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Judged by Liz de Jager
Mar. 13th, 2016 11:08 pmThe Blurb On The Back:
The Blackhart Code: Never give up and never look back.
There’s never a dull day on Kit’s watch, as her job involves solving crimes – the supernatural kind. She’s up against it as Glow, a Fae-created drug, goes viral. Kit, Aiden and Dante must somehow shut down the suppliers before people get badly hurt.
In the Otherwhere, Fae prince Thorn stumbles across a deadly secret. The Veil separating our human world from the Fae realms is weakening. If it fails, madness and chaos will devastate both lands – so Thorn turns to Kit for help.
Torn between the Glow case and her feelings for Thorn, Kit faces terrible choices. But she and Thorn must use their powers to avert disaster, whatever the cost; for failure will shatter two worlds.
( The Review (Cut For Spoilers): )
The Verdict:
The conclusion to Liz de Jager’s YA fantasy trilogy is an action-packed but undisciplined affair that ties up the plot strands. The fight scenes are particularly strong and have a lot of energy – I especially enjoyed how de Jager incorporates the use of magic and shows its effects on Kit (which I wanted more of as much is made of the detrimental effect her magic has on her, including migraines and nosebleeds – at times this seems to be building to something significant but ultimately peters out). I also enjoyed the developing relationship between Dante and the Aiden, which feels natural and has some witty and heartfelt dialogue but Kit’s romance with Thorn lacks emotional depth and after 3 books I’m still not sure what draws them together. I was disappointed with the Glow storyline, which was hinted at in VOWED but doesn’t really get the development it deserves and at times there’s a lack of discipline in the writing with a lot of repetition and dead page time. The reintroduction of the wider Blackhart clan confused me as their lack of page time makes them little more than names on a page (but I did enjoy one of them calling out Kit on her bratty behaviour, which was long overdue). Ultimately although this trilogy didn’t quite work for me, there’s enough potential for me to want to read de Jager’s next work.
There’s never a dull day on Kit’s watch, as her job involves solving crimes – the supernatural kind. She’s up against it as Glow, a Fae-created drug, goes viral. Kit, Aiden and Dante must somehow shut down the suppliers before people get badly hurt.
In the Otherwhere, Fae prince Thorn stumbles across a deadly secret. The Veil separating our human world from the Fae realms is weakening. If it fails, madness and chaos will devastate both lands – so Thorn turns to Kit for help.
Torn between the Glow case and her feelings for Thorn, Kit faces terrible choices. But she and Thorn must use their powers to avert disaster, whatever the cost; for failure will shatter two worlds.
( The Review (Cut For Spoilers): )
The Verdict:
The conclusion to Liz de Jager’s YA fantasy trilogy is an action-packed but undisciplined affair that ties up the plot strands. The fight scenes are particularly strong and have a lot of energy – I especially enjoyed how de Jager incorporates the use of magic and shows its effects on Kit (which I wanted more of as much is made of the detrimental effect her magic has on her, including migraines and nosebleeds – at times this seems to be building to something significant but ultimately peters out). I also enjoyed the developing relationship between Dante and the Aiden, which feels natural and has some witty and heartfelt dialogue but Kit’s romance with Thorn lacks emotional depth and after 3 books I’m still not sure what draws them together. I was disappointed with the Glow storyline, which was hinted at in VOWED but doesn’t really get the development it deserves and at times there’s a lack of discipline in the writing with a lot of repetition and dead page time. The reintroduction of the wider Blackhart clan confused me as their lack of page time makes them little more than names on a page (but I did enjoy one of them calling out Kit on her bratty behaviour, which was long overdue). Ultimately although this trilogy didn’t quite work for me, there’s enough potential for me to want to read de Jager’s next work.
