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howling_good_reads's review against another edition
3.0
I enjoyed this.
I missed Lakeside, Meg and Simon in particular and really hope we will return there soon.
I was constantly waiting to hear about my beloved characters from Lakeside even though they were only vaguely mentioned.
Like I said I enjoyed Lake Silence but it felt more like a novella or short story to me even though it was a full length novel.
It was still as cute and funny to read as ever.
Vicki was lovely but for some reason wasn't a favourite for me. I'd love to see one of the Others take up a leading character role.
Aggie was what made this book for me, I just loved her along with pretty much all the terra indigene. Her chapters were my favourite and I hope she pays a visit to the Lakeside courtyard one day!
As much as I like the intuits I'm more interested in the blood profits and I missed them and there visions. They were vaguely mentioned but we don't get to meet any in this book.
This instalment made me realise I am by no means ready to say goodbye to Lakeside. I don't mind if Meg and Simon aren't the main storyline but there are just to many characters there I want to know more about and really missed while reading Lake Science.
Something that was a little surprising was the cover of this book. I assumed the blond on the front cover was going to be Vicki but in the book she is described as having brown curly hair and I think brown eyes. So I've decided the women on the cover must be the Lady of the Lake?
There's always a good amount of satisfaction I get when the Others take care of criminals when the human law fails to deliver justice. I'll never get sick of the Elders kicking but!
I'm itching for the story to get back to Meg and Simon but I'll just have to be patient and see where the author decides to go with it.
I missed Lakeside, Meg and Simon in particular and really hope we will return there soon.
I was constantly waiting to hear about my beloved characters from Lakeside even though they were only vaguely mentioned.
Like I said I enjoyed Lake Silence but it felt more like a novella or short story to me even though it was a full length novel.
It was still as cute and funny to read as ever.
Vicki was lovely but for some reason wasn't a favourite for me. I'd love to see one of the Others take up a leading character role.
Aggie was what made this book for me, I just loved her along with pretty much all the terra indigene. Her chapters were my favourite and I hope she pays a visit to the Lakeside courtyard one day!
As much as I like the intuits I'm more interested in the blood profits and I missed them and there visions. They were vaguely mentioned but we don't get to meet any in this book.
This instalment made me realise I am by no means ready to say goodbye to Lakeside. I don't mind if Meg and Simon aren't the main storyline but there are just to many characters there I want to know more about and really missed while reading Lake Science.
Something that was a little surprising was the cover of this book. I assumed the blond on the front cover was going to be Vicki but in the book she is described as having brown curly hair and I think brown eyes. So I've decided the women on the cover must be the Lady of the Lake?
There's always a good amount of satisfaction I get when the Others take care of criminals when the human law fails to deliver justice. I'll never get sick of the Elders kicking but!
I'm itching for the story to get back to Meg and Simon but I'll just have to be patient and see where the author decides to go with it.
ammbooks's review against another edition
5.0
Bishop is like magic to this reader. Something about her books always draw me in and keep me reading till the end. Thank you!
curls's review against another edition
5.0
8/16/19 on sale $1.99
Here’s the short version because I’m going to gush about this book for a while.
I loved it. Excellent world building, great characters, and a steady plot. I was hesitant on reading it because I was slightly disappointed in Etched in Bone. So if you are on the fence on reading it, I loved it and think it’s worth giving a shot.
And now the TL;DR review.
Anne Bishop has done it again.
Let me start by saying Written in Red is one of my favorite books ever. It was the first urban fantasy that I loved, it opened up a new genre for me. It’s my go to recommendation when people ask me. Or when they don’t ask.
But books four and five of that series are not my favorite. I loved the characters and the courtyard, and too much time was spend with the HFL movement. And come on, I wanted more Meg and Simon. And Vlad. And Tess.
So I was very nervous about a book not set in the Courtyard. It’s in the world of the Others, but there’s no crossover between my beloved characters and these new ones.
Vicki is divorced, restoring the Jumble, a run down campground she received in the divorce. Her one and only tenant, Aggie, is a teenage girl, until Vicki discovers the human eye in the microwave, and realizes her tenant is a Crow. A body is found on the property, and that’s where our story begins.
Vicki was verbally abused by her ex-husband. She has anxiety and self esteem issues. Her panic attacks felt very realistic. It was great to see her character growth.
Grimshaw is the policeman assigned to come to the small village of Sproinger. He finds an old college, Julian, who runs the local bookstore. Grimshaw is a weathered cop but has good sense towards the Others. He’s Monty 2.0. Julian is an Intuit, and he was brutally attacked while on duty and now lives a quiet life.
The Sanguinati play a very important role of this story. They have quietly been running the town, but when the Jumble is being threatened, they come out. Ilya was one of my favorite characters. I love the Sanguinati and was so glad to see them have such an important role.
This is such an excellent addition to the world of the Others. I really hope we get more adventures at the Jumble with Vicki, Aggie, Ilya, and Grimshaw.
Here’s the short version because I’m going to gush about this book for a while.
I loved it. Excellent world building, great characters, and a steady plot. I was hesitant on reading it because I was slightly disappointed in Etched in Bone. So if you are on the fence on reading it, I loved it and think it’s worth giving a shot.
And now the TL;DR review.
Anne Bishop has done it again.
Let me start by saying Written in Red is one of my favorite books ever. It was the first urban fantasy that I loved, it opened up a new genre for me. It’s my go to recommendation when people ask me. Or when they don’t ask.
But books four and five of that series are not my favorite. I loved the characters and the courtyard, and too much time was spend with the HFL movement. And come on, I wanted more Meg and Simon. And Vlad. And Tess.
So I was very nervous about a book not set in the Courtyard. It’s in the world of the Others, but there’s no crossover between my beloved characters and these new ones.
Vicki is divorced, restoring the Jumble, a run down campground she received in the divorce. Her one and only tenant, Aggie, is a teenage girl, until Vicki discovers the human eye in the microwave, and realizes her tenant is a Crow. A body is found on the property, and that’s where our story begins.
Vicki was verbally abused by her ex-husband. She has anxiety and self esteem issues. Her panic attacks felt very realistic. It was great to see her character growth.
Grimshaw is the policeman assigned to come to the small village of Sproinger. He finds an old college, Julian, who runs the local bookstore. Grimshaw is a weathered cop but has good sense towards the Others. He’s Monty 2.0. Julian is an Intuit, and he was brutally attacked while on duty and now lives a quiet life.
The Sanguinati play a very important role of this story. They have quietly been running the town, but when the Jumble is being threatened, they come out. Ilya was one of my favorite characters. I love the Sanguinati and was so glad to see them have such an important role.
This is such an excellent addition to the world of the Others. I really hope we get more adventures at the Jumble with Vicki, Aggie, Ilya, and Grimshaw.
malfy's review against another edition
5.0
Another great story
I love this series and I was so excited when these 3 books came out. Can't wait to continue on
I love this series and I was so excited when these 3 books came out. Can't wait to continue on
oxuria's review against another edition
3.0
Kiedy cztery lata temu zaczynałam moją przygodę z serią „Inni” Anne Bishop, byłam więcej niż zadowolona z lektury. I, mimo że okładki niektórych tomów pozostawiają wiele do życzenia, to trzeba przyznać, że wydania są w porządku, chociaż to tekst jest tutaj najważniejszy. „Pisane szkarłatem”, „Morderstwo wron”, „Srebrzyste wizje”, „Naznaczona” i „Zapisane w kartach” – oto tomy, które wpisują się w oryginalną wspomnianą serię. „Jezioro Ciszy” wciąż rozgrywa się w świecie, w którym żyją Inni obok ludzi – z tym, że historia opowiedziana jest bardziej z perspektywy tych drugich. Wiele tu prób zrozumienia, ale i błędów z ludzkiej strony – wydaje się, że Bishop wciąż skupia się na tym, by ukazać naturę niektórych z nas, co w sumie nie jest takim złym pomysłem, ponieważ po takiej lekturze będzie można zastanowić się, czy czasem sami takich cech nie posiadamy.
„[...], ludzie chętnie wierzą, że mogą powtórzyć działania tych, którzy zrobili coś przed nimi, i nie ponieść takich samych konsekwencji”. str. 195
Na pierwszym planie zdecydowanie występują ludzcy bohaterowie (i nie mam na myśli cechy charakteru tylko najzwyklejszych homo sapiens z krwi i kości) – w dodatku nowi, których wcześniej nie można było spotkać w historii Meg i Simona, co odróżnia tę książkę od poprzednich i daje dużą możliwość, jaką jest sięgnięcie po „Jezioro Ciszy” bez znajomości poprzednich pięciu tomów. Nie zabrakło jednak i Innych, którzy wkład w losy Vicki DeVine mieli dość spory. Miałam mały problem podczas czytania – zabrakło mi w tej powieści takiej postaci (właśnie ze wspomnianej wcześniej grupy), która byłaby tak charakterystyczna i wyróżniająca się, że mogłaby zaskarbić moją sympatię. Jedynym kandydatem na to miejsce mógłby być Ilya Sanguinati, ale było go zdecydowanie za mało w tej historii, bym mogła go za takiego uznać. Ogólnie miałam delikatny problem z postaciami ludzkimi – byli tacy... no nie wiem, jak ich nawet określić, ale nie polubiliśmy się za bardzo. Plusem za to była kreacja Vicki – wcale nie była piękna, młoda, zgrabna i powabna. Jej kompleksy wielokrotnie dały się we znaki (dosłownie: wielokrotnie) i dzięki temu Bishop miała możliwość stworzenia takiej kolejnej małej babskiej społeczności (jak w poprzedniej historii) i pokazania, że w takiej grupie tkwi siła. Wzajemna troska i brak uprzedzeń mogą zdziałać cuda, o czym możecie dowiedzieć się właśnie z „Jeziora Ciszy”.
Dobrze było wrócić chociaż na chwilę do pamiętnego świata Innych, ale nie jestem pewna, czy tak chętnie będę kontynuowała przygodę z nową historią. Nie zżyłam się za bardzo z bohaterami (pomimo dobrej fabuły!), po paru dniach nie pamiętam nawet już za wielu faktów. Do tego raz występuje narracja pierwszoosobowa (z perspektywy Vicki), a z punktu widzenia Grimshawa zmienia się już na trzecioosobową – mnie to irytowało i wprowadzało lekki dyskomfort podczas czytania. Myślę, że jakbym zaczynała od opowieści o losach Vicki i później z ciekawości poznała historię Meg i Simona, sprawiłoby mi to o wiele więcej radości! Także macie wybór – możecie najpierw poznać cały świat z perspektywy Innych lub z ludzkiej strony. W każdym razie, będzie warto.
„[...], ludzie chętnie wierzą, że mogą powtórzyć działania tych, którzy zrobili coś przed nimi, i nie ponieść takich samych konsekwencji”. str. 195
Na pierwszym planie zdecydowanie występują ludzcy bohaterowie (i nie mam na myśli cechy charakteru tylko najzwyklejszych homo sapiens z krwi i kości) – w dodatku nowi, których wcześniej nie można było spotkać w historii Meg i Simona, co odróżnia tę książkę od poprzednich i daje dużą możliwość, jaką jest sięgnięcie po „Jezioro Ciszy” bez znajomości poprzednich pięciu tomów. Nie zabrakło jednak i Innych, którzy wkład w losy Vicki DeVine mieli dość spory. Miałam mały problem podczas czytania – zabrakło mi w tej powieści takiej postaci (właśnie ze wspomnianej wcześniej grupy), która byłaby tak charakterystyczna i wyróżniająca się, że mogłaby zaskarbić moją sympatię. Jedynym kandydatem na to miejsce mógłby być Ilya Sanguinati, ale było go zdecydowanie za mało w tej historii, bym mogła go za takiego uznać. Ogólnie miałam delikatny problem z postaciami ludzkimi – byli tacy... no nie wiem, jak ich nawet określić, ale nie polubiliśmy się za bardzo. Plusem za to była kreacja Vicki – wcale nie była piękna, młoda, zgrabna i powabna. Jej kompleksy wielokrotnie dały się we znaki (dosłownie: wielokrotnie) i dzięki temu Bishop miała możliwość stworzenia takiej kolejnej małej babskiej społeczności (jak w poprzedniej historii) i pokazania, że w takiej grupie tkwi siła. Wzajemna troska i brak uprzedzeń mogą zdziałać cuda, o czym możecie dowiedzieć się właśnie z „Jeziora Ciszy”.
Dobrze było wrócić chociaż na chwilę do pamiętnego świata Innych, ale nie jestem pewna, czy tak chętnie będę kontynuowała przygodę z nową historią. Nie zżyłam się za bardzo z bohaterami (pomimo dobrej fabuły!), po paru dniach nie pamiętam nawet już za wielu faktów. Do tego raz występuje narracja pierwszoosobowa (z perspektywy Vicki), a z punktu widzenia Grimshawa zmienia się już na trzecioosobową – mnie to irytowało i wprowadzało lekki dyskomfort podczas czytania. Myślę, że jakbym zaczynała od opowieści o losach Vicki i później z ciekawości poznała historię Meg i Simona, sprawiłoby mi to o wiele więcej radości! Także macie wybór – możecie najpierw poznać cały świat z perspektywy Innych lub z ludzkiej strony. W każdym razie, będzie warto.
zealous_bibliophile's review against another edition
4.0
If you haven't read Written in Red, stop and go read that. Amazon has this marked as book 1 in a spin off series, but it is really building upon the first five books that start with Written in Red, so while this one only mentions Meg and Simon a couple of times, you are definitely going to be lost if you pick up this book without reading the others because it takes place after all the HFL stuff in the first five.
If you like the Written in Red group of first five books of the others series you are going to like this one. It's a little different, a little more adult, but you still aren't getting a relationship right away. I'm a little confused as to where the story is going to go after book 1, only in the sense that they seemed to get rid of the big bad pretty quickly and easily, so I'm not really sure who or what the conflict will be in the future books.
Like the first five books in the others series you have a broken woman who is trying to start her life over as she makes a home for herself with some equally broken people and others. There is a romance that can't be because of battle scars, until those scars heal enough and we get a kiss and they live happily ever after type ending. (I'm assuming it will be like that in this one too. I'm hoping we actually get to see them as a couple for at least a book, may be at a wedding for Meg and Simon). I think my only real complaints is in Written in Red we got to see Meg doing things to earn the trust and friendship of the others around her, but it is just sort of instant here, and that really takes something away.
If you like the Written in Red group of first five books of the others series you are going to like this one. It's a little different, a little more adult, but you still aren't getting a relationship right away. I'm a little confused as to where the story is going to go after book 1, only in the sense that they seemed to get rid of the big bad pretty quickly and easily, so I'm not really sure who or what the conflict will be in the future books.
Like the first five books in the others series you have a broken woman who is trying to start her life over as she makes a home for herself with some equally broken people and others. There is a romance that can't be because of battle scars, until those scars heal enough and we get a kiss and they live happily ever after type ending. (I'm assuming it will be like that in this one too. I'm hoping we actually get to see them as a couple for at least a book, may be at a wedding for Meg and Simon). I think my only real complaints is in Written in Red we got to see Meg doing things to earn the trust and friendship of the others around her, but it is just sort of instant here, and that really takes something away.
tarmiriel's review against another edition
3.0
So I enjoyed reading this. But honestly, I was disappointed by it. Apart from the very, very end I felt like Anne Bishop's usually rather dreamy and lovely writing style was missing. And to be honest, while I did like these characters, they all felt a bit like discount versions of the characters from the first five books in the series. I think the world of the Others is great, but this book didn't feel to me like the best example of that world. Again, still enjoyed reading it, but I was hoping for a lot more than I got.
nattyg's review against another edition
5.0
This is not a Meg & Co book, it IS about the Others and the world they live in.
If you can't imagine how a book not about Meg & Co would work, don't fear. I loved this one! It was fantastic. New enough characters to engage and wonder and discover, yet similar enough to be familiar and wonderful
I want more adventures from Vicki & Co! More from this new world even if we're given a whole new set of characters.
I'm in love.
If you can't imagine how a book not about Meg & Co would work, don't fear. I loved this one! It was fantastic. New enough characters to engage and wonder and discover, yet similar enough to be familiar and wonderful
I want more adventures from Vicki & Co! More from this new world even if we're given a whole new set of characters.
I'm in love.
laughlinesandliterature's review against another edition
4.0
This was a really great start to this series. I really enjoyed it, but it's starting to feel a little formulaic when compared with 'The Others' series. I'm hoping for good things in the next book. I'd like to get some other surprises or see her maybe start a new series! 4 out of 5 stars.