Cav's Place

Saying that Dawn Cook has a talent for completely ruining a book at the end is an understatement! Did that for the third one in the series as well, but this tops it!
Not that it’d be so good otherwise either. Well written, things make sense, but not much overall.
Again, I won’t even comment; left me too bitter.

Rating: 7/10

As far as D&D-based books go, I’d say this is a masterpiece! Didn’t read many, but it seems to stretch the genre to its limits. Of course, those limits are still in plain sight and pretty much prevent it from being a “real” book, but still… The scale of the events is staggering, there are plenty of characters and locations and, while obviously fights still make up most of the book, there is quite frankly more non-combat action here than I could have expected.
One slip though; Quenthel commanded Jaggred to carry Valas when they had to levitate in the Abyss when Jaggred was actually left back on the physical plane. No editors to notice that?
Uh well… Don’t have the next three in the series and don’t really want them; quite unlikely to have two good ones in any one such series. I’ll write it down on my list of book series that I should continue if I find the rest at some point, but with low priority.

Rating: 7/10

Most of the book is one character quoting himself telling another about his life; a rather odd form of expression. And the problem is that most of it is not about vampires… But there are plenty of other supernaturals, so it works out.

Rating: 8/10

Read it in the hardest moment of my life and it still managed to capture me.
Sure, Marius is not Lestat, no vampire could ever be, but, still, spectacular… And heartbreaking.

Bad things:
1. Let me get this straight; Marius is blaming television for Akasha’s attempted reign of terror? That’s just bull.
2. What exactly is Sanhaim? If it would have appeared just once in that form I’d have assumed it to be a typo, but it’s spelled like that every time.
3. Ending too abrupt and unclear.

I wonder how it is to be separated from the one you love for 1500 years, then be reunited for just one night, then separated again… Guess that, if I make it through tonight, I’m on my way to finding out, though on a smaller scale since we’re talking mortal years.
At least that’s true; once you truly love someone, it will never fade. Wonder if I could ever feel more for her than I already do… Doubtful. Maybe someday… I have to hope.

Rating: 8/10

Just said what I felt, in as many words as I could…

Reply: “Right… And do you know how what you’re doing looks like, trying to control me because you feel something? Just pick up and move on, that’s what I’m trying to do! And if you think this is harsh, you have seen nothing yet! Right now there is still some chance we can be friends, but you’re close to stepping over the line, and if you do that you’ll see exactly how vicious I can be! I want to live my life, you get over me go live yours, I’m past reasoning with you.”

I’m trying to control her? Excuse me if I’m wrong, but she was the one not letting me in the same room with her for 3 weeks, she was the one who left for a month, then changed to 2, then ended up staying for more than 5, during which time I never tried to stop her even when she was uncertain, I gave her advice when I could, till I could stand it no longer, and so on…

Just want her to be happy, but can’t handle her happiness requiring me to be crushed anymore, I did for 6 months and don’t hold any of it against her… Couldn’t hold anything against her, nomatter what she did or will do, just love her unconditionally and will do so for as long as I live… Wonder when she’ll see what it means and realize how hard it is to ever have something like this offered by someone…

I sent her pics of my arms, no clue why, she’ll probably say I’m trying to control her even more… I can’t deal with this anymore, just can’t! Someone just kill me, please… Can’t live without her, struggled so far because I hoped we could work smth out when she’ll be back, had to hope that!

I just can’t go on, can’t! I need her like I need to breathe…

This can’t happen! Why can’t I go completely insane and be oblivious to anything and everything, talk to her image in my mind and be happy, why? Damn sanity, damn my mind, damn any instincts and fears keeping me alive, damn life, damn it all!