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This is one of the best fantasy books I have read it quite a long time. I have read two of Anne Bishops books last year and they were interesting but I did not realize her earlier work was so much better. I picked this up at the library and ended up pulling an all nighter to finish it. The story was very tangled at first and I could not hold my visualizations very well of how the magic works and the physical connection of the land these people inhabited. At some point, it started to make sense b
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The first time I picked up this book I put it right back down. The opening is intensely violent and disturbing. When I started it the second time, I was rivited.
Reading this type of fantasy literature takes committment. The author does not take a lot of time to explain "the rules" of this world. What do the jewels mean? How do they appear? What does it really mean to "open to the darkness" or "offer to the darkness" whatever it's called. All of this is left rather vague. I am hoping that some o ...more
Reading this type of fantasy literature takes committment. The author does not take a lot of time to explain "the rules" of this world. What do the jewels mean? How do they appear? What does it really mean to "open to the darkness" or "offer to the darkness" whatever it's called. All of this is left rather vague. I am hoping that some o ...more
Mostly seems to be a fantasy version of those 'true lives' genre, some bookstores call them something different, but you can spot em when they're called things like "Don't tell mummy" or "Please daddy don't". Seriously, I get that I'm supposed to feel sorry for Jaenelle, but come on.. The story didn't make much progress til half way through, and then there were paedophiles on every page. I understand you've got to get the whole triumph against a horrible childhood, but sometimes you can go too f
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I was caught taken back at the lack of explination through out this book. Yet the strong beginning which was rather violent caught my interest which was continued throught out by the further violence and sexuality that emerged in the book. By the end of this book which I couldnt put down I wsa completely entranced by the story and had to go get the following two books just to find out what happened. Ann Bishop is a great writer and develops the lands in which her stories reside incredibly well.
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There is a lot of sexual violence in this book which is very disturbing and there are quite a few characters to keep track of but the story itself is extremely interesting and pulls you in.
Jul 23, 2008
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