Review: Interesting read
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 11 1, 2013
With this one, you don't have to wait long for the action to start up. I really enjoyed the pace of this novel. I believe that Ms. Bury did a great job with the flow and content as it was new and interesting. I was instantly drawn to the feud between the Pookah's and the Fionn's, a feud that has been going on for the better part of the last millennium! The only thing I seemed to have a problem with was as the book opens and gets running, I had all of these questions and as I worked through and was finding out more about the characters and the clans, I felt as though the questions that I had were not fully answered. I think that Bury does an amazing job of finding a new angle and running with it, but I think that in the rush, little things are not completely explained or you are left feeling as though you didn't get the whole story.I liked the characters as I think they worked well together, but I kind of left with the feeling that they were more stock than original. You have Izel, who is a woman coming into her emotions and has the mental capacity of a love struck teenager. I think that this was over used and the descriptions began to make me care less and less for this character. Then there is Kelvin, a Pookah warrior that is intent to kill her, but is instead deterred by his immediate love of Izel. I don't know if this is just me, but this seems very young adult-ish and I was not impressed with the interactions of the characters in this sense.Overall, I thought that the book definitely has potential and it was an interesting world that Bury introduces her audience too. I personally felt lost at some points as though there was something that I had missed or had not fully understood. I am giving this one 3 stars for the lack of uniqueness of the characters and seeming lack of information at some points.