Review
Ok, so the fact that Lee and Taro didn't even have sex in this book drives me crazy and it should because with all of the attempted murders, the planned intrigue and the attempt to separate them - they are both incredibly immature at times.
Lee still believes Taro is going to leave her and Taro is in love with her, that much I can tell, yet he doesn't do anything but become incredibly morose and melodramatic.
Ugh.
On another level, I liked meeting Fiona, Dane, Tarce and Radia. I knew who the bad guy was - or rather the physically active bad guy - about a hundred pages in but Lee, being Lee, didn't and that was mildly frustrating.
The idea of magic being real and forcing Lee to accept something that she is too stubborn to fully admit works. As well as making her hair green by a spell that she cast. If someone doesn't believe in magic after that... well!
When she does accept, she fails for her first big outing which results in Dane's death and a new level of guilt from which she hasn't really felt before. Perhaps going forward she will allow herself to open up a little more and forget what was instilled in her. I mean, when the Triple S comes to visit and interrogates her and Taro she has no problem being defiant. She's developing a bit of a backbone.
Fiona is a strong secondary character and I hope to see her again in the next one. Bringing back the Dread Dowager (which I think is an apt name and Moore should just take that from me and go ahead and use it) is a very good idea. She's so hateful that you can't help but love it when Fiona or Taro give her a dressing down. I just wish Lee would grow a little bit more of a backbone. I suppose that might be a little out of her character but a girl can dream.
Excellent use of music, location and characters. While it is a fantasy book it sort of borrowed from gothic literature.
While I feel that Lee and Taro have a lot more growing up to do in terms of their relationship, they are both clever and good people. I liked Taro's cathartic use of the axe as well as Lee's ability to see through the Dowager's Simone deception.
What bugged me was the ending, Taro sunk Lila into the dirt to get her to talk but then there was a mudslide and it seemed that he tried to save her but he couldn't. I don't know why Lee would have to feel that she needed to re-evaluate her feelings. I mean, didn't she kill a man? I hate to say it but it seems Taro is more into this relationship than she is.
Something has to give.
All in all ... it's a 4.5 and I can't wait for the next one.
Lee still believes Taro is going to leave her and Taro is in love with her, that much I can tell, yet he doesn't do anything but become incredibly morose and melodramatic.
Ugh.
On another level, I liked meeting Fiona, Dane, Tarce and Radia. I knew who the bad guy was - or rather the physically active bad guy - about a hundred pages in but Lee, being Lee, didn't and that was mildly frustrating.
The idea of magic being real and forcing Lee to accept something that she is too stubborn to fully admit works. As well as making her hair green by a spell that she cast. If someone doesn't believe in magic after that... well!
When she does accept, she fails for her first big outing which results in Dane's death and a new level of guilt from which she hasn't really felt before. Perhaps going forward she will allow herself to open up a little more and forget what was instilled in her. I mean, when the Triple S comes to visit and interrogates her and Taro she has no problem being defiant. She's developing a bit of a backbone.
Fiona is a strong secondary character and I hope to see her again in the next one. Bringing back the Dread Dowager (which I think is an apt name and Moore should just take that from me and go ahead and use it) is a very good idea. She's so hateful that you can't help but love it when Fiona or Taro give her a dressing down. I just wish Lee would grow a little bit more of a backbone. I suppose that might be a little out of her character but a girl can dream.
Excellent use of music, location and characters. While it is a fantasy book it sort of borrowed from gothic literature.
While I feel that Lee and Taro have a lot more growing up to do in terms of their relationship, they are both clever and good people. I liked Taro's cathartic use of the axe as well as Lee's ability to see through the Dowager's Simone deception.
What bugged me was the ending, Taro sunk Lila into the dirt to get her to talk but then there was a mudslide and it seemed that he tried to save her but he couldn't. I don't know why Lee would have to feel that she needed to re-evaluate her feelings. I mean, didn't she kill a man? I hate to say it but it seems Taro is more into this relationship than she is.
Something has to give.
All in all ... it's a 4.5 and I can't wait for the next one.
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