radioactve_piano's review against another edition
5.0
A wonderful sequel to Secrets of the Sands, which I picked up on a whim (because of a recommendation from Tamora Pierce). This seamlessly picked up where the first book left off -- with none of that annoying recapping in the first three pages that series' books seem to do. Yes, there was a little history, but it was sprinkled naturally throughout, thank heavens. Wisoker has a way of meandering through major plot and character developments, just lightly touching on things that turn out to be pivotal. I'm pretty certain there are no small details in either of these books.
The only thing that felt jarring about this book was the format -- the first book had substantially-sized chapters; this one seemed to have an average chapter length of four pages. The writing was still flawless, but I had to wonder why that decision was made.
The only thing that felt jarring about this book was the format -- the first book had substantially-sized chapters; this one seemed to have an average chapter length of four pages. The writing was still flawless, but I had to wonder why that decision was made.
rhetoricandlogic's review
2.0
While the first book was a really good read, presenting fantasy in a completely new setting (and a convincing one at that); what we get here is a slightly romantic, eroric, vampiric turn of of events. Not completely unexpected, but rather drawn out.
singinglight's review
3.0
I read the first book last month and really enjoyed it a lot. So I was looking forward to this one. Unfortunately, I wasn’t nearly as enamoured of it. I like the resolution of the central relationship, but there was this whole plotline that I didn’t like at all, and one of the major characters from the first book just sort of disappears! There appear to be two more books in the series, and I’ll probably stick around for them, especially since I liked the first book so much. (And hopefully that disappearing character will reappear.) [June 2011]
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