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3.99 AVERAGE
3.99 AVERAGE
“To be a druid is to embrace death, dance with it a while, and finally fall prey to it. That is why we'll never rule this world. We have the power to bend all men to our whim, but are forever pushing ourselves further,trying to fly higher...and falling”
Bec is a good book, different from the others, a prequel of sorts, very high in fantasy level. While the others were in more modern times and touched by our world, this one is instead high fantasy, in a desolate world not our own, one which follows different rules for the demon world.
It introduces the concept of chess in the book (kind of) or Lord Loss's beginning interest in it. Not sure how this story will tie in with the others later. It did occur to me I need to read these closer together, or else I'm going to start getting them confused. Each book so far is with different characters, order of events and time settings.
I liked the main character for this one - a child priestess with good morals and a strong outlook in battle. Their world (can't guess what it is yet) was different than ours and the demons have free reign there. The young priestess was powerful and I thought may play an important role later in the series, but after that ending, I'm guessing the importance she plays will be more indirect than direct.
As before there's a decent offering of violence and gore level for this age group, and Shan doesn't hold the punches back when it comes to displaying his creative mind and his knack for writing inventive fiction. How happy I am that this IS fiction. Don't think I could handle Lord Losses walking around...
Not sure on the jab at Christians but guess it depends on their world and how it tied together. Understandable enough as a standalone but confusing with how it ties into the other stories. I'm sure as I keep reading, all will make sense and eventually be revealed. This will be fine to read as a standalone and then continue with others in the series, although I prefer and recommend starting from book one and continuing from there.
dark
emotional
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
N/A
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
Book four in the Demonata series.
Bec is an orphan who wonders about her true heritage and her mysterious dreams. As the years pass, she feels ever more powerful magic flowing through her.
Her people are at war with flesh-eating demons under the control of the Demon Lords. Danger is everywhere.
When a boy shows up at Bec's village, upset and unable to say more than, "Run Fast," he seems to want help. Bec and several other members of the village accompany the boy because Bec feels magic in him.
They meet an old druid named Durst on the journey and he asks them to help him on a dangerous mission. A small tunnel has opened between worlds, allowing minor demons to enter the human world. As this tunnel grows, stronger and smarter demons will be able to use it. If his mission to close the tunnel fails, the world will be overrun by demons and destroyed. Durst senses strong magic in Bec and intends to have her play an important role in the closing of the tunnel.
Lord Loss appears again and the book ends with a shocking twist. So surprising, in fact, that I had to go back and reread the last several pages a second time. Though the ending was not what I expected or what I hoped for, I can't stop thinking about it.
Bec is an orphan who wonders about her true heritage and her mysterious dreams. As the years pass, she feels ever more powerful magic flowing through her.
Her people are at war with flesh-eating demons under the control of the Demon Lords. Danger is everywhere.
When a boy shows up at Bec's village, upset and unable to say more than, "Run Fast," he seems to want help. Bec and several other members of the village accompany the boy because Bec feels magic in him.
They meet an old druid named Durst on the journey and he asks them to help him on a dangerous mission. A small tunnel has opened between worlds, allowing minor demons to enter the human world. As this tunnel grows, stronger and smarter demons will be able to use it. If his mission to close the tunnel fails, the world will be overrun by demons and destroyed. Durst senses strong magic in Bec and intends to have her play an important role in the closing of the tunnel.
Lord Loss appears again and the book ends with a shocking twist. So surprising, in fact, that I had to go back and reread the last several pages a second time. Though the ending was not what I expected or what I hoped for, I can't stop thinking about it.
adventurous
dark
emotional
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Interesting origin story of the main villain of the series. Really nicely ties in with the previous parts with a new set of characters. Perfectly written prequel i would say.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gore, Blood
Moderate: Death, Torture, Violence, Murder
Minor: Grief, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail
adventurous
dark
medium-paced
dark
emotional
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
funny
tense
medium-paced
An amazing book, a lot of twist and turns and just downright amazing. Such different characters in this series but all under the same kind of life. This is like my 4th time of reading this series and it still entertains me