Review: AN ACTION-PACKED PAGETURNER!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 12 17, 2013
This action packed, never-a-dull-moment page turner had me in compulsive reading mode right up to the very last page. With the increasing malicious influence and attacks of the brotherhood, Syd is fighting fires and doing damage control on all fronts. From Sidhe world to demon plane; from magi city to enforcer fortress, Syd hits the floor running despite the threat of council justice should she break one more of their laws.Although Syd and her mother are now almost enemies and, apparently, on different sides of the fight, Syd is growing more self-confident. In fact, she is so self-confident and her temper so volatile that I feared for her safety all the time. Fortunately she still has her family and closest friends to support, help and look out for her.In The Undying the author imaginatively expands her already incredibly well crafted world of the supernatural. New planes of existence are explored and Syd discovers a few new means of magical travel. When Syd and her companions enter a plane, they often undergo a change in appearance to suit the mood of the specific world. I thought this to be an extremely original and imaginative touch.Apart from all the excitement in Syd's life, there still remains the fact that she must, according to witch law, marry before she is 21 if she wants to remain a coven leader. Given her extremely complicated romantic life, it remains to be seen how she will manage to make this choice.The Undying is filled with action and nail-biting suspense but it also contains some thoroughly sad, deeply touching and gentle romantic scenes. I highly recommend this book but urge readers to read the whole series to be able to read The Undying in context. A standing ovation and five stars to a wonderful book and brilliant author. (Ellen Fritz)