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3.7 AVERAGE
3.7 AVERAGE
You can read it in an hour. This is the most recent (set in 1962) of the wampyr series. It's quite brief. Our protagonist returns to New Amsterdam at last, to try to begin again after his beloved Abby Irene passes. Others reach out to him and he must decide whether to respond. We also see Ruth Grell the werewolf one more time.
This has very much the feel of a snapshot in time. It's all about mood. Nothing much happens, we just see these characters at a certain decision-making point in their existences.
I'd love a novel in this setting one day. This book just went by so fast that it didn't leave much of an impression.
This has very much the feel of a snapshot in time. It's all about mood. Nothing much happens, we just see these characters at a certain decision-making point in their existences.
I'd love a novel in this setting one day. This book just went by so fast that it didn't leave much of an impression.
This is beautiful and evocative novella is billed as the capstone to the New Amsterdam series, but I hope it's not the last we see of this vampire.
This was a good ending to the New Amsterdam series. Nothing much happens, but if you enjoyed the previous novellas and short stories, you'll enjoy this final one. Sebastien thinks a lot about mortality, as he always does, and makes new friends. We also find out what happened to Ruth and her quest.
mysterious
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
After Lady Abigail Irene Garrett dies of old age her long time wampyr companion decides to return (alone) to New Ams
terdam after 60 years ago.
He makes new and renews prior acquaintances to help pull him from a deep ennui after long centuries of being undead.
terdam after 60 years ago.
He makes new and renews prior acquaintances to help pull him from a deep ennui after long centuries of being undead.
I picked this up on a whim from the library because it was short and I've been meaning to try Elizabeth Bear. Vampires aren't *really* my thing, but I still enjoyed it and would read more.
I was going to say that it was a bit confusing, but of course, I realized when I came here to Goodreads that it's the fourth book in a series. So reading the others would probably help.
I was going to say that it was a bit confusing, but of course, I realized when I came here to Goodreads that it's the fourth book in a series. So reading the others would probably help.
adventurous
funny
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
The only problem was that it was far too short. My main disappointment was that it felt as if the book cut off just as the story was really getting good. More story, please!! Although I have read that Bear will not be writing any more of the New Amsterdams. Sad face.
I really enjoyed _Ad Eternum_, but the common theme to me for these novellas is that I'm way more interested in the stuff happening off-screen, and that's true here, too. I wanted to know more about the hotel (John Wick style), and what happens with the university. I did enjoy the new characters that were introduced here.
Jumping back to the future, as it were, we find Sebastian returning to New Amsterdam for the first time since the events of the first book - and after the passing of Lady Irene.
He returns to a place where it is no longer just to exist as a wampyr, but which is not entirely accepting of them, either, and a lot of the tension in the story hinges on that.
He also meets a new group of potential friends - all sorcerers and one perhaps immortal - but an encounter with an old friend (from 'Seven for a Secret'), and his recent past, leaves Sebastian uncertain of his future - or if he even wants one...
My biggest issue with this story is that it's another one that ends too quickly, leaving you with a sense of incompleteness... I do hope that there's more eventually. (According to a timeline at the beginning of [b:Garrett Investigates|16158784|Garrett Investigates (New Amsterdam, #5)|Elizabeth Bear|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1353323651s/16158784.jpg|21999306], this is the latest, chronologically, of the stories.)
But I would like to see more of Sebastian and Ruth together, and also more of Damian. And I wonder what it would be like for Sebastian to actually become...
He returns to a place where it is no longer just to exist as a wampyr, but which is not entirely accepting of them, either, and a lot of the tension in the story hinges on that.
He also meets a new group of potential friends - all sorcerers and one perhaps immortal - but an encounter with an old friend (from 'Seven for a Secret'), and his recent past, leaves Sebastian uncertain of his future - or if he even wants one...
My biggest issue with this story is that it's another one that ends too quickly, leaving you with a sense of incompleteness... I do hope that there's more eventually. (According to a timeline at the beginning of [b:Garrett Investigates|16158784|Garrett Investigates (New Amsterdam, #5)|Elizabeth Bear|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1353323651s/16158784.jpg|21999306], this is the latest, chronologically, of the stories.)
But I would like to see more of Sebastian and Ruth together, and also more of Damian. And I wonder what it would be like for Sebastian to actually become