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saucyknits's review against another edition
4.0
so much more interesting than #2! I read this one quickly and couldn't wait to start the next one.
hgranger's review against another edition
2.0
What a disappointment! For the majority of the book, NOTHING happens. The team blunders around not solving the case, Nell blunders around not doing anything really except whine about how her powers are evil, and all the repetitive readings of the land and stopping by her dusty house are interspersed with ridiculous sentences like “the new bed was the size of a barn (or something). Except not really.” REALLY??? Her bed isn’t ACTUALLY the size of a barn? No way! 🙄🙄🙄 Hunter continually states (and restates) the obvious, which makes the book even more tedious.
The case isn’t all that interesting but is made wildly convoluted with numerous characters, many of whom we never actually meet, and some of the team’s actions make no sense at all. Why couldn’t Tandy and T. Laine (why not just Laine???) CALL the prison instead of traveling all the way there to find out that the guy they want to speak to is dead??
The action picks up towards the end, but it escalated quickly into what almost seems like a parody. And I’m sorry, but Nell growing leaves out of her nails and neck was kind of repulsive...🤢
The issue with Tandy from book two is never addressed, and none of the other characters really have any growth, except perhaps Mud.
The entire book was a letdown! 😠
The case isn’t all that interesting but is made wildly convoluted with numerous characters, many of whom we never actually meet, and some of the team’s actions make no sense at all. Why couldn’t Tandy and T. Laine (why not just Laine???) CALL the prison instead of traveling all the way there to find out that the guy they want to speak to is dead??
The action picks up towards the end, but it escalated quickly into what almost seems like a parody. And I’m sorry, but Nell growing leaves out of her nails and neck was kind of repulsive...🤢
The issue with Tandy from book two is never addressed, and none of the other characters really have any growth, except perhaps Mud.
The entire book was a letdown! 😠
lyndz_'s review
adventurous
mysterious
tense
medium-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
5.0
pjonsson's review against another edition
2.0
I have quite liked the author’s Jane Yellowrock series. However, I wasn’t really convinced after the first installment of this series and, unfortunately, I think this is the last one in the series that I will bother to read.
At around 40% read I was quite frankly bored. Nothing worthwhile really happened apart from the main protagonist floating around and whining about this and that. For instance, how many times do we have to read about the bloody “vampire tree” that her blood had “mutated”. Vampire tree? Seriously?
And then we have that horribly stupid “church talk”. Come one! Church talk. More like retard talk.
Towards the end of the book it just gets weird with with Nell getting into some plant world/dimension/whatever. This was simply too boring and too weird for me. The book is not poorly written which is why it gets two stars and not one but it is not really a series for me.
At around 40% read I was quite frankly bored. Nothing worthwhile really happened apart from the main protagonist floating around and whining about this and that. For instance, how many times do we have to read about the bloody “vampire tree” that her blood had “mutated”. Vampire tree? Seriously?
And then we have that horribly stupid “church talk”. Come one! Church talk. More like retard talk.
Towards the end of the book it just gets weird with with Nell getting into some plant world/dimension/whatever. This was simply too boring and too weird for me. The book is not poorly written which is why it gets two stars and not one but it is not really a series for me.
cris3ma's review against another edition
dark
emotional
medium-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
3.75
chllybrd's review against another edition
4.0
With so much going on FLAME IN THE DARK takes us even deeper into the world of Soulwood.
FLAME IN THE DARK was not an easy installment for Nell. She has to overcome quite a bit, but evolves with every experience. I always love that Faith Hunter lets us learn about Nell and what she can do right along with her instead of having us play catch up.
Not only is a lot revealed about Nell and what she can do, but the rest of the PsyLED team continues to develop and grow too. I truly enjoy each and every one of them and love learning new things about them. We even get a little bit of progress on a brewing romance in FLAME IN THE DARK.
The storyline is a full one. There are a lot of things happening in FLAME IN THE DARK and although there isn't much downtime, I still found some parts of the book to be a little on the slow side. But even with the slow parts, I still had no problem keeping interested in what was happening. In the future, I would love to see Nell and Jane interacting some more. For now, I will keep my eyes open for book four.
* This book was provided free of charge from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.
FLAME IN THE DARK was not an easy installment for Nell. She has to overcome quite a bit, but evolves with every experience. I always love that Faith Hunter lets us learn about Nell and what she can do right along with her instead of having us play catch up.
Not only is a lot revealed about Nell and what she can do, but the rest of the PsyLED team continues to develop and grow too. I truly enjoy each and every one of them and love learning new things about them. We even get a little bit of progress on a brewing romance in FLAME IN THE DARK.
The storyline is a full one. There are a lot of things happening in FLAME IN THE DARK and although there isn't much downtime, I still found some parts of the book to be a little on the slow side. But even with the slow parts, I still had no problem keeping interested in what was happening. In the future, I would love to see Nell and Jane interacting some more. For now, I will keep my eyes open for book four.
* This book was provided free of charge from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.
ink_and_pages_'s review against another edition
5.0
Another great addition to this series. Nell's power and understanding continue to grow. The mystery was great in this one. The relationships are realistic too. Loved it.