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The end of Vision in Silver left with me with a lot more questions than answers, while I'm glad that we finally got to see what was in Elayne's diary, a lot of characters were left unmentioned. I was hoping that we would get to see more of Tess, and I also enjoyed the Sanguinatis. I know that the novel's main focus is Meg, but these characters played a large role throughout the story. I think that learning that Leo killed Elayne was a little anti-climactic, it was both mentioned very briefly, and for the amount that the murder was talked about during the novel it didn't hold any surprise or shock value. As Monty read the diary entry we saw his first real display of emotion over Elayne's death, and even that seemed to be coming a little late. Meg and Simon'e relationship may be the slowest slow build I've ever seen, but I'm glad that the author has kept it that way. I think it fits both of their characters well, and I think that by the end of the seri...

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...