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unofficialcate's review against another edition
challenging
lighthearted
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
tessa_b's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
I quite enjoyed the first two books in thus series; it sits in the small section of the Venn diagram where SciFi meets urban fantasy. However this book was a small bit of a letdown.
The pace was a little strange slow with not a lot of action for the first three quarters of the book then a sudden rush at the end. It felt like rather than trying to tell a story thus book was mostly about resetting the world and introducing a new group/faction. In the first two books we have normal humans, witches and demons, this book introduces a new group of magic users the Elders (basically the fae).
Also the relationship between Maggie and Damon was completely left hanging and not in a good cliffhangery way but more like in the rush to finish, letting the reader know how or if the latest intervention by demonic forces hard driven a new wedge between them or not got lost. Maybe we were meant to worry if Damon is really OK and isn't running scared again like the end of book 1 , but it didn't feel that way.
Overall not a bad read but not as enjoyable as the previous two entries in the series. Like expecting the fancy 54% milk chocolate and getting a bar of Cadburys.
The pace was a little strange slow with not a lot of action for the first three quarters of the book then a sudden rush at the end. It felt like rather than trying to tell a story thus book was mostly about resetting the world and introducing a new group/faction.
Also the relationship between Maggie and Damon was completely left hanging and not in a good cliffhangery way but more like in the rush to finish, letting the reader know how or if the latest intervention by demonic forces hard driven a new wedge between them or not got lost. Maybe we were meant to worry if Damon is really OK and isn't running scared again
Overall not a bad read but not as enjoyable as the previous two entries in the series. Like expecting the fancy 54% milk chocolate and getting a bar of Cadburys.
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