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A review by magikspells
Written in Red by Anne Bishop
4.0
Written in Red is an interesting read, very different from what I was expecting when I went into it. What I expected was another story about werewolves and vampires, another story about a human interacting with them and blah blah.
Instead what I got from this story was a richly constructed mythology of werewolves, vampires, and elemental creatures, known as the terra indigene. Instead of the creatures that we're so used to stories about, these have a much stronger backstory and tie to the world in which they live. The terra indigene are older than humans, in fact, they aren't human at all. They merely take on the form of humans in order to move among humans.
Needless to stay, there is a lot of tension between the humans and the terra indigene. The main character of the story is Meg, who is on the run from her own past, and quickly finds a home among the terra indigene. They aren't quick to trust, so their collective protection of Meg creates a sort of turf war between humans and the terra indigene with Meg at the center of it.
There's not much to say that doesn't give away too much plot. Suffice to say that I was really taken with the details of the story. At times, I honestly thought it drug on. I did love the details and all the characters, but sometimes it got slow. I'm hoping for more action and world revelations in the next installment.
Instead what I got from this story was a richly constructed mythology of werewolves, vampires, and elemental creatures, known as the terra indigene. Instead of the creatures that we're so used to stories about, these have a much stronger backstory and tie to the world in which they live. The terra indigene are older than humans, in fact, they aren't human at all. They merely take on the form of humans in order to move among humans.
Needless to stay, there is a lot of tension between the humans and the terra indigene. The main character of the story is Meg, who is on the run from her own past, and quickly finds a home among the terra indigene. They aren't quick to trust, so their collective protection of Meg creates a sort of turf war between humans and the terra indigene with Meg at the center of it.
There's not much to say that doesn't give away too much plot. Suffice to say that I was really taken with the details of the story. At times, I honestly thought it drug on. I did love the details and all the characters, but sometimes it got slow. I'm hoping for more action and world revelations in the next installment.