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iphigeniad's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
snowmaiden's review against another edition
4.0
This is one of the first fantasy books I ever got from Science Fiction Book Club, and as such I may well have liked it way more than I should have. I remember that I enjoyed the first volume much more than the second. I also realize that most of what I loved about it had nothing to do with the plot. I loved Lackey's descriptions of the transformative power of music, and I felt drawn to the unusual relationship between the three main characters.
leeleet's review against another edition
adventurous
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
3.0
whisper88's review against another edition
challenging
dark
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Torture, Mental illness, and Forced institutionalization
Moderate: Addiction, Alcohol, Drug use, and Panic attacks/disorders
See content warning- found to be triggering.stitchsds's review against another edition
1.0
So far I'm having a hard time getting interested in this book. The main character is not very likable. For the first two or three chapters he spends all his time mentally whining about his current girlfriend dumping him, then he mentally whines about some past girlfriends.
He's wallowing in his misery, but since it doesn't appear that he was all that attached to his girlfriend, his wallowing doesn't really make sense. I'll still try to slog through this one, but I have to admit, it is getting hard to remain interested long enough for the story to start.
This character is a self-absorbed whiner who needs to grow up and assume some responsibility for his life. If he was more likable, this behavior might be easier to put up with. Instead, he's just an uninteresting wuss.
Sorry. I just can't like the main character of this book enough to continue reading it. This is the first book with Mercedes Lackey's name on it that I just can't like. I'm glad this is a library book and that I didn't spend any money on it.
He's wallowing in his misery, but since it doesn't appear that he was all that attached to his girlfriend, his wallowing doesn't really make sense. I'll still try to slog through this one, but I have to admit, it is getting hard to remain interested long enough for the story to start.
This character is a self-absorbed whiner who needs to grow up and assume some responsibility for his life. If he was more likable, this behavior might be easier to put up with. Instead, he's just an uninteresting wuss.
Sorry. I just can't like the main character of this book enough to continue reading it. This is the first book with Mercedes Lackey's name on it that I just can't like. I'm glad this is a library book and that I didn't spend any money on it.
serena_dawn's review against another edition
3.0
"Across the Borders" is a solo album (on CD & Cassette) by Lief Sorbye inspired by the Bedlam Bards series by Mercedes Lackey & Ellen Guon. Lief is part of the band Tempest, and a former member of Golden Bough.
The only place to buy it is from the Firebird Arts and Music website.
Songs include:
Montara Bay • Busker’s Lament • Pass the Hat • Fatima’s Garden • I Won’t Drift Away • Ya Amar • Maybe Someday • For Three of Us • Underhill • Krivo Sadovsko Horo • The Nexus • Montara Bay (reprise)
(No songs on YouTube found, album put out 1995.)
The only place to buy it is from the Firebird Arts and Music website.
Songs include:
Montara Bay • Busker’s Lament • Pass the Hat • Fatima’s Garden • I Won’t Drift Away • Ya Amar • Maybe Someday • For Three of Us • Underhill • Krivo Sadovsko Horo • The Nexus • Montara Bay (reprise)
(No songs on YouTube found, album put out 1995.)
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