Review: 4 1/2 Stars - Another Great Installment
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 05 7, 2012
Since I started on this series back in December, I expected my interest to wane and the writing to disappoint given a series with this many installments.  However, I was pleasantly surprised that the stories and the writing continue to deliver consistently good results.  I'm usually a die-hard paranormal romance reader (lately young adult), but the world and characters and stories that Connie Suttle develops and weaves together in this series and in the Ir'Indicti series are so engaging that I have no problem breaking out of my genre shell.  Her writing is so consistently good that each time another book comes out, I immediately download it.  I don't even have to wonder if I'll like it.Not only that, unlike other book series that I've read, where the main character practically becomes omnipotent, we have this powerful main character, Lissa, who still experiences very real human emotions and disappointments and tries to rise above the constant challenges that she faces.Blood War continues from the last book and we experience Lissa's challenges in being a new Queen, face some heartbreaking betrayals and get some great action sequences.  I read this in one sitting, and wanted more when I finished.  The only slight hurdle was keeping up with all the characters.  I know that they're there for a reason, but I find myself stopping periodically to try to remember who they are.  However, this doesn't take away from the main storyline.  Overall, this was another great read!