Review: The Air is Thick with Trepidation... waiting with bated breath for the next chapter in this riveting series!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 07 10, 2014
Midnight Dynasty, Act 2: Convocation ( The House of Crimson & Clover #3 Act 2) by Sarah M. Cradit is a 2014 independent publication. I was provided a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.“There is a price and Charles and his children will pay it. As will their children, and their children, and all children who attempt to profit from anything Charles has built. This midnight dynasty will fall, as Ophelie fell, and there will be no more. This I promise, on my mother, and on my beloved Ophelie.”Wow! Well, the curse certainly has worked, for well over two hundred years. Although it lay dormant for some time, it is back with a vengeance. The Deschanel family is in a world of hurt as death strikes time and again coming closer and closer together. The Magi collective is serious about putting an end to the curse. But, how many more will die before they find a way to break the centuries old curse?Well, we are certainly in for more emotional turmoil as the sickly and meek Adrienne begins to cook up a scheme for Oz, Tristan deals with the consequences of his casual affair and death close to home, and the Magi collective forms and begins doing research and making plans. The storms are still gathering and gaining strength. It feels like a tension that has been brewing, ebbing and flowing over the years is now building to a crescendo. The air is thick with the heavy uneasiness and fear of the family wondering who will be next.If you are following this series, this is a an entirely different branch of the family and has a different tone than previous novels in the series. Sarah has an incredible talent for building suspense. It's like a watching clouds gather and turn dark and then the winds start to pick up , the barometric pressure drops and the atmosphere becomes charged. Trepidation increases as the reader is stunned by revelations, shaking their heads at the thoughts and actions of the people we have gotten to know, and then a sudden feeling of inevitable doom approaching that you are helpless to stop. Your only option is to take shelter from the storm, hold on for dear life, and hope that somehow, someway the forces at work can be stopped before it's too late. Once again, the story continues where we left off, but still manages to turn in different directions and focus on different characters. While I knew Oz had some big changes coming in his life, this was not at all the way I thought things would go. Interesting....Waiting with bated breath for the next installment!5 stars