Unspoken is the first book of the trilogy and it started everything off spectacularly. With wit, charm, secrets and suspense. I only wish that carried over through to the remaining books. Kami, the main protagonist here is charming and remarkably amusing to me. Jared, her other half, quite in the literal sense there in the first book, is dark and brooding, a fractured boy. Then we have the rest of the characters who add equal charm and personality throughout the series that at times, I just wished this were a normal book. What’s that you say? Well, for the most part this not normal, it’s paranormal with sorcery and legacies and such. But it felt added on. The strength of this series are the characters and their interaction with one another, not so much the paranormal plot – which was rather simple and straight forward.
Honestly, I was rather disappointed in the overall plot. There were some rather chilling moments, but it was the heart of the people in it that moved me. There was no diabolical mega plot to unearth and maybe that’s why this worked as a trilogy. Maybe that’s why the third book didn’t feel rush (though perhaps a bit slow). But what started out with so much promise kind of meandered slowly on its way to the end.
I’d recommend this series to anyone we enjoys witty banter as there is a great deal of that here. But don’t expect a fast paced plot.
Whatever Reviews by Su 