Review: Did we read the same book?
Rating: 2 out of 5
Date: 10 3, 2013
I must have read a different book than everyone else here, because I don't see what everyone loved so much.  The three books follow a single cast of characters, although the Elora/Ram relationship from the first book is central to all of them.  I didn't much like the characters.  Elora had no depth, Storm was stodgy, Ram was the party boy, Kaye was a cipher.  The best character was the vampire but he didn't play a large role until the third book.  Additionally, there was no sense of Elora's home world, which should have been important given that she came from a different universe.  It wasn't even part of the plot until the very end.  We are told that her world is so different, but beyond some nominal differences (she weighed more and was faster and stronger, there were foods that were new to her) she could have come from a different country rather than a different universe.But all of this is overshadowed by the author's writing style.  People can differ about what they like in plots, characters etc., but I was really stunned to see how many people raved about her writing style.  There were multi-paragraph sections where there is no dialog.  Something along the lines of: "She entered the room and saw the men.  She asked them what they were doing.  They told her they were making a plan.  She asked if they had any ideas yet.  They said they did not.  She asked if she could help.  They told her that she would be better off talking to the others.  She said she would do that and wished them luck.  They said goodbye and she left the room.  After she left they talked about what she had said.  They decided to break for lunch."  Literally.  There were other things that bugged me.  The manual for the Order starts with "The plural of vampire is vampire."  Really?  Why?  What does that add to the story?  All it does is make it awkward when you are referring to numerous vampires.  (Sorry, numerous "vampire".)  And we get that Ram has an Irish accent, phonetically spelling out everything he said was unnecessary and irritating.I seem to be the lone voice in the wilderness here, but as you can see, I didn't like the books and can't recommend them.I received this book for free in exchange for an honest review.