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saphirablue 's review for:
Magic's Promise
by Mercedes Lackey
I love it.
Vanyel and Yfandes are pushing my buttons so hard. I just want wrap Van up in a warm blanket, give him some hot chocolate and hug him. He made me cry when he talked/thought about his grief about 'Lendel and his loneliness (and I really don't cry easily while reading books).
I really liked the first part of the story with Van getting some rest and meeting up with his family and finding some surprises, being able to let things go, having some old hurts starting to heal - even though he found some new hurts too. :(
The second half with trying to find out what happened with Tashir? The desperate ride into the night in order to try and save two Companions and a Chosen from peril? Wow. I held my breath for long parts while reading it and urged 'Fandes to go faster and Van to do his shielding faster. And then, the "end fight"? Oh, Van. *hugs him so much*
I like that Van had to question himself on who he is and who he loves. That he finds out that, for himself, love and friendship go hand in hand. That you can love a friend and that a lover is also a friend.
Sometimes there have been events referred to that I didn't know about. Maybe they come up in other books? I don't know. But, sometimes I felt a bit lost in that regard.
Also, I'm kind of scared to start reading the third book. I'm so scared for Van - for the losses and hurts that will be in his future and I'm so scared that he'll get killed. :( I mean, The Shadow Lover and Jas hinted that there will be someone for Van and therefore that there is some hope - but still. I'm scared.
Vanyel and Yfandes are pushing my buttons so hard. I just want wrap Van up in a warm blanket, give him some hot chocolate and hug him. He made me cry when he talked/thought about his grief about 'Lendel and his loneliness (and I really don't cry easily while reading books).
I really liked the first part of the story with Van getting some rest and meeting up with his family and finding some surprises, being able to let things go, having some old hurts starting to heal - even though he found some new hurts too. :(
The second half with trying to find out what happened with Tashir? The desperate ride into the night in order to try and save two Companions and a Chosen from peril? Wow. I held my breath for long parts while reading it and urged 'Fandes to go faster and Van to do his shielding faster. And then, the "end fight"? Oh, Van. *hugs him so much*
I like that Van had to question himself on who he is and who he loves. That he finds out that, for himself, love and friendship go hand in hand. That you can love a friend and that a lover is also a friend.
Sometimes there have been events referred to that I didn't know about. Maybe they come up in other books? I don't know. But, sometimes I felt a bit lost in that regard.
Also, I'm kind of scared to start reading the third book. I'm so scared for Van - for the losses and hurts that will be in his future and I'm so scared that he'll get killed. :( I mean, The Shadow Lover and Jas hinted that there will be someone for Van and therefore that there is some hope - but still. I'm scared.