Bishop has created a complex, intricate and yet cohesive world that will drag you slowly but surely with each advancing page. Unlike The Black Jewels, this could be enjoyed as YA read, the violence and sexuality (practically non-existent) are tamed in comparison nevertheless, it still bears Ms. Her style of writing is smart and challenging, but most of all is enthralling. Her books are not meant to be read or listened to, they are meant to be experienced with all the glory that is her uncanny ability to create worlds and characters that stay with you well past the last chapter. If you haven’t read or even better, listened to Daughter of the Blood (first book), I urged you to do so, as it’s a good starting point to get acquainted with her incredible talent let me warn you, it’s not for the faint hearted or prude, it’s very much an adult read, not in the sexy kind of an adult, but in the dark and violent way. One of my favorite trilogy of all time is The Black Jewels, written by Ms. Written in Red is the first novel of Anne Bishop’s new series, The Others.
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