Review: fresh view at happy endings
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 01 13, 2014
I liked the book and the series and won't cover features that were covered by other reviewers.I didn't rate it with 5 stars mainly for 1 reason. Somehow the series reads like the author is still learning to write and in time he would get much better. The language is good, the plot is good and non-standard, but I had an impression that the author's style is not yet completely formed. By the third book it improved, so there is potential there.Another thing that I found off putting at times was that sometimes I forgot the author was a man. Some of the personal interactions, especially between Finn and Brett were reminding me too much of two women in the state of hormonally induced anxiety. That was more common for the first book, by the third book the effect practically disappeared.One of the greatest points about these books is the ability of the author to conclude plot arches. The no-nonsense approach and no fluff and riding off into the sunset are so hard to find in this genre. If you read the first two books you already know that no wrongs would miraculously be righted and every change, good or bad, is permanent. The author puts the characters through a lot and, like in real life, they learn to deal with the consequences. Though there are not enough of believable psychological reactions to such difficulties (like the first encounter between Brett and the vampire should have been more psychologically traumatically), but again, by the third book it improves.The end of the third book is a bit smeared, not all questions are answered, but then again, such is life, not everything gets clear in one magical moment. Not everyone got their sugary happy end, or better to say no sugar got involved at all. But I still consider the ending happy in a real down to earth way.