Be sure to read Shadows or the story will never be complete.
342686
This book should have been numbered as 1 in the series. It makes Obsidian make sense instead of coming in at the center of a story.

Once I read Shadows, the storyline ran as smooth as silk even though I had
already read Obsidian and Onyx. Shadows brought everything into focus and answered so many of the questions the other books had raised in my mind.

It is definitely worth reading.
2570591
By the end of it you'll hate the bad guy, but you'll hate the author for writing it that way too. There's not enough in the story to make you believe what's happening to separate story from author.

Then there's the cop out on if it's the end or not...
2646012
Some of these books are very good, but they are not complete stories! These are completely random and will only frustrate you unless you buy the other 20ish books to complete each story line.
2351950
The story here is incredibly unfinished. It's more like notes and bones from a longer piece, without anything to really provide it any substance. That being said, I'd read it if it were expanded and fleshed out, because what's here is promising.
3092274
Very intense and dark.  Found too many "story facts" that were impossible and improbable.  My book club was divided on it, as to readability, historical accuracy.  We know it was not touted as pure facts, but suspect too many readers may not know where truth ends and fiction begins.
2455307
Sucks to read a book just to find a "to be continued..." at the end.
3426153
It is not a complete story.  It just sets you up so that you have to buy the next book to see what should have happened but didn't
1940258
3 1/2 Stars

If you can get past the unbelievable aspects and sink into the fiction, this book will grab you and keep your interest until the VERY unsatisfactory ending!  It wasn't hard to figure out the killer early on, but the red herrings will keep some guessing.  My biggest complaint is the fact that this is NOT a stand alone novel.  It ends abruptly and the story continues in book 2.  I always feel duped when that happens.  Just know that you need to read both books to finish the story.  Thank you to Thomas & Mercer and NetGalley for an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.
2702906
I am not sure how this story got onto my iPad, but the initial write-up and the desire to read a fantasy was something that intrigued me.

But then I read the book. At the present it is free, and I hope for future readers it remains so. This is not a full story. Full stories are blessed with a beginning, a middle and an end.

Here we have a beginning. And then you want me to tell you that there is at least a middle...

But I can't do that. There are way too many pages that still only sets us up for a middle. There are way to many extraneous things happening, the laying down of additional plot lines that take many pages.

And then who are our heroes? Why should we like any of them?

It appears the next book is free as well. I may one day pick that up just to see if it gets better. Some things are good, but too much is disappointing when I look at how much time it took to read to get where the author ended it. Even should their be redemption in book 2, or even a good conclusion should I buy book 3, this will never be a reread.
2252460
It's a good read that can give you the creeps but once you stop reading and start to think the whole story falls like a house of cards. Some characters deserve a book of their own. There's many things with a lot of potential that weren't used almost at all.
4466605
I do like the story, But the author really needs to work on the writing part, consistencies and presenting it.  Repeating contents, such as  Larue Donavan going on her First & Second date conversations are exactly the same answers and questions.  The Ghosts that is around her would be floating in and out of the boutique across the street making troubles But never saw her doing some witch craft??  Then at the end of the story, of all a sudden these Ghosts that didn't want to leave before all left -- But again without any explanations or any conversations of them telling Larue that they will be leaving.
499401
You could not turn to a certain page and have the page read. It only read the complete story. Also one of the pages kept cutting off before the whole page could be read, so I had to read only part of the text.
4273110
The darkness is coming and there is nothing that can stop it.  This book is about characters who have been warriors in the past and just want to have peace.  There is no conclusion here, just an episode.  It is so dark that I don't want to read any more.
4129966
The beginning has real potential. Interesting and mysterious characters are introduced and the story makes for a real page-turner. However, as the plot unfolds, it takes a turn for the worse as the chapter changes become increasingly erratic, always leaving the reader suspended and later, as not so unexpected "twists" are revealed. The biggest disappointment is the seemingly half-hearted ending that fails to answer a few questions and doesn't feel finished.
If I were to recommend this to any audience, it would be for young teens.
676672
This was a great book, but I really hate how you think you have a lot more story to go....then the story ends when the kindle shows 10% still left unread.  The rest is just promotions for the author's other books.
2494148
Slow. You hope it'll build to a payoff, but no. You hope there'll be a nice horror story, but no. Maybe a few chills because you are reading between the lines and imagining things.
4813567
Sometimes there are too many story lines in one. It's hard to keep up with who is who and what happened when. But it's still a great series. I'm always sad when I finish a book.