Everyone has secrets. I had no idea mine would lead me into shadow. Dez has found the place where she belongs. With the otherkin. With Caleb. Or so she thought. As the barriers between our world and Othersphere fall, a wall rises between Dez and Caleb, leaving her fiercest enemy her only friend. 

And maybe something more.  Now Dez must make a devastating choice: keep the love of her life, or save the otherkin from annihilation.

*What I thought: 3.5 out of 5 stars

read: 01/14-02/14

I thought this was alright. Dez and her friends can't get away from the Tribunal. An unlikely ally helps them to bring down a major plan the Tribunal was planning on executing. While there was plenty action, there was also plenty of drama. I was getting a little tired of Dez's self-righteousness. I could see a little bit of her side of things, but most of the time it was just plain irritating. The whole issue with her and Caleb too. Ugh. This is why I hate insta-love, because there is always insta-problems. It just seemed like the story wanted to revolve around that. Blech. Other than that, I thought the story wasn't too bad.

Dez thought she knew who her mother was, who she was. Thought she had friends, a boy who loved her, and a school where she finally fit in.

But across the veil linking our world and the next lurks a monster which can annihilate. . .or liberate her. Now she must confront it there with help from one boy who loves her and one who can't stand the sight of her. Dez thought she understood her tiger form, her deepest self. But in this treacherous place, she'll have to choose between the two halves of her soul--and determine which world survives.  Othersphere is the third and final installment in Nina Berry's acclaimed young adult Otherkin series, which blends romance, fantasy, and action in a powerful story of friendship and self-acceptance.

*What I thought: 3.5 out of 5 stars

read: 02/14

I thought it was alright. Most of the time it just seemed like the story revolved around boy troubles. Frustrating at times on how she handles things when it came to that. When it wasn't focusing on that, the story was good. I liked how the author described all of Othersphere and the creatures that lived there. The ending seemed rushed. All the action happened in the last bit of the story which was a bummer. Overall I thought the series was okay. I didn't hate it nor loved it.