I sure hope the next one is out soon and that Ms Eastlake is once again in the driver's seat as the performer.“If you have a preferred god, Sentinel, I suggest you start praying. Neill is getting stronger with every book.
Of course, the read is contingent on the writing and Ms. Eastlake's reading of them reflects exactly that. The relationship between Ethan and Merit continues to evolve and Ms. Sophie Eastlake's performance is SPOT-ON!! She delivers a great and masterful interpretation of the dialogue her voices match the characters (she does a damn good Ethan) and the intonation/inflection certainly indicates that she didn't just pick this book up and start reading it out loud. The story is well thought out, the characters (who by now are old friends) are fun to reconnect with, the writing is crisp and strong and Ms Neill's voice becomes more clear and effective with each successive book. Another thing she does well is actually produce likable characters instead of just deciding who the 'good guys' are and telling you to like them.īeing a huge fan of Chicagoland Vampire books, this book was greatly anticipated. It's clear that she goes into each book with a solid idea instead of just the desire for another paycheck. Her bad guys are bad without being absurd and her good guys are good without being too perfect. Neill has a real gift for coming up with plausible mysteries that are compelling without making you roll your eyes at them.
These books manage to keep all of the intrigue and sex appeal of the supernatural world without drifting into the ridiculous or the masturbatory. I've read similar series: Laurel K Hamilton and the Sookie Stackhouse novels, for example, but they always jump the shark (wereshark?) and lose me along the line.
All of that said, I am riveted by all of these attractive vampires and their problems. Do I occasionally skip forward through the sex scenes because I just cannot deal with the incredibly purple prose? Definitely. Do I want to replace her editor, who apparently cannot pick up on repetition of words and phrases within the same paragraph? Absolutely. I am also eight books into this series and have no intention of stopping. I have a Master's degree in English Literature.
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