“SEVERED”
(Cloud Prophet
Trilogy, Book 3)
by Megg Jensen
REVIEWED BY: Books4Tomorrow
OVERVIEW
Reychel knows her gift of prophecy will lead to
madness and now she is at her most vulnerable. The enemy army will attempt to
sever her from everything she's ever known: her homeland, her friends, Mark,
and her gift. Even at her weakest, she refuses to give up on her desire to end
the war between the Malborn and the Serenians. Reychel would do anything, even
come back from the dead, to conquer the enemy and reunite with Mark.
REVIEW
I read
the first book in this trilogy the last month of 2010, and the follow-up much
later in 2011. It took me some time to get around to reading this last instalment
in the Cloud Prophet Trilogy as I felt slightly disappointed with the second
book and I considered not reading the last book in the series. However, I’m really
glad I read the last book, as it tied up all the loose ends and had a pretty
good ending.
But, as
much as I enjoyed Severed, it had the
potential to be so much better. Not much was done in the way of world building,
which is one of the things I enjoyed so much in Anathema. More focus was placed on Reychel and Mark and their love
for each other, but I honestly couldn’t tell what she saw in Mark. He came
across as someone who hot-footed around Reychel all the time and his only role in the story was as Reychel’s love
interest – not much of a stand-alone character. I enjoyed the relationship
between Krissen and Ace much more. Krissen remained the fun character from the
previous two books, and Ace is a well-rounded, strong character who isn’t
afraid to speak his mind. Pity he had such a small role in this book. These two
characters are really what made Severed
such an enjoyable read.
Reychel
was again faced with impossible choices, and her strength of character was
tested as the weight of her peoples’ fate rested squarely on her decisions. The plot moved at a faster pace than it did in
Oubliette and is filled with more
mystery and revelations than in its predecessor. Anathema still remains my favorite of the three books in this
trilogy and I felt the author never quite managed to recapture the magic of the
first book, but at least Severed wasn’t
the disappointment I was expecting it to be after having read Oubliette. I give it four stars as it
exceeded my expectations and the finale was better than I hoped it would be.
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