This was one of my 20 most favourite books of 2013, and I so want as many people as possible (who like this sort of genre fiction, otherwise it’d be a bit wasted) to read it.
As far as I can tell from Holly Black’s website and online interviews, there isn’t actually any sequels planned so far. Since I got incredibly strong Sunshine by Robin McKinley vibes from this book, and that whole book reads like a massive set-up to a series, but is actually entirely self-contained, I at least felt like this gave us a bit more closure. As a huge fan of Black’s Faerie Tale books, I would pre-order a sequel about Gavriel and Tana or even completely different characters in her Coldtown universe, just because I loved this book so much. It just seems like I might be waiting a while.
To be honest, I have kind of mixed feelings about it not being part of a series.
I’m glad that a strong, female character exists in a kick-ass world that doesn’t demand the requisite three-books-and-out format. It did have closure and could most definitely stand on its own.
However.
I’m not quite done knowing about this world. I want more.
Oh God, so do I, but I’m not left cursing Black’s name like I occasionally do McKinley because the ending is so open that it just feels like a cheat. I desperately want to read more about Tana and Gavriel. I want to share their adventures and see what happens next. I bet there’s tons of fan fiction out there on the subject. Instead I’ll have to settle for re-reading the book again, and finally getting round to her Curse Workers trilogy.
Yes! You totally have to read it. Most people don’t seem to love it as much as I did, but the book had so many elements that I just adore, and it grabbed hold of me and wouldn’t let go until I’d finished reading. Even now, months later, I still think about it all the time, and have to stop myself from just re-reading it (because I have so many new books I have to read to get through my CBR for this year first).
This was one of my 20 most favourite books of 2013, and I so want as many people as possible (who like this sort of genre fiction, otherwise it’d be a bit wasted) to read it.
As far as I can tell from Holly Black’s website and online interviews, there isn’t actually any sequels planned so far. Since I got incredibly strong Sunshine by Robin McKinley vibes from this book, and that whole book reads like a massive set-up to a series, but is actually entirely self-contained, I at least felt like this gave us a bit more closure. As a huge fan of Black’s Faerie Tale books, I would pre-order a sequel about Gavriel and Tana or even completely different characters in her Coldtown universe, just because I loved this book so much. It just seems like I might be waiting a while.
To be honest, I have kind of mixed feelings about it not being part of a series.
I’m glad that a strong, female character exists in a kick-ass world that doesn’t demand the requisite three-books-and-out format. It did have closure and could most definitely stand on its own.
However.
I’m not quite done knowing about this world. I want more.
Oh God, so do I, but I’m not left cursing Black’s name like I occasionally do McKinley because the ending is so open that it just feels like a cheat. I desperately want to read more about Tana and Gavriel. I want to share their adventures and see what happens next. I bet there’s tons of fan fiction out there on the subject. Instead I’ll have to settle for re-reading the book again, and finally getting round to her Curse Workers trilogy.
I really need to get this! I have yet to see a negative review.
Yes! You totally have to read it. Most people don’t seem to love it as much as I did, but the book had so many elements that I just adore, and it grabbed hold of me and wouldn’t let go until I’d finished reading. Even now, months later, I still think about it all the time, and have to stop myself from just re-reading it (because I have so many new books I have to read to get through my CBR for this year first).