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4.03 AVERAGE
4.03 AVERAGE
It was shaping up to be an incredible end to a fascinating saga, but it felt rushed towards the end to wrap up all the various conflicts. I think that more time should have been spent resolving all of these conflicts that Lumley built up wonderfully throughout the series.
adventurous
dark
medium-paced
Bloodwars reads like a condensed version of a much larger book or two (or maybe even three). Jam-packed with incident and long-winded exposition both it seems rushed (or perhaps hacked and slashed is the truth of it), particularly the collision of events at the climax; there's also my complaint that a number of characters from the previous books one might understandably expect to be playing significant roles in the course of events end up receiving scant attention and inconsequential closure.
Not necessarily a disappointment — Bloodwars is an entertaining horror/fantasy — but still not altogether the satisfying conclusion to the trilogy one might have expected or hoped for.
Not necessarily a disappointment — Bloodwars is an entertaining horror/fantasy — but still not altogether the satisfying conclusion to the trilogy one might have expected or hoped for.
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
It was really pretty good. There were a few times when I thought the author was dragging things out a bit too much, and I wasn't thrilled by the "climatic" ending of some of the storylines. But, it was a good read.
This was a very satisfying end to the Vampire World trilogy of books within the Necroscope series. The trilogy started off shaky but it got progressively better with each book. It was also a better end to the series proper than book 5 which I found to be a bit of a letdown and my least favorite book in the series. This one rates as my second favorite surpassed only by the first book. I’m looking forward to the rest of the series most of which are short story collections.