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Talk about action-packed! This section had me hooked. I had a feeling a confrontation was coming but I wasn't sure how it would play out. I think Bishop did a great job being able to describe not just one fight scene but multiple going on at the same time. Another thing I liked about this section was that there was actually description of how Simon and Nathan and the others had to spend time healing, in other books sometimes that aspect will be skipped over and injuries will be magically healed, but that was surprisingly realistic. The idea of extinction of the human race being an easy task is hard ti imagine, but apparently for the terra indegene it's a perfectly plausible solution to the fighting that's been going on lately. I'm excited to see Montgomery's reaction when Simon tells him that this idea is up in the air for the near-future. There are quite a few sub-plots going on right now and for the most part I think Bishop has done a good job explaining the...

As I move forward in the novel, I think one of my favorite characteristics of the world that Anne Bishop has built is the way that the adult terra indigene treat children. Lizzy being introduced to the courtyard has caused so much more stress than you would assume a young child could bring, but the young are meant to be well-behaved and well-disciplined, and Lizzy seems to be the opposite of that. Meg's reaction to Lizzy wanting to ride the ponies startled me, cutting for a blood prophet has been held as a sort of last resort throughout the novel so far and she didn't seem to hesitate at all. Putting Nathan in danger wasn't a concern to her at all at the moment. This is the most out of control we've seen Meg in the novel so far. Tensions are definitely rising between humans and the terra indigene. I'm really hoping we can see a confrontation between the Lakeside Courtyard and Nicholas Scratch, as far as villains go I think it's interesting that Bishop is p...

I've always enjoyed the fantasy genre so I was excited to pick up Vision in Silver. I have to be honest though, 160 pages into the book I'm finding myself losing track of the extensive list of characters and how they're all related to each other. I'm not sure if this is because I was introduced to them all at once with it being the third book in the series, or just because I'm not used to seeing so many names in a story. I'm hoping that throughout the novel we get some more character development because I find myself wanting to learn more about characters and so far all I know is what role they play in the community. I think it's clear that the author put a lot of thought into the world she built for her characters, I get a clear picture when I imagine the apartments the tera indigene are planning on purchasing. The thought of a world where humans aren't in control is a great idea on it's own and throwing in just about any fantasy creature you ca...

Nikki Sixx died. And then came back to life, but more importantly he died. Overdosing on drugs is a real and huge threat, and it was a shocker to me throughout the whole book that no one took that thought more seriously. I think one of the things that shocked me the most was that Sixx immediately used drugs again after returning home from the hospital, I think that shows very clearly that his state of mind at the time wasn't very concerned about living another day.  Reading the catch-up from 1987- present day might have been the most interesting part of the book to me. Knowing that Sixx went back to drugs multiple times but still had the willpower to bring himself back to sobriety is really a story of something that at once seemed like an impossibility.  People can really change over of the years which is shown exceptionally seeing all the people that Sixx has good relationships with now that he didn't before. His band members and him are even on good terms even aft...

Nikki Sixx is on a roller coaster that he can't get off. Every time it seems as if he's making progress towards getting off drugs he falls back towards the deep end. I find it crazy how many people Nikki was able to persuade to do drugs with him. It seemed like everyone on tour with him was willing to contribute to his addiction whether they knew it was an addiction or not. Nikki's fame had people basically lining up to party with him so it's understandable that he was in a hard place to just flat out quit. While reading Sixx's journal entries it's clear that he knew he needed help or to stop, but he didn't have the willpower to do it on his own. It makes me wonder how much differently his life would have turned out if their had been someone back then willing to put in enough effort to help Nikki end his addiction. The farther I get into this book the more real it gets, the current-day commentary by both Nikki and the other assorted contributors is rea...

After reading the first two sections of the Heroin Diaries, it's hard for me to believe that Nikki Sixx is still alive today. The amount of drugs and partying he did is something I thought was only fictional, in rock and rap songs. That being said, reading what Sixx has to say about his addiction as he is going through it is very intriguing to me. He knows he is addicted to a number of different drugs but he can't bring himself to stop. I think it's really interesting that as a band, Motley Crue doesn't seem particularly close. You'd think that you'd be pretty good friends with the people you make music with, and go on tour with, but Sixx only seems close with Tommy Lee. Sixx even mentions that he doesn't even know where Vince or Mick lives (pg. 159). This just shows that Sixx's drug addiction was pushing away his relationships with those around him more than he probably realized (not to say the other members of the band weren't struggling with d...