** spoiler alert ** Parts of this seemed too mystical to me. We're to understand and not understand what the green is, what the Hallionne are, who/what the dragon is, and who/what the lost children/ferals are. There's also more talk about True Words and Names.
To me, the Consort's emotions are inexplicable at times.
There's also a LOT of references to the prior books. Don't even think about reading this book if you haven't read the others.
I liked how Nightshade got read the riot act in the end. The connections between Kaylin and Severn, Ynpharion, and Lirienne was used well. The imagery of the green being brown and desolate and the Hallionne in the green being all twisted and wrong was apt and gave room to easily show when things improved.
Don't expect romance here. There's not a lot of relationship building with Kaylin/Severn or Kaylin/Nightshade.
Kaylin grows in that she sees a need to learn magic and promises that she will devote herself to really being interested in learning (rather than just doing what she's told) when she returns. I guess it's for the next book to tell whether she holds herself to that. Kaylin also sees a chance to change the past and she chooses not to take it, even though she feels like it would remove much of the guilt from her life.
Not sure what the purpose of the Warden's mom was. She was openly antagonistic much of the time, but it didn't seem to affect the plot at all. Is this a setup for future things? Or just adding depth to the experience in the Vale?
To me, the Consort's emotions are inexplicable at times.
There's also a LOT of references to the prior books. Don't even think about reading this book if you haven't read the others.
I liked how Nightshade got read the riot act in the end. The connections between Kaylin and Severn, Ynpharion, and Lirienne was used well. The imagery of the green being brown and desolate and the Hallionne in the green being all twisted and wrong was apt and gave room to easily show when things improved.
Don't expect romance here. There's not a lot of relationship building with Kaylin/Severn or Kaylin/Nightshade.
Kaylin grows in that she sees a need to learn magic and promises that she will devote herself to really being interested in learning (rather than just doing what she's told) when she returns. I guess it's for the next book to tell whether she holds herself to that. Kaylin also sees a chance to change the past and she chooses not to take it, even though she feels like it would remove much of the guilt from her life.
Not sure what the purpose of the Warden's mom was. She was openly antagonistic much of the time, but it didn't seem to affect the plot at all. Is this a setup for future things? Or just adding depth to the experience in the Vale?
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