Better But Still Lacking
So much better, no hyper-drug glorifying, no near rapes, no serious brainless high school cliquish moments, mostly. I hated book 1. It was terrible covering just about every subject I have no interest in reading about for entertainment. Why did I move on ? Someone I respect found something they liked in this series and challenged me to continue. So, being the easy sort I did. It was so much better, there was a plot, there was intrigue and there was unresolved feelings.
The big bad evil Dukes are still the back stabbing evil ones but some of their charges are starting to rebel. Whisperers are watching, spilling secrets, everyone is in danger. They defile the world's innocence and twist it till it is as tarnished as they are. Their children are their servants and not mush more, easily killed or tossed away.
Anna is a special snowflake among them and may be the sword that sets them all free. This was a bit annoying, I found her telling about her prophecy of greatness tedious after the second time. She travels around in this book her duty is to sway others to see her gloriousness and follow. Her purity, oh gawd, please just stop telling us how pure you must be.... I really don't like Anna. I don't believe her as a character. She's so sickening in her "goodness" and kind thoughts and then like a light switch she's reaching for the drugs/alcohol. Her love for Ky is weird. Her watching him make out with another, her "it;s okay if you work" so not believable. She is the big flaw in this story for me.
I am intrigued by the other Nef's. I like their stories, their flaws, their evil tendencies. They are troubled by their addictions, and don't know how to fit outside the mold they have been folded into. Watching them discover another side of themselves is keeping me going. I want to see where they go, who they end up with. I want them to be free.
So I'm downloading the last book now. I still have not fallen for this series, I could not recommend it, that says it all right there.
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