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ptaradactyl's review against another edition
3.0
I read this book in an evening, and I enjoyed it. Loved the world it was set in and enjoyed the story. It didn't go down the first path I expected when Mage-heat first made an appearance. Or the second, even.
Sometimes, though, it just got weird. Granted, the source material is pretty confusing (am I allowed to call the Book of Revelations "trippy"?) in and of itself, so I kept catching myself skipping ahead till the plot came back.
Sometimes, though, it just got weird. Granted, the source material is pretty confusing (am I allowed to call the Book of Revelations "trippy"?) in and of itself, so I kept catching myself skipping ahead till the plot came back.
alishacostanzo's review against another edition
3.0
I liked quite a bit of this book, and the ending pushes me to read book two.
setaian's review against another edition
As a general rule I won't rate a book that I DNF and read less than 50%. So no rating.
Bloodring, well the 40% I read before I walked away, is a bit of a disaster. It's monotonous, the characters are remote, the story...well you would think by 40% I would have a vague idea of what's going on but honestly I had no idea.
Faith Hunter is a talented writer. Her Skinwalker series is a personal favorite. This book is going into the bowels of hell and hopefully it is never mentioned again.
Bloodring, well the 40% I read before I walked away, is a bit of a disaster. It's monotonous, the characters are remote, the story...well you would think by 40% I would have a vague idea of what's going on but honestly I had no idea.
Faith Hunter is a talented writer. Her Skinwalker series is a personal favorite. This book is going into the bowels of hell and hopefully it is never mentioned again.
yggie's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
mysterious
reflective
relaxing
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
This was an interesting read. I liked the worldbuilding and the characters, even though the mage heat thing was cringy and felt like it was written by a horny teen.
I actually liked the writing in this one a lot better than in the Jane Yellowrock series by the same author - to my surprise to be honest, seeing how the rogue mage series predates that one.
I actually liked the writing in this one a lot better than in the Jane Yellowrock series by the same author - to my surprise to be honest, seeing how the rogue mage series predates that one.
kelic's review against another edition
2.0
Hmm, I'm not too sure about this Faith Hunter series. I loved Jane and really enjoyed [b:Blood of the Earth|24452922|Blood of the Earth (Soulwood, #1)|Faith Hunter|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1429125670s/24452922.jpg|44044683] but this is too much uncontrollable need. It reads almost like a YA. I'll read the next in the series simply because I have a lot of faith in Faith.
drey72's review against another edition
4.0
I picked up Bloodring after reading Faith's Jane Yellowrock books, Skinwalker and Blood Cross. Apparently I can't get enough Faith... =)
I like Thorn. She is strong, powerful, and on the lam. Well, in hiding, anyway, since she's been in the same place for 10 years now... Then her ex-husband goes missing, and the cops come knocking on her door. To further complicate things (because she really really REALLY needs it complicated), Thorn finds a stash of gemstone that talks to her... And she gets herself involved in the fight between heaven and hell.
Thorn's world is stark and unyielding, and amazingly detailed. The residents of Mineral City have their own factions, from the conspiracy theorists to the unyielding religious. And not all of them are happy when Thorn comes out of hiding to save her--and their--home.
Heavenly deities, elemental magic, and a big bad scare-the-bejeebus-outta-you baddie provide the supernatural in this romp through Thorn's post-apocalyptic world. I don't know how I missed this when it came out a few years ago, but I'm glad I read it (and the following books, Host and Seraph too... because I never read just one!).
I like Thorn. She is strong, powerful, and on the lam. Well, in hiding, anyway, since she's been in the same place for 10 years now... Then her ex-husband goes missing, and the cops come knocking on her door. To further complicate things (because she really really REALLY needs it complicated), Thorn finds a stash of gemstone that talks to her... And she gets herself involved in the fight between heaven and hell.
Thorn's world is stark and unyielding, and amazingly detailed. The residents of Mineral City have their own factions, from the conspiracy theorists to the unyielding religious. And not all of them are happy when Thorn comes out of hiding to save her--and their--home.
Heavenly deities, elemental magic, and a big bad scare-the-bejeebus-outta-you baddie provide the supernatural in this romp through Thorn's post-apocalyptic world. I don't know how I missed this when it came out a few years ago, but I'm glad I read it (and the following books, Host and Seraph too... because I never read just one!).
puzumaki's review against another edition
A continuation of the mixed apocalyptic/magic/vampire/angels/demons etc theme. Each book takes places over just a few days, which is a different feeling for most sci-fi/fantasy books I've read.
a_h_haga's review against another edition
3.0
Reread 2020
Hah! I didn't realize I read this book for the first time in January two years ago! That's kinda fun!
I'd been considering giving this series a reread for a while, and then I got so sick and spent WAY too much money on audiobooks in December, so I thought this was as good a time as any to do that reread. Maybe it'd save me some cash.
My thoughts on a reread?
The book is better than I remember it, actually.
I remember it as more wordy and messy and repetative, but that wasn't really a problem this time around. I don't know why.
The story was also more interesting now, as I've gotten more into crystals since the last read - one of the reasons I'd been thinking about a reread - so the parts of the story that earlier felt like the author info-dumping were actually interesting to me this time around.
Probably still info-dumping, I just didn't notice.
I considered changing the rating, but the book is still a little wordy and have some cliche moment, not to mention I see that things from this book have been reused in other books byt he author. And there's the new rating-system to take into consideration. So it's staying at
3/5 stars
2018
By now I've listened to lot of books by Faith Hunter as audiobooks. This one was the first I tried to read, and I ended up listening to parts of it as an audiobook — because I wanted to continue reading when I needed to do other stuff, or when I wasn't in any shape to read.
This isn't her best book, though.
Rather early in the story I realized this was probably her first book. I looked it up, and was right. I realized it because of a few small thing that tasted a bit inmature for me, a few of those things new authors do where they make their characters and story a little OP. Ironically, this got better as I continued reading the book.
The story was a bit slow.
It picked up well late in the book, but in the beginning I had trouble staying focused on it. This was because the descriptions of the MC's work. It was interesting, but not wjat I wanted to read.
I do already have the rest of the trilogy, though, so I will continue reading it. It wasn't a bad book, but a little... unpolished (see what I did there?)
Hah! I didn't realize I read this book for the first time in January two years ago! That's kinda fun!
I'd been considering giving this series a reread for a while, and then I got so sick and spent WAY too much money on audiobooks in December, so I thought this was as good a time as any to do that reread. Maybe it'd save me some cash.
My thoughts on a reread?
The book is better than I remember it, actually.
I remember it as more wordy and messy and repetative, but that wasn't really a problem this time around. I don't know why.
The story was also more interesting now, as I've gotten more into crystals since the last read - one of the reasons I'd been thinking about a reread - so the parts of the story that earlier felt like the author info-dumping were actually interesting to me this time around.
Probably still info-dumping, I just didn't notice.
I considered changing the rating, but the book is still a little wordy and have some cliche moment, not to mention I see that things from this book have been reused in other books byt he author. And there's the new rating-system to take into consideration. So it's staying at
3/5 stars
2018
By now I've listened to lot of books by Faith Hunter as audiobooks. This one was the first I tried to read, and I ended up listening to parts of it as an audiobook — because I wanted to continue reading when I needed to do other stuff, or when I wasn't in any shape to read.
This isn't her best book, though.
Rather early in the story I realized this was probably her first book. I looked it up, and was right. I realized it because of a few small thing that tasted a bit inmature for me, a few of those things new authors do where they make their characters and story a little OP. Ironically, this got better as I continued reading the book.
The story was a bit slow.
It picked up well late in the book, but in the beginning I had trouble staying focused on it. This was because the descriptions of the MC's work. It was interesting, but not wjat I wanted to read.
I do already have the rest of the trilogy, though, so I will continue reading it. It wasn't a bad book, but a little... unpolished (see what I did there?)
reginaexmachina's review against another edition
3.0
This book started out interesting, then started to confuse the heck out of me, then bored me to the point of wanting to not finish it, but towards the end it redeemed itself enough for me to say it was decent. At times it felt like a high fantasy novel but then they'd mention their phones and televisions and I'd remember it's urban fantasy and post-apocolyptic. However the characters and the world definitely feel and act more towards the high fantasy side. There's not a whole lot of action going on until the end of the book but the characters were interesting enough for me to want to read it's sequel. Just not anytime soon.
seanchai's review against another edition
3.0
I found the world and world-building intriguing, but every time the main character said she was going into "heat," I cringed. And she talked about being in heat about every four or five pages.