hgranger's review against another edition
3.0
Joanne goes back to the Qualla reservation, which gives some great insight into how she's turned out the way she has. We get to meet some interesting people, both last and present and the book has some good moments. But it was too much of a "battle against an unbeatable foe" to be really enjoyable, and too much of the book was spent re-hashing old angst and fears. This book felt like a filler.
felinity's review against another edition
4.0
They just keep on going. Joanne continues as a down-to-earth, regular person - who gets tongue-tied, forgetful and acts just plain *normal* - who just happens to be a super warrior shaman.
I definitely need to go back and re-read this series, because I forget too many of the little details in the wait for the next book, but if Joanne isn't exhausted, confused or breathless at the end of each book, I certainly am!
One more book to go...
Spoiler
Bonus points for Doctor Who references.I definitely need to go back and re-read this series, because I forget too many of the little details in the wait for the next book, but if Joanne isn't exhausted, confused or breathless at the end of each book, I certainly am!
One more book to go...
sewcialist_librarian's review against another edition
4.0
Wooohooo! There's actual Morrison/Walker time! Took them long enough to get together. Morrison and Walker in a car...whoa. The story was good. It's interesting to see all of these elements of her life finally pulling together. I can't wait for the last book!
poeseph29's review against another edition
5.0
I think this is my Favorite of the series so far! We finally get to meet Joanna's dad and Aidan!! (I love how their first meeting goes!) We get more Morrison in this book. Really engaging story overall.
vailynst's review against another edition
3.0
Mini-Review:
After a bit of thought, I knocked the story from 4 stars to 3.5 Stars. I loved the last third of the book so much that it overshadows the parts that didn't really work for me.
Flying Petite!!! Woo! Shifting, time shenanigans, lots of bonding with key figures and progress in the romance department. Lots of good things to dwell over in this book.
The magic mechs are terrible and super inconsistent. The explanation about the twins and Aidan's powers did not hold water under close scrutiny. While the lore for a good chunk of the story was solid, the way it was used to "explain" why such and such is working/happening/etc did not work for me. There was a lot of mental shrugging and moving forward from my end.
Regardless of the sharp bits that didn't fit well, I really enjoyed the parts that did work for me within the story. YAY! Onto the last book! I can't believe it's almost over.
Ya know, I don't think Murphy wanted to end the series. There's so much that can be done and haven't been explored. I can't believe that there's only one more book left!
After a bit of thought, I knocked the story from 4 stars to 3.5 Stars. I loved the last third of the book so much that it overshadows the parts that didn't really work for me.
Flying Petite!!! Woo! Shifting, time shenanigans, lots of bonding with key figures and progress in the romance department. Lots of good things to dwell over in this book.
The magic mechs are terrible and super inconsistent. The explanation about the twins and Aidan's powers did not hold water under close scrutiny. While the lore for a good chunk of the story was solid, the way it was used to "explain" why such and such is working/happening/etc did not work for me. There was a lot of mental shrugging and moving forward from my end.
Regardless of the sharp bits that didn't fit well, I really enjoyed the parts that did work for me within the story. YAY! Onto the last book! I can't believe it's almost over.
Ya know, I don't think Murphy wanted to end the series. There's so much that can be done and haven't been explored. I can't believe that there's only one more book left!
ainslet's review against another edition
5.0
Finally! It took 8 books but it finally happened. Sigh.