Black Heart, by Holly Black.
Jun. 13th, 2012 02:17 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
matt_doyleAs the third book in a trilogy about con artists, I can't tell you anything about this book without spoiling it. Not plot-wise, at least.
I can tell you that the payoff to a series never winds up being quite as good as you expected -- and in this case, it was better. I can tell you that I never knew what was coming next, but the moment I saw the words on the page it was all perfectly clear, perfectly logical.
I can tell you that nobody's the good guy (but almost everyone is trying to be) and almost nobody's the bad guy. And when the characters have their emotions spilled out on the page, I felt them as if they were my own.
Favorite book so far this year. I'd have to check, but I think Red Glove was my favorite last year. And I'd have to check again, but I'm almost 100% sure that White Cat was my favorite the year before that.
If you haven't read White Cat yet and you like stories about grifting, impossible moral choices, and a villain with a heart of gold, go get it. Go get it right now, and then come back and discuss it with me when you're done.
Thanks, Holly.
I can tell you that the payoff to a series never winds up being quite as good as you expected -- and in this case, it was better. I can tell you that I never knew what was coming next, but the moment I saw the words on the page it was all perfectly clear, perfectly logical.
I can tell you that nobody's the good guy (but almost everyone is trying to be) and almost nobody's the bad guy. And when the characters have their emotions spilled out on the page, I felt them as if they were my own.
Favorite book so far this year. I'd have to check, but I think Red Glove was my favorite last year. And I'd have to check again, but I'm almost 100% sure that White Cat was my favorite the year before that.
If you haven't read White Cat yet and you like stories about grifting, impossible moral choices, and a villain with a heart of gold, go get it. Go get it right now, and then come back and discuss it with me when you're done.
Thanks, Holly.
