Hmm, not so sure whether I tried to devour the book despite
my exhaustion … in the late hour, or whether the circumstance in the book is a
bit dire, I found I didn’t enjoy the third book as much as I did the first two.
Since ViS tries to show the situations around in different points of views of different
characters, it became rather tiring to switch my mind from Mag to Simon, to Monty,
to Vlad and to others. Anne Bishop did like this before in The House of Gaian
in Tir Alainn Trilogy, and yet I still feel the same: wide views yet a bit
confused reader. This is also due to 3 main plots – finding right balance for
all the blood prophets, solving the reason for Lizzy’s being haunted and
dealing with the increasing human protests. And maybe, with dire situations, I
find fewer heart-warming and hilarious scenes than before, and those fewer
scenes somewhat also feel a bit forced. Nevertheless, it also must be said that
AB just did wonderfully, actually marvelously, with the plots and how they
entangled and untangled together.
Strange that in the book I became most excited to read about
‘the scarred girl’ and how she would eventually overcome her fear and live more
fully. With her unique way of giving prophecy, the book 4 should have more of
her, and yes, I can’t wait to see.
Still, Anne Bishop is Anne Bishop, and I did – as I always
do – enjoy reading about her dark fantasy books. A.K.A. fantasy books with dark
sides of humans!
My rate? Well, 3.5.
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