> > *Ms.* Constantine, IIRC, sort of tends to agree with you. Her website > > is > > somewhere around on the web, and that trilogy was, again IIRC, her > > first > > published work (and shows it). Very popular with the goth crowd > > evidently, > > otherwise an interesting read for the 'what-the-hell?' factor, neat > > *idea's*, 'different' blend of new-age magic/religion and pretty-boi > > sexuality, sort of fun spin at the end if you can last that long > > <shrug>. > > Her later stuff, like the Grigori Trilogy, is much better. > > One of those series of books to keep on the shelf to throw at people > > when they ask for something 'Different. No I mean *really* different.' > > <g> > I read that trilogy and thought, "What a good idea. Too bad you ruined > it." I feel the same way about the Pern books: There are some good > ideas there but she ruins them. My aunt copy edited Acorna's World and > thought her style was stiff. Ergh. Looking at my post and your response. Which one is 'she ruined it?' I don't know if I would say that either is ruined exactly, though I dislike the ending of the Grigori trilogy more decent reading up until the very end and then I was sort of like, 'that's it?' The Wreathu trilogy is the 'different/really different' series I was speaking of, it's ending was at least somewhat interesting and no less surreal than the rest of the series. Mind you, I have re-read the Grigori trilogy a couple of times, I *think* I've re-read the Wreathu trilogy, but a very long time ago. I guess she's writing a sequel trilogy to the Wreathu books, overlapping in time, but from different POV's or something. *That* might be interesting merely to see the difference in writing style and attitude from then to now. <SNIP WOT> > I am still chugging through Book Ten. I have invested so much time in > the series so far that I want to see if there is a pay off at the end. That's why I'm skimming. <g> David