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Remember: Book 2 of The Replacement Series
We are the first surge, born following lifetimes of infertility and discord among our kind. Though we were not bred of this planet, it is all we have ever known. We are a new beginning, test subjects for what is hoped to be the future of our race.
Clara is the most talented Slayer of her surge, bested only by her trusted friend, Victor. When forced to slay the lives of innocent children, she sets out on a path that will transform her into the deadliest thing on the planet.
Victor is the truest Slayer of his surge and their fearless leader. Often torn between duty and love, he endures lifetimes of torment and indecision, constantly teetering between honor and his own desires.
Merrick is not a Slayer but plays the part well. Pretending is easy. Deceiving is fun. Killing is entirely different. Gifted with unimaginable strength and speed, Merrick must do the thing he hates most to stay near his one true love.
Remember, the second installment in the Replacement Series, travels back in time, telling a tragic story of friendship, love, and duty that will ultimately determine the trajectory of an entire race.
Clara is the most talented Slayer of her surge, bested only by her trusted friend, Victor. When forced to slay the lives of innocent children, she sets out on a path that will transform her into the deadliest thing on the planet.
Victor is the truest Slayer of his surge and their fearless leader. Often torn between duty and love, he endures lifetimes of torment and indecision, constantly teetering between honor and his own desires.
Merrick is not a Slayer but plays the part well. Pretending is easy. Deceiving is fun. Killing is entirely different. Gifted with unimaginable strength and speed, Merrick must do the thing he hates most to stay near his one true love.
Remember, the second installment in the Replacement Series, travels back in time, telling a tragic story of friendship, love, and duty that will ultimately determine the trajectory of an entire race.
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First published October 20, 2019
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January 4, 2020
My rating 3.7
The book "Remember Book 2 of The Replacement Series" by Bianca Sierra-Luebke as a solidly written book. The millennial love triangle track of the three main characters, the book we follow their stories but can I could not concentrate on the story. Some repetitive actions are overstated, like many training sessions, and after a while, it starts to get annoying. On several occasions, the story is moving in the direction I expected it could develop, but then it stopped. I honestly expected that more action could be taken in the direction of new enemies. But I guess the action of the next book will be more focused on that. The story tells us of The Lymerians who living off drinking blood like a vampire. They come from another planet and live in secret on Earth for centuries. Throughout the story, we get to know the three main characters Clara, Victor and Merrick, who through the centuries share with each other love problems under the constant control of Chief Architect, who turn their lives into chaos. Everything that happens in their world is under strict commandments and it complicates their lives to the fullest, and love simply must be suppressed for greater interests. I would recommend the book to fans of the science fiction and vampire worlds.
The book "Remember Book 2 of The Replacement Series" by Bianca Sierra-Luebke as a solidly written book. The millennial love triangle track of the three main characters, the book we follow their stories but can I could not concentrate on the story. Some repetitive actions are overstated, like many training sessions, and after a while, it starts to get annoying. On several occasions, the story is moving in the direction I expected it could develop, but then it stopped. I honestly expected that more action could be taken in the direction of new enemies. But I guess the action of the next book will be more focused on that. The story tells us of The Lymerians who living off drinking blood like a vampire. They come from another planet and live in secret on Earth for centuries. Throughout the story, we get to know the three main characters Clara, Victor and Merrick, who through the centuries share with each other love problems under the constant control of Chief Architect, who turn their lives into chaos. Everything that happens in their world is under strict commandments and it complicates their lives to the fullest, and love simply must be suppressed for greater interests. I would recommend the book to fans of the science fiction and vampire worlds.
September 7, 2020
Remember is book 2 of the replacement series by Bianca Sierra Luebke. In my review of book 1 I mentioned that the author takes a lot of things I usually hate in fiction and makes me like them. I found the first book to be well-written and intriguing and my only realm qualm with it was the cliffhanger at the end! This book does a good job of explaining the backstory of all the main characters from book 1 and was a solid second book in the series.
At the end of the first book one character is told to remember and this triggers a kind of magical exploration of the memories of all the people around her. Through these memories we get to see the history of the Lymerians on Earth as these characters live thousands of years. We get more insight into their society and their weird rules and the politics behind the divisions. But as with the first book it's more focused on the relationships between the main characters than the political stuff. At first I found this OK, as I wanted to understand the relationships between the characters and what led them to the decisions they made in book 1. But I began to increasingly want to see more of the politics sometime around halfway through. I really wanted Clara to be more rebellious than she was, I really wanted to see Merrick's rebellion more clearly and more deeply. I also found that the relationships got a bit too tangled at some point. Also, I felt that the Astro characters weren't as well-developed and wished for some POV scenes with the main two (Rebecca and Carmen) so that we could understand their world and their motivations better.
The Lymerians, as the book keeps mentioning, are less emotional than humans (though to be honest I suspect this is only because of the constant memory erasing) so it made sense for the narrative to be a little more distant, especially as it was also covering such a huge amount of time. Still, I often wished we would see more emotions, especially in connection with how they felt about the rules, with some characters possibly questioning the rules, with the parent-child relationships, etc. It would have helped me engage with them better and connect with their struggles better if I could feel their emotions more keenly - something I think book 1 did a bit better than this one.
I also found myself feeling a little lost in regard to everyone's motivations when we got back to the timeline from book 1. Suddenly, I wasn't entirely sure why Angelica was quite so angry and I had lost track of who knew what because of the couple of instances of mind-wiping that had happened a hundred or so pages earlier in the story. I think in this sense book 1 worked better because it was more focused on Angelica whereas this one kind of lost that focus with all the history stuff. Maybe if a bit more time was allowed for the characters to have scenes where they tried to remember, but couldn't, or struggled with their lack of memories, or even just hated that they couldn't remember certain things, it would have been great.
Overall, it was a good, solid book 2 that helped explain the history of the Lymerians both in terms of how they spent their two thousand years on Earth, hiding from humans, and also in terms of how the relationships of the main characters developed. And I think I would be interested in reading the rest of the series when it comes out.
At the end of the first book one character is told to remember and this triggers a kind of magical exploration of the memories of all the people around her. Through these memories we get to see the history of the Lymerians on Earth as these characters live thousands of years. We get more insight into their society and their weird rules and the politics behind the divisions. But as with the first book it's more focused on the relationships between the main characters than the political stuff. At first I found this OK, as I wanted to understand the relationships between the characters and what led them to the decisions they made in book 1. But I began to increasingly want to see more of the politics sometime around halfway through. I really wanted Clara to be more rebellious than she was, I really wanted to see Merrick's rebellion more clearly and more deeply. I also found that the relationships got a bit too tangled at some point. Also, I felt that the Astro characters weren't as well-developed and wished for some POV scenes with the main two (Rebecca and Carmen) so that we could understand their world and their motivations better.
The Lymerians, as the book keeps mentioning, are less emotional than humans (though to be honest I suspect this is only because of the constant memory erasing) so it made sense for the narrative to be a little more distant, especially as it was also covering such a huge amount of time. Still, I often wished we would see more emotions, especially in connection with how they felt about the rules, with some characters possibly questioning the rules, with the parent-child relationships, etc. It would have helped me engage with them better and connect with their struggles better if I could feel their emotions more keenly - something I think book 1 did a bit better than this one.
I also found myself feeling a little lost in regard to everyone's motivations when we got back to the timeline from book 1. Suddenly, I wasn't entirely sure why Angelica was quite so angry and I had lost track of who knew what because of the couple of instances of mind-wiping that had happened a hundred or so pages earlier in the story. I think in this sense book 1 worked better because it was more focused on Angelica whereas this one kind of lost that focus with all the history stuff. Maybe if a bit more time was allowed for the characters to have scenes where they tried to remember, but couldn't, or struggled with their lack of memories, or even just hated that they couldn't remember certain things, it would have been great.
Overall, it was a good, solid book 2 that helped explain the history of the Lymerians both in terms of how they spent their two thousand years on Earth, hiding from humans, and also in terms of how the relationships of the main characters developed. And I think I would be interested in reading the rest of the series when it comes out.
February 22, 2020
Remember: Book 2 of the Replacement Series by Bianca Sierra – Luebke introduces you to an absolutely different world of Lymerians, with absurd laws. It takes a lot of patience to understand the terminology – Lymerian, Liturgy, Dormants, Astros, Litmars, Vegar, Votary – only explained in the end and if you are reading on Kindle, you have to halt reading and go to the last page to understand those words.
The book lacks flow, makes mighty leaps in time and therefore fails to hold attention. It flounders in the beginning and picks up halfway but it’s pace remains slow. The style of writing is in disarray, as I had to make a special effort to concentrate and understand the events. There is a disconnect between the characters and the events, which weighs heavily on you. Only the battle scenes are well framed.
Lymerians have some similarities with humans, as they take pride in love tricks, intrigues, deceit and betrayal. Merrick confesses that he likes causing pain and scheming. It is interesting to note that all creatures, even blood drinking monsters are swayed by love, jealousy, revenge and treachery. Fear and hope ignite their wishes. It is strange that even slayers have emotions, which are passed on through feeding on blood, which helps them to pick up truths, secrets, weaknesses and strengths of that blood. With each drop of blood, broken souls get healed.
The quest for excellence and dominance continues within them. Punishments are hard and the reasons difficult to fathom due to their bizarre rules. I must confess this book really tested my patience.
The book lacks flow, makes mighty leaps in time and therefore fails to hold attention. It flounders in the beginning and picks up halfway but it’s pace remains slow. The style of writing is in disarray, as I had to make a special effort to concentrate and understand the events. There is a disconnect between the characters and the events, which weighs heavily on you. Only the battle scenes are well framed.
Lymerians have some similarities with humans, as they take pride in love tricks, intrigues, deceit and betrayal. Merrick confesses that he likes causing pain and scheming. It is interesting to note that all creatures, even blood drinking monsters are swayed by love, jealousy, revenge and treachery. Fear and hope ignite their wishes. It is strange that even slayers have emotions, which are passed on through feeding on blood, which helps them to pick up truths, secrets, weaknesses and strengths of that blood. With each drop of blood, broken souls get healed.
The quest for excellence and dominance continues within them. Punishments are hard and the reasons difficult to fathom due to their bizarre rules. I must confess this book really tested my patience.
August 12, 2019
I read this second book of the series a couple of months after the first so it took a while to remember what had happened...
But I was drawn into the story real quick.
I liked how most of the story fleshed out the back story that was only hinted to in Book 1. So many of my questions were answered! It was really fast-paced and I have to confess I was hooked! I couldn't put the book down until I finished it - which was at about midnight! I really like the idea that the Lymerians are really Aliens and although there is some blood drinking etc it is not too gruesome and in your face. And I also like that the story is not about werewolves and vampires which has been done to death at this point.
There is no cliffhanger (unlike Book 1), however, there are hints of the conflict to come.
I can't wait for Book 3...
But I was drawn into the story real quick.
I liked how most of the story fleshed out the back story that was only hinted to in Book 1. So many of my questions were answered! It was really fast-paced and I have to confess I was hooked! I couldn't put the book down until I finished it - which was at about midnight! I really like the idea that the Lymerians are really Aliens and although there is some blood drinking etc it is not too gruesome and in your face. And I also like that the story is not about werewolves and vampires which has been done to death at this point.
There is no cliffhanger (unlike Book 1), however, there are hints of the conflict to come.
I can't wait for Book 3...
February 11, 2020
Enjoyable story
This second book in the series was a bit more complicated than the first book, going back in time, and then forward again following Clara and others as it answered questions from the first book, and resolved the cliffhanger at the end of the first book. It gave more substance to the characters as well. Some th8ngs seemed changed from the first book, like the rules changed, and I’m not sure what I think about that, but it could just be that more information comes to light in the second book than was in the first book, particularly about Lymerians, and their interactions with other species, particularly humans.
Overall, though, the story is enjoyable, and I think readers who enjoy sci-fi would like this one.
This second book in the series was a bit more complicated than the first book, going back in time, and then forward again following Clara and others as it answered questions from the first book, and resolved the cliffhanger at the end of the first book. It gave more substance to the characters as well. Some th8ngs seemed changed from the first book, like the rules changed, and I’m not sure what I think about that, but it could just be that more information comes to light in the second book than was in the first book, particularly about Lymerians, and their interactions with other species, particularly humans.
Overall, though, the story is enjoyable, and I think readers who enjoy sci-fi would like this one.
March 11, 2020
Remember is the second volume of "The Replacement Series" by Bianca Sierra-Luebke. This one deals with the Lymerians, visitors from another planet who during their 2000 years on Earth have reproduced slowly. They are grouped in several divisions, chief amongst them are the super-human Slayers, who are obsessed with killing. There are also the Guards, a decent lot and the well-named Dormants. The Astros are a more magical bunch.
Remember revolves mainly around Clara, Victor and Merrick, who are locked in a triangle of lust, jealousy, violence, deceit, love and a struggle for power. They take turns telling the story and the changing narrative perspectives aid in our understanding of their personalities. For the first two thirds of the book, the plot, such as it is, hangs on these entanglements interspersed with bloody scenes of violence. One of the less attractive qualities of The Slayers is their penchant for gulping, slurping, and drinking each others' blood, scenes I found distasteful. But thankfully, much of the violence is off stage. In the last third of the book a more interesting plot line unfolds, as the setting shifts to the United States in the 20th century.
The two thousand year time frame spans three continents, as the Lymerians move from a "Grecian" island to the African jungle, then inexplicably to the frozen North and ultimately to North America. The settings are not developed as the Lymerians live hidden from the world around them.
As the title of this book is Remember, it should be noted that a significant element is that from time to time, the characters have their memories partially erased. This is particularly cogent as it deals with the absence of memory vis a vis children which rather affects maternal feelings. The offspring do not remember their parents and vice versa.
Ms. Sierra-Luebke has created a fully developed, highly complex society with a large set of intriguing characters, but only late in the book do we get the back story that makes sense of it all. I suspect the author is so immersed in her imagined world that she forgets that some readers are unfamiliar with the Lymerians. For me, it was a soap-opera set within a rigidly structured blood-thirsty alien society.
Remember revolves mainly around Clara, Victor and Merrick, who are locked in a triangle of lust, jealousy, violence, deceit, love and a struggle for power. They take turns telling the story and the changing narrative perspectives aid in our understanding of their personalities. For the first two thirds of the book, the plot, such as it is, hangs on these entanglements interspersed with bloody scenes of violence. One of the less attractive qualities of The Slayers is their penchant for gulping, slurping, and drinking each others' blood, scenes I found distasteful. But thankfully, much of the violence is off stage. In the last third of the book a more interesting plot line unfolds, as the setting shifts to the United States in the 20th century.
The two thousand year time frame spans three continents, as the Lymerians move from a "Grecian" island to the African jungle, then inexplicably to the frozen North and ultimately to North America. The settings are not developed as the Lymerians live hidden from the world around them.
As the title of this book is Remember, it should be noted that a significant element is that from time to time, the characters have their memories partially erased. This is particularly cogent as it deals with the absence of memory vis a vis children which rather affects maternal feelings. The offspring do not remember their parents and vice versa.
Ms. Sierra-Luebke has created a fully developed, highly complex society with a large set of intriguing characters, but only late in the book do we get the back story that makes sense of it all. I suspect the author is so immersed in her imagined world that she forgets that some readers are unfamiliar with the Lymerians. For me, it was a soap-opera set within a rigidly structured blood-thirsty alien society.
June 11, 2020
I received a copy of this book from the author in exchange for an honest review
3.7
As the second book in this series, this book continued the first one nicely. Most of the book was history, it was about the lives of Clara, Victor and Merrick--their whole lives, from when they were young in Egypt. I found it nice to learn about this since there were lots of plot twists in the first book that connected the three and it was very interesting to learn more about them and their lives. This book had almost as many plot twists. It picks up where the original story left off after about 3/4 of the book and while I found that part slightly confusing--there was a lot of action very suddenly and not much time to process it--it was interesting to see how everything played out.
Overall, I enjoyed this book just a little less than the first one but it was still very good.
3.7
As the second book in this series, this book continued the first one nicely. Most of the book was history, it was about the lives of Clara, Victor and Merrick--their whole lives, from when they were young in Egypt. I found it nice to learn about this since there were lots of plot twists in the first book that connected the three and it was very interesting to learn more about them and their lives. This book had almost as many plot twists. It picks up where the original story left off after about 3/4 of the book and while I found that part slightly confusing--there was a lot of action very suddenly and not much time to process it--it was interesting to see how everything played out.
Overall, I enjoyed this book just a little less than the first one but it was still very good.
March 18, 2020
One, the writing is seriously good. It’s vivid, tense and sends out constant sparks. Two, the basic predicament is superbly set and explored: a two-thousand-year love triangle lived within a stifling stricture of tradition, duty, law and prophecy.
A lot of this book reminded me the Dune series: different forces and individuals maneuvering for advantage in a brutal landscape. Unlike Dune’s wide-focus perspective, though, Remember is all close-up, present-tense, internal, first person perspective. While Dune does strategy, Remember is tactics: we have to infer strategy and big picture, which takes total concentration.
Ideally, I’d have less of the constant PoV shifts and more of the big picture. But the emotional intensity of this book is a major achievement.
A lot of this book reminded me the Dune series: different forces and individuals maneuvering for advantage in a brutal landscape. Unlike Dune’s wide-focus perspective, though, Remember is all close-up, present-tense, internal, first person perspective. While Dune does strategy, Remember is tactics: we have to infer strategy and big picture, which takes total concentration.
Ideally, I’d have less of the constant PoV shifts and more of the big picture. But the emotional intensity of this book is a major achievement.
March 20, 2020
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February 28, 2020
Skip the prologue.
Chapter 1 opens an interesting book. You meet the cast of characters who overwhelmed the prologue and are drawn into their relationships, desires, strengths and goals. I found them well drawn and looked forward to where the story might go. Unfortunately, the next half of the book endlessly cycles these same issues (years and years pass since this race is nearly immortal), throwing more characters into the intrigue, and you just want something to happen that moves the story forward. At the end, the intrigue picks up. Along with the characters, the reader doesn’t know who to trust and what anyone’s motives really are. Then on the last page, the coup/revolt ends on a cliffhanger as one of the main characters unbelievably breaks 2000 years of character in a rather icky act.
Chapter 1 opens an interesting book. You meet the cast of characters who overwhelmed the prologue and are drawn into their relationships, desires, strengths and goals. I found them well drawn and looked forward to where the story might go. Unfortunately, the next half of the book endlessly cycles these same issues (years and years pass since this race is nearly immortal), throwing more characters into the intrigue, and you just want something to happen that moves the story forward. At the end, the intrigue picks up. Along with the characters, the reader doesn’t know who to trust and what anyone’s motives really are. Then on the last page, the coup/revolt ends on a cliffhanger as one of the main characters unbelievably breaks 2000 years of character in a rather icky act.
November 10, 2019
We are the first surge, born following lifetimes of infertility and discord among our kind. Though we were not bred of this planet, it is all we have ever known. We are a new beginning, test subjects for what is hoped to be the future of our race.
Clara is the most talented Slayer of her surge, bested only by her trusted friend, Victor. When forced to slay the lives of innocent children, she sets out on a path that will transform her into the deadliest thing on the planet.
Victor is the truest Slayer of his surge and their fearless leader. Often torn between duty and love, he endures lifetimes of torment and indecision, constantly teetering between honor and his own desires.
Merrick is not a Slayer but plays the part well. Pretending is easy. Deceiving is fun. Killing is entirely different. Gifted with unimaginable strength and speed, Merrick must do the thing he hates most to stay near his one true love.
Remember, the second installment in the Replacement Series, travels back in time, telling a tragic story of friendship, love, and duty that will ultimately determine the trajectory of an entire race.
Wonderful novel that gives us the back story of the first book.
Well written plot and story line that is emotional and fills in the gaps.
Well fleshed out characters that were nice to read about.
Love, loss, friendship and other emotions are all dealt with in this one.
Looking forward to the third novel now!
I read a complimentary advance copy of the book; this is my voluntary and honest review.
Clara is the most talented Slayer of her surge, bested only by her trusted friend, Victor. When forced to slay the lives of innocent children, she sets out on a path that will transform her into the deadliest thing on the planet.
Victor is the truest Slayer of his surge and their fearless leader. Often torn between duty and love, he endures lifetimes of torment and indecision, constantly teetering between honor and his own desires.
Merrick is not a Slayer but plays the part well. Pretending is easy. Deceiving is fun. Killing is entirely different. Gifted with unimaginable strength and speed, Merrick must do the thing he hates most to stay near his one true love.
Remember, the second installment in the Replacement Series, travels back in time, telling a tragic story of friendship, love, and duty that will ultimately determine the trajectory of an entire race.
Wonderful novel that gives us the back story of the first book.
Well written plot and story line that is emotional and fills in the gaps.
Well fleshed out characters that were nice to read about.
Love, loss, friendship and other emotions are all dealt with in this one.
Looking forward to the third novel now!
I read a complimentary advance copy of the book; this is my voluntary and honest review.
October 10, 2019
🔪 BOOK REVIEW 🔪
Massive thank you to Bianca Sierra-Luebke for sending me a copy of her latest book Remember. This is book 2 of The Replacement Series.
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I really liked that this is done in a prequel style. It really is needed and helps explain a lot of unanswered questions from book 1. You get a whole back story on the main characters from book 1. It really opens up the internal struggles Clara & her complex relationships with Merrick & Victor. It’s really sad at times and still violent but not in an unnecessary way. Great writing, painting the unfamiliar terrains well and really giving us a better idea of character physical appearance. I know that the next book is a Novella, which I don’t normally read, but I’m really intrigued as it’s going to be about those mysterious Astros who seem to know and see all (creepy!).
Well done Bianca great continuation and not cliched 🙌🏼🙌🏼
Massive thank you to Bianca Sierra-Luebke for sending me a copy of her latest book Remember. This is book 2 of The Replacement Series.
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I really liked that this is done in a prequel style. It really is needed and helps explain a lot of unanswered questions from book 1. You get a whole back story on the main characters from book 1. It really opens up the internal struggles Clara & her complex relationships with Merrick & Victor. It’s really sad at times and still violent but not in an unnecessary way. Great writing, painting the unfamiliar terrains well and really giving us a better idea of character physical appearance. I know that the next book is a Novella, which I don’t normally read, but I’m really intrigued as it’s going to be about those mysterious Astros who seem to know and see all (creepy!).
Well done Bianca great continuation and not cliched 🙌🏼🙌🏼
December 4, 2019
Sci- fi/ fantasy good for older teens
Remember
Remember is epic fantasy following a group of Lymerians through 2000 years of life on Earth. Alien and somewhat vampire like the Lymerians are rich creations with a lot of history and unique abilities.
The second book of the series- The Replacements, though it is not necessary to read book one first as the story stands on its own.
Remember covers a lot, sometimes tragic, always exciting. There is a lot happening and a lot of characters to keep track of. Though the main characters all have their unique personalities that help identify them I did find myself getting tripped on by the secondary characters and keeping them all straight.
Some depictions of violence and sexuality. This would appeal to older teens and fans of fantasy/ sci- fi.
Remember
Remember is epic fantasy following a group of Lymerians through 2000 years of life on Earth. Alien and somewhat vampire like the Lymerians are rich creations with a lot of history and unique abilities.
The second book of the series- The Replacements, though it is not necessary to read book one first as the story stands on its own.
Remember covers a lot, sometimes tragic, always exciting. There is a lot happening and a lot of characters to keep track of. Though the main characters all have their unique personalities that help identify them I did find myself getting tripped on by the secondary characters and keeping them all straight.
Some depictions of violence and sexuality. This would appeal to older teens and fans of fantasy/ sci- fi.
January 28, 2020
I enjoyed this second installment in the Replacement Series. It answered a lot of the questions that I'd been left with after the first book. What impressed me about this book is the sheer amount of work that clearly went into the political world. There is a great deal of alternate history about the 'surges' and their struggles on Earth and how that fits into world history. For that, huge kudos to the author.
There is a great deal of tension, just like in book one. However, I found it hard to get behind that tension because the characters weren't differentiated enough in how they came across on the page. I kept wishing the characters were more individualized. That would have allowed me to be in their court. I knew important stuff was going on but I felt a bit on the outside.
On the whole, though, this was a fascinating read in a giant, well-developed world.
There is a great deal of tension, just like in book one. However, I found it hard to get behind that tension because the characters weren't differentiated enough in how they came across on the page. I kept wishing the characters were more individualized. That would have allowed me to be in their court. I knew important stuff was going on but I felt a bit on the outside.
On the whole, though, this was a fascinating read in a giant, well-developed world.
September 13, 2020
So book one ended on a total cliff hanger - leaving me on pins and needles to see what happens next, and then this book starts off thousands of years in the past!
By the time the story finally makes its way back to the present (yes, that cliff hanger did get resolved) you see the scene in a completely different way - it hardly resembles the scene you thought you left at the end of book 1.
Lymerians are not vampires, but what are they? This book tells the history of a small group of refugees, their loves, their losses, and how they have adapted to their new home. So much of what seemed odd in book 1 was explained in this book - and more questions were raised. A character driven compelling read.
By the time the story finally makes its way back to the present (yes, that cliff hanger did get resolved) you see the scene in a completely different way - it hardly resembles the scene you thought you left at the end of book 1.
Lymerians are not vampires, but what are they? This book tells the history of a small group of refugees, their loves, their losses, and how they have adapted to their new home. So much of what seemed odd in book 1 was explained in this book - and more questions were raised. A character driven compelling read.
October 20, 2019
Excellent follow-up to the first book, with answers, clarification, and plenty of fast-paced entertainment. This is a truly unique series with a lot going on but the story doesn't overwhelm the characters, who really drive the story. If you like character-driven fantasy that isn't like every other story on the market, this one is for you.
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