Reviewed by Linda on
2 and a half stars :( I am not a happy reader.
How could Chloe Neill do this to me? She actually let Celina kill Ethan, for real?? I just can't get over that at all. I loved a lot of things about this book, but killing Ethan really killed the book for me as well. I truly loved his character, and thought that he had finally seen the light about Merit, and how she deserved all of him, and that they could become a great couple, and SHE KILLED HIM :O
IMO the ending would have been so much better if Celina had killed Tate, then Ethan could have killed her. I am totaly destroyed and grief-stricken, like Merit.
However, the book was truly well written, and characters developed well in a way that was logical. There was a lot of groundwork layed for the next book as well, with Mallory, the magic and her tutor Simon.
I really liked the way Jonah came to respect Merit more, and I think that Ethan was right about her when he said that she's really grown into her role as Sentinel of the house.
Lindsay and Merit continued to be good friendds, and to have each others backs as well, and I really do like it when there are strong female friendships forming, it shows more of the heroine's character.
But I still really hate the ending, I don't see at all how this can come to a better story in the next installment, and I also don't even think I would appreciate it if Ethan somehow 'came back' to life. Catcher could have cast a spell, or there could have been something else going on, but I just can't buy that right now, and I think it might even make me more sad and angry at this point.
Reading updates
- Started reading
- 9 May, 2011: Finished reading
- 9 May, 2011: Reviewed