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Valiant by Holly Black
4.0
Though "Valiant" still takes place within the world of Folk, Black's encond entry into the series unfolds in the real world with the supernatural dancing around the edges and I'm fairly certain that accounts for why I enjoyed this book so much more than the first.
I loved Val and how she manouvers through and between the real world and the world of Faerie and how doing the right thing often seems to be a struggle - a reality that is often overlooked.
I still feel a little icky after reading Black's books but I'm really starting to appreciate how that distinguishes her from other authors.
I loved Val and how she manouvers through and between the real world and the world of Faerie and how doing the right thing often seems to be a struggle - a reality that is often overlooked.
I still feel a little icky after reading Black's books but I'm really starting to appreciate how that distinguishes her from other authors.
Ironside by Holly Black
3.0
It's official: I love Black's darker approach to fiction but faeries are really not my thing. I appreacited that the final book in the series brings together the characters and events of the first two but I just didn't care what happened to any of them and the world of faerie Black creates is interesting but not interesting enough for me to read any other stories set there.
I didn't care much for this series but I am looking forward to reading some of Black's other work.
I didn't care much for this series but I am looking forward to reading some of Black's other work.
Out of Body by Stella Cameron
3.0
When I picked up Cameron's supernatural thriller and noticed that it was a Harlequin, I was expecting a whole lot of steamy scenes but alas, that wasn't meant to be. The story takes place in New Orleans and follows a woman with the ability to remote view who helps solve the mystery of missing lounge singers. Turns out they're being hunted by a supernatural being who was selected among his race (by fighting them off) to travel to the earth's surface to figure out how to cure the race from an affliction that no longer allows them to live for ever. And no, they're not vampires.
It's an interesting enough story and I like Cameron's style which builds great sexual tension between her leads and holds it until nearly three quarters of the way through the book, but I didn't care fo the story enough to read any of the other books in the trilogy.
It's an interesting enough story and I like Cameron's style which builds great sexual tension between her leads and holds it until nearly three quarters of the way through the book, but I didn't care fo the story enough to read any of the other books in the trilogy.