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Child of the Prophecy (Sevenwaters Trilogy, Book 3)

Child of the Prophecy (Sevenwaters Trilogy, Book 3)

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Rating: 5 stars
Summary: a great conclusion to the Sevenwaters trilogy
Review: With "Child of the Prophecy," Juliet Marillier completes the story she began with "Daughter of the Forest." The heroine Fainne is the daughter of Ciaran and Niamh, and the novel depicts how Fainne grows into herself and her destiny. The love story between Fainne and the tinker Darragh is sweet, and provides an emotional background that makes the conflict between good and evil, prophecy and simple human desires very poignant.
While the return of Lady Oonagh and Eamonn as the villains is a trifle tired (and Lady Oonagh's motives unconvincing), Marillier does a good job of tying up all the loose ends that were presented in the first two novels, and of staying in keeping with Celtic mythology. Revisiting familiar members of the Sevenwaters family that were introduced in the first two novels (Ciaran, Conor, Finbar, Lianne, etc) was also nice.
For those that were disappointed with "Son of the Shadows" (which I was), don't worry. "Child of the Prophecy" is different, and not a retread of the same tired old theme. Fainne as the main character is convincing, the epitome of a young girl struggling with adolescence and staying true to herself while protecting her loved ones. It's a good read, and I highly recommend it (though the highlight of the story is definitely watching the romance between Fainne and Darragh develop so if that doesn't interest you, you may not appreciate the book).

Rating: 3 stars
Summary: Disappointing end to a good story
Review: I eagerly anticipated this book because I very much liked the previous two. I found this book to be unnecessarily long and drawn out, sometimes confusing and not engaging at all. I am quite surprised since I enjoyed the other two books very much. I do like the author's style of writing, but there just didn't seem to be a story worth telling here. I would still recommend the other books for anyone interested in a good story.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Wonderful!! Well worth the wait!
Review: I came to the Sevenwaters series after both books one and two were in paper back, and finished the Son of the Shadows about a week before Child of the Prophecy was released and it was one of the longest weeks I have ever had to endure! The world Marillier has created at Sevenwaters and the other settings of the three books is spellbinding.

Child of the Prophecy was an amazing conclusion to the trilogy. The struggles and trials that Fainne is faced with and the vivid characterization that brings her and every other character to life make the book.

While Child of the Prophecy is the conclusion of the Trilogy, hopefully it is not the conclusion of the tales of Sevenwaters.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: A great conclusion to a wonderful trilogy!
Review: I read this book a couple of months ago after ordering it from Australia because I just couldn't wait so long after finishing the first two books. I was not disappointed in the least. Juliet did a wondeful job concluding the saga of Sevenwaters and it was a satisfying read. Her new approach of writing that showed a darker side and a different point of view of the much-loved Sevenwaters family was really fascinating, and at times a tad disturbing, but overall a really realistic way of writing. Fainne was a well-developed character that was very human. She wasn't perfect, and that made her easier to relate to. I was very impressed with this book and I recommend this to anyone who has read and enjoyed the first two installments of this trilogy. An if you haven't read these books, then do so now! It's well worth it and this trilogy is the best I have read so far!

Rating: 2 stars
Summary: Disappointing
Review: What a sad thing it is to see a trilogy run out of steam in the last book. Juliet Marillier started out so well in Daughter of the Forest, and while I thought that Son of the Shadows suffered a bit from the classic middle book syndrome, I had high hopes for the end. They were dashed in Child of the Prophecy. I guess sometimes a book is meant to be a stand alone, it is not thick enough to be stretched into three, and in this case that is clear. Marillier uses a fluid language style, but characterization is her weak spot, and it gets weaker as the trilogy progresses. I wish her well; I think she has a lot of potential to grow into. But it is not realized in this book.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: deep fantasy
Review: Fainne enjoys her quiet life though the death of her mother hurts. However, her idyllic existence ends when her grandmother Oonagh, whom she has never seen before, visits her. Oonagh expects Fainne to undercut the prophecy of the Irish regaining their isle by destroying Sevenwaters.

Fainne is a powerful sorceress in her own right who has already been trained to stop the Irish from regaining the Sacred Isles by killing the Sevenwaters' CHILD OF THE PROPHECY. Now is the time for Fainne to act, but she is also the granddaughter of Sorcha of Sevenwaters. Not only does she observe a different side to her heritage, but as Sorcha's blood she potentially is the CHILD OF THE PROPHECY.

The third and final Sevenwaters tale is an incredible story that is must reading for those fans who relish a deep fantasy tale. Like the award winning first two novels (see DAUGHTER OF THE FOREST and SON OF THE SHADOWS), CHILD OF THE PROPHECY contains a rich exciting story line with a strong cast especially the star. Because of the lead protagonist's objective to destroy Sevenwaters, the plot seems darker than it predecessors, but Juliet Marillier turns that into a positive spin as the heroine struggles with her dilemma. Fans of powerfully intelligent fantasy novels with strong characterization that deserves awards will want to read this book and its two previous tales because it is some of the genre's best in recent years.

Harriet Klausner

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: revealing, appropriate end of a magnificent trilogy
Review: At first I was a little disapointed with this book, it seemed a major departure from the previous two novels. However, like the previous novels Child of the Prophcey is very well written; details, people, and especially emotions come alive. This last novel of the triology didn't leave me hanging, questions were answered, and I was definately satisfied, especaily with the nice twist in the end. Overall this novel ends the trilogy with emotion and a profound message illustrated with graceful and detailed writing. I feel like I'm repeating myself, and probably am, but I was just so satisfied with this book, and that is the best way I can describe it.

Rating: 3 stars
Summary: Quite Dissapointing....
Review: Hmm. I really don't know what to say about this book. I was hesitant to even give it 3 stars, but my dedication to this author overcame me. It was a decent book but it was thick with repressed gloom. I didn't laugh once in this book-always a warning sign. The romance in this book was rushed and hurried-you never really got to see it develop into anything like the first 2 books. Tip: If you don't have time for your romance in a book, don't add it at all. There was a lot of washed up themes, like one revewer eloquetly said, and this book wasn't so much about Faine as it was about Lady Ognah(sp. please??!). And it wasn't so much a fantasy novel as it was a very long epilouge of the first two books.
The characters are another thing altogether. I can't hate or love Fainne- she's just there. She's really just a misguided teenager to me caught up in something that she can't understand. I couldn't tell if she when she had turned on her Grandmother or not- and she her strengh of character was hard to determine. I hated the Grandmother, but at least she knew what she was doing. Plus, Fainne seemed sortof -what's the word?-oh yeah, pathetic.
All the good guys in this book seemed to have made a pack to hate Fainne- and they were all really unlikeable. If I hadn't read the first two books, I would have wanted Fainne's Grandmother to win, at least she wasn't made out of cardboard like the other characters.
And why did she have to kill off all her good characters in the 2 book??? This left her with alot of tedious characters to work with in this book-I miss Sorcha!!!!
This book was also much to long-I had to slog through pages among pages to get to the ending which was hurried and disapponting and had no climax whatsoever.
Plus there was not one happy moment whatsoever. It all just became steadly more tragic.
You might be unsure why I even bothered to give this book 3 stars when I have just bashed it up-and there is more bashing to do believe me. One word: Dedication.
Actualy I change my mind. My real rating is 2.5, yet in light of this authors other books(which were much better) I shall boost it up to 3, and so keep my inital rating.

Rating: 3 stars
Summary: Not as good
Review: Juliet's writing is exceptional, and I am taken into her world immediately and always. Unfortunantely, the characters are not as interesting, and I do not have any feelings for them. To me, they are simply a story, and not as real as Liadan or Sorcha's stories. I do not think I would read this book if it were not the conclusion to the great first two books.

Rating: 3 stars
Summary: Somewhat Disappointing
Review: I had anticipated reading the third book of the Sevenwaters trilogy since the first two books were amazing. Unfortunately, I was somewhat disappointed at the end of this great series.

It seemed as if there were certain elements of the story that was re-used/recycled from the previous two books, thus it seemed that some of the events were familiar. Although I found it rather interesting to see certain events in the perspective of an 'evil' character, though that's rather harsh as Fianne (the narrator and main protagonist) is not nearly as evil as her grandmother, Lady Oonagh. She struggles with her lineage as she figures out if she will follow the footsteps of her evil grandmother or her other grandmother, Sorcha, the very first protagonist of this series.

The ending was somewhat disappointing for such a great series but overall, I think it is still better than most books that I have read. Juliet Marillier weaves the story with such intricate detail that you can't help feel as if the story is real. I suppose, reading the first two books of the series made my expectations of the next book unbelievable high. I believe Ms. Marillier is a wonderful author and I hold her in high regard as a great storyteller for this generation.


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