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ezismythical's review against another edition
dark
emotional
hopeful
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
smartflutist661's review against another edition
3.5
This is just Black Jewels... again. In a slightly different world. But the world is different enough to remain interesting. And I loved Black Jewels.
whimsicalmeerkat's review against another edition
4.0
Closer to Black Jewels than The Others, and that's a good thing in my book.
yodamom's review against another edition
3.0
Audiobook
2 stars for the first half, I struggled to stay focused and interested. there was a lot of telling, lectures form characters, little action.
3.5 stars for the second half. All the issues they lectured about, talked about, worried about, wondered about stated happening. They happened fast, and the characters were forced to make a choice. I was engaged. I needed to know what this great evil thing happening was and how far it could go. Could it win ? It was bad, really bad, which I loved till the end when it did a major 360 in personality ?!?! I give that ending a 1.5 star for that wimp out.
I did download book 2. Why ? I may want to know what a certain group of tricksters is up to. May, I'm not sure if I'll continue with this series.
2 stars for the first half, I struggled to stay focused and interested. there was a lot of telling, lectures form characters, little action.
3.5 stars for the second half. All the issues they lectured about, talked about, worried about, wondered about stated happening. They happened fast, and the characters were forced to make a choice. I was engaged. I needed to know what this great evil thing happening was and how far it could go. Could it win ? It was bad, really bad, which I loved till the end when it did a major 360 in personality ?!?! I give that ending a 1.5 star for that wimp out.
I did download book 2. Why ? I may want to know what a certain group of tricksters is up to. May, I'm not sure if I'll continue with this series.
tuttidolci's review against another edition
3.0
Well...I expected this story to be a sexy Paranormal Romance.
It's not.
Instead, I got a Fantasy (with Paranormal elements) that included light threads of romance (and I mean LIGHT). Which left me wondering if this book belongs in a "clean"/sweet/philosophical sort of category. Sure, there are Incubi, demons, and "Phallic Delights" there. But as I read more and more, I couldn't help but feel that it was all a tool for teaching the reader about the nature of the heart and its resonance.
Lots of good quotables here too (for my fellow Quote Whore-ish friends), though mostly philosophical and pretty.
In short, not at all what I was expecting, but not disappointing, either. In fact, it was a nice change of pace.
It's not.
Instead, I got a Fantasy (with Paranormal elements) that included light threads of romance (and I mean LIGHT). Which left me wondering if this book belongs in a "clean"/sweet/philosophical sort of category. Sure, there are Incubi, demons, and "Phallic Delights" there. But as I read more and more, I couldn't help but feel that it was all a tool for teaching the reader about the nature of the heart and its resonance.
Lots of good quotables here too (for my fellow Quote Whore-ish friends), though mostly philosophical and pretty.
In short, not at all what I was expecting, but not disappointing, either. In fact, it was a nice change of pace.
astraia_sun's review against another edition
2.0
I grew extremely frustrated with this book (even more so when I bought the sequel at the same time. I loved the Black Jewels Trilogy in spite of all the faults, so I thought it'd be the same with Ephemera. I shouldn't have assumed). I wish Bishop had at least sort of explained what Landscapers and Bridges did early on so I didn't have to read the entire book before I realized what the heck they actually did (it was just handled very clumsily, and if she did explain it sooner I completely missed it).
I didn't much care for either of the main characters, and the big bad villain didn't really seem to be all that interesting either. I give it two stars for an interesting idea, though I probably should have put 1 since I never plan on rereading this and the interesting idea didn't come across in the prose at all.
I didn't much care for either of the main characters, and the big bad villain didn't really seem to be all that interesting either. I give it two stars for an interesting idea, though I probably should have put 1 since I never plan on rereading this and the interesting idea didn't come across in the prose at all.
midnarose's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
If this book was published now it would be consider Romantasy
it definitely read as a fantasy with romance as a main focus
Anne Bishop is one of my favorite authors, however this one is probably my least favorite book from her.
I loved the magic system and the world. I always find i love Anne Bishops worlds are amazing.
The only reason i didn't like this book as much as her other series was because I found the characters very similar to her other series. this made the book very predictable if you have read some of her other series. I also found that it was like reading two books , as you had the main story (main love story) and then the set up for book 2. I found that the main story was just a side to the set up for book 2 following a different character. For a majority of the book i didn't care for the main character but wanted to know more about the side characters that will be focused on during the other books.
it definitely read as a fantasy with romance as a main focus
Anne Bishop is one of my favorite authors, however this one is probably my least favorite book from her.
I loved the magic system and the world. I always find i love Anne Bishops worlds are amazing.
The only reason i didn't like this book as much as her other series was because I found the characters very similar to her other series. this made the book very predictable if you have read some of her other series. I also found that it was like reading two books , as you had the main story (main love story) and then the set up for book 2. I found that the main story was just a side to the set up for book 2 following a different character. For a majority of the book i didn't care for the main character but wanted to know more about the side characters that will be focused on during the other books.
getlostmatilda's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5