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fuent020's review against another edition
4.0
I would read this series again. The characters are so well developed and the overall story arc is something I haven't run into. The story takes place after a religious (non-specified, even the characters don't know for sure) apocalypse. Time has reverted back to the middle ages, but there is still working technology around. Throw in some angels, demons, & witches and you have yourself an interesting story.
**Spoiler**
I'm still not sure if the angels are actually aliens! I hope there will be another book to the series to further develop this idea.
**Spoiler**
I'm still not sure if the angels are actually aliens! I hope there will be another book to the series to further develop this idea.
mamap's review against another edition
1.0
don't know if i should count this one .. didn't read it all .. glanced through and when i realized a favorite character died ... i knew i was done
papidoc's review against another edition
4.0
Up to the last 90%, this was a good final installment in the Rogue Mage trilogy. But that last 10% ruined it for me. It was, at best, an unsatisfying ending, and some elements of the denouement just made me wonder what the heck Hunter was thinking. She could have made the book a third again as long, and wrapped up everything in a much more satisfying way, neatly tying up all the loose ends and bringing everything to a much better conclusion. It's almost as if her editor told her to keep the book under a certain length or they wouldn't publish it. It could have been so much better!
athenaevarinya's review against another edition
2.0
I'm really unsure of this trilogy. I enjoy reading the Jane Yellowrock series, but this trilogy left me feeling, for lack of better word, off. I think part of the problem is that while she tries to say that in this world of Thorn's no religion has won in the religious war of who's right, yet at the same time the mage spells that have effect and power over the baddies are Christian scripture. I'm sorry, but if no religion has won there should be evidence in how the baddies are fought.
In any case, there was a lot of stuff that just didn't feel right with this story. The ending was way too rushed and I find after thinking about that I'm not really feeling Thorn as our heroine/protagonist.
In any case, there was a lot of stuff that just didn't feel right with this story. The ending was way too rushed and I find after thinking about that I'm not really feeling Thorn as our heroine/protagonist.
wetdryvac's review against another edition
5.0
So very not my usual speed, but this series pulled me in and paid off really, really well.
rora114's review against another edition
3.0
Interesting, but some things were described over and over.
Over all, glad I read the series. An interesting conception of what the world would be like during the Biblical Apocalypse.
Over all, glad I read the series. An interesting conception of what the world would be like during the Biblical Apocalypse.
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drey72's review against another edition
4.0
Hahahahahahahaha! Thorn gets a new buddy in Host. This one was sent from her former home, the New Orleans Enclave. Yes, the one that threw her out in the first place. Cheran Jones is a prissy and arrogant metal mage whose duty is to instruct Thorn in the arts of diplomacy. Apparently she's not polished enough to represent the neo-mages in Mineral City, even if she's been too busy hiding, killing demon spawn, and containing the Dragon, to worry about "media relations". Along with the Seraphs, the Earth Invasion Heretics, her ex-husband, the town preacher, and all the colorful cast members in the series, Thorn must now defeat the succubus queen if they are to live to see another day.
I like Thorn. She tries to do the right thing, she really really does. But when the "right" thing is asinine, or completely objectionable, she redefines the meaning of right to ensure that her loved ones, her friends, and even the townspeople who don't care for her much, are as safe as she can make them. Host is a satisfying conclusion to the Rogue Mage series. I'm kinda hoping for more Thorn, though...
I like Thorn. She tries to do the right thing, she really really does. But when the "right" thing is asinine, or completely objectionable, she redefines the meaning of right to ensure that her loved ones, her friends, and even the townspeople who don't care for her much, are as safe as she can make them. Host is a satisfying conclusion to the Rogue Mage series. I'm kinda hoping for more Thorn, though...
bakabacchus's review against another edition
4.0
So far the main characters power increase hasn't gone to stupid levels and the serious hasn't devolved into sex and relationship angst. Still wondering about whether we have aliens or real angels. I'll definitely be reading the next book.