Review: The Svatura series is amazing!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 11 5, 2013
I am able to gush about Abigail Owen's Svatura series for hours after reading Blue Violet and falling in love with her characters, and then Hyacinth in which there was just more maturity in her writing . . . .and now we have Crimson Dahlia and where do I start???!!!This is another leap again for Abigail Owen, and I think that Black Orchid might actually be published already running!!!Abigail Owen's writing is still magical and spell-binding, but it is the pace of her story which keeps the reader continually turning the page. Unlike the other books Crimson Dahlia begins in the middle of a crisis for Lila as we realise her and her party of scouts have been kidnapped by Maddox. There is an element of threat and fear but the reader is aware Ramsey is searching for Lila through a 'link'.Crimson Dahlia's action continues in and outside of the Vyusher castle, and Abigail Owen reunites the Svatura family, perhaps even giving them larger roles than they had in Hyacinth (*hello Alex*).I think Lila is by far my favourite of the female Svatura characters (*sorry Ellie*) - she is independent, a leader, brave but also sweet and loving. Ramsey is a far deeper character than I expected, and I loved the revelation about the love between them.Abigail Owen is able to make me cry at some point in her books, and Crimson Dahlia was no exception!Crimson Dahlia is a must for fans of the Svatura series and if you haven't read the books yet go buy Blue Violet and start!!! xxxxx