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4.2 AVERAGE
4.2 AVERAGE
Taken that this is the last book in the series, I have so many issues.
Spoilers ahead.
So just to cite a few off the top of my head, in no particular order of appearance:
- Bringing Eve back into the world of the living. Emotionally, love it, but if I think about it, there was no point to it. The baddies don't do anything with her, including capture, so why did they work so hard to bring her back?
- We have this super clairvoyant boy in the midst of things, as the strongest one ever, and a divine sign to the supernatural world. Do we ever meet him, despite the big search going to find him? No.
- If we are at that, Giles did a whole speech about the signs, mentioning another sorcerer/witch hybrid that we never get to hear any more about. Basically, besides Savannah and Hope, no Holy Sign of Revolution actually is in the book.
- Savannah was said to be so important, but honestly she doesn't do much, and the baddie doesn't want much to do with her either.
- People are talking about Jeremy's kitsune lineage casually, but as far as I remember we had no reveal of it. It just randomly showed up as a fact and that's about it.
- In Frostbitten, the Russian Pack leader hints Elena might have werewolf lineage, and I've been dying to see Elena go and find it out. She doesn't. Or if she does, it's off-screen so it's not like we'd know about it.
My point is: there were so many signs and hints placed, characters carefully constructed, storylines throughout multiple books set up. But in the end, it felt anticlimactic. The big baddie wants to spread a virus, which doesn't even need the army he collected, by the way, and is of course duped. Papa Lucifer can't interfere but still makes an appearance. Savannah loses her powers for a reason, but I didn't see much change or point when she gets them back. Basically, anyone else could've lost their powers for the same reason and that's about it.
Savannah was supposed to be the strongest supernatural. Since she was a child she was special. She had a special coming of age ceremony to fully unbind her powers by Hekate. She had a boy sacrificed to protect her life. And we never really hear about these or see their effects.
So yeah, I love the world, the characters, especially the Levine women, they were awesome, but I would've liked to be blown away by the ending. Instead, it felt a bit like this revolution was broken down silently, despite the big looming war that was promised by the synopsis. And yes, I'm sad to have no more to read, and to have to switch to other books now.
Spoilers ahead.
So just to cite a few off the top of my head, in no particular order of appearance:
- Bringing Eve back into the world of the living. Emotionally, love it, but if I think about it, there was no point to it. The baddies don't do anything with her, including capture, so why did they work so hard to bring her back?
- We have this super clairvoyant boy in the midst of things, as the strongest one ever, and a divine sign to the supernatural world. Do we ever meet him, despite the big search going to find him? No.
- If we are at that, Giles did a whole speech about the signs, mentioning another sorcerer/witch hybrid that we never get to hear any more about. Basically, besides Savannah and Hope, no Holy Sign of Revolution actually is in the book.
- Savannah was said to be so important, but honestly she doesn't do much, and the baddie doesn't want much to do with her either.
- People are talking about Jeremy's kitsune lineage casually, but as far as I remember we had no reveal of it. It just randomly showed up as a fact and that's about it.
- In Frostbitten, the Russian Pack leader hints Elena might have werewolf lineage, and I've been dying to see Elena go and find it out. She doesn't. Or if she does, it's off-screen so it's not like we'd know about it.
My point is: there were so many signs and hints placed, characters carefully constructed, storylines throughout multiple books set up. But in the end, it felt anticlimactic. The big baddie wants to spread a virus, which doesn't even need the army he collected, by the way, and is of course duped. Papa Lucifer can't interfere but still makes an appearance. Savannah loses her powers for a reason, but I didn't see much change or point when she gets them back. Basically, anyone else could've lost their powers for the same reason and that's about it.
Savannah was supposed to be the strongest supernatural. Since she was a child she was special. She had a special coming of age ceremony to fully unbind her powers by Hekate. She had a boy sacrificed to protect her life. And we never really hear about these or see their effects.
So yeah, I love the world, the characters, especially the Levine women, they were awesome, but I would've liked to be blown away by the ending. Instead, it felt a bit like this revolution was broken down silently, despite the big looming war that was promised by the synopsis. And yes, I'm sad to have no more to read, and to have to switch to other books now.
This was a great book. Kelley Armstrong ended the series in a very good way, leaving just enough of a hint that there might be more. I liked that she didn't just have everyone go off and live happily ever after. I enjoyed the series, some books more than others, but overall I liked reading all of the books.
A really strong finish to her terrific otherworld series. On the long side, but it did not lag too much at all. Savannah was a good character and great narrator to finnish with. It was a great idea to have each of the other narrators from each book in the series narrate for the odd chapter here and there, i loved it and it felt like a good way to say goodbye to all the characters; but it did highlight the similarity in tone between all of her characters voices, there were moments where i couldn't tell for pages and pages if it had returned to savannah or not, but this was a small flaw. A good storyline, big enough to include all the characters. not the best book title, not relevant to the storyline. A little cheesy to have all the coupling up, Savannah and Adam, Cassandra and Aaron etc...(but i loved that really). Also despite being a Canadian author and her main character of the first book in this series being Canadian, this is a very USA centred series. Very sad not to have any more novels in this world. So much still to explore in the Otherworld, i'm sure she will return to it to some degree. A nice little short story after the book ends (“From Russia with Love”) to say goodbye to her original Otherworld Race the Werewolves, it was nice to get a sense of the Pack as the series ends, but it was really a big tease as the story was only 20 pages long and wasn't long enough to satisfy. I would strongly recommend this series, and will myself read her other different serieses and finish her young adult otherworld books.
Well this is the final book in this series and it goes out with a lot of action and appearances by all our favorite characters. 13 picks up right where Spell Bound left off. Savannah is still trying to get her powers back and the Supernatural Liberation Movement wants to infect people with a virus and out the supernaturals to the world. Of course, our valiant heroes must stop SLAM; so they all come together in one action packed sequence after another. We see Elena and Clay, Jeremy and Jaime, Hope and Karl, Savannah and Adam, Eve and Kristof, Lucas and Paige and a bunch of other random characters. The story is told through Savannah's POV but there are chapters that allow some of the other voices to join in the storytelling.
I have really enjoyed this series since I read Bitten and am a little sad to see it end. However, I do admire authors who are able to actually end long running series. Do I think we will never see these characters again? Not really, I have a feeling they will pop up in Armstrong's YA series or in future books.
As a finale to a series this wasn't bad. We got to see and say goodbye to all our favorite characters even if they didn't play a huge role in this book. I will admit that the changes in location and nonstop action sometimes got a little confusing; it seems like they rush from one disaster to another. However, it is a satisfying ending and everything seems to work out in the end. There are still loose threads though and room for Armstrong to revisit this world.
I have really enjoyed this series since I read Bitten and am a little sad to see it end. However, I do admire authors who are able to actually end long running series. Do I think we will never see these characters again? Not really, I have a feeling they will pop up in Armstrong's YA series or in future books.
As a finale to a series this wasn't bad. We got to see and say goodbye to all our favorite characters even if they didn't play a huge role in this book. I will admit that the changes in location and nonstop action sometimes got a little confusing; it seems like they rush from one disaster to another. However, it is a satisfying ending and everything seems to work out in the end. There are still loose threads though and room for Armstrong to revisit this world.
I fell in love with the Women of the Otherworld series with the debut book, "Bitten". Elena and the werewolf pack at Stonehaven were fascinating. There was so much depth and complexity to even the side/nonessential characters, and the added nuances of pack hierarchy made for an engrossing read.
The series grew to encompass other characters, but the werewolf stories were still my favorite. After the addition of Paige and Jaime though, the series seemed to be getting watered down. Savannah was always my least favorite character, but since she first appeared in the second book of the series, I can see why her coming of age is the focus of the two penultimate books. However, Thirteen is completely dominated by Savannah's perspective. We get a mere 2-3 chapters each of narration by Elena, Jaime, Eve and Hope (and short chapters at that!) with little to no information or perspective on how the events of the book affect or mean to the other characters.
My issue with this book is the same as one of the other reviewers said- it's all action but no plot. And despite the supernatural origin of the character's world, the end reveal stretches the bounds of plausibility. It just wasn't written convincingly. Hopefully, the forthcoming anthology will have some encore appearances from the other characters.
The series grew to encompass other characters, but the werewolf stories were still my favorite. After the addition of Paige and Jaime though, the series seemed to be getting watered down. Savannah was always my least favorite character, but since she first appeared in the second book of the series, I can see why her coming of age is the focus of the two penultimate books. However, Thirteen is completely dominated by Savannah's perspective. We get a mere 2-3 chapters each of narration by Elena, Jaime, Eve and Hope (and short chapters at that!) with little to no information or perspective on how the events of the book affect or mean to the other characters.
My issue with this book is the same as one of the other reviewers said- it's all action but no plot. And despite the supernatural origin of the character's world, the end reveal stretches the bounds of plausibility. It just wasn't written convincingly. Hopefully, the forthcoming anthology will have some encore appearances from the other characters.
Women of the Otherworld Series
(001) ★★★★★ F&W • GR Bitten
(002) ★★★★★ F&W • GR Stolen
(003) ★★★★★ F&W • GR Dime Store Magic
(004) ★★★★☆ F&W • GR Industrial Magic
(005) ★★★☆☆ F&W • GR Haunted
(006) ★★☆☆☆ F&W • GR Broken
(007) ★★★☆☆ F&W • GR No Humans Involved
(008) ★★☆☆☆ F&W • GR Personal Demon
(009) ★★☆☆☆ F&W • GR Living with the Dead
(010) ★★★★☆ F&W • GR Frostbitten
(011) ★★★☆☆ F&W • GR Waking the Witch
(012) ☐☐☐☐☐ • GR Spell Bound
(013) ☐☐☐☐☐ • GR Thirteen
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(001) ★★★★★ F&W • GR Bitten
(002) ★★★★★ F&W • GR Stolen
(003) ★★★★★ F&W • GR Dime Store Magic
(004) ★★★★☆ F&W • GR Industrial Magic
(005) ★★★☆☆ F&W • GR Haunted
(006) ★★☆☆☆ F&W • GR Broken
(007) ★★★☆☆ F&W • GR No Humans Involved
(008) ★★☆☆☆ F&W • GR Personal Demon
(009) ★★☆☆☆ F&W • GR Living with the Dead
(010) ★★★★☆ F&W • GR Frostbitten
(011) ★★★☆☆ F&W • GR Waking the Witch
(012) ☐☐☐☐☐ • GR Spell Bound
(013) ☐☐☐☐☐ • GR Thirteen
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As a regular book in the series this installment would have been great. As a series finale it left a lot to be desired.
As the seeming series finale, I was hoping for just a bit more. The plot seemed poised for a solid conclusion, but instead it felt as if all of the characters spent the whole book chasing their tails (some more literally than others). The climax of the story felt way less than climactic, rather it seemed rushed and like the story was softly closed. It felt like things were being set for a follow up book, but since it has been 6 years, I don't think that is the case.
Well, Armstrong definitely closed the series with a bang. I enjoyed this volume so much that I'm tempted to go back and re-read the entire series just to have more right now.
All the characters we've gotten to know are back: Clay, Elena, Jaime and Jeremy, Hope and Karl, Paige and Lucas, Eve and Kristof, Adam, Sean, Bryce, and Benicio. Savannah, however, is the center of this novel while the others weave in and out of the action.
Savannah Levine was a child when she was introduced in one of the earliest books of the series, [b:Stolen|11922|Stolen (Women of the Otherworld, #2)|Kelley Armstrong|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1300923278s/11922.jpg|14289]. She is definitely a full adult now, capable of holding her own with or without spells. She is also an incredible nexus of influence — and those who want to use or influence her just don't take "no" for an answer no matter how forcefully she says it.
The Supernatural Liberation Movement (SLM) wants to use Savannah in their quest to bring supernaturals into the open, but she isn't interested. She's been fighting their agents since [b:Waking the Witch|6725785|Waking the Witch (Women of the Otherworld, #11)|Kelley Armstrong|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1265310260s/6725785.jpg|6921947], but some of the plots their primary members are associated in go all the way back to [b:Stolen|11922|Stolen (Women of the Otherworld, #2)|Kelley Armstrong|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1300923278s/11922.jpg|14289]. These are the people who killed Eve, so why would Savannah help them?
Armstrong has done a masterful job of weaving little threads together from all the different books so that they wind up in one neat package. I was enthralled from the first word through the last, but satisfied with where she left the characters. I look forward to reading any new stories she chooses to tell in the Otherworld, but I can see that this round is finished. Kudos to her for a job well done.
All the characters we've gotten to know are back: Clay, Elena, Jaime and Jeremy, Hope and Karl, Paige and Lucas, Eve and Kristof, Adam, Sean, Bryce, and Benicio. Savannah, however, is the center of this novel while the others weave in and out of the action.
Savannah Levine was a child when she was introduced in one of the earliest books of the series, [b:Stolen|11922|Stolen (Women of the Otherworld, #2)|Kelley Armstrong|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1300923278s/11922.jpg|14289]. She is definitely a full adult now, capable of holding her own with or without spells. She is also an incredible nexus of influence — and those who want to use or influence her just don't take "no" for an answer no matter how forcefully she says it.
The Supernatural Liberation Movement (SLM) wants to use Savannah in their quest to bring supernaturals into the open, but she isn't interested. She's been fighting their agents since [b:Waking the Witch|6725785|Waking the Witch (Women of the Otherworld, #11)|Kelley Armstrong|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1265310260s/6725785.jpg|6921947], but some of the plots their primary members are associated in go all the way back to [b:Stolen|11922|Stolen (Women of the Otherworld, #2)|Kelley Armstrong|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1300923278s/11922.jpg|14289]. These are the people who killed Eve, so why would Savannah help them?
Armstrong has done a masterful job of weaving little threads together from all the different books so that they wind up in one neat package. I was enthralled from the first word through the last, but satisfied with where she left the characters. I look forward to reading any new stories she chooses to tell in the Otherworld, but I can see that this round is finished. Kudos to her for a job well done.
Great finale to the Otherworld series. I"m going to miss all these characters!