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Stopping Time, Part 1 (2010)

by Melissa Marr(Favorite Author)

3.97 of 5 Votes: 3

ISBN

0062007440 (ISBN13: 9780062007445)

languge

English

genre

Romance

publisher

HarperCollins Publishers

review 1: This (parts one and two together) was 35 pages long. Luckly, I knew this going in, or I would have been very angry. This is a short story published only in e-book form(originally released in two parts)that fleshes out what happens to Leslie after the end of Ink Exchange. As you'll recall, if you've read my bi-polar review of Ink Exchange, I felt very connected to these characters, then felt completely dropped like a bad habit at the end of the story. Just when we were getting ready to dive into Leaslie's issues, we (the readers) were unceremoniously abandoned. STOPPING TIME helped bridge that gap alittle, but with mixed results. The plot was fast and thin (that's the only way to describe it), the character development almost non-existant. But then, the reader already k... morenew all these characters, so there was little need for high-arcing, detailed development. The short of it: I wanted more. I wanted to know more about the characters' motivation. I wanted to know more about the inner workings of their mind. I wanted to know more about what the hell Ren had been doing. I wanted the whole thing to be more gritty, more real and more sticky. Let's face it, Leaslie does not live in a happy place. She does not have a happy life. She knows it, Irial and Niall know it and the reader knows it. Let's feel more of that greasy film of ick, please!So why, you ask, did I give it three stars? For the life of me, and despite myself, I cannot get enough of Irial and Niall. And this story, for it's lack of grit and realism in relation to Leslie's story, DID give us a much clearer glimpse into Irial and Niall's relationship. Delicious. I feel like I understand their characters and motivations better now. And I like that.
review 2: It was wonderful to fall back into Marr's world of fairy. There is something so ethereal and delicate about her writing. This is a short story that takes place sometime after Leslie leaves Irial, Niall, and the dark court to strike out on her own. And while she's doing just that she's never really alone. Irial and others from the Dark Court watch over her. She meets Irial in a coffee shop every week, and while they don't speak, they have come to expect it from each other. Again, Marr has a way with words like no other author I have encountered. I can't help but be enchanted by her writing and by Leslie's struggle to be free, but still love her Dark Kings.Can't wait for Radiant Shadows. less

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