Review: If you've read the previous two books you'll never guess.... oh wait.... you will.
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 09 20, 2012
This review contains spoilers.Let me say first:Don't let the three star rating fool you, too many people give a full five stars for any book that they can manage to finish without spitting on it.This book isn't going to become one of the greats and there are a few points about it which I thought were poorly handled but it did manage to keep me hooked to the end. Although that was mostly because I was just curious to find out more about Tarke.I had two main issues with this book. One, and the bigger of the two, was the lack of plot. Basically all that happens is Rayne gets kidnapped twice by the Atlantean council so they can use her to get at Tarke by getting his identity from her or while he rushes to save her. She also spends a lot of time learning about Tarke's touchy-feely issues and how ex-slaves are supposed to interact while they visit some of her husband's worlds. (There is a sort of side-story of Tarke's men freeing the remaining crystal ships of their envoys but all the parts of it that would be interesting take place off-screen.)The second issue is that Rayne seems to have some kind of 'Kidnap me' disorder which is prevalent throughout the series. The entire series is basically of her being repeatedly forced to follow others wherever they want to take her, whether by kidnapping her or simply saying "follow me if you want to fulfill your destiny".Overall the book wasn't bad. If you've read and managed to stay interested through the other two books you'll probably be satisfied with this one but don't expect anything amazing.