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Title: Tangled Webs: A Black Jewels Novel (Black Jewels) |
Review of Tangled Webs (Black Jewels, Book 6)
- The invitation is signed "Jaenelle Angelline," and it summons her family to an entertainment she had specially prepared. Surreal SaDiablo, former courtesan and assassin, arrives first. But when she enters the house, Surreal finds herself trapped in a living nightmare created by the tangled webs of Black Widow witches...and if she uses Craft to defend herself, she risks being sealed in the house forever.
But Jaenelle did not send the invitation. And now Jaenelle and her family must rescue Surreal and the others inside without becoming trapped themselves-and then discover who has created such a place, and why...
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Comments for Tangled Webs: A Black Jewels Novel (Black Jewels)
- Posted on 2008-11-11
Disappointed
I was vastly disappointed in Tangled Webs. Other people have shared similar views regarding the plot and story line so I won't go into that further. I would just like to add that for me it was very clear that it is unlikely Anne Bishop even wrote this book. In every nuance it screamed 'inexperienced writer' and as we know, Anne Bishop herself writes beautifully. No, I'm afraid this is yet another example of a writer who has someone else write for them, an understudy as it were. What it means is the quality we expect is not there. I am very glad I got the book from the library and did not pay money for it.
Score: 2
- Posted on 2008-10-30
Loved It! I want more.
Tangled Webs (Black Jewels, Book 6) I am so glad there are more books to the Black Jewels series. This book was very entertaining. I want more!!!
Score: 5
- Posted on 2008-10-22
Great Read
I loved this book, while it is a little less intense then the previous Black Jewels books it was just as capturing and vivid. I would love to see many more of these books.
Score: 5 - Posted on 2008-09-29
Anne Bishop delivers again
Another hit for Anne Bishop. A great Halloween gift. Expands on the Dark Jewels world with all of my favorite characters and new villian you will love to hate.
Score: 5 - Posted on 2008-08-05
Enjoyed, not sure why the negative reviews
I am a very vocal (wanted to say rabid) fan of Bishop's "The Dark Jewel Trilogy". In fact, it has been one of my favorite SF fantasy series and I highly recommend it to anyone who I think would not object to the strong subject matter. Dark Jewels was a well drawn and character driven story with substance and subjects that made you think. I would agree that Tangled Webs is not on the same level as the Dark Jewel Trilogy, BUT I still enjoyed it. Did it have the depth of character, the pace or substance of the original series? NO. Did it delve into more detail of the world of Kahleer? NO. I've even read complaints that Janelle and Daemon only made brief appearances...no duh! This book's main characters were Surreal, Ranier, Lucivar, the wacko and Janelle and Daemon as minor supporting characters, but they were scattered throughout the book, almost from the beginning. I do think Surreal didn't seem quite as kick-a$$ as in the trilogy book and for that I was slightly disappointed, but to even have some of my favorite characters back on the pages put a smile on my face and made me long for even more of these characters. My only regret on reading this book, is that I didn't re-read the Dark Jewel trilogy to reacquaint myself with the events. On second thought, maybe that was a good thing because then my expectations and disappointment may have matched some of the readers.
I would definitely recommend this book with the caveat that it does not have the depth and character of the original Dark Jewel Trilogy. I would also recommend reading the Trilogy before reading this book. I appeciate Ms. Bishop for bringing back, however briefly, some of my favorite characters. This was an entertaining read.
Score: 4
