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4.02 AVERAGE
4.02 AVERAGE
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Kaylin has had her roommate Bellusdeo for about two weeks. Even though she loves her little one room apartment, she is tempted to take the Emperor up on his offer of a bigger place. One morning, she wakes up to find that her egg is a different color. It looks to be ready to hatch. At the same time, a bomb is thrown through the window. It should have killed them both, but the egg somehow absorbed enough of it to keep them alive. The apartment, actually, the building, did not fare so well. Kaylin will have to worry about finding a new place later, because it is time for her to travel to the West March as payment for Lord Nightshade's information on the Exchequer. What a trip it will be!! These books just keep getting better! If I could go higher than a 5 star rating, I would.
I love Kaylin, the characters in her life and the sprawling world we learn more about in each book. However, this installment was to me far from the best. I was bored for part of it and felt it dragged on, which I suppose goes well with the fact that the author found it difficult to write.
Unfortunately, what dragged it down more for me was the fact that there are editing flaws in my copy: Kaylin sitting on the desk because her chair is missing, only to swivel around in it the next second, or how I'm fairly sure it should have said "Consort" a couple places it said "Kaylin". Because that is the only way those spots made any sense.
Overall, I wish for better editing in the next book, and as usual I'd love to learn more about the world and the folks. Loved the glass companion.
Unfortunately, what dragged it down more for me was the fact that there are editing flaws in my copy: Kaylin sitting on the desk because her chair is missing, only to swivel around in it the next second, or how I'm fairly sure it should have said "Consort" a couple places it said "Kaylin". Because that is the only way those spots made any sense.
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When Kaylin is asleep, and still thank the Hallionne for oneOverall, I wish for better editing in the next book, and as usual I'd love to learn more about the world and the folks. Loved the glass companion.
And then it ends, without even making it to the part hat was expected to be the story's climax... Argh cliff hangers!
I was originally only going to give this 3 stars. Not because it isn't well written, because it, but because I found it very frustrating. It picks up only a week or so after the end of the last book and covers around a week of time after that. While a great deal happens it raised so many more questions than it supplied with answers. If she wrote faster, I wouldn't mind so much but it will be a good year before I find out what happens next. Argh!
I quite enjoyed this book, even if I'm still not quite sure what exactly Iberienne's plan was or what he truly expected to accomplish in the 'real world' outside of the outlands. It also felt a little incomplete, as while his plan was defeated, he ended the book still alive and the recitation at the West March still hadn't happened yet.
It was really nice to get some more backstory on Teela (I love her even more, now), and how she was one of the Barranni who heard the recitation/regalia as a child and was the only one who wasn't severely messed up by it. And the whole bonding with Kaylin over their dead moms who loved them, and the downsides of being immortal and not being able to forgot things like her being murdered by her father.
It was also nice to get a little more depth to the Consort, and see a bit more about how she thinks and what she feels about Kaylin - some hope, and less anger than she feels she should if she wasn't 'weak' according to her kind. Nightshade was also there and being his normal self, though I appreciated seeing him actually caring about someone (the Lady) since he doesn't truly seem to care about anyone else.
There was some follow-up for Bellusdeo at the beginning of the book, which was appreciated and served largely to make me feel even worse for her situation and the utter powerlessness/futility she feels in a world that is similar but different. It makes sense that she's seriously considering the 'deep sleep' or whatever that the dragons who couldn't accept the Emperor's rule went into. Glad she got at least one night of fun with Teela and Tain.
It's interesting that there are more Tower-like entities outside of the fiefs, in the 'waystations' and the West March, and it makes total sense that the Barranni weren't comfortable when they are awake and can mindread.
Kaylin's familiar remains mysterious and I keep getting more nervous the longer her remains unnamed/not truly hers, as more and more people warn her about the danger of it (even the fire elemental)! Looking forward to the recitation and seeing how Kaylin can make even more Barranni lords hate her (what will it be next time: more healing? More etiquette breaches? Holding more names? Spin the wheel lol)
It was really nice to get some more backstory on Teela (I love her even more, now), and how she was one of the Barranni who heard the recitation/regalia as a child and was the only one who wasn't severely messed up by it. And the whole bonding with Kaylin over their dead moms who loved them, and the downsides of being immortal and not being able to forgot things like her being murdered by her father.
It was also nice to get a little more depth to the Consort, and see a bit more about how she thinks and what she feels about Kaylin - some hope, and less anger than she feels she should if she wasn't 'weak' according to her kind. Nightshade was also there and being his normal self, though I appreciated seeing him actually caring about someone (the Lady) since he doesn't truly seem to care about anyone else.
There was some follow-up for Bellusdeo at the beginning of the book, which was appreciated and served largely to make me feel even worse for her situation and the utter powerlessness/futility she feels in a world that is similar but different. It makes sense that she's seriously considering the 'deep sleep' or whatever that the dragons who couldn't accept the Emperor's rule went into. Glad she got at least one night of fun with Teela and Tain.
It's interesting that there are more Tower-like entities outside of the fiefs, in the 'waystations' and the West March, and it makes total sense that the Barranni weren't comfortable when they are awake and can mindread.
Kaylin's familiar remains mysterious and I keep getting more nervous the longer her remains unnamed/not truly hers, as more and more people warn her about the danger of it (even the fire elemental)! Looking forward to the recitation and seeing how Kaylin can make even more Barranni lords hate her (what will it be next time: more healing? More etiquette breaches? Holding more names? Spin the wheel lol)
Yay we finally see what was in the eggs. OMG so happy and it sound so cute. Severn and Kaylin <33
I've only just met the small glass not-dragon, and I already love him. I hope to see more of him.
Not as good as the rest of the series. I felt like this book had too much going on and that the main event had to be placed in book #9 was a bit frustrating.