tazzbird's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
duskvamp's review against another edition
3.0
I like that characters from her others books are present in this one but I had some issues with the the way the story-line progressed. I felt like in some ways it had too large of twists as though it should have been seen by the characters prior to when they finally figured it out. But overall it was a decent book.
skyeblue1737's review against another edition
4.0
Very enjoyable. Explores more depth of her world in its own history, and I doubt anyone will really need much reading history with her other works to understand what's going on in this one, like they seemed to need in the last one.
rremer's review against another edition
3.0
The story was not my particular cup of tea so I don't plan to finish the series, however I was very impressed with how well the everyone is morally grey at best plot was handled. Frequently "grey" characters are described as dark but really only do light things. Not so in this book. Even the pure/naive protagonist has to make some hard decisions by the end of the story.
billydoubledown's review against another edition
5.0
5 stars for one of my favorite authors! This series seems to be set in between the shapeshifters and den of shadows series and I loved seeing familiar faces Finished the book in two sittings and I can't wait for volume 2!
koby's review against another edition
2.0
The premise was interesting, even if it felt kind of odd: vampires, at the top of a magical world hierarchy, rule shapeshifters, witches and humans with an iron fist and one 14 year old is somehow in the middle. The writing was a bit stilted, but the story was good enough.... Until I realized that, of course, this is a series. There's not enough here for a series. I highly doubt I'd read the next installment as by the end of this first book my interest had already waned significantly. Closer to a 2.5, but rounding down because it really lost me by the end.
thegothiclibrary's review against another edition
4.0
Vance always thought of himself more as a valued companion of the volatile vampires who took him in than as their enslaved prisoner. But when he meets another shapeshifter like himself, he realizes that there's a wider world out there and he may have been wrong to put his trust in vampires.
I read this one too fast, though. I'll have to go back and jog my memory if I ever get around to the sequel.
I read this one too fast, though. I'll have to go back and jog my memory if I ever get around to the sequel.
lfro2013's review against another edition
3.0
I'll be honest I'd hoped for more after the Kiesha'ra series but this one isn't as compelling as those. Good world building though
kaiouelios's review against another edition
3.0
I picked this up at random. I didn't enjoy the beginning. It had a decent ending but I will not be continuing the series.
maidmarianlib's review against another edition
3.0
Very rich and atmospheric, but I needed a lot more background to really understand the political aspects of this world which would have led me to care a little more about the main characters plight.