{"id":1940,"date":"2010-09-16T16:56:15","date_gmt":"2010-09-16T21:56:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/?p=1940"},"modified":"2025-05-05T20:05:04","modified_gmt":"2025-05-06T00:05:04","slug":"a-wild-light","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/archives\/1940","title":{"rendered":"A Wild Light"},"content":{"rendered":"

A Wild Light<\/a><\/em> (2010) Marjorie M. Liu<\/a><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Maxine’s birthday starts out well–killing a demon, birthday party with her loved ones, unfortunately it doesn’t stay that way, and she wakes up to blood, death, and no memory of what happened.<\/p>\n

Hmm… now that I look back over my past reviews, I find myself less surprised at how I feel about A Wild Light<\/em>. I also wonder how I managed to keep forgetting that I thought these books were just so-so.<\/p>\n

On the plus size, the story arc was wrapped up within the book. There were larger unresolved plot points, but that’s par for the course with most supernatural fantasy books. It was also interesting to learn some of the back story of the boys. In fact, that may have been the best part of the book, learning precisely what the boys were.<\/p>\n

On the minus side, I wasn’t overly enamored with the plot, and the story has definitely shifted from mystery adventure to supernatural romance. Which is… not what I was wanting to read. <\/p>\n

I’m also not that thrilled about where the story is going. The overarching arc seems to be turning into a “saves the entire universe” kinda thing, and I’m just tired of that right now. <\/p>\n

So, here’s another series I’m meh about and probably won’t keep reading.
\nRating: 6\/10<\/strong><\/p>\n

Published by Ace<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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