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Smith, Cynthia Leitich - Blessed
Wed, Jun. 8th, 2011 04:24 pmThis is more a direct sequel to Tantalize, though there are also overlapping elements from Eternal as well.
We return to Quincie P. Morris right after the events of Tantalize, which was nice, since I think the previous book ended very abruptly. Quincie is trying to reverse some of the events from the previous book, most of which I don't remember because I read it so long ago. Smith also continues to expand her world of vampires and angels, and I kind of enjoyed all the snippets from Dracula. I feel current vampire mythology is now very far from the handsome caped guy turning into a bat that it was a bit refreshing to go back to Bram Stoker.
( Spoilers )
Overall, this felt like a much steadier book than the previous two, probably because Smith had the first two for worldbuilding and character introduction, and a much, much more satisfying conclusion than the previous two. Still, her website says there are going to be more books set in this world, which I am looking forward to. They're not substantially different from a lot of the YA fantasy out there right now, but I like Smith's sense of humor (animal shapeshifters that aren't just sexy ones, including possums! I also really like that Smith has been including more multiracial characters in her books, and am really hoping she continues to do so.
We return to Quincie P. Morris right after the events of Tantalize, which was nice, since I think the previous book ended very abruptly. Quincie is trying to reverse some of the events from the previous book, most of which I don't remember because I read it so long ago. Smith also continues to expand her world of vampires and angels, and I kind of enjoyed all the snippets from Dracula. I feel current vampire mythology is now very far from the handsome caped guy turning into a bat that it was a bit refreshing to go back to Bram Stoker.
( Spoilers )
Overall, this felt like a much steadier book than the previous two, probably because Smith had the first two for worldbuilding and character introduction, and a much, much more satisfying conclusion than the previous two. Still, her website says there are going to be more books set in this world, which I am looking forward to. They're not substantially different from a lot of the YA fantasy out there right now, but I like Smith's sense of humor (animal shapeshifters that aren't just sexy ones, including possums! I also really like that Smith has been including more multiracial characters in her books, and am really hoping she continues to do so.