Series: Circle Trilogy
Audio CD
Publisher: Brilliance Audio; Abridged edition (July 29, 2012)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1469241056
ISBN-13: 978-1469241050
Product Dimensions: 5 x 1.4 x 7 inches
Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces
Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (764 customer reviews)
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Whichever it is, I'll clap for Ms. Roberts and the job she did with this book. It is the final one of this trilogy, and well worth the wait. There are missteps here, the biggest one being the predictability of certain plot developments, and certainly I'd say the ending of the book is predictable, but by the time these predictable things happened, the characters were so much in my heart that it didn't matter if they acted as I imagined they would even before the book began. (Note: it's the predictability that kept me from giving this 5 stars.)Cian, the vampire protagonist, is particularly finely drawn. His cold demeanor, his insistence that he does not share human traits with the other members of the Circle--all of these are there, but so are the moments when he acknowledges those human traits he can no longer deny. He battles so much in this book, and his story is engrossing. He becomes someone I felt I understood, which is exactly what I'd hoped would happen. He was not well-developed in the previous two books (note: that's as it should be, I think, as each book had a focus, and this book was the one that focused on Cian, whereas the other two focused on different characters), but here--oh, yes. He becomes much, much more.Moira, the warrior queen, the one with whom he is matched up in this book, is equally engaging. Her spirit made me smile throughout, and her missteps reminded me that she is no perfect protagonist. Her human needs and compassion rule her at times, while at most others she is keenly focused on her duties, her obligations to her people, her role in the battle to come.The "bad guys" are developed more, too, which gives this novel a nice balance. Wouldn't do to have the bad guys be one-dimensional, hey?
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