A review by whimsicallymeghan
Thirst No. 5: The Sacred Veil by Christopher Pike

3.0

The final novel in Sita’s story. She is forced to remember things from a lifetime ago back in World War II to help her move forward with her life. But the memories are so painful for her that she hardly remembers that she was the one to put a block on them all those years ago. In the end she gets a chance to have the life she has always dreamed of living, being normal with her husband and daughter. The novel’s plotline leads readers on this wild goose chase to end the novel so up in the air. It’s an ending that leaves the reader wondering what happens, and gives them the ability to let the characters have the ending the reader wants. The author gives no direction; it’s totally up to the people reading it to come to their own conclusions. In a way that’s nice, but it doesn’t feel complete. The characters, after going through so much together have worked into some nicely rounded characters. The series as whole was pretty good, and well done. Pike doesn’t spend a lot of time on prose, but gets straight to the action and the thick of things, which really gives the novel a fast pace. Overall, Sita is a badass vampire who was created well, and had great storylines and arches throughout the novels. Although she didn’t get the proper ending she deserved, it was still a roller coaster of a series, which was fun to read.