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Cast, P. C.
4 Reviews
(4)
YA
Tales of a New World series.
Sun Warrior Mari and Companion Nik (Moon Chosen) continue the battle to unite their tribes and defeat the power-mad Thaddeus. However, once the tribes unite, the majority of the narrative focuses on creating relationships and learning to live together. Cast always creates fully realized characters, but it makes for slow-paced reading.
Reviewer: Jenn Matters
(4)
YA
Tales of a New World series.
Eighteen-year-old Mari has been raised by her Earth Walker mother, a Moon Woman who can call on the moon to heal. Mari should be the chosen replacement Moon Woman, but she's hiding sun-driven powers inherited from her father. When danger threatens both tribes, Mari and sun-blessed Nik work together. Cast's world-building is complex and often beautiful, but rotating viewpoints create an uneven narrative.
Reviewer: Jenn Matters
(4)
YA
Zoey's brokenhearted soul has fled to the Otherworld, and her body will soon die if her friends can't retrieve her; meanwhile, Stevie Rae struggles with forbidden romance and betrayal. Awkward, slangy dialogue is wince-worthy, but the series' expanding mythology is engaging. Rapid switching among seven points of view and multiple story lines makes for a dizzying but page-turning read.
Reviewer: Amy Bennett-Zendzian
(4)
YA
In this fifth House of Night fantasy, High Priestess Zoey Redbird and her friends battle Kalona, a fallen angel determined to claim her for his own evil needs. Although intense and entertaining, this installment drops readers into Zoey's life of vampires, fledglings, and gods with little anchoring; even some returning readers may feel adrift.
Reviewer: Lauren Maggio
4 reviews
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