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A review by fleainabox
Flame of Sevenwaters by Juliet Marillier
5.0
Okay. Finished the book a few days ago, and am trying to not go all fan-girlly on my first review... but I may not be able to help it.
When I began the book and realized that the story would not be taking place on Innis Eala (for some reason, I thought it would because of Muirrin and Clodagh being there). The entire book made me feel melancholy about the entire series and I had a hard time not tearing up throughout. To me, Juliet Marillier took a step back in Seer of Sevenwaters, but I feel that she redeemed herself beautifully in Flame of Sevenwaters. Maeve's character is so incredibly strong and I see Liadan in her.
The fear that she has for Sevenwaters is so convincing that I had very little trouble believing her plight and her discomfort with the family. The plot line kept me enraptured, from the love interest (though I kinda saw it coming through Maeve's actions towards him) to the very end, where the twist of betrayalof Luchen actually took me by surprise.
Ciaran's sacrifice at the end was SO incredibly discomforting to me. I feel like he is the character who has lost the most throughout the series and cannot be happy or have anything GOOD happen to him. Spent a lot of time swallowing back tears for him because I love him so much despite his shortcomings.
Overall, beautifully done. It kept me enraptured and I became a hermit who wasn't studying for her finals. Ah well, it was worth it to read this beautiful work of art.
When I began the book and realized that the story would not be taking place on Innis Eala (for some reason, I thought it would because of Muirrin and Clodagh being there). The entire book made me feel melancholy about the entire series and I had a hard time not tearing up throughout. To me, Juliet Marillier took a step back in Seer of Sevenwaters, but I feel that she redeemed herself beautifully in Flame of Sevenwaters. Maeve's character is so incredibly strong and I see Liadan in her.
The fear that she has for Sevenwaters is so convincing that I had very little trouble believing her plight and her discomfort with the family. The plot line kept me enraptured, from the love interest (though I kinda saw it coming through Maeve's actions towards him) to the very end, where the twist of betrayal
Ciaran's sacrifice at the end was SO incredibly discomforting to me. I feel like he is the character who has lost the most throughout the series and cannot be happy or have anything GOOD happen to him. Spent a lot of time swallowing back tears for him because I love him so much despite his shortcomings.
Overall, beautifully done. It kept me enraptured and I became a hermit who wasn't studying for her finals. Ah well, it was worth it to read this beautiful work of art.