Elixir: Volume 1

absolutely loved this book, i have always loved Hilary Duff and reading this book only made me love her more, a great story that you must read.

"Elixir" the first novel by Hilary Duff. It's so fresh and fun. I didn't expected this novel to be so good! Was a really and nice surprise. Go Hilary!

Hilary Duff has really thought the story lines through for this series of stories a good read for teenagers to enjoy

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I couldn't put this down once I started it. Enjoy it so much I read all three books in a weekend

Great buy, brilliant book and got it as it's Hilary duff and it is very good not disappointed at all.

The premise behind Elixir is intriguing, but unfortunately this book doesn't quite deliver on its potential.Although I wasn't blown away by the book, Elixir's cover is gorgeous. I love the image of the handsome young man in the piece of film and the way that he is placed so that he and the young woman are almost able to kiss. There is a real sense of yearning and of the two of them reaching out to each other across time and space. It suits the story perfectly.Some reviews I've seen have had an issue with Elixir based solely on the fact that it was written by Hilary Duff. I really don't care - a book could have been written by the Queen of England and if the story is any good I'll like it. However, I do feel that Elise Allen, the author who helped Hilary Duff with Elixir¬, deserved more than just a mention in the acknowledgements.The premise behind Elixir really interested me and I loved the idea of this mystery man suddenly turning up in Clea's photographs. I think that a lot more could have been made of the mystery and her search for him. There are immortals, secret societies and secrets galore in this novel and yet somehow the story remains flat. You would think that with all of these ingredients that there would be plenty to keep you turning the page. Duff didn't capitalise on the fertile ground that these elements should have provided and instead Elixir manages to be a mediocre read.Clea is a likeable character and her grief for her father gives depth to her character. The only problem I had with her was that she often made silly decisions that were out of place compared to her usual behaviour. I found Sage, the mystery man, to be rather a flat character and I battled to really care about him. This meant that I couldn't really get into the romance between Sage and Clea. It felt lacklustre.Elixir is the start of a new series and I hope that the books that follow will make better use of the story's potential.

Ok so I am a huge Hilary Duff fan asked for the book for Christmas and didn't even read what it was about, this was completely unexpected I was just expecting some chick lit which this, I guess, could be classed in that category. It is so much more, it had romance, friendship, love and mystery and kept me hooked especialy the way that the chapters merged I had to read the first page of the next chapter before I could break.I lost the plot and had to go back a couple of pages to re-read a few times but other than that I wouldnt fault this book. I would like some further explanations to some parts of the book and I am hoping a follow up will do this, I am eagerly awaiting the next book and hope that it is as enjoyable as this one has been.