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A review by katyanaish
Hallowed Circle by Linda Robertson
4.0
***3.75***
This book was... hmm. It is a hard one to review. In some ways, I liked the first one better. Mostly, I think, because the first one had a concrete and linear plot. This one had what felt like 6 B-plots, but no strong A-plot. And in that way, to me, it felt like a bridge book. Some very important things happened, things that needed to happen to set Persephone up for her Big Role (not saying that sarcastically, just trying to avoid being spoilery).
I am not quite sure how I feel about what happened with Johnny. Because firstly, I am not happy with Seph apologizing. She didn't do anything wrong. Taking a day to sort out her feelings - literally ONE DAY - is more than fair. I guess I was just sort of surprised at Johnny. Because though it was not what it seemed, he seemed to react really... strongly. The song, in particular, seemed somewhat harsh. I am being deliberately vague here, again, to avoid spoilers.
That said, I thought the ending was strong, though that vow she made to the Eldrenne set off some warning bells for me. Happily starting book 3 now... :)
This book was... hmm. It is a hard one to review. In some ways, I liked the first one better. Mostly, I think, because the first one had a concrete and linear plot. This one had what felt like 6 B-plots, but no strong A-plot. And in that way, to me, it felt like a bridge book. Some very important things happened, things that needed to happen to set Persephone up for her Big Role (not saying that sarcastically, just trying to avoid being spoilery).
I am not quite sure how I feel about what happened with Johnny. Because firstly, I am not happy with Seph apologizing. She didn't do anything wrong. Taking a day to sort out her feelings - literally ONE DAY - is more than fair. I guess I was just sort of surprised at Johnny. Because though it was not what it seemed, he seemed to react really... strongly. The song, in particular, seemed somewhat harsh. I am being deliberately vague here, again, to avoid spoilers.
That said, I thought the ending was strong, though that vow she made to the Eldrenne set off some warning bells for me. Happily starting book 3 now... :)