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Sarah1984
May 06, 2016Sarah1984 rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
SPOILERS!! 1/12 - Am I dreadfully disturbed because I found Sigrud's destruction of Cheyschek and his fellow terrorists (or whatever they are) absurdly funny? Especially the part where Sigrud avoids being smooshed against the side of a building by a moving vehicle, but one unconscious passenger isn't so lucky and gets his head knocked right off? "...not as painful as what happens to the unconscious man dangling out of the broken window of the car: there is a wet smack and something goes tumbling across the stony streets." Is my mind irreversibly damaged by watching Die Hard and Terminator 2 when I was 12, or do other people find that image of the "wet smack" LOL hilarious? I also loved it when Sigrud behaved like a child deprived of his favourite toy when Shara told him he couldn't kill the last 'terrorist' because they needed at least one left alive for questioning. I wouldn't worry Sigrud, Shara'll probably let you be head torturer during the interrogation. Brent Weeks, author of the Lightbringer trilogy is quoted on the front cover as saying "...and oh my God, Sigrud. You guys are going to love Sigrud..." and he was spot on. I do love Sigrud, he reminds me of John Reese in Person of Interest (new season starts tonight *happy dance*), with less talking and more gore (John's managed to go a whole four years without having to rip anyone's throat out with his teeth - more hilarity from Sigrud). To be continued... 4/12 - Stridulously, now that's a word I've never heard. According to various online dictionaries it is defined as 'making a harsh, shrill, or grating noise', which I suppose I can imagine the squid/prawn/jellyfish sea monster thing making. Did anyone else get an inkling that there might be an evil twin/dead brother who's not dead after all thing going on with Vohannes? I've just passed Sigrud's fight with the sea monster, Shara's subsequent 'experience' with Vo in her bed and her reveal as the Kaj's descendant. During the fight with the sea monster Shara sees 'Vo' watching them and frowning and wearing a brown shirt and pants, then when she later asks 'Vo' (not sure which is the 'real' Vo) why he changed clothes he tells her he's been wearing the white fur coat all day. Also he seemed surprisingly unbothered by his bad hip while he was rolling around in bed with Shara. So, maybe it wasn't Vo (the one Shara knew back at university) who outed her to the media, but his long-lost but not dead older brother who looks strangely like Vo and has some kind of evil agenda that involves the Divinities and their pets, which Shara and Sigrud are getting in the way of. To be continued... 5/12 - Ah ha! Told ya, told ya, told ya!! The evil twin/dead brother who's not really dead after all ploy gets them every time, but not me I'm too suspicious for that (in fact I'm likely to assume there's a plot even when there isn't). And not bringing anyone along with her to meet 'Vo' out of sympathy or misguided loyalty? That's a rookie mistake that no spy-type like what Shara is supposed to be should fall for. Now Mulaghesh is going to storm 'Vo's' castle and he'll either be dead - replaced by 'evil not-dead brother' - or have no idea about any of it or where Shara might be (and therefore extending the length of time Shara is held hostage, and possibly tortured, by evil 'Vo'). To be continued... 7/12 - At the heart of the story, this is almost a murder mystery/detective story just set in a strange and fantastic world full of magic and corrupt governmental types. I really wish this wasn't a standalone. I want to read more about Shara and Sigrud. I think there could be a sequel showing Shara going into the upper echelons of the Saypuri government and cleaning it up. Maybe...? I would really enjoy reading that.