Kayote B. (kayote) reviewed on 11/13/2008 + 254 more book reviews

Helpful Score: 2

I really enjoyed this book. It was well written. The characters were believable, grew, and had depth that was revealed as the story continued. It is the first of two which I didn't realize and sent me on a mad dash looking for the conclusion when I finished this one.

Unfortunately, while this book is one of my favorites, the second half made me not want to ever read anything by this author again. The chance it was as good as this one was not worth the chance it was like the second.

There are the barest hints of sexual violence in this book--well within the story, and not shoved in your face, just enough to provide background, setting, and here and there plot movement. They are brought out significantly more in the sequel, in ways I did not think were needed for the story (certainly not as much as was there or as emphasized) and that highly distracted from it. This was a great book to read--that one was unpleasant. If you don't mind that sort of thing--this is a good series, though the second is still not nearly as well written. If like me you dislike reading such things--do yourself a favor and don't start the series. This book will make it very hard to not pick up the next--and I wish I hadn't.

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