[Unknown LJ tag]Finished two more books this week in between struggling with the Lie to Me plot bunnies of doom: Michelle Sagara’s Cast in Silence, and Toni Andrew’s Cry Mercy. Mini reviews follow.
Cry Mercy, by Toni AndrewsGenre: Urban FantasyThis is the third book in the Mercy Hollings set, and although the series got off to a rocky start with the first book, Beg for Mercy (to the point I remember thinking there was no way I was going to bother keeping reading), it's starting to find its feet now. This one delves into Mercy's past a little more - we get to find out (as she does) who her parents were and why they gave her up all those years ago. We also get to find out a bit more about Tino - the gang leader we met in book 2, and what he's managed to work out about Mercy from a keen sense of observation and common sense. Plus, we get to meet Sam's father. It's an OK read - one I basically only got because the e-book was on special and cheap, and I don't regret reading it. I'm giving it a
7/10 - I'll probably go on to read Book 4 if I see it on special, but I won't be hanging out for it until it does.
Cast in Silence, by Michelle SagaraGenre: FantasyOk, as I always say when I review a Michelle West/Sagara book, it's by Michelle Sagara, so I'm GOING to love it. Take it as read, 'k? And yeah, this is definitely no exception. I absolutely love the world of Elantra - I love the characters, I love the Joss-ian banter, and I LOVE the depth of the characterisation and the way Michelle Sagara manages to say so damn much in so few words. Gahhh... I'd give much to be half the writer she is. Anyway, this instalment has Kaylin's past as a street kid in the Fiefs reaching out and biting her in the ass, and we get to see a bit more about what exactly the Fiefs are - how they came about - and what they exist to protect. It has all my favourite characters (two of one of them - go Nightshade!), and some AMAZING character development and exploration of Tiamaris, whom I've always had a soft spot for. Net result? Love, love, love, love, love. It's not quite a perfect 10 in the Starfireverse, but it comes damn close - I'm giving it a
9/10 and wondering... just a little... if I'm being just a bit too stingy.
77 / 100 books. 77% done!
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