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casneill411's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
cakt1991's review against another edition
5.0
Full review here: https://courtneyreadsromancesite.wordpress.com/2017/06/24/review-of-queen-of-song-and-souls-tairen-soul-4-by-c-l-wilson/
Another great installment in this series! But that ending though! THE FEELS!
Another great installment in this series! But that ending though! THE FEELS!
amym84's review against another edition
4.0
This is the fourth book in the Tairen Soul series. And like the others it picks up right where the previous book left off. This series is best if read back-to-back CL Wilson is not one to go back and recap events that happeneing in the previous books, but I can't fault her for that. Usually recapping slows a story down.
Queen of Song and Souls finds our characters in the middle of an ever growing war started nin King of Sword and Sky. While I really like the seris and I can't wait to see how the series ends and it will probably be a series I read over again, this entry just seemed a little stagnant.
I felt like there was a lot of stuff going on. Stuff going on at Celeria, in the Fading Mists, in Elderia, etc. but the furthering of the story is very little. A lot of things deal with the characters discovering things that we, the reader, already know and is just now being brought to the character's attention (i.e. Elysetta's parents). If I had known this was going to be the case I would say that we should have discovered these thruth along with the characters. This book just sweemed to hold the place of where the previous book was leading waiting for the next book to move forward.
Despite that I did really enjoy this book. I found myself just reading and reading and when I would stop I discovered I had read much further than I had intended in a sitting. I like being in this world. It's very realized and detailed. I really liked the forest detail of the Elf world that we are introduced to for the first time.
We do get a little glimpse of what is in store for Elysetta and Rain, but honestly it's just a little tidbit and nothing of real significance. I guess we should all be happy that the next book is the final in the series and all of our questions will be answered. Until Then!
Queen of Song and Souls finds our characters in the middle of an ever growing war started nin King of Sword and Sky. While I really like the seris and I can't wait to see how the series ends and it will probably be a series I read over again, this entry just seemed a little stagnant.
I felt like there was a lot of stuff going on. Stuff going on at Celeria, in the Fading Mists, in Elderia, etc. but the furthering of the story is very little. A lot of things deal with the characters discovering things that we, the reader, already know and is just now being brought to the character's attention (i.e. Elysetta's parents). If I had known this was going to be the case I would say that we should have discovered these thruth along with the characters. This book just sweemed to hold the place of where the previous book was leading waiting for the next book to move forward.
Despite that I did really enjoy this book. I found myself just reading and reading and when I would stop I discovered I had read much further than I had intended in a sitting. I like being in this world. It's very realized and detailed. I really liked the forest detail of the Elf world that we are introduced to for the first time.
We do get a little glimpse of what is in store for Elysetta and Rain, but honestly it's just a little tidbit and nothing of real significance. I guess we should all be happy that the next book is the final in the series and all of our questions will be answered. Until Then!
rosetyper9's review against another edition
4.0
This book was very different than the previous three books in this series. This book was a lot of traveling and the characters discovering new things and setting up for the final battle. This book started in motion many things I think will have major impact on the last book. Also, this book had almost zero naughty bits, which is off for a romance, but I think because there was so much to do and learn it didn't matter that much. Also, sex is probably the last thing you think when you are in a war.
I am still head over heels in love with these characters and am so happy I finally got to this book (the ones I haven't read) finally. I did not enjoy this book as much as the first three, the whole first 3/4ths of the book felt like it dragged for me, I found myself skimming quite often. The drama picks up in the last quarter and I found myself in the familiar dramatic reading position (rocking back and forth with the book as close to my face as I can get it).
The ending is major, I even teared up a little bit. I have come so far with these characters it hurts me when they get hurt. I can't wait to dive into the last story so I can truly find out what happens. I also recommend reading this series in order, they all start almost exactly on each others heels and have very little fill in.
I am still head over heels in love with these characters and am so happy I finally got to this book (the ones I haven't read) finally. I did not enjoy this book as much as the first three, the whole first 3/4ths of the book felt like it dragged for me, I found myself skimming quite often. The drama picks up in the last quarter and I found myself in the familiar dramatic reading position (rocking back and forth with the book as close to my face as I can get it).
The ending is major, I even teared up a little bit. I have come so far with these characters it hurts me when they get hurt. I can't wait to dive into the last story so I can truly find out what happens. I also recommend reading this series in order, they all start almost exactly on each others heels and have very little fill in.
kylerbooks14's review against another edition
4.0
I loved this installment, so far it might be the best. Before I picked this up I was scared my heart was going to be ripped out of my chest and C.L. Wilson did not disappoint.
There was never a dull moment between the war and the interpersonal relationships between all the characters.
There was quiet a bit reveals during this books which also lead to a lot of set up for book 5. Additionally, I wished that we got more of the bond being built instead of just the fact that the bond isn't being completed. It doesn't feel like they are really trying at some points, but I am excited to see the bond being completed in book 5.
There was never a dull moment between the war and the interpersonal relationships between all the characters.
There was quiet a bit reveals during this books which also lead to a lot of set up for book 5. Additionally, I wished that we got more of the bond being built instead of just the fact that the bond isn't being completed. It doesn't feel like they are really trying at some points, but I am excited to see the bond being completed in book 5.
mc10's review against another edition
4.0
I think the series got to a point where I'm not sure the author is going to be able to deliver the closing that I need in just one book, but we'll see...
suzjustsuz's review against another edition
4.0
I think this was the best entry in the series so far, although I have to say the end kinda sucked.
There were a lot of revelations in the story, much of it in either exciting or frustrating ways, and the story took a long step forward. I still find most of the relationship stuff to be a bit over wrought and/or melodramatic, but it's not badly done and in this entry there isn't as much of it as there is in other entries in the series. Folks who read for the feelz would like this series.
I thought the resolution to the melodrama at the end of this one was abrupt and unsatisfying, particularly since the melodrama was so emotionally fraught and the resolution was rather cold.
I have to say that the narrator of books 3-6, Emily Durante, does a more than adequate job of narrating this series. The fact that the first two books are done by different narrators would seem to lean one toward preferring the Durante narration if for no other reason than consistency. But I find that here at the end of book 5 I am still wishing they'd stuck with the narrator of book 2, Amy Cardy. Cardy's voices were stronger in that they were a bit less breathy in the way some females voices can be. Durante's voices are competent, with the ability to differentiate characters and genders as well as tone and inflection. But she's just a bit breathy, or a smidge more so than Cardy, I think.
There were a lot of revelations in the story, much of it in either exciting or frustrating ways, and the story took a long step forward. I still find most of the relationship stuff to be a bit over wrought and/or melodramatic, but it's not badly done and in this entry there isn't as much of it as there is in other entries in the series. Folks who read for the feelz would like this series.
I thought the resolution to the melodrama at the end of this one was abrupt and unsatisfying, particularly since the melodrama was so emotionally fraught and the resolution was rather cold.
I have to say that the narrator of books 3-6, Emily Durante, does a more than adequate job of narrating this series. The fact that the first two books are done by different narrators would seem to lean one toward preferring the Durante narration if for no other reason than consistency. But I find that here at the end of book 5 I am still wishing they'd stuck with the narrator of book 2, Amy Cardy. Cardy's voices were stronger in that they were a bit less breathy in the way some females voices can be. Durante's voices are competent, with the ability to differentiate characters and genders as well as tone and inflection. But she's just a bit breathy, or a smidge more so than Cardy, I think.
annareads1452's review against another edition
5.0
Loved it! SO much! Prophecy's got revealed war started and this book was non-stop action. Ahh i need to know who is going to survive! Adrial and Talisa killed me. I cried twice in this book. My heart aches for them so much and their scenes together at the end was the second time I cried. Overall such an incredible series and this book just doesn't stop. Plot,action romance it has it all. I have no idea how everything is going to wrap up in one more book but I am excited to read it!
bookadventurer's review against another edition
2.0
I really wish this series had ended after three books. The first three I read one right after the other. I couldn't put the first two down. During and after the third, it begins to feel like the story is being dragged along to keep readers hooked, without very much resolution to the plot. There are so many twists and turns that it gets old. It reads like a quick-read but continues like an epic fantasy.
Definitely a guilty pleasure, and I'm sure I'll read the fifth (and forthcoming, and second-thought?) book, because I want to find out the ending, and the fates of a few of the supporting characters especially, but my enjoyment of the story diminishes the more I read.
Definitely a guilty pleasure, and I'm sure I'll read the fifth (and forthcoming, and second-thought?) book, because I want to find out the ending, and the fates of a few of the supporting characters especially, but my enjoyment of the story diminishes the more I read.