Review: Wow!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 11 27, 2013
I will admit that New Adult (NA) is not a real favorite of mine as far as genres go, but every once in a while I will find a book that surprises me. Of Silver and Beasts is one such title. I really enjoyed this title and highly recommend that readers who enjoy YA and NA check it out! =^.^=One of the first things that drew me into this book was the writing. Wolfe has a strong grasp of creating scenes that suck the reader in and leaves them on the edge of their seat. A number of times my heart was racing in excitement and adrenaline as Kaliope engaged the enemy. There were several scenes that made me cry, a couple that made me laugh, a few were I got really angry, and more where I just wanted to keep reading in order to find out what happened next. I really love it when an author is able to bring me emotionally into the story and make me feel like I’m a part of it, and in Wolfe’s case, it’s a job well done!As far as characters go, I liked Kaliope. She’s a strong girl who knows who she is and what she wants to be. She’s got a fierce attitude, is loyal to her friends, Nactue, and empress, and she’s determined to prove herself in every task assigned to her. And I have to say that I greatly admired her for these traits, but there were a few times where they did get to be a bit too much. One such instance came with Prince Caben. Kaliope was so caught up in stressing how things were done in her realm, she never took the time to consider how things were done in Prince Caben’s realm nor how they could have gone about meeting in the middle. It really irked me and I found myself wanting to shake her by her shoulders a few times. But despite this, she’s an enjoyable character who most readers will easily relate too. Prince Caben is also a great character, all be it seriously cocky at times, but in a good way. Actually, when I first met him in the reading I wasn’t too impressed with him, but then I realized that my views towards him were being influenced by Kaliope’s opinion of him, and once I put those opinions aside and saw Caben for who he truly was, he quickly became a favorite of mine. I especially liked the fact that he’s quirky humor always managed to bring a smile to my face even while it drove Kaliope crazy. The two of them together are perfect…once they figure out how to work together that is. It was fun to watch them grow and become comfortable with each other. They really are perfect together.The only problem that I had with the story on a whole, was it took me a long time to really get into the setting. The idea of an entire society running on Mercury was interesting, but the various robots that Wolfe described at times were hard for me to envision. I often became lost in the details of the world itself when I first got started, and I eventually had to ignore the world in order to focus on the characters and the overall plot. I will say that I did like the Underworlders home. I’ve always loved playing with black lights, so the idea of an entire underground world done up with black lights was awesome. Hee heeSo when all is said and done, I must give purrs and tail waves to Wolfe for writing an amazing book and I can’t wait to get my paws on the next book in the series. If you’ve not yet checked out any of the books by Wolfe, seriously, what’s stopping you? Murr!