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A review by gen_wolfhailstorm
By Blood We Live by Glen Duncan
3.0
So.. What?... Is Duncan PLANNING on bringing out a fourth book, or spin-off series? I hate 'cliff-hanger's', whether they are direct or not, and it's made me hate them even more as it's in a series I didn't wholly enjoy.
Duncan obviously has a profound and wide knowledge, as we see from the references in this novel, but as I've said before, it just creates bulk to his already long sentences, and a lot of the time the references, to me at least, just do not make any sense.
I still felt myself lost whilst reading this book and drifted in and out of actually being aware that I was still reading.
The only points in the novel where I did actually feel interested or stirred emotion was Quinn's Diary, Cloquette's shocking section and Vali's story. Other than that, I still didn't find it all that thrilling but I do believe it was the best out of the trilogy and the books mildly got better throughout the series, which is what I was hoping for and what kept me reading. Some parts felt rushed but at the same time boring and long-winded. With all the intelligence I could tell Duncan had within his writing, I must admit, in the beginning, and ultimately the end, I was rather disappointed and give this whole series no more than about 2.5 stars.
Pick it up, give it a go and enjoy! ^.^
Gén
Duncan obviously has a profound and wide knowledge, as we see from the references in this novel, but as I've said before, it just creates bulk to his already long sentences, and a lot of the time the references, to me at least, just do not make any sense.
I still felt myself lost whilst reading this book and drifted in and out of actually being aware that I was still reading.
The only points in the novel where I did actually feel interested or stirred emotion was Quinn's Diary, Cloquette's shocking section and Vali's story. Other than that, I still didn't find it all that thrilling but I do believe it was the best out of the trilogy and the books mildly got better throughout the series, which is what I was hoping for and what kept me reading. Some parts felt rushed but at the same time boring and long-winded. With all the intelligence I could tell Duncan had within his writing, I must admit, in the beginning, and ultimately the end, I was rather disappointed and give this whole series no more than about 2.5 stars.
Pick it up, give it a go and enjoy! ^.^
Gén