Fantasy Audiobook Review: Twilight's Dawn by Anne Bishop
Friday, November 14, 2014 | Posted by
kara-karina@Nocturnal Book Reviews
Twilight's Dawn by Anne Bishop (the Black Jewels #9)
bought on audio
Synopsis from Goodreads
Return to the world of the Black Jewels with New York Times bestselling author Anne Bishop.
Anne Bishop's "darkly fascinating"* (SF Site) Black Jewel novels have enthralled readers and critics alike with their mixture of fantasy, intrigue, and romance. Now in Twilight's Dawn, Bishop returns to the Blood realm with four all-new captivating novellas.
Amazon US/UK | Amazon kindle US/UK | The Book Depository
9/10
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The last book in The Black Jewels series was to my surprise a collection of four stories. They weren't short and left me bittersweet and teary eyed.Winsol Gifts acts as a warm up reacquainting us with Daemon, Jaenelle, Lucivar, Surreal and The High Lord as they noisily and happily celebrate Winsol together and apart. There is a bit of sadness in this story but mostly it's very positive.
Shades of Honor (is perhaps my favourite story) takes us back to Lucivar and Falonar's confrontation. And boy was I ever so glad to return to Lucivar's bloodthirsty brilliance! This story was magnificent, and I especially enjoyed its ending... Let's just say that pitiful bastard Falonar with his racial prejudice and horrible superiority got what he deserved in the end.
In Family the tone of the book turns even darker. Queen Sylvia and her sons are attacked, and she is gravely injured by a serial killer hunting Blood children in Little Terreille. It's up to Daemon and strangely enough his mother, Tersa, to catch the killer and exact a very brutal justice. All I can say is, no one messes with Tersa! Also, Saetan gets his happy ending after a fashion.
At last, by The High Lord's Daughter I was almost bawling my eyes out. *wails* Everyone dies! (well, not everyone, but enough characters I love do) It's a story of Daemon year after Jaenelle's death and him finding unexpected happiness. It's the longest story in the book because it describes quite a few years of Daemon's life. I was crying, and even thinking about it brings tears to my eyes. A bittersweet ending, but was it necessary? I'm not sure. I would have been happier without reading it. Probably.
I can't believe how invested I became in The Black Jewels and how much I wanted to stay in this world, peeps. Overall, an excellent instalment of the series. Highly recommended!
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Не ожидала я конечно от последней книги серии Чёрные Драгоценности собрания повестей. Повестей не коротких, но всё же повестей.Первая история, Дары Винсола - позволяет читателю разогреться в позитивной, радостной атмосфере праздника. Мы встречаем всё семейство Са Диабло и с удовольствием читаем о выходках сына Люсивара и романтических подарках между Дэймоном и Жанель. Однако уже с первой истории Сэйтан начинает отдаляться от своей семьи несмотря на то, что все этому противятся.
Вторая история, Оттенки Чести, скорее всего моя самая любимая в этой книге, так она показывает беспощадного и великолепного Люсивара во всём его вонствующем блеске. Мы наконец-то узнаём о том, что произошло когда Фалонар решился пойти против Хозяина Эбон Ри. Фалонар конечно идиот и подлец со всем его рассовым превосходством и презрением ко всему не ирийскому, но то как Дэймон под конец с ним расправляется... у меня холодок прошёлся по коже.
Третья история, Семья, оказывается ещё более мрачной. Королева Сильвия аттакована и серъёзно ранена когда она со своими сыновьями находится в гостях у семейства из Маленького Туррила. Теперь от Дэймона как хозяина Девлина и, к моему сюрпризу, его матери Терсы зависит поимка сериального убийцы, охотящегося за детьми Крови и суд над ним. Всё, что я могу сказать, это молодец - Терса! Ну и Сэйтан получает своеобразный хэппи-энд.
Наконец, Дочь Высшего Лорда, самая тяжёлая история и именно она заставила меня расплакаться. Вот сейчас вспоминаю и опять слёзы на глазах! Тут, мать вашу, все умирают. Н не все, но Жанели уже нет, и кое-кто ещё уходит из жизни, а Дэймон неожиданно находит счастье после смерти его жены. История эта развивается достаточное количество лет, чтоб подарить нам какой-никакой эпилог и надежду на спин-офф. Посмотрим... Однако я бы наверное была счастливее без её прочтения.
В общем, читать конечно надо, но книга эта вышла горько-сладкой.
Fantasy Audiobook Review: Twilight's Dawn by Anne Bishop
2014-11-14T05:00:00Z
kara-karina@Nocturnal Book Reviews
9/10|anne bishop|end of the series|fantasy|short story|конец серии|короткие истории|повести|фэнтэзи|энн бишоп|
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