Helpful Score: 2
Not quite as good as the Black Jewels novels...but still highly entertaining. Bishop's world building skills are good...her ability to get you quickly acclimated to her world so you can easily follow the story...well...it's a fault of ALL of her writing. Eventually...you do get a feel for the "where" of the setting...and then her story becomes engaging.
In this book...I would have liked more focus on the main character. I liked Sebastian...but I didn't really "get" his chemistry with Lynnea. I also liked Belladonna's character...but again...it took a while to piece together the back story...I kept going back to reread chapters to see if I was missing something.
Her saving grace...is her ability to write great scenes when her characters interact. Her dialogue is strong...the emotional overtones clear and engaging. And the take on good and evil...is novel. But not necessarily if you've read her other books...where demons and witches tend to be the hero figures.
By the end...I though her fantasy world was very well done.
In this book...I would have liked more focus on the main character. I liked Sebastian...but I didn't really "get" his chemistry with Lynnea. I also liked Belladonna's character...but again...it took a while to piece together the back story...I kept going back to reread chapters to see if I was missing something.
Her saving grace...is her ability to write great scenes when her characters interact. Her dialogue is strong...the emotional overtones clear and engaging. And the take on good and evil...is novel. But not necessarily if you've read her other books...where demons and witches tend to be the hero figures.
By the end...I though her fantasy world was very well done.
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