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A review by imakatt
Valley of Silence by Nora Roberts
1.0
Out of all 3 books, this was the one I definitely hated the most. Not sure why I loved this book in high school, maybe because I was a super impressionable teen, but re-reading it as an adult I thought I was going to lost my mind. Moira is the absolute worst, I could not stand her. She was so whiny the entire time, and honestly the most one dimensional character in the entire series. I know the author wanted her to be this relatable, vulnerable, and powerful queen who was also a woman wanting love type of person, but she was just insufferable.
Cian was also a huge let down. I really, really liked him in the first and second book. However, there was a huge character shift in the third book and he just became this insufferable, broody asshole who's entire personality revolved around fucking Moira. By the way, there was absolutely no chemistry between these too. If anything, he and Glenna had way more chemistry as a couple. Cian and Moira pairing together was so shoehorned in, they might as well have stayed single and the book would not have changed at all.
The final battle between the people and the vampires was the only redeeming part about this book. I wish it were longer and took up more of the book rather than Moira and Cian being horny for each other in every chapter. I wanted more from Lilith, so much more because she was supposed to be this big bad vampire queen that everyone feared, but again, she comes off as super whiny and annoying. There were some parts where I really enjoyed her character, when it was just her and Lora, but every time that annoying as kid Davey was in the picture I wanted to rip the pages out. That child got on my last nerves.
My biggest, biggest ick about this book was how the author talked about Davey, an 8 year old vampire boy, being a son AND a lover to Lilith. There was even a part of the book, where it was Davey's POV, describing how he "rode mommy (Lilth) like a pony" and I just about chucked the book into the garbage can. That was when I knew this I absolutely hated this book. I am glad to be done with it.
Cian was also a huge let down. I really, really liked him in the first and second book. However, there was a huge character shift in the third book and he just became this insufferable, broody asshole who's entire personality revolved around fucking Moira. By the way, there was absolutely no chemistry between these too. If anything, he and Glenna had way more chemistry as a couple. Cian and Moira pairing together was so shoehorned in, they might as well have stayed single and the book would not have changed at all.
The final battle between the people and the vampires was the only redeeming part about this book. I wish it were longer and took up more of the book rather than Moira and Cian being horny for each other in every chapter. I wanted more from Lilith, so much more because she was supposed to be this big bad vampire queen that everyone feared, but again, she comes off as super whiny and annoying. There were some parts where I really enjoyed her character, when it was just her and Lora, but every time that annoying as kid Davey was in the picture I wanted to rip the pages out. That child got on my last nerves.
My biggest, biggest ick about this book was how the author talked about Davey, an 8 year old vampire boy, being a son AND a lover to Lilith. There was even a part of the book, where it was Davey's POV, describing how he "rode mommy (Lilth) like a pony" and I just about chucked the book into the garbage can. That was when I knew this I absolutely hated this book. I am glad to be done with it.