Take a photo of a barcode or cover
4.16 AVERAGE
4.16 AVERAGE
Anne Bishop never disappoints! I've been a huge fan of the Black Jewels books for a long, long time. I don't understand the negative reviews I've seen. The story went in a direction that I didn't expect (no spoilers!) but that direction was logical and plausible. The characters are so well-drawn! I so hope there are more stories to be told in this universe! I can't wait to see what Anne writes next!
Woof. I got about 150 pages into this bad boy before deciding to toss it in the DNF bin.
Thank you to the souls out there who outline the plot in their good reads review. You saved me a few hours of my life trying to finish this thing.
Anne Bishop’s writing style has really gone down hill for me. I felt like she was constantly hitting us over the head with reminders of previous plot points from not just the entire series but even earlier chapters of the book! It was written in such a cheap young adult fashion - like how the first two chapters of the early Harry Potter books tend to be a tv episode recap of major plot point of the book before. Except, sometimes it would be about a chapter you JUST finished reading. I just felt like it was insulting my intelligence at times.
The plot is so low level boring compared to the plot of the original trilogy. How can you expect me to watch these characters react with the same level of drama and war readiness over some petty teenage BS? I quit just as JS was about to sign up for school. I suspected the rest of the book was going to morph into following her school adventures and it’s honestly not the kind of book I signed up for to read.
I wish Anne Bishop had more clever ideas of where she could have gone with all of these characters. The path she chose was uninspired and dull. I’m not going to bother trying to read any more Black Jewels entries.
Thank you to the souls out there who outline the plot in their good reads review. You saved me a few hours of my life trying to finish this thing.
Anne Bishop’s writing style has really gone down hill for me. I felt like she was constantly hitting us over the head with reminders of previous plot points from not just the entire series but even earlier chapters of the book! It was written in such a cheap young adult fashion - like how the first two chapters of the early Harry Potter books tend to be a tv episode recap of major plot point of the book before. Except, sometimes it would be about a chapter you JUST finished reading. I just felt like it was insulting my intelligence at times.
The plot is so low level boring compared to the plot of the original trilogy. How can you expect me to watch these characters react with the same level of drama and war readiness over some petty teenage BS? I quit just as JS was about to sign up for school. I suspected the rest of the book was going to morph into following her school adventures and it’s honestly not the kind of book I signed up for to read.
I wish Anne Bishop had more clever ideas of where she could have gone with all of these characters. The path she chose was uninspired and dull. I’m not going to bother trying to read any more Black Jewels entries.
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
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:
N/A
5 Stars.
This book is a solid 5 stars for me. I adore the black jewels series and so I enjoyed every minute of this book. However, I can see a great many other people not enjoying it as much if they don't have as strong an interest in this world.
This book is definitely not where you should jump into the series if you are new to the black jewels world, the author assumes you have some understanding of the world and its rules. The book is heavy on character development and takes its time setting up the conflict in the story, and also resolving it. I appreciated that and was very glad the author did not rush any part of the story.
I very much enjoyed seeing where the characters were at in the beginning of the story and having more world building built in as well. The underlying themes of emotional maturity and mistakes made in teenage years was also very enjoyable, and I'm sure will hit close to home for many.
A great addition to the black jewels series, and I really hope the next book comes out soon.
This book is a solid 5 stars for me. I adore the black jewels series and so I enjoyed every minute of this book. However, I can see a great many other people not enjoying it as much if they don't have as strong an interest in this world.
This book is definitely not where you should jump into the series if you are new to the black jewels world, the author assumes you have some understanding of the world and its rules. The book is heavy on character development and takes its time setting up the conflict in the story, and also resolving it. I appreciated that and was very glad the author did not rush any part of the story.
I very much enjoyed seeing where the characters were at in the beginning of the story and having more world building built in as well. The underlying themes of emotional maturity and mistakes made in teenage years was also very enjoyable, and I'm sure will hit close to home for many.
A great addition to the black jewels series, and I really hope the next book comes out soon.
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-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:
No
adventurous
challenging
dark
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
Everything has a price.
It was so good to sink back into this universe.
Everyone’s actions have consequences. It is so good to see an author write a book where no character is safe.
A good addition to this universe.
It was so good to sink back into this universe.
Everyone’s actions have consequences. It is so good to see an author write a book where no character is safe.
A good addition to this universe.
adventurous
challenging
dark
hopeful
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
Whatever Anne Bishop writes, I'll read! Another great installment in the Black Jewels world with all my favorite characters. I can't help but appreciate Daemon Sadi's particular flavor of totally deserved justice amid the drama of one fabulously fun and equally scary family. I adore this world and its damaged, broken characters who, despite enduring unspeakable horrors, manage to find acceptance, love...and Scelties!
I realized partway in that I'd missed a book in the series (this one was a gift) and that I didn't know quite what was going on - but then I figured out that I didn't actually like the direction the book was trending. I skipped ahead, read the last third to figure out if the ending was one I was going to enjoy, and then determined that there was really only one character I wanted to know what happened to, and I didn't read the middle of the book to find out how she got there.
I suppose I technically "finished" this book, but since I skipped about half of it, I"m going to consider it a DNF.
I suppose I technically "finished" this book, but since I skipped about half of it, I"m going to consider it a DNF.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Rape