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A review by a_h_haga
Seraphs by Faith Hunter
4.0
REREAD 2020
3.5/5 stars. Rounded up
So, my current thoughts on the book?
As mentioned below. The characters were a little better and the story seemed to actually move forward.
I have to agree with some other reviewers that there seemed to be a bit more fluff in this book, what with the whole Lucas-story arc. I am really glad for the trial, thought, as it gives us a lot of information about the world and the differences in their view on things.
And honestly, I didn't realize how relevant this story could actually be to this current climate when I read it last - at least I don't remember thinking that.
I mean, a woman is brought before trial for being different, and they use the fact that she wears pants as proof to have her condemned!
Hunter was way ahead of the times here, both in this, and the fact that she had a gay character. You can hardly find a book these days without one, but back when this series was published? It wasn't the same.
The only real downside I'm seeing now, is that the author seems to re-use a lot of things from this series in her Jane Yellowrock-series, and that's kind of a bummer. Book 1 in this series was, in that sense, more original than this one, as I didn't recognice more than a name.
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2018
Ok, I'm really frustrated that my original review doesn't get saved when I add the book to ''currently reading''. It used to not change, but apparently Goodreads is doing what it can to be an ass this year.
What I remember from the original review was that I thought the characters were more fleshed out and the story actually moved forward and we got a real plot instead of just ''good vs bad''.
EDIT:
I found the original review:
It's fun to see how the author has grown between the first book in this series and this book.
I felt the characters were more alive in this book than in book one. I could actually relate to them a little here.
The writing was also better. It seemed to have gotten a flow I missed in book one.
The thing that really did it, though, was the story. While I felt the story in book one was OK, but a bit mixed with info the author really wanted to share, this one didn't have that problem.
I think I only once almost fell out because of the info, but the info was needed for the story to move forward.
Looking forward to reading book 3!
3/5
3.5/5 stars. Rounded up
So, my current thoughts on the book?
As mentioned below. The characters were a little better and the story seemed to actually move forward.
I have to agree with some other reviewers that there seemed to be a bit more fluff in this book, what with the whole Lucas-story arc. I am really glad for the trial, thought, as it gives us a lot of information about the world and the differences in their view on things.
And honestly, I didn't realize how relevant this story could actually be to this current climate when I read it last - at least I don't remember thinking that.
I mean, a woman is brought before trial for being different, and they use the fact that she wears pants as proof to have her condemned!
Hunter was way ahead of the times here, both in this, and the fact that she had a gay character. You can hardly find a book these days without one, but back when this series was published? It wasn't the same.
The only real downside I'm seeing now, is that the author seems to re-use a lot of things from this series in her Jane Yellowrock-series, and that's kind of a bummer. Book 1 in this series was, in that sense, more original than this one, as I didn't recognice more than a name.
------------------------------------
2018
Ok, I'm really frustrated that my original review doesn't get saved when I add the book to ''currently reading''. It used to not change, but apparently Goodreads is doing what it can to be an ass this year.
What I remember from the original review was that I thought the characters were more fleshed out and the story actually moved forward and we got a real plot instead of just ''good vs bad''.
EDIT:
I found the original review:
It's fun to see how the author has grown between the first book in this series and this book.
I felt the characters were more alive in this book than in book one. I could actually relate to them a little here.
The writing was also better. It seemed to have gotten a flow I missed in book one.
The thing that really did it, though, was the story. While I felt the story in book one was OK, but a bit mixed with info the author really wanted to share, this one didn't have that problem.
I think I only once almost fell out because of the info, but the info was needed for the story to move forward.
Looking forward to reading book 3!
3/5