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craftingrama's review
2.0
Frankly these feel like they were just edited out and then made into a book. I would have prefered if they would have been just left in
kaixxx's review
3.0
I enjoyed these stories they didnt really give me much new information about the characters. However it was great to get the story from someone else. In the first two it's Derek talking and the last one was Tori. I think reading these stories helped me understand them a bit more. Especially the last one where its Tori. Not sure if I will read them again but they were still good stories. xxx
lpcoolgirl's review
5.0
Oh, great collection of the short stories set during the trilogy when characters were separated! So good!
marie123's review
3.0
So I'll admit it, sometimes when I don't know what book to pick up next I go through Kelley Armstrong's short stories and read a bunch of them. Anyway. this is a solid middle of the road one.
aracherry's review
5.0
Great extras to an awesome series. You get to find out what happened before the series even started, and things that happened during the series that we didn't get to see in the books.
lyss008's review
adventurous
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
amdame1's review
3.0
3.5 stars
3 stories about the characters in Armstong's Darkest Powers (Summoning, Awakening, etc) trilogy. A fun read adding some details, background information and other missing bits from the trilogy. I especially liked the first story giving the back story on Derek and Simon.
3 stories about the characters in Armstong's Darkest Powers (Summoning, Awakening, etc) trilogy. A fun read adding some details, background information and other missing bits from the trilogy. I especially liked the first story giving the back story on Derek and Simon.
lsneal's review
2.0
A collection of 3 short stories...or really, more like missing chapters...from the Darkest Powers novels. Only you're not really missing much. The stories cover Derek and Simon's past immediately before they came to Lyle House, what Derek and Simon were up to when they were separated from Chloe at the warehouse, and what Simon and Tori did after they discovered Chloe and Derek missing from the bus. Only none of it is remotely enlightening...everything you learn was already summed up elsewhere in the novels, and there's no real character development or important insights from characters whose viewpoints you weren't following at those points in the novels. Skip it.
book_grinch's review
4.0
I think, i'll probably never, EVER get tired of this author's world and of its characters.
So, yes! I really liked reading these short stories.
I especially liked the ones, that were told from Derek's point of view.
Oh, and i also liked the brotherly bickering between....two of the characters. :)
So, yes! I really liked reading these short stories.
I especially liked the ones, that were told from Derek's point of view.
Oh, and i also liked the brotherly bickering between....two of the characters. :)
vegancleopatra's review
3.0
3.5 stars
While the stories did not add entirely new and/or enlightening information, I still found them enjoyable. You are able to get inside Derek's head in two of the three stories, a character which is somewhat illusive and misunderstood in the series. The first story, Dangerous, was my favorite and featured Derek from a very young child witnessing his "pack" doing violent things to "current" events of his father disappearing etc.. I thought this story in particular was a nice addition to the Darkest Powers trilogy. The other two stories, one told by Derek and one told by Tori were entertaining but to a lesser degree. I did however like hearing Tori's thoughts on things since she does some disagreeable things and is not trusted in large part.
While the stories did not add entirely new and/or enlightening information, I still found them enjoyable. You are able to get inside Derek's head in two of the three stories, a character which is somewhat illusive and misunderstood in the series. The first story, Dangerous, was my favorite and featured Derek from a very young child witnessing his "pack" doing violent things to "current" events of his father disappearing etc.. I thought this story in particular was a nice addition to the Darkest Powers trilogy. The other two stories, one told by Derek and one told by Tori were entertaining but to a lesser degree. I did however like hearing Tori's thoughts on things since she does some disagreeable things and is not trusted in large part.
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