This is the third book in the Lightbringer series. I had hopes this would be the final book, but it seems there is at least one more in the series. It felt like a build up for the (hopefully final) fourth book. The first book established the characters. The second book had them at a loss, so I thought the third book would see them triumph. Not so, they seemed to be even worse off at the end of this book (especially the Prism). I […]
Things aren’t looking good for the good guys…
In preparation for The Broken Eye (the third book in the Lightbringer series) I wanted to re-read The Black Prism and The Blinding Knife. This series takes place in a world where some people (‘drafters’) have the ability to make colors solid. After some major losses in the first book, things don’t go well for our heroes in this book. Needless to say I love this series (as I rarely read books twice), I give this book 4 stars. Here’s a breakdown…
Unique magic based on light and colors!
In preparation for The Broken Eye (the third book in the Lightbringer series) I wanted to re-read The Black Prism and The Blinding Knife. This series takes place in a world where some people (‘drafters’) have the ability to make colors solid. In addition to the unique magic system, there is also a lot of political strategy and surprise twists. Needless to say I love this series (as I rarely read books twice), I give this book 4 stars. Here’s a breakdown…
Who run the world? Girls.
Rarely have I felt like fist-pumping a book while I was reading it. But then, I had never read Diana Peterfreund before. I fell in love with For Darkness Shows the Stars and then realized that there was a companion novel. I was so excited. Across a Star-Swept Sea is not a direct sequel, but it involves the same world and even has a few cross-over characters (I won’t say anymore–it would spoil the surprise). This time, Peterfreund draws from the Baroness Orczy’s The Scarlet Pimpernel. […]
A less moody end than Mockingjay
Joelle Charbonneau continues her hot streak and ends The Testing trilogy on a high, surprising note. I really hope that more people get to read this series–it’s a decently paced and interesting dystopic fiction series. Graduation Day picks up where Independent Study left off–Cia has just found out some deadly information that changes all she knows about the rebellion that is planning to overthrow The Testing. She has tried to remain true to her dad’s advice–trust no one–but finds it an impossible to keep. If […]
The Testing continues…
I enjoyed Joelle Charbonneau’s The Testing and thought that I would keep on with the second book in the trilogy, Independent Study. I think that Ms. Charbonneau actually veered away from a repetition of The Hunger Games and took her story in a slightly new direction. Cia Vale has passed The Testing and is now being assessed to see where she will be placed for studies. In the midst of her preparations, she finds out what being “redirected” actually means–spoiler: it’s horrifying. In her panic, […]