Vision in Silver (The Others, #3) in SOS: Serious Overload of Series

May 26, 2014 D.G. rated it really liked it

Shelves: reviewed, urban-fantasy

There was so much going on in Vision in Silver! Monty and his daughter, discovering the dangers that the cassandra sangue present to themselves, the ongoing conflict with the humans who seem to be getting a lot bolder. Although Meg is still the main character, it felt to me that she wasn’t as pivotal as in the first couple of books.

Several things were introduced in this book: the fact that there’s an even scarier set of “Others” and the ones we know (who eat people) are the reasonable ones (gulp There was so much going on in Vision in Silver! Monty and his daughter, discovering the dangers that the cassandra sangue present to themselves, the ongoing conflict with the humans who seem to be getting a lot bolder. Although Meg is still the main character, it felt to me that she wasn’t as pivotal as in the first couple of books.

Several things were introduced in this book: the fact that there’s an even scarier set of “Others” and the ones we know (who eat people) are the reasonable ones (gulp!) The idea that the cassandra sangue could only take so much information at once without getting overwhelmed. This had me scratching my head a bit (I’m told this was forshadowed in past books but it was too subtle for me because I totally missed it.) The way she was suddenly so overwhelmed when she saw a lot at once didn’t ring true for me. I kept remembering the end of the first book, where she was driving at night trying to stay ahead of the bad guys and reacting well in a very stressful situation. When I compared this Meg to that one, they don’t even seem the same person. Something though that made complete sense to me was the idea that the cassandra sangues could be their worst enemy. Yes, they need to cut themselves but where do you draw the line as necessity vs. fix? In a sense, the cassandra sangues are a type of addict who cope with everything that happens in their life by cutting themselves.

Vision in Silver seemed to have a lot more examples of the Wolves animal-like thought process (a lot of their metaphors are about hunting and involve bison or squirrels). One of the things I loved about this series from the start, was how the Others are more intimately connected with Nature and understand they are just part of the whole. I think that in general, that’s something humans have forgotten. We think we’re above the system when we’re just one creature among many – when we’re extinct, be sure that the planet will go on merrily along! (That is, if we don’t destroy it with nuclear weapons.)

This was my first time reading a book in this series instead of listening and I'm conflicted as to whether I'll return to audiobook for the next one. I wasn't so crazy about the narration but reading it in print felt weird - not blaming the writing but there was definitely a disconnect as to how the story flowed because of this.

I’m really excited to see where Ms. Bishop will take this conflict next! (Do we really have to wait a year for book #4?)

Thanks to Edelweiss and Penguin Publishing Group for providing an advance copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. ...more

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Aug 19, 2018 Carrie rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: mgr

This series keeps on getting better and better.

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Jul 12, 2014 Samantha rated it really liked it

Shelves: 2015

At this point in the series, I would read anything Bishop decided to write, but even so I felt like this was a tad bit filler. The issues with Meg should have been obvious much sooner and I felt they were too played-up at this point in the series. The dynamics between the Others and humans have been brewing for quite awhile. You can see where the story is going, but it's almost like I wish the author would take a different approach, because for large chunks it's just explanation. Now it's anothe ...more

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Mar 25, 2015 Gisela rated it really liked it

Shelves: fantasy, z2015

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Jul 21, 2014 Bexx rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: shifters, urban-fantasy, paranormal-romance, kindle, netgalley-arc

This series does not disappoint. I am still absolutely in love with the characters and the world building.

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May 27, 2015 Logan rated it it was amazing

Shelves: own-bought-ebook, urban-fantasy, paranormal, 2015-books-read

Absolutely my favorite series right now. The tension between the terre indigene and the humans continues to grow, and there are big revelations in this one. I was glad to see Monty's family situation get some plot time and still get a kick out of the slow burn romance. This one had some big laughs, which helped to balance this entry a little more than the much darker Murder of Crows. I'm really looking forward to the next installment to see what kind of war is brewing. ...more

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May 31, 2014 Vickie rated it it was amazing

I enjoyed the story, but I wish there had been more Meg and Simon interactions. I do not mean kissing or anything else physical. I just love when they interact together. The assumptions, thoughts and feelings they have are great! That is the only thing I feel this book was missing. You learn a lot about the Others and humans in this book. I am excited for the next installment.

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