Interesting: Spoilers contained.
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I liked this one better than Cinderella one and I like the twist of Snow White becoming the snow queen, but I don't know about her sister becoming Rapunzel....... But have to wait and see I guess.
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Warning - spoiler alerts herein.
I loved this. The portrait of Eileen is brilliant. I was maybe just a little disappointed by the denouement. We get so much fictional exposure now to (here comes the first spoiler alert) tales of horrific abuse that it is becoming cliched, and that is a shame. What was so successful about the portrait of Eileen is precisely that (next spoiler alert) she is NOT a victim of scandalous abuse, just unkindness and neglect.

I would like to suggest to the author that a great follow-up might be to learn what later became of Rebecca. She wasn't less interesting than Eileen  even though (one more spoiler alert) Eileen ends up writing her off as just a spoiled rich girl.
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With a surprise ending a whole new range of possibiities opens up for this series. This is an added twist not seen so far.
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4+/5

Jake really got across the horrible depressing reality beneath the thin veil of normalcy.

The first planning meeting was another good snapshot of the Animorphs' personalities. Of course Rachel would be eager to fight. Yet so would Cassie, given that the Yeerks have sunk to new depths (pun intended). I expected Marco to focus on the tactical details. Come to think of it, Ax would too.

This combat seemed far more bitter than what the Animorphs had been through so far. Jake really conveyed the panic at another close call that was even closer than usual. He also seemed to reiterate the absurdity of the Animorph life.

The Nartec mythos was just plain cool. I liked the slow reveal of that. A different entity was good as a novel resolution to the Sea Blade situation.

I already figured human military forces might be able to overwhelm aliens with sheer numbers. So I wasn't surprised when that came up as a possibility for dealing with Nartec use of the Sea Blade.

Cassie's wisecrack about Nartec discrimination is one of the few references to her blackness. Marco is Latino, so he might make a similar comment. However, that would seem like just another one of his jokes, so it makes sense to give the line to Cassie.

The Animorphs and Visser Three cooperating against the Nartec was an interesting variant on the standoffs he often gets into with the Andalite bandits.

Ah, the blown hatch was the ace up their sleeve.

Why didn't anybody think of Draconing the torpedos?

Yeah, the Nartec were partially just working with what humans gave them.
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I assume this is (or should be, or have been) part of a series when and as written.  The ending, well, wasn't.
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great insight. and (spoiler alert) he buys his kid a pony. It will help if you've read the comics. Do it. Now.
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Even as it was nice knowing the ending of most of the characters (mainly of the cubs, Snow and Bigby), its kind of an anti-climatic end to the stories...

If your not into completing the series, do read up before deciding.
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Read this 2 days on vacation, a good read but SPOILER.... Did i miss the part where she got pregnant!? I don't remember the event being talked about at all, were we supposed to assume how she got pregnant??  Other than that, im content. No "shockers" till the epilouge.
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I enjoyed the book, although I do have to say I figured out most of it very early on.  Not the part about them putting the blood in the study.  But I did think Robert killed Dan when he went missing.  I figured he killed him in the study 9 years prior.  None of that really mattered.  Kind of strange to put that in without more of a twist.  I don't understand why we didn't find out what happened at Toms cabin.  Who broke in and went through his papers, and why?  Also, what happened between Tom and Leo.  Please tell me there is a part two to this book, so we can find out those answers!
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Overall, I was somewhat disappointed in the ending. After such a lengthy time investment, the wow ending I hoped for turned out to be a whimper. The last quarter of the book was mostly vehicle chases and scenes of weapons fire. The high point of the drawn out conclusion was an interesting revelation about one of the major characters. However, little time was spent in exploring that revelation or the events that led up to it. There is also a big tease where it is indicated that all of the major players were interviewed in a round table discussion to reveal the background behind what occurred. However, the TV discussion itself is not included in the book, leading me to wonder why the author made reference to it?

Some other specific thoughts about various characters and the story (note: spoiler alert):

Melanie: In Pandoras Star she was a minor character but unexpectedly takes on a major role in Judas Unchained, after a life-threatening event. While this transformation struck me as a stretch, I was willing to accept it for a while. However, her sex-crazed behavior with two of the male characters seems to belie her process of maturity that the author is arguing for. At the conclusion, she ends up in what is, to me, a very unlikely romantic match. It almost felt like the author had these two characters at loose ends and decided to throw them together.

Mark & Liz: They were two of my favorite characters in the first book. I still enjoyed Marks character for most of this book. However, in the end they become part of the Commonwealth elite establishment. I guess we are supposed to believe that their selling out would be expected, given the way their lives were turned upside down in the destruction of Elan. I found it a disappointing transformation, especially the scene where Liz is whining because delivery of the furniture for her new mansion is delayed a few days.

Paula Myo: We are given a few hints that her experiences in Judas Unchained might allow a slight expansion of her rigid behavior and rules. Despite this, she is still my least favorite character of the series.

Adam: One other reviewer talked about the number of major characters that were killed in second half of Judas Unchained. However, only one was truly killed. One was unexpectedly rescued on the brink of death, one made a miraculous recovery, another was immediately rejuvenated and yet another had the promise to be so in the near future. Adam was the only true casualty among the major characters.

One of the many reasons why I was continually annoyed by Paula Myo was her argument that Bradley Johannson might be eligible for a pardon because his actions were motivated by a political agenda while Adam Elving was just a hard core terrorist. This was simply not true. If anything Adam was motivated by a political agenda, whether one agreed with it or not. To me the real difference was that Bradley was a Helgarth while Adam was a nobody. In Paulas mind, someone had to pay and it was easy to throw Adam under the bus and not have to deal with the political fallout of prosecuting a member of one of the Commonwealths elite families. To my mind, this made her just a puppet on their strings.

Cloning vs. Reincarnation:
The rejuvenation process outlined in these books is a form of cloning. All of your memories are transferred from your old physical body into a younger new body. Your personality traits are basically unchanged and the context of your experiences likely don't vary much between lifetimes. The author does not address the question of soul energy evolving over lifetimes, which falls into the realm of karma and reincarnation as outlined in Eastern philosophy. Having had a chance to ponder it I much prefer the concept of reincarnation to that of cloning. The latter would seem to becoming boring over time.

Which leaves me with one final thought. In one of the last scenes, a Sylvan named Cloud Dancer is having a conversation with one of the major characters. The latter asks: Is this real? Cloud Dancer responds: Man, when you find out what reality is, let me know.
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Warning this series really should be read in sequence to avoid losing some nice moments with spoiler information.  I really can not decide which character is really the protagonist on the series.  There are a lot of intersting ones!
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I like the part about lilys father and that it opens up so many questions about her famaily SPOILER ALERT:the main twist came in book 3(i think)were she leart that her father is the leader of the faction I was so surprised when it told you that liam is in league with Lucian(might be wrong spelling) the leader of the faction ,and lilys father. However at near the end
we find out that liam free'd lilys team .also at the end liam warns lily about somthing bigger then the faction involeing the prohacy (second mention of it) of/about lily.
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I haven't read the book the title looks interesting though. I will read it once I finish my other book. :)
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Title: A thrilling new series.
Mel Comley and Lisa Prather have done it again; they've hooked me, and I'm dying for another installment. I quickly read the first half, then I slowed down, reading it so slowly. I was sad when Sinful Deception ended. I'm dying to know what happens next to Foxy and the Escape Artist.
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More revelations. Nothing quite as mind blowing as Meteyos and the Curator, but less gross than blood gods... But now I need to reread the series now that I know certain secrets... Some revelations I'd guess at. Other were totally a surprise.

There's some decent character development, not just of King Henry but Tyson and Welf (!). King Henry gets a little darker - less anger and more hatred. But sometimes you need hatred and distilled rage to accomplish the hard things...

It was nice to see Pocket and Jesus in the shop timeline, with Tyson filling in the role a black Raj... Less hijinks ensue than I'd expected.

We finally meet Plutarch. Totally not what I expected. The Mancy Martial Artist? Not who I'd guessed. The bad guys? Weres or Vamps or the Curator? Yes.

Now I need to duct tape Richard Raley to his computer until book 6 comes out.
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Several thoughts have run through my head as I prepared to write this, but everything I want to say might be considered a plot spoiler for someone. So briefly, Apollyon is still inciting the ghoul nation, warning his followers that Cat will be their downfall; Masterless vampires are going missing; and things are getting tenser and tenser between the vamps and the ghouls. Cat and her crew need to find a way to stop Apollyon. There is another visit to the underground lair of Marie Laveau, a secret mission for Dave the ghoul, some drama with Don, and ghosts. The ending is very satisfactory, and leaves an interesting and enticing set up for next book.
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As a fan of the show when it was on TV, this is starting to show signs of wrapping up the storyline in a way the final season f the show could not. Interested to give the series a full look and see how it ends up