Books : Four and Twenty Blackbirds A Bardic Voices Novel (Bardic Voices)

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Rating:

- A little dark...
It was a good story, but it was a little dark and kind of gory for what I'd prefer.

Rating:

- Bitter disappointment...
I was expecting another light read from Mercedes when I picked up Four & Twenty Blackbirds. She is excellent at doling out those light, very good/guy vs. very bad/guy stories. This one was so bad that I returned it to the store the very next day. I am amazed at how ponderous it was, to be honest I have not read many of her newer books because they seemed sort of rehashings of old story lines; but the Bards have always been fun. This is not up to Ms. Lackey's ability. I was very unimpressed.

Rating:

- Entertaining but not what I expected.
Despite anticipating more about the Free Bards and maybe a chance to catch up with previous characters, I found this book a good read. Having just read a book on the characteristics of signature murders, I found Tal Rufen's learning experiences with this series of murders quite interesting. I knew who the murderer was quite early in the story, but that didn't ruin my enjoyment.

Rating:

- Excellent book, but...
It was very good, but it was extremely frustrating knowing who it was all along. I guess at the end when they finally get the breakthrough it is very exciting, so I guess the tension is for something.

Rating:

- She's written better
I am never sure if I am going to like Ms. Lackey's books. They seem to range from OK to excellent. Stranger at the Wedding was very good and I enjoyed it a lot, but this one was a waste of time. It never really did seem as though she really knew where she was going with it, and the characters never seemed to be "fleshed out". All in all, a disappointing book by someone who can do much better.

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