Phil Leader (619 KP) rated Always Forever in Books
Nov 8, 2019
Carrying on the tone of the first two books of the trilogy this is a dark and edgy read, often difficult as the protagonists are pushed to breaking point and beyond. Chadbourn's writing is very evocative and descriptive of the locations and the characters - perhaps because they have every flaw exposed - seem very human.
The ending makes the trilogy worthwhile, but to an extent maybe this is half a book too far; some plot elements become a little repetitive as do the threat from the creatures of legend that are hunting for the heroes. Ultimately the story just about justifies this and it definitely doesn't let down the series but maybe there's just a bit of faerie fatigue.
If you like your fantasy dark and your heroes really put through the wringer this series will appeal but it is not for the faint hearted.
The Dark Days Pact: A Lady Helen Novel
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The second book in the compelling Lady Helen trilogy, "a delicious collision of Regency romance and...
The Eye in the Door
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The Eye in the Door is the second novel in Pat Barker's classic Regeneration trilogy. WINNER OF THE...
The Magician's Land: Book 3
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"Dark, dangerous and full of twists". (George R. R. Martin, author of Game of Thrones). "Lev...
The Ninth Rain
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Asylum
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"No-one ever leaves Lakehurst. The staff, the patients, the ghosts... Once you're here, you're stuck...
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Merissa (12351 KP) rated No Pucks Lost Between Us (Rush Hockey #6) in Books
Nov 7, 2023
Rosie and Joel have had a rocky path to walk, with plenty of bumps and turns in the road. And so much - so much - is by them not talking. Not all of it, no, but enough. Joel is having a hockey crisis, and Rosie is trying to clear her name and figure out just what she wants to do with her life.
This was a great conclusion to their story, whilst still leaving parts of it wide open to be answered in the next trilogy (I presume.) Hot and steamy throughout, it's a brilliant addition to the Rush Hockey series.
For me, though, I think this is the end of the line for this series. It's just not holding my attention the way the rest of Elise Faber's books do.
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Nov 7, 2023
Shadow Seer (Blood Shadows #2)
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Their Shadows recognize each other immediately. Their hearts need a little more time… Emma...
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David McK (3496 KP) rated Arthur (The Arthurian Tales #3) in Books
Jun 30, 2024 (Updated Jun 30, 2024)
It's also the first one - I believe - to so heavily rely on flashbacks, paralleling the 'now' of the story with the background to one of the main characters Beran (whose identity I, personally, found quite easy to grok early on).
As a whole, I have to say, this trilogy is one of the best retellings of the Arthurian myths I have come across although retelling, however, may be too strong a word; perhaps a better on would be re-imagining as there's no mystical Green Knight (reimagined in 'Camelot'), search for the Holy Grails (again, see 'Camelot'), or mysterious women lying in ponds and distributing swords ("that's no basis for sound government..."), but which does cover the whole Arthur/Lancelot/Guinevere love triangle (see, in particular, 'Lancelot') and the fall out thereof.
In short, all three novels are well worth a read - personally, I found I enjoyed these more than the 'Blood Eye' series by the same author.
Chris Hooker (419 KP) rated Chaos Comes (After the EMP #4) in Books
Dec 30, 2017
It is a tale of survival and finding allies in unexpected places. Colt finds his in a street child named Dani. This is just the beginning of their story. It is a well written, entertaining book with engaging characters and plot.