Nocturnal Book Reviews

Not for the first time I finish Isabel Cooper's book and find myself torn between admiration for the fabulous idea and disappointment that the book couldn't quite rise to my expectations. Does that make any sense?

The start is good and reminds me of Harry Potter with all the children in this school in the woods with magical gifts. The kids are really fascinating, and I enjoyed reading about them and their training, but it's all crumbs which leave you starving for more.

I even enjoyed Olivia and Gareth on their own, it's their interactions which inevitably became the main plotline and followed all the cliches of historical romance that pissed me off.

I desperately want for the series to be something MORE. The first book has an assassin from the future who wants to prevent the end of the world and an honest to God mage, the second book has a real medium and a magical healer... It's awesome, peeps, especially when these two couples are together in the same school.

There could be all sorts of weird and wonderful things in such combination - fights and training and amazing intrigues, but no. What we get is a historical paranormal romance, and that makes me want to beat my head against the wall. WHY are we given all these delicious threads when they are never going to be unravelled?

*sigh*

My own fault for yet again expecting something that the book is not. Still, I recommend this series because it is pretty unique.