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3.38 AVERAGE
3.38 AVERAGE
Lily, a wraith plays the role of assassin for a Blood Lord. She is sent to kill a sunmage and that is where everything changes in her life. There is a connection between Simon and Lily that cannot be denied and you find yourself hoping that they wind up together. Lily and Simon have a lot of character growth through out the book. You will be intrigued and not want to put the book down once you start reading it. The story has an alternating point of view between Lily and Simon. The way the author did this is perfect, you can easily tell what is going on and what each character is thinking without being lost. All in all, the book was an awesome read and I am really happy I was exposed to the talent that is M.J. Scott.
This is an excellent start to a new series/trilogy.
It is set in a world where the Fae, the Blood (vampires) and the Beasts (were-creatures of some kind) coincide with humans. The genre is apparently gaslight fantasy. Basically we humans are restricted access to silver and iron because they can kill the other creatures. Without iron and such we haven't advanced as far technologically. It's also set in London.
Lily is a wraith, no-one really knows how wraiths are born but they come from a Fae parent and a Lily has been used as an assassin from when she was fifteen.
Simon DuCaine is a sunmage, his power comes from the sun and at night he can create sunlight with the right focus. In the sun wraiths can't "shadow" to become incorporeal.
The world is richly crafted and the story between Lily and Simon is awesome. I think it will appeal to fans of Urban Fantasy as well as Romance.
It is set in a world where the Fae, the Blood (vampires) and the Beasts (were-creatures of some kind) coincide with humans. The genre is apparently gaslight fantasy. Basically we humans are restricted access to silver and iron because they can kill the other creatures. Without iron and such we haven't advanced as far technologically. It's also set in London.
Lily is a wraith, no-one really knows how wraiths are born but they come from a Fae parent and a
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frenzied human who is in the middle of turning into a Blood.Simon DuCaine is a sunmage, his power comes from the sun and at night he can create sunlight with the right focus. In the sun wraiths can't "shadow" to become incorporeal.
The world is richly crafted and the story between Lily and Simon is awesome. I think it will appeal to fans of Urban Fantasy as well as Romance.
3.5-This is a pretty interesting beginning to I'm hoping a even better series. The writing is good, has some interesting world building. It dragged in a few places and the characters need some better development but I think given this is the first book and everything is being set up, it was a pretty good read, I'll be reading on to see where this goes.
I've been looking for a series that really draws my attention and this one didn't. I don't know why it just didn't...I mean it had all the necessary parts but I just couldn't keep myself focused on it. Not to mention that its not a continuous series following Lily, which bothers me. I want to read something along the lines of The Hollows with Rachel Morgan or early Anita Blake. The ended of the story did not satisfy me. Simon's "apology" was not really worthy of forgiveness. The things he said to Lily really upset me and it should have upset her more. Sigh. Now I have to search through Goodreads for another series...
I was in the mood for some new urban fantasy but the beginning of this didn't grab my attention.
I couldn’t get into it. It was a slog. All tell and no show, therefore I never got any of the urgency, if urgency really was felt. By anyone. At all. Ever.
Of all these books so far this one was my favourite. The heroine is a very interesting character, I mean the way she just is really made me cry when I had to put the book down and stop reading it. The love connection and the romance is so capturing too, cleverly written as well.
2021 re-read: I think I may possibly have enjoyed this more the second time around.
This was unique. There were only a couple things that bothered me about this book:
1. She really didn't delve into the background and story of the City itself. I would have liked to know more about the people (and beings) who lived there, why it was split, etc.
2. The addiction part got old. Yeah, I know you're burning from the need. Yeah, I know it sucks. You could use this for a drinking game -- take a drink when Lily smells a man and the need gets worse.
3. Things tend to be repeated often in this book, even between the two characters. Give us some credit for remembering things we read ten pages ago.
4. Gods and fucking suns.
5. The baddie was killed a little too easily. They talk him up and he terrifies all the characters to an astounding degree, leaving Lily almost incapacitated at times, only to take him down within a couple pages. In an extremely obvious way. I understand why they couldn't do it before, but. Still.
1. She really didn't delve into the background and story of the City itself. I would have liked to know more about the people (and beings) who lived there, why it was split, etc.
2. The addiction part got old. Yeah, I know you're burning from the need. Yeah, I know it sucks. You could use this for a drinking game -- take a drink when Lily smells a man and the need gets worse.
3. Things tend to be repeated often in this book, even between the two characters. Give us some credit for remembering things we read ten pages ago.
4. Gods and fucking suns.
5. The baddie was killed a little too easily. They talk him up and he terrifies all the characters to an astounding degree, leaving Lily almost incapacitated at times, only to take him down within a couple pages. In an extremely obvious way. I understand why they couldn't do it before, but. Still.
I am much too groggy to come up with a clear review. I enjoyed the world building and what the author was trying to do very much, but the writing and lukewarm romance kinda killed things a little for me.