chocola's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
medium-paced
- Loveable characters? Yes
5.0
prairiewolf's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
craftingrama's review against another edition
3.0
the book series is improving and the narrator was to a bit
hanakorc's review
2.0
This was a disappointing second book in the series. It was ruined for me by a couple of things.
1) Alissa seems to get less intelligent as the series goes on. She has a great knack for forgetting that she is in mortal peril pretty much all the time. This combined with her stubbornness makes her an obnoxious enough main character that it interferes with my ability to enjoy the book at all.
2) The romantic relationships in the book. The main relationship seems to be progressing at a glacial pace, and it also appears that another character has been thrown into the midst. Maybe I am scarred from other terrible books that feature love triangles, but this is not a plot device I particularly enjoy.
1) Alissa seems to get less intelligent as the series goes on. She has a great knack for forgetting that she is in mortal peril pretty much all the time. This combined with her stubbornness makes her an obnoxious enough main character that it interferes with my ability to enjoy the book at all.
2) The romantic relationships in the book. The main relationship seems to be progressing at a glacial pace, and it also appears that another character has been thrown into the midst. Maybe I am scarred from other terrible books that feature love triangles, but this is not a plot device I particularly enjoy.
cavalary's review
2.0
Eww... I think that expresses it best.
I've seen way worse, but this doesn't make it good.
Very few characters, very small "world", very confined plot... Also, completely predictable.
As for the characters... Alissa is just a stuck-up idiot, nothing else. And Useless is your typical maddeningly annoying, full of himself and... mostly useless teacher.
[Another case of wondering why did I give it six out of ten originally, on BookCrossing, with a review like this. Revising to two out of five here.]
I've seen way worse, but this doesn't make it good.
Very few characters, very small "world", very confined plot... Also, completely predictable.
Spoiler
Who didn't realize Alissa was a Master the first time she heard him... thinking harshly to himself? And who didn't realize the lock of her hair from that charm Strell made will make her able to shift back to human form the moment shifting back was mentioned?As for the characters... Alissa is just a stuck-up idiot, nothing else. And Useless is your typical maddeningly annoying, full of himself and... mostly useless teacher.
[Another case of wondering why did I give it six out of ten originally, on BookCrossing, with a review like this. Revising to two out of five here.]
emlickliter's review
adventurous
medium-paced
4.0
Hidden Truth by Dawn Cook – While all books are pretty powerful things in my opinion, the leading lady who didn’t believe in magic is having trouble resisting the lure of a megalomaniacal book. Never a dull moment! Happy Reading!
nochmehrbuecher's review against another edition
4.0
Ich hab mich nach einer kleinen Weile überlegen letztendlich doch für vier statt für fünf Sterne entschieden.
Der Schreibstil von Dawn Cook ist klasse, dagegen möchte ich nichts sagen. Was mich aber, wie beim Vorgänger auch schon, gestört hat, war, dass es sehr lange dauerte bis Cook endlich auf den Höhepunkt kam; es verblieben nur noch knapp 100 Seiten, für mich jedenfalls.
Dann ging alles ziemlich schnell und ich kam kaum dazu, die Informationen zu verarbeiten, wenigstens das Relevanteste.
Trotzdem werde ich die Reihe weiterlesen, ich kann sie auch nur weiterempfehlen.
Gutes Lesevergnügen! (Der Rest ist alles toll, der Inhalt, die Nebenstränge... die Charaktere bis ins kleinste Detail! Hach *schwärm*)
Der Schreibstil von Dawn Cook ist klasse, dagegen möchte ich nichts sagen. Was mich aber, wie beim Vorgänger auch schon, gestört hat, war, dass es sehr lange dauerte bis Cook endlich auf den Höhepunkt kam; es verblieben nur noch knapp 100 Seiten, für mich jedenfalls.
Dann ging alles ziemlich schnell und ich kam kaum dazu, die Informationen zu verarbeiten, wenigstens das Relevanteste.
Trotzdem werde ich die Reihe weiterlesen, ich kann sie auch nur weiterempfehlen.
Gutes Lesevergnügen! (Der Rest ist alles toll, der Inhalt, die Nebenstränge... die Charaktere bis ins kleinste Detail! Hach *schwärm*)