I waded into this one without any expectations and left pleasantly surprised. This is Ms. Plum’s debut novel in the YA genre (I am not sure whether she has any books out in any other genre) so I was ready for anything to happen. And many things did. Happen, I mean.I loved the care and detail dedicated to the setting of the story. Ofttimes there is only a vague sense of the place in which a story is set but in Die For Me, Ms. Plum paints Paris with the attention an artist would grant his portrayal. The quaint cafes, the architecture – it almost seems like a love letter to the city. Juxtaposing such beauty with Kate’s grief gives the latter more depth and an added poignancy. The side characters are interestingly hued and I liked that there is a sense of camaraderie both between the sisters and the Revenants.The plot is interesting if a bit predictable and the pacing matches the narrative tone of the story. I would like have liked the mythology of the Revenants to be explored in much more detail than it was done but I hold out hope that future books in the series will fulfill my wishes. Vincent is an interesting character – dark, mysterious and yet intriguing. I had a bit of trouble with Kate. I understand what Ms. Plum was trying to do (re: the caution with which Kate approaches the relationship) and I appreciated it but I felt that it was rather clumsily done. At those points, I heard the author in the words rather than the character she is writing. And her presence sort distracted me from the story and made me wonder whether Kate really was in love. Honestly, I felt that Kate was rather cold and I’m not sure if that was the intention of the author.The ending was interesting and I liked how, in an interesting twist, Kate wasn’t a damsel needing to be saved. All in all, I found the novel entertaining. There were some blocks over which I stumbled but as a whole, I enjoyed it. But I have this question that I am really curious about.. Like seriously curious about.Is Kate a Revenant?
