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A review by twowheelsaway
Kushiel's Scion by Jacqueline Carey
5.0
I didn’t realize there were more Kushiel’s books until McKenzie mentioned the TV show to me, and I saw in the article that there are nine books. Of course, I immediately requested this book from the library.
Although the plot of this book didn’t quite rise to the level of the first or last book of the previous trilogy, I still devoured it- Imriel is an excellent character, and his relationships with other characters were pitch-perfect (both the ones he smashed and the ones he didn’t). I’m also a sucker for Rome, so this book taking place largely in Tiberium (alt Rome) was cool.
In the end, though, it has what Carey does best: an impossible situation, an improbable plot to get out of it, and global intrigue surrounding it. It comes a little later than it does in the other books, but was still excellent, and by virtue of being later the characters have more developed relationships. There’s love, and lust, and heartbreak, and just enough magic to keep things spicy, and although Imriel is slightly less bad-ass than Phedre, that might be a good thing.
Eamonn and Imriel’s relationship in particular was very well-written, and I’m really excited to see where the plot goes next- I’m guessing the next book will be slightly more world-scale.
If you haven’t read this series, let me know and I’ll talk your ear off about why you should.
Although the plot of this book didn’t quite rise to the level of the first or last book of the previous trilogy, I still devoured it- Imriel is an excellent character, and his relationships with other characters were pitch-perfect (both the ones he smashed and the ones he didn’t). I’m also a sucker for Rome, so this book taking place largely in Tiberium (alt Rome) was cool.
In the end, though, it has what Carey does best: an impossible situation, an improbable plot to get out of it, and global intrigue surrounding it. It comes a little later than it does in the other books, but was still excellent, and by virtue of being later the characters have more developed relationships. There’s love, and lust, and heartbreak, and just enough magic to keep things spicy, and although Imriel is slightly less bad-ass than Phedre, that might be a good thing.
Eamonn and Imriel’s relationship in particular was very well-written, and I’m really excited to see where the plot goes next- I’m guessing the next book will be slightly more world-scale.
If you haven’t read this series, let me know and I’ll talk your ear off about why you should.