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| Morganville Vampires #12 |
Rating: 4.5/5
In Last Breath, the rain brought a new and dire threat to Morganville and its vampires... their ancient enemies, the draug. Now, the vampires are fighting a losing war, and it will fall to the residents of the Glass House: Michael, Eve, Shane and Claire, to take the fight to an enemy who threatens to destroy the town, forever.
This book takes off from the events at the end of Last Breath and it was a rollercoaster ride. From the beginning it was action packed and it didn't slow down. It was a lot of fun and a bit of heartache.
I've been with this series for a long time now and have become invested in the characters, and to see how the have evolved over the course of 12 books has been a joyous ride. With this book we saw Claire, Shane, Michael and Eve deal with a lot of stuff and develop in ways you wouldn't expect. The best thing about them though is that they are real and you can see how their past has forced them to become the people they are today. It is something that is missing in a lot new YA PNRL books at the moment. Shane is one of the best male characters with a tortured past around. I loved seeing him so vulnerable in this book, it really gave his charcter a greater depth, I just wanted to give him a hug!
Now Claire and Eve, thank god for truley kiss-ass female characters. Unlike some books these girls really are tough, and we're both told and shown this. Eve has such great strength in this book, I really admired her. After what happened in Last Breath it was bound to be rocky for her and Michael, and it was, which was great to see. She didn't go running back to him and excusing his behaviour just because she loved him, she made sure she made the right decision by her and let him know that it couldn't happen again, or she is liable to kick his ass. Saying that I really do hope them the best in coming books becuase they are such a cute couple. Claire has always displayed an inner strength and that continues to come out in this book, it's great to see her stand up to the vampires but still know when to back off.
As usual Ms Caine does a wonderful job fleshing out her secondary characters, making them a part of the story rather than having them their as plot points. Some short points Myrnin needs a good slap for what he did, still love Oliver, can't believe I'm feeling sorry for Monica, and Amelie...well, I don't know where I stand with her at the moment.
With the end of this book it will be interesting to see where Ms Caine takes us in the next two. Black Dawn was a game changer for Morganville and I don't know if we'll get to the end of book 15 with everyone we love alive or undead. There will definitley be some hard times ahead for the gang and I can't wait to be taken along for the ride.
City of Lost Souls by Cassandra Clare
| The Mortal Instruments #5 |
Rating: 5/5
Can the lost be reclaimed? What price is too high to pay for love? Who can be trusted when sin and salvation collide?
Love. Blood. Betrayal. Revenge.
Darkness threatens to claim the Shadowhunters in the harrowing fifth book of the Mortal Instruments series.
WTF just happened...Bad Alec. Bad, bad, bad Alec. No biscuit for you :(
Now that's out of my system. This book was amazing. I loved every minute of it. And I can't believe where Ms Clare took us with it. There is so much to say about the plot but I can't say too much so I don't ruin it for those who have yet to read it. It was full of surprises and twists that I didn't see coming, it truely was a joy to read. One thing that will bug me until I find out is who is Brother Zachariah? And damn Ms Clare, she's refused to say which book we find out his identity in :(. There was a lot to keep track of and follow in this book, especially because it continued to change perspectives between characters. But this wasn't a bad thing, it kept me on the edge and it provided some wonderful insight and character development.
I could go on about how I admire Clary's strength, how my heart went out to Jace and how all I just love them as characters. But what really got to me in this book was Sebastian. We were given some great insight to him as a character and as much as I hate him and think he's an evil little creep, I had moments when I felt for him but the annoying thing is it's hard to know how much of it is real and how much of it is manipulation. Ms Clare did a great job humanising him just a little bit even and I do believe not all of it was show. It will be really interesting to see how things turn out with him in the next book.
Simon, well I have loved him from the start and continue to do so. Some of his actions made me frustrated and face palm it but I understood his reasons behind it, I just hope it his decisions don't come back to bite him. He has grown so much since the first book and its a joy to continue to see him grow, and deal with the hardships thrown his way especially those related to his mother which was heartbreaking.
I refuse to say anything about Alec because as the start of my review suggests I am not a happy camper when it comes to him at the moment. He's an idiot and in some ways I understand his actions but nothing justifies it. I just hope it can all be resolved in the final book because I like my ships afloat, and I hate it when they sink.
Ms Clare does a wonderful job keeping her world alive and interesting, and her characters evolving. She also makes a point to award fans with little snippets that connect this series with her prequel series The Infernal Devices. I particularly loved the mention of the duck, for fans who don't understand this there is a deleted scence from Clockwork Prince where Will explains his disliking of ducks :). Unfortunatley we have to wait until 2014 to read the final book City of Heavenly Fire but we do get the last Infernal Devices book Clockwork Princess next year to help tide us over.
CiaoXX
PS I am officially on the countdown for Europe, 35 days, so when that hits I'll be posting about my various travels on here :)
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