A review by ravencrantz
In the Forests of the Night, by Kersten Hamilton
4.0
I didn't expect to read this book. I really enjoyed the first one, and figured I'd read this one eventually, but never really gave it a second thought. I just happened to find it on a shelf at the library and figured hey why not? I enjoyed the first one so much, the second one should be fun, right?
Sort of.
There was still the fairy tale aspect of the story, which I love. I love all the background in Irish mythology. I love the speech patterns Finn has, I can really hear him speaking in an Irish accent. I love that the relationship between Finn and Teagan is there, but it's not in your face when the plot really matters. I love the visuals of Mag Mel, and the new creatures we encounter, but there was just something lacking in this one that the first one had. Maybe a specific villain? Fear Doirich is still the main baddie, but we hardly see him. Now it sounds like Mad might be the mastermind behind the whole thing and not Fear. And then there's the whole Tea is turning full goblin now because Kyle licked her face...I don't know. The plot seemed to jump around a bit. We never really find out about those two old ghost people that keep following Teagan around, but maybe we'll learn more about them in the next one? Don't get me wrong, I really enjoyed this book. There's just that something missing that tends to happen in the middle of a trilogy. All the more reason to read the final installment, really. Man, the writing is so beautiful.
Of course, this book also shares the title from one of my all time favorite authors, [a:Amelia Atwater-Rhodes|17082|Amelia Atwater-Rhodes|http://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1287788587p2/17082.jpg], and that's ALWAYS a plus in my book.
Sort of.
There was still the fairy tale aspect of the story, which I love. I love all the background in Irish mythology. I love the speech patterns Finn has, I can really hear him speaking in an Irish accent. I love that the relationship between Finn and Teagan is there, but it's not in your face when the plot really matters. I love the visuals of Mag Mel, and the new creatures we encounter, but there was just something lacking in this one that the first one had. Maybe a specific villain? Fear Doirich is still the main baddie, but we hardly see him. Now it sounds like Mad might be the mastermind behind the whole thing and not Fear. And then there's the whole Tea is turning full goblin now because Kyle licked her face...I don't know. The plot seemed to jump around a bit. We never really find out about those two old ghost people that keep following Teagan around, but maybe we'll learn more about them in the next one? Don't get me wrong, I really enjoyed this book. There's just that something missing that tends to happen in the middle of a trilogy. All the more reason to read the final installment, really. Man, the writing is so beautiful.
Of course, this book also shares the title from one of my all time favorite authors, [a:Amelia Atwater-Rhodes|17082|Amelia Atwater-Rhodes|http://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1287788587p2/17082.jpg], and that's ALWAYS a plus in my book.