This is book 3 out of 6, from the Noble Dead series featuring Magiere, Leesil and Chap. The title of this book is truly misleading; until you get to the next to last chapter of the book. This is not a stand-alone book, and if you pick it up before reading the previous two, you will be totally lost in space.This book plotted along throughout the book, with so many different angles it makes your head spin. First there's Magiere, the half-human, half-vampire Dhampir who is trying to figure out the why's behind who she is.Then we have her lover and constant companion Leesil, a half elf, who travels to the village of Droevinka to find out what happened to Magiere's her mother, and the why behind how she was born to the Noble Dead Lord. Of course, they run into hostility, which is of course, nothing new. We learn that her mother, Magelia, was impregnated by a Noble Dead Lord Byren Massing after drinking the blood of 5 different supernatural beings concocted by a faceless necromancer named Udal. Magelia then dies after Welsteil spirits the baby out of Ubad's evil clutches.What we didn't know, was that Welsteil was turned into a noble dead by his own father for the express purposes of drinking the blood and then impregnating Magelia, which would then lead to his death. Of course, he refuses, which saves his life.We know that Magiere was raised by her Aunt Bieja in the small village of Chemestúk in the country of Droevinka. Life was hard for Magiere as the other villagers never accepted her. Which lead to her striking out on her own where Chap forced her and Leestil to meet.We learn that Chap, who is actually a Fay in a dogs body, has a mission of his own, and that mission is to keep Magiere from finding out the truth about her past, and why she was created in the first place. He, of course, then has a change of heart; even if it is temporary. We learn that Wynn is about as annoying as it comes. She betrays Magiere's trust once again by not telling either of them about Chane and the fact that he is following them. I have no idea why the writers decided to put her in this series now, when they planned on writing her In the Shade and Shadow, basically giving her, her own little series. Magelia actually gets more script time in this book, and there's even a scene where Magiere is shown Mags past, including her birth.Welstiel Massing, Noble Dead, her brother and mentor who has betrayed her numerous times over the past two books, his own agenda and is still following Magiere around the continent trying to prevent her from finding out about her heritage and the whys' behind her birth. I can't wait until the final confrontation between Magiere and Welsteil. I am so ready for a decapitation scene.Chane, a noble dead not by choice, still feels pulled by Wynn and wants to protect her in anyway possible. Which, of course, leads to Wynn fabricating the truth.Mystery of the book: Why an unknown force called Magiere Sister of the Dead. Hmmmmmmm I am rating this story a solid 3 because it is a good story even though it appears to drift at times. Next up...Traitor to the Blood.
GizmosReviews
This is book 3 out of 6, from the Noble Dead series featuring Magiere, Leesil and Chap. The title of this book is truly misleading; until you get to the next to last chapter of the book. This is not a stand-alone book, and if you pick it up before reading the previous two, you will be totally lost in space.This book plotted along throughout the book, with so many different angles it makes your head spin. First there's Magiere, the half-human, half-vampire Dhampir who is trying to figure out the why's behind who she is.Then we have her lover and constant companion Leesil, a half elf, who travels to the village of Droevinka to find out what happened to Magiere's her mother, and the why behind how she was born to the Noble Dead Lord. Of course, they run into hostility, which is of course, nothing new. We learn that her mother, Magelia, was impregnated by a Noble Dead Lord Byren Massing after drinking the blood of 5 different supernatural beings concocted by a faceless necromancer named Udal. Magelia then dies after Welsteil spirits the baby out of Ubad's evil clutches.What we didn't know, was that Welsteil was turned into a noble dead by his own father for the express purposes of drinking the blood and then impregnating Magelia, which would then lead to his death. Of course, he refuses, which saves his life.We know that Magiere was raised by her Aunt Bieja in the small village of Chemestúk in the country of Droevinka. Life was hard for Magiere as the other villagers never accepted her. Which lead to her striking out on her own where Chap forced her and Leestil to meet.We learn that Chap, who is actually a Fay in a dogs body, has a mission of his own, and that mission is to keep Magiere from finding out the truth about her past, and why she was created in the first place. He, of course, then has a change of heart; even if it is temporary. We learn that Wynn is about as annoying as it comes. She betrays Magiere's trust once again by not telling either of them about Chane and the fact that he is following them. I have no idea why the writers decided to put her in this series now, when they planned on writing her In the Shade and Shadow, basically giving her, her own little series. Magelia actually gets more script time in this book, and there's even a scene where Magiere is shown Mags past, including her birth.Welstiel Massing, Noble Dead, her brother and mentor who has betrayed her numerous times over the past two books, his own agenda and is still following Magiere around the continent trying to prevent her from finding out about her heritage and the whys' behind her birth. I can't wait until the final confrontation between Magiere and Welsteil. I am so ready for a decapitation scene.Chane, a noble dead not by choice, still feels pulled by Wynn and wants to protect her in anyway possible. Which, of course, leads to Wynn fabricating the truth.Mystery of the book: Why an unknown force called Magiere Sister of the Dead. Hmmmmmmm I am rating this story a solid 3 because it is a good story even though it appears to drift at times. Next up...Traitor to the Blood.
