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Das Zerbrochene Band (2014)

by Philippa Ballantine(Favorite Author)

3.92 of 5 Votes: 3

ISBN

3802586484 (ISBN13: 9783802586484)

languge

English

genre

Paranormal Fantasy

publisher

Egmont Lyx

series

Book of the Order

review 1: this book is a tough one to review because I really like the characters (I absolutely adore Sorcha and Merrick) but for me the first one was my favorite.this story was very complex and told from different perspectives, which is good for the story because otherwise you would not comprehend the different strands. although I really appreciate the writing and the complexity of the story, I got over the three books the impression that Mrs. Ballantine slightly lost her way - but maybe the direction is wanted and I have to read the next book to understand completely.on the whole, this book is about choices. Sorcha, Read and Merrick all have to make decisions where they have to decide what to do: to protect themselves or to act for the greater good. this choices leave strains on t... moreheir souls and personality which makes this book so much darker than the other two.I still love the characters and appreciate their relationships but although you can feel their affection for each other, I missed the camaderie and the humorous aspects from the first book.Although the ending is positive on some aspects I was slightly depressed after I finished the book and was not sure if I wanted to read the next one. now after two days I can say I really want to know what happens next but I am quite happy with the fact that I have to wait some time to get it
review 2: This is a tough review for me to write. I've met Philippa, and she is one of the coolest, most engaging, and most interesting authors with whom I've had the pleasure of conversing. She has an amazingly rich imagination, a cool, cheeky style, and, usually, some well-crafted prose. But, sad to say, this is not the case with Wrayth, the third Book of the Order, following the much better Geist and Spectyr. The tale feels hurried, cobbled together and written far too quickly and carelessly, most likely at the impatient insistence of one of Ace Fantasy's editors. I know that Philippa is actively writing more than one series right now, and perhaps her head is simply in another project. Whatever the case, I really can't find a way to give Wrayth more than one star. The story is formulaic, for the most part predictable, and decidedly unfinished feeling. The characters are paper thin - each more one dimensionally heroic and martyr-like than the last, and the villains are too transparently evil to be engaging or interesting in the least. That's not to say that the series doesn't have potential. It does. The magic system, the Order, the Geists, the airships, and so many other things are all great invention, but none of it is utilized effectively in Wrayth. The story spins out too quickly, with no chance for effective or atmospheric description, and no room for building on the mythos established in the earlier books. So to with the central characters - Sorcha, Merrick, and Raed are all potentially intriguing characters that one could really get behind. But it seems there is no time in Wrayth to delve into their natures or humanize them in a way that will make them truly come to life. The only real saving grace is the Rosin, the lionlike Geistlord whose motivations are as mysterious as his true nature (though a foreshadowing turn at the end of the novel unfortunately takes much of that mystery away). I can't recommend Wrayth, as it really does fail to rise to the standard established by Philippa in Geist. But if you, like me, have already read Geist and Spectyr, I'd recommend you muscle through Wrayth and hope for the next installment to bring the series' depth and quality back on track. At least, that's what I plan on doing, all the while rooting for Philippa to knock the next Book of the Order out of the park. less

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