kuzumel reviewed on 10/4/2015 + 112 more book reviews

Some action. A lot of flashbacks and storytelling. This is both good and bad.

What earned the extra 1.5 stars is that Kenyon fills in a LOT of the backstory to her Were Hunter series. In telling Max's history, we find out a major pillar of Kenyon's world building, and we're set for the next level (I hope).

What meritted the 2-stars was poor character development. Angst. Regret. Silent sufferring (for millennia!). The Avalon story line? The endless cameos of friends and allies (well, except for the Bears who are major players here).

***Some mild spoilers below***

Regardless of the fact the overall plot arch finally moves into the next phase, the actual book was too short to fully develop some of the major battles. I mean, Olympus was on about two pages long, and most of action was one or two sentences long. And another major battle never makes to these pages. Relationshipd just plop into place (Max and his kids) instead of one or two bumps and bruises as they get to know each other. At least Max's reaction was explainable. But Amazons as Arcadians when none of the earlier ones were?

Maybe Archeron and Styxx were too high to sustain.

I will keep reading her books. But I no longer hope for great writing.

--Kuzu

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