Sigrid H. (sigrid) reviewed on 12/25/2008 + 55 more book reviews

Though I really enjoyed Grimspace, I had some difficulties for the first half of Wanderlust engaging with the characters. Too much was happening with not enough real character development for me to establish the same sort of love for them that I had in the first book. It was still a quick and entertaining read, though, simply because the author's voice pulls it all along at a clip too fast to truly disappoint. At midway, I was prepared to give the book 3 stars and be done with the series.

But then the characters got to come to the foreground again. The pell-mell action was still there, but it finally got tempered by the vivid characterization that had leapt from the pages in the first book. There really isn't a flat character in the bunch, so I can't say I have any favorites. I'm fascinated by Jael and Hit, but Vel has a soft spot in my heart. And Jax, Dina, and March are their own special entities. Because of the characters' fire, I finished the book much more satisfied than I thought I would be, especially considering its rather hodgepodge nature plotwise. I'm eager to read more in this universe again, though now I have to wait. Not too long, I hope.

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