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laureenreads's review against another edition
3.0
Sorcha and Merrick are back again and in a race against time (again!) after Geist is over and Spectyr starts up. This story has excellent pacing that keeps you on the edge of your seat and just dying for more.
mellhay's review against another edition
5.0
Zofiya, the Grand Duchess and sister to Emperor of Delmaire, has a strong belief in a goddess and a religion of almost 1000 years in a world where most have lost their faith with the coming of geists. She believes her goddess, Hatipai, has guided her to find the Dark Angle who is to kill the Pretender, as he is to bring geists to the land. The very Pretender, Raed Rossin, who saved her life in the end of Geist.
Scorcha and Merrick are happy find they are on a "real" case after all the imaginary geist hunts they've been sent on, and ends up more than they bargained for. With the Spectyrs they fight, a person of their past gives Scorcha a glimpse into the Void to see the future. Scorcha sees the man she can't get off her mind, Raed, is in grave danger. Scorcha and Merrick offer to take a case, or an escort mission, to the place they think will be the center of this trouble.
Raed is enjoying life on land once again. Until her receives a letter from his father stating his sister was taken. Raed feeling guilty of the attention he has brought to his family and the love for his family heads off to find her.
We are brought right back into the thick of things with each of our main characters with a quick start that leaves you flipping the pages to learn more on the happenings. We start by catching up with each character in their own part of the world, then bringing them together quickly. No stalling in getting to the story line here, which I enjoy. We pick up new secondary characters with these characters as well. Through the secondary characters we see the reactions and more history of our main group, along with another view of the world as well. Scorcha has now accepted completely her bond with Merrick, and finds she actually likes it and him. The bond is strong and... special. I have to say my favorite of this book was with Merrick! Oh boy do we learn a great GREAT deal through him. Both of him, of the past, and the present! Wonderful character and great growth in the world!
There is no time wasted at the beginning of this book to refresh our memories, which I enjoy. I get bored with the refresher starts that feel like wasted pages to me. Here we get pieces of the refresher throughout the book, when we are needed to remember them to fit the pieces of the story together. Oh, we had it all before and know it now, but Philippa does a nice job of reminding us briefly what we might have forgotten to piece it together as a series.
Once again I loved jumping back into this series. I do feel Philippa has a wonderful writing style in the way she tells a story and weaves a detailed world through the characters. This world and history of it is very detailed, and told wonderfully with the characters. I love the setting with the geists, spectyrs and all along with the Deacons and systems to deal with them. And the characters are quick and fun.
Definitely a wonderful addition to the series. Much more to learn here and looking forward to what we have in future books as well!
Scorcha and Merrick are happy find they are on a "real" case after all the imaginary geist hunts they've been sent on, and ends up more than they bargained for. With the Spectyrs they fight, a person of their past gives Scorcha a glimpse into the Void to see the future. Scorcha sees the man she can't get off her mind, Raed, is in grave danger. Scorcha and Merrick offer to take a case, or an escort mission, to the place they think will be the center of this trouble.
Raed is enjoying life on land once again. Until her receives a letter from his father stating his sister was taken. Raed feeling guilty of the attention he has brought to his family and the love for his family heads off to find her.
We are brought right back into the thick of things with each of our main characters with a quick start that leaves you flipping the pages to learn more on the happenings. We start by catching up with each character in their own part of the world, then bringing them together quickly. No stalling in getting to the story line here, which I enjoy. We pick up new secondary characters with these characters as well. Through the secondary characters we see the reactions and more history of our main group, along with another view of the world as well. Scorcha has now accepted completely her bond with Merrick, and finds she actually likes it and him. The bond is strong and... special. I have to say my favorite of this book was with Merrick! Oh boy do we learn a great GREAT deal through him. Both of him, of the past, and the present! Wonderful character and great growth in the world!
There is no time wasted at the beginning of this book to refresh our memories, which I enjoy. I get bored with the refresher starts that feel like wasted pages to me. Here we get pieces of the refresher throughout the book, when we are needed to remember them to fit the pieces of the story together. Oh, we had it all before and know it now, but Philippa does a nice job of reminding us briefly what we might have forgotten to piece it together as a series.
Once again I loved jumping back into this series. I do feel Philippa has a wonderful writing style in the way she tells a story and weaves a detailed world through the characters. This world and history of it is very detailed, and told wonderfully with the characters. I love the setting with the geists, spectyrs and all along with the Deacons and systems to deal with them. And the characters are quick and fun.
Definitely a wonderful addition to the series. Much more to learn here and looking forward to what we have in future books as well!
fuent020's review against another edition
2.0
it seemed like this book almost wasn't edited, lots of repeats and redundancy. I didn't like how the previously strong heroine suddenly can't really counterpartstake care of herself without her male counterparts.
blodeuedd's review against another edition
3.0
Hmmm, I did not really focus on what I was reading. Not the best of weeks. It was good, but my focus was so off. Seriously, I was about to pick it up yesterday....and realised I had finished it the day before. Yeah. Sorry book. I might have missed a thing or two.
So...evil goddess wants to kill that guy with a beast inside of him. Sorcha the one with magic and her partner wants to stop that, and get out of town. Since her husband is a dick. Yes yes I know, I really kept my attention on this. Sigh.
Evil goddess was evil, sprinkle in some surprises. One was sad. Oh oh, wtf with that freaking royal bitch. Grrrrrrrrr. I hope she gets what is coming to her.
I am so glad it worked even if my attention was nowhere to be found. I hope I am in a better mood when I read the next one
So...evil goddess wants to kill that guy with a beast inside of him. Sorcha the one with magic and her partner wants to stop that, and get out of town. Since her husband is a dick. Yes yes I know, I really kept my attention on this. Sigh.
Evil goddess was evil, sprinkle in some surprises. One was sad. Oh oh, wtf with that freaking royal bitch. Grrrrrrrrr. I hope she gets what is coming to her.
I am so glad it worked even if my attention was nowhere to be found. I hope I am in a better mood when I read the next one
bookslucyking's review against another edition
4.0
It was nice, very interesting and entertaining, original. I enjoyed the new characters and loved the old ones to meet again. The end was great. However, I am not sure, if it will make for a good next book with what happened in the end, reading the blurt for the next one. Let´s see.
lizzy_22's review against another edition
4.0
Argh! An ending with a million evil loose ends! Where is book 3!?
tehani's review against another edition
4.0
Love the characters and the world building. Pace still not quite right, but the action is pretty well done.
nelsonseye's review against another edition
3.0
The tension and suspense were well done in Spectyr and the overall plot was pretty good. However, there were sections that I found rather confusing, especially the final chapters of the book. I wasn't entirely certain what was happening or why it was happening. Finally, I think the final chapter was a bit brief. I would have liked some more closure re: Raed's family situation and Zofiya's faith.
heyt's review against another edition
3.0
Once more we are thrown into the world of geists and The Order when the rules don't seem to be holding. I love Sorcha, Raed, and Merrick so it was fun to see them again albeit in a different setting. This was a fun read that went places I didn't expect . It was also fun to get to see a little more history of the ancients and into the pasts of our main characters as well. I hate that it was kind of a cliff hanger but I'm invested enough in the main characters that I will seek the next installment out.