Dragon Bones, Patricia Briggs
overall a good and engaging read, even though i started off being wary--i knew it was patricia briggs's writing, and oddly, i wanted to find as much fault in it as possible. when my expectations are set high and the book doesn't disappoint, that means much to me, since it almost rarely happens. wardwick's story pulls you in from the get-go, and i suppose this will be one of those where the end would be kind of painful.
so, a bit of a shame that she's now writing mainly paranormal fantasy, almost. if i were to compare the quality of her work now as compared to these, i would undoubtedly have to say that i like these better; the world-building is subtle, but complete. she knows her world well from the get-go, and it really shows even in the way her characters interact, and the motives of the villains. i guess the same could apply for her paranormal series from time to time, but the storyline doesn't progress at quite that breakneck speed; in these series, her characters start out a certain way, and are most certainly drastically changed by the end somehow. there is progress. mercy took 3 books to change relatively, and at times that stability in a character is enjoyable, because i visit them only once a year. otherwise.. for some good storyline and plotting.. i'd settle for an epic/adventure fantasy like this.
sad the way certain characters die. surprising who the villain turned out to be. and very much glad it didn't end on the note i thought it would. there really isn't much to say now that i'm not criticizing--criticism tends to take longer than praise, i guess, when coming from me. so i'll proceed to the next book, and end this story for me.
