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babs_reviews's review against another edition
5.0
In true Mikaelson fashion, this family rips the emotions right out of you! This series was so much fun to read because you not only have a face to put with the characters (well the main ones) but you also have a voice. So along with a readers imagination you have real solid imagery to build the scenes in your head.
An enemy searches and preys upon the one thing that can drive Elijah, Rebekah and Niklaus apart; individual weakness. What better way to defeat an enemy than divide and conquer?
Klaus thrives on power and even sitting at the top he salivates for it, the thirst never being quenched. He is hell bent on taking New Orleans and at whatever cost necessary. Beautiful brute that he is.
Elijah's weakness has always been family. I've always thought he got his strength from being needed, like it was his duty to reign in Klaus and guide him as best he could. He completely loses his way and at the hand of a beautiful woman no less.
Rebekah, she's always throwing her words every which way about humans...yet her desire for love might very well be her undoing. A very human trait if you ask me.
The will and determination of each them is put to the test. It becomes a battle and they must decide carefully just how far they are willing to go to uphold a promise they made to each other. After all, Family IS Power.
Is their loyalty as strong as they thought...strong enough to do whatever it takes to keep it?
Their loyalty has never ceased before, despite the constant treachery.
We already know as a whole, family, cumbersome as it is, not only makes them their strongest but also makes them weak.
The question becomes which will win...strength or weakness?
Julie Plec does a great job of world building. She's created a rounded story with a plot that keeps your interest up until the end. The fight scenes are vivid and the blood shed just as messy as you'd like, even if you won't admit it. A grand finish to the series.
An enemy searches and preys upon the one thing that can drive Elijah, Rebekah and Niklaus apart; individual weakness. What better way to defeat an enemy than divide and conquer?
Klaus thrives on power and even sitting at the top he salivates for it, the thirst never being quenched. He is hell bent on taking New Orleans and at whatever cost necessary. Beautiful brute that he is.
Elijah's weakness has always been family. I've always thought he got his strength from being needed, like it was his duty to reign in Klaus and guide him as best he could. He completely loses his way and at the hand of a beautiful woman no less.
Rebekah, she's always throwing her words every which way about humans...yet her desire for love might very well be her undoing. A very human trait if you ask me.
The will and determination of each them is put to the test. It becomes a battle and they must decide carefully just how far they are willing to go to uphold a promise they made to each other. After all, Family IS Power.
Is their loyalty as strong as they thought...strong enough to do whatever it takes to keep it?
Their loyalty has never ceased before, despite the constant treachery.
We already know as a whole, family, cumbersome as it is, not only makes them their strongest but also makes them weak.
The question becomes which will win...strength or weakness?
Julie Plec does a great job of world building. She's created a rounded story with a plot that keeps your interest up until the end. The fight scenes are vivid and the blood shed just as messy as you'd like, even if you won't admit it. A grand finish to the series.
whatsjessreading's review
3.0
I didn't enjoy this one as much as the first two, and overall, the second book is easily my favorite of the three.
The Resurrection takes place 20 years after the second book and Elijah and Rebekah have both found love. However, as always, and in typical JP style, their loves may not be what they seem, or work out how they want in the end...
We follow the Mikaelson's this time as, surprise surprise, they fight off a threat that wants them dead, this time in the form of humans. I won't divulge much more than that for fear of spoiling, but yeah...
Elijah had a lot more page time, which made me very happy, however the circumstances of that page time rattled me a little because how dare they?! I felt that Klaus was slightly OOC this time, saying some things I'd never imagine him saying, and it ruined it a little for me.
Overall, the plot just didn't do it for me. It's still a fun ride, no doubt, but it lacks the tension and atmosphere of the first two, and didn't appeal in ways the second one did. I did, however, enjoy reading the epilogue, I felt it was a fitting end, and it somehow makes me crave more.
A good series, fun adventures all round.
The Resurrection takes place 20 years after the second book and Elijah and Rebekah have both found love. However, as always, and in typical JP style, their loves may not be what they seem, or work out how they want in the end...
We follow the Mikaelson's this time as, surprise surprise, they fight off a threat that wants them dead, this time in the form of humans. I won't divulge much more than that for fear of spoiling, but yeah...
Elijah had a lot more page time, which made me very happy, however the circumstances of that page time rattled me a little because how dare they?! I felt that Klaus was slightly OOC this time, saying some things I'd never imagine him saying, and it ruined it a little for me.
Overall, the plot just didn't do it for me. It's still a fun ride, no doubt, but it lacks the tension and atmosphere of the first two, and didn't appeal in ways the second one did. I did, however, enjoy reading the epilogue, I felt it was a fitting end, and it somehow makes me crave more.
A good series, fun adventures all round.
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