Black Trillium

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Summary: Sorry, it's disappointing
Review: Well, for just a fantasy novel it's average. The story isn't very original, and it's not written very catching.For a book by Marion Zimmer Bradley it's simply disappointing. I don't know Andre Norton, but I read quite a fine book by Mercedes Lackey, and I don't know why they didn't manage better. It was quite boring and not the least intriguing. If it had been other authors I might not even have finished it. For some reason they managed Tiger burning bright quite well, so I don't know, why this is so disappointing.OK, sorry it wasn't Mercedes Lackey, I got mixed up, but anyway.

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Summary: A true coming of age story
Review: When I first read this book I was "coming of age" as we like to call it. I don't even remeber how I got the book. I didn't read fantasy. In fact my favorite stories were horror stories. As I began to read this tale of three girls coming into there own, I could see my self in each girl. I felt what I imagined they were feeling. I was so wrapeed up in this story, I read it again as soon as I finished the last page. I go back every now and again to re-read this wonderous story. I remeber how I felt trying to grow up. I remeber how this book, even though it was surrounded by fantasy, reminded me of the real world. Three girls, three sisters, each unique taking three very diffrent paths to come to the same end, the same conclusion. Being yourself is its own reward and we are all meant for something that we have yet to figure out. This is still my favorite book, even though I'm still not big on fantasy stories.

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Summary: Wonderful!!
Review: When I read the reviews and people said "character had no depth" I was shocked. Anigel, Kadia, Haramis, Antar, and Orogastus have such unique personalities. Their actions are consistent with their personalities, and the princesses are NOT 'wusses'! Of all the books Marion Zimmer Bradly has written, this is the only one I like. It is on my "top 5" list of favorite books.

Rating:
Summary: alittle more than so, so
Review: While I must admit this book had some fantastic points in it I was anticipating action and while the build up was fantastic it was a let down in the end when everything was resolved in about 25-30 pages after a long build up. I normally shy away from books written in sections switching between characters right when it gets interesting. This book held my attention vividly and though vague in some places other than the slight let down of the end and the fact that some elements of the plot were blatanly expected I found this book quite good.

Rating:
Summary: Tad to non-original....
Review: You would think with three different authors that the book might have a chance of developing a good plot centering around these three women. Though after the first couple of chapters I found myself liking the bad guys a whole lot more than the whiney or "I'll protect you all" or "I'm a wuss" princesses. Sure as the story moved on they got a bit better but still they were very chiche as was the evil omnipotent bad guy who "advises" the deluded king. Oh well, you can't always win.