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Summary: The Perfect Web
Review: "Queen of the Darkness" is everything that I wished it would be! It gives new insight into all the characters and deepens the plot. It successfully pulls all the loose strings together and weaves them into a web of love and hate that is the perfect end to the trilogy. It's wonderful! Read it!
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Summary: A reserved four stars.
Review: Well, I had been waiting and waiting for this book for so long. Like everyone else apparently, I loved the first book, did not entirely like the second book, and was eagerly awaiting the return of Daemon and Jaenelle as Queen. However, the book was not all I had imagined. I disliked the ending (I'm still confused), though there are some scenes that I really liked, namely Jaenelle's first kiss, Lucivar whenever, Daemon explaining the 27th variation, and Daemon's actions in the end (with Dorothea and Hekatah). However, I expected more, as it is apparent others did. All in all, if you have read the first two books, you should read this one. Any chance to read about all the character's lives (although many seem to have been lost) is a good experience.
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Summary: A fitting end
Review: This is the last book in a trilogy...but I wish it wasn't. I took it out of the mailbox at 1pm and finished it by 6:30. A rivetting read that brought the characters together and sundered them apart in turns. I've come to love these characters from the first two books and, at times, this was painful to read for that reason. At the same time, I couldn't stop. Encore, please.
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Summary: Absolutely gorgeous writing!
Review: Anne Bishop is now one of my favorite authors. Her books always have a very human sense of twisted humor, and the relationships she builds between characters are so real, you almost wish you were there to see them form. I was so sad when I finished this book......I missed the characters!
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Summary: Very Disappointed
Review: I was so angry! Anne Bishop threw her characters together (and forgot some) and then expects us to call it an ending to the trilogy! I don't think so! Daughter and Heir were absolutely fabulous, but Queen left me seriously wanting more.It was nice having Daemon back, and to get together with Jaenelle(finally), but there was none of the fire that was in the other books. And in Daemon and Jaenelle's relationship there was none of the charm that was in Daughter. The ending to Queen was absolutely horrible. Compared to Daughter and Heir, Queen was flat and lifeless. I seriously demand that she extend the trilogy.
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Summary: for the love of Witch
Review: i read this book in less than a day! once again ann bishop keeps you riding the edge of the darkness as you follow jeanelle, deamon, lucivar, and the rest to the final conclusion. If you havn't read the first 2, read them, and then prepare for the most thrilling trillogy of all time.
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Summary: Disappointed!
Review: Ms. Bishop should either find a new editor or else change publishers. Her third novel and, one can only assume the conclusion of the Dark Jewels trilogy, was rushed, choppy, facile and altogether disappointing. Let me be clear: I adored the first book, enjoyed the second, and looked forward to this one for months. Perhaps I set my expectations too high. But the strength of her characters and storyline in the first two seemed to promise a terrific climax. Unfortunately, while there was a whisper of the former glory, the third book has left me feeling cheated. Where is some sort of resolution for the various beloved characters? What the heck kind of ending was that last chapter? How dare Ms. Bishop give her devoted readers such a facile conclusion! I know she could have done far better, and that's what hurts; to imagine what might have been!
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Summary: This book is why I hate Trilogies.
Review: The final book in any series is the most crucial. It's where you draw everyone and thing together to the conclusion. You have to be a skilled storyteller to be able to resist the urge to rush and cheat your readers out of a better ending. Since this is Ms. Bishop's first go at it, I think she did a reasonable job, but there was more story there and I wish I had gotten the chance to read it.
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Summary: What Happened?
Review: I absolutely LOVE Ms. Bishop's first two books in the Black Jewels series, but the third book wasn't nearly up to the first two. It was an enjoyable read, but much of it was disjointed and seemed to me to be rather hastily thrown together... like she intended to end the series here, then changed her mind. I loved having everyone finally come together (especially nice to have Daemon back!) but it was nearly anticlimactic the way she wrote it. Like she just wanted to get everyone together, and she didn't care how. She seems to have lost a few people in the shuffle (namely Manny's husband), then found a few of them at the end (remember Cassandra?). This book is worth all the trouble and agony I went through to get it. Ms Bishop will take you on an adventure you will never want to end. The interaction of the people will have you alternately laughing and infuriated. A wonderful series, and I hope The Invisible Ring continues this story.
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Summary: Loved it and wish their were more stars
Review: This book was soooo much better then her other ones. It wasn't like they were boring or anything but I just zoomed right trough this one because I needed to find out what happens. I think this was the most heart-touching book of all three. Deamon was so... well... he is realy cool and lives up to his name(sadist). He was always my favorite character because you'll never know what he is going to say or do next espaicaly in this book. Their is alot or romance in this book and that is what makes it even better and richer. Depressingly it is the last of this trigoly and it was a great ride while it lasted. I want to tell on the people who are unsure of buying these books to just get the books now! The first two are a little slow but the last one is a roller coaster. The best part is the evoltion of all the characters. You will lean to love every single word of this book. So don't get the books for me but do it because you know that you are going to love them.
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