Fantasy
326 Pages / 3846 KB
5 Stars
I finished reading Wakeworld (see review here) and
immediately picked up The Nothing. Almost a 1-sit read. I think it was a 2 –sit
read due to work calling ;-)
The Nothing closes the trilogy begun with Between (see
review here), and though this story is now satisfactorily and happily ended,
the ending leaves it open for another adventure as soon as the heroine and her
companions are rested enough to take it on.
Vivian and Zee must overcome some serious problems, both for
the Dreamworlds, which are dying, and themselves. If the Dreamworlds die,
people will be unable to dream, and they will die. Vivian must reconcile her
three personas—Dreamshifter, Dragon, and Sorceress in order to save the day.
But, if she shifts to Dragon one more time, she will die, thanks to a wound by
dragonstone when Zee threw the knife at her.
People live in Dreamworld, and people die in Dreamworld, and
people make sacrifices in Dreamworld for those they love just as they do in our
world, Wakeworld. Having said that, I will say the ending is more than
satisfactory.
Seldom do I read a series that MUST be read in order, but
this is one of them. While you may be able to read them out of sync, it will be
ever so much easier if you start at the beginning of the story and read through
to the end. Not only will the worlds make better sense, so will the characters.
We have the marvelous opportunity to see them change, grow, learn, and in many
cases become people I wish were real and I could meet. A well-written and
skillfully produced series of books. My world is better for having read them.
And, yes, Poe is in this book, too. He's so marvelous. He's
one of the characters I'd love to know. If Vivian ever needs a penguin sitter,
I'm her gal. And Bob. Bob can stay with me, too. Any time.
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