UNHOLY TESTAMENT: Full Circle
By Carole Gill
This
is the third book in a series, and the only one I’ve read so far. Not knowing the background of the characters
may have influenced my review, but I feel this story does well as a standalone
book.
The
story starts with Rose being held hostage on a ship bound for America by the
evil, immortal being called Eco. Trying
to win her love, he wrote a journal about his life and how he ended up the
terrible evil creature that she knows. The
majority of the book is from his POV, through his journal.
This
is a well-written, Gothic style of writing.
The settings and events are well-defined, along with the
characters. As the journal unfolds, you
can’t help understanding Eco and how he became the mad creature as known by
Rose. I even felt sorry for him. But that all comes to a crashing halt at the
end, when the story goes back to Rose and what transpires afterwards. Not having read the first book, I didn’t develop
an affinity towards Rose that I probably should have. That familiarity would have put more UMPH
into the ending, I’m sure. What happened
to Edmund and Daniel, the true victims in this tale, affected me more.
I
really enjoyed Carole Gill’s personification of Satan and Death. Louis I saw as a self-righteous twit, with a
God complex, turning people into the undead to justify his own existence. I thought the children were too weak for
being vampires, probably due to be being smothered by Eve. And poor Eve, who
was condemned to a life of evil from almost her mortal birth, because of Satan’s
lust for her. I’m sure my perception of
them will change once I read the first book.
The author did a great job getting me to identify with each them.
The
only complaint I have is the length of the book and the never ending sin and
debauchery. There’s only so much a girl
can take. It all started sounding the
same, over and over. Halfway through, I
found myself looking at the percentage read, thinking, are we there yet?
If you
love dark, vampire, Gothic tales, this one’s for you. After I read the first book, I might have to
update my review on this one. I give it
4 feathers.
thank you so much for your review!
ReplyDeleteYes, this is the darkest of the four novel in the series, without doubt.
I hope you do read the first as this comes full circle with that book. Thanks again!
The first book is on my TBR list and I'm looking forward to reading it. Thxs for your post.
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