Hello, I’m back! Once again, sorry for the delay in writing, but I was away on vacation and otherwise busy. However, I did get through a a few books during our trip: The Heir was one of the books I was most looking forward to this month. It is the first in a follow up series to Keira Cass’s dystopian Selection trilogy, which I loved. The protagonist of The Heir is Maxon and America’s daughter, Eadlyn. It deals with the aftermath of the Selection series and shows how the world has changed as a result of Maxon and America’s work. I enjoyed reading from Eadlyn’s point of view. She is well-meaning but ultimately rather young and spoiled – which means there’s great scope for character development, something Cass does particularly well. My biggest issue with the book is the premise. Apparently, the caste system of The Selection has been abolished, with not complete success, yet the Royal Family remains and lives in luxury? For me that did not make sense and seemed to be contrived simply to allow the new Selection plotline. I could never quite get my head around that so gave the book four stars out of…
Some months ago a friend recommended Cassandra Clare’s Mortal Instruments series to me. I picked up City of Bones, the first book, from Audible, and found it hard to get past the first few chapters. In all fairness, that might have been due to the fact that it was the book I selected to listen to at the gym, and for various reasons (my lack of willpower mainly) I didn’t go as often as I should have. It’s also true that City of Bones didn’t grab my attention immediately. I will probably try again before the movie comes out. Clockwork Angel is the first in Clare’s Infernal Devices series, which is a prequel to the Mortal Instruments set many years earlier in Victorian London. Unlike Mortal Instruments, Clockwork Angel hooked me immediately from the Audible preview, so much so that I immediately invested in the entire trilogy in Kindle and Audible formats – Whispersync for Voice is available on these titles. This is partly due to Jennifer Ehle’s excellent narration, and also that I found it easier to connect with Tessa than Mortal Instruments’ Clary. What I liked The setting/worldbuilding. Clare evokes Victorian London with a twist beautifully. I also really…