Review: Interesting? Yes. Re-Readable? Most Likely Not.
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 12 24, 2012
I have to be frank and say that I struggled with my rating on this story. It was somewhere between 2 and 3★'s for me. The story was interesting with the intermingling of the stories told by the characters. Rolph and Tara's story each contained a deeper meaning but all of the stories were dark and gloomy tales of woe and doom.Conversely the intermingling of the stories threw off the primary story a bit but breaking up its continuity. I understood where Ms. Danse was going but it felt disjointed to me.Another element of the story that threw me off was the story's time placement. I'm just not a steam punk kinda girl so I didn't exactly care for the era's use in the story.Rolph and Tara are interesting in their own way but they never connected as a couple in my mind. Their "relationship" could be categorized as distant at best. Consequently, I was just never able to work up enough concern for Rolph when he was being attacked by the shadow creatures.What made the book a solid three stars was the fact that it was a different type of paranormal story. It wasn't the typical shifter story so I could appreciate the author's unique spin on it. Danse definitely has a unique and compelling method of storytelling.