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Elsewhens (2013)

by Melanie Rawn(Favorite Author)

3.8 of 5 Votes: 5

ISBN

0765328771 (ISBN13: 9780765328779)

languge

English

genre

Fantasy

publisher

Tor Books

series

Glass Thorns

review 1: I actually picked this book up at the local library because I thought the cover was cool, but I couldn't manage more than about 20 pages before I put it down. The story opens to Cade sniveling and complaining, and I just really didn't care. But at some point I picked up the 1st book in the series and read it, and then the 2nd book made more sense. Once I know the characters and their motives, it all made more sense. So, if you have not read Book 1, I strongly recommend you start there. This was a unique take on the magic/fantasy genre with a theatrical twist. Very enjoyable!
review 2: This series is like a seesaw tipping in the wrong direction. Instead of exploring a new world, the reader is left with marriages that mean nothing and frat boy pranks. The other s... moreee-saw is the weird relationship b/t Mieka and Cade: they're just friends, but Rawn paints this relationship in overtones of romance: they are too attached, and not in any way that satisfies the reader. I gave this sequel two stars because it seems like she'll set up for a battle in the third book (let's hope there is a third). Rawn is best at battles, court intrigue, the machinations of magic and battle sequences. Thus far, the Touchstone series hasn't provided much of any of these. I miss the Melanie Rawn of THE GOLDEN KEY and the Exiles series. I don't think readers will ever get a taste of that era of her brilliance again. less

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