Review: a very powerful seduction
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 04 10, 2013
With each and every one of Kinrade's books that I read I come to love her writing more and more. I couldn't put this one down. Her writing is so enthralling and captivating that you immerse yourself in the novel and lose all track of time. The book is also so flawlessly written that there is nothing to draw you back to reality. This book becomes your reality for a short while.I love the consistency between the novels in this series. Kinrade adopts the same writing style and tone within each of the novels. Also, each character's viewpoint in written in a slightly different fashion, but this remains consistent for each. Her descriptions are phenomenal and tailored to create a specific image and aura. By playing with light and darkness Kinrade not only writes about, but also paints the world that she creates.The characters themselves are simultaneously consistent and ever changing. They face so many life altering obstacles throughout this novel that they continue to grow as individuals, couples, and as a family while never abandoning their original selves. Their core goals and values are the same but they are better, more mature individuals after their trials. Some of the minor characters become further developed in this novel, while never overpowering the main characters, which is awesome. Also, any of the newly introduced characters are developed to suit a specific purpose with no description, dialogue, or narrative wasted on inconsequential details. That said, not a single one of the characters ever seems underdeveloped for their role in this novel.Kinrade's supernatural world expands even further with this instalment in Rose's trilogy. All of the details are worked into the action keeping up with the fast pace of the story. The reader is never left scrounging for details on the new elements that they encounter nor are they wishing that the story would progress faster because they're having pointless narrative heaped upon them. Kinrade walks a fine line balancing this to create a phenomenally seamless story. She also manages to wrap up Rose's trilogy very nicely with this story. Everything comes to a very nice conclusion without rushing or skimming anything. As a reader, however, I'm not ready to leave this brilliant world that she has created. I appreciate the fact that Kinrade ends this trilogy and picks up with another character in the series for future instalments. This avoids stagnation while giving me (and other readers, of course) more of the characters and the world that they have so come to love as well as many more brilliant books to read.Please note that I received this novel from the author in exchange for an honest review