A review by elliefufu
The Prophet by Amanda Stevens
4.0
The Prophet, Graveyard Queen #3, by Amanda Stevens
Grade: B-
“Which only served to remind me of how little I knew of the real John Devlin. In so many ways, he was still a stranger to me, but rather than discouraging my affection, his secrecy only intensified my unrealistic fantasies.”
The Graveyard Queen series is by far one of the best and most original series out there and I’m addicted to them. With that being said The Prophet was my least favorite book so far and I struggled through it. I found the beginning very hard to connect with and I actually put the book down twice to read other things. These books are usually very creepy to the point that I’ve turned all the lights on in my house while reading at night. I didn’t have any moment like that with The Prophet and I was a little disappointed as a result.
Now don’t get me wrong this is a great book and I really enjoyed it but it took me a bit to get into it. Once I did I found that I couldn’t put it down and I was so surprised and delighted with everything that happens. In this book Mrs. Stevens takes us into the Gullah culture of the lowlands in the South. I was very unfamiliar with gullah culture but it is fascinating, scary and tied in great with the world Mrs. Stevens has created.
This book is very different from the previous two and bring Amelia back to Charleston and her relationship with John Devlin. I usually love Amelia but I found her a little annoying in the beginning and coincidental that she was always in the right spot and the right time to hear a conversation that she shouldn’t be listening to while hiding in someone’s bushes. I felt that John made Amelia less of the strong woman that she normally is and made her into a very needy, lost soul. I am happy with how everything turned out and by the end I was back to liking both characters.
There are a lot of twists and turns in this book that readers love and expect from Amanda Stevens. You never know where this brilliant author is going to take you or what she is going to throw at you next. Mrs. Stevens keeps you on your toes the entire book and never gives you a clue of how things will turn out which I love. I am eagerly anticipating the next book in this series and I can’t wait to see what happens to Amelia next.
Grade: B-
“Which only served to remind me of how little I knew of the real John Devlin. In so many ways, he was still a stranger to me, but rather than discouraging my affection, his secrecy only intensified my unrealistic fantasies.”
The Graveyard Queen series is by far one of the best and most original series out there and I’m addicted to them. With that being said The Prophet was my least favorite book so far and I struggled through it. I found the beginning very hard to connect with and I actually put the book down twice to read other things. These books are usually very creepy to the point that I’ve turned all the lights on in my house while reading at night. I didn’t have any moment like that with The Prophet and I was a little disappointed as a result.
Now don’t get me wrong this is a great book and I really enjoyed it but it took me a bit to get into it. Once I did I found that I couldn’t put it down and I was so surprised and delighted with everything that happens. In this book Mrs. Stevens takes us into the Gullah culture of the lowlands in the South. I was very unfamiliar with gullah culture but it is fascinating, scary and tied in great with the world Mrs. Stevens has created.
This book is very different from the previous two and bring Amelia back to Charleston and her relationship with John Devlin. I usually love Amelia but I found her a little annoying in the beginning and coincidental that she was always in the right spot and the right time to hear a conversation that she shouldn’t be listening to while hiding in someone’s bushes. I felt that John made Amelia less of the strong woman that she normally is and made her into a very needy, lost soul. I am happy with how everything turned out and by the end I was back to liking both characters.
There are a lot of twists and turns in this book that readers love and expect from Amanda Stevens. You never know where this brilliant author is going to take you or what she is going to throw at you next. Mrs. Stevens keeps you on your toes the entire book and never gives you a clue of how things will turn out which I love. I am eagerly anticipating the next book in this series and I can’t wait to see what happens to Amelia next.