Justin Somper
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| Original Title: | Vampirates 6 |
| ISBN: | 1416916547 (ISBN13: 9781416916543) |
| Edition Language: | English URL http://www.vampirates.co.uk/the-books/book6immortalwar/ |
| Series: | Vampirates #6 |
| Characters: | Grace Tempest, Cheng Li, Lorcan Furey, Sidorio, Connor Tempest, Obsidian Darke, Lady Lola Lockwood, Moonshine Wrathe, Jasmine Peacock, Ma Kettle, Darcy Flotsam, Mosh Zu |
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When this series began I absolutely loved it. The concept was fresh and exciting and the story itself was great with intriguing characters and plot twists. But as the series went on, it became evident that Justin Somper has talent in writing but not in planning. The first few books were so brilliant that I could not help feeling extremely disappointed by the twists in the fifth book (so uncharacteristic of Grace) and, finally, this concluding book.Rant time: SPOILER WARNING!***
This book featured ten-too-many-characters coming back from the dead because of poor planning abilities. There was a bit of this in the fifth book but it became so far-fetched and so common in the last book that it started to annoy me.
The Cardinals are completely random and should have been mentioned or alluded to earlier in the series at least once. From the beginning I guessed who Obsidian Darke really was and it left no surprise. Also, I cannot help but think it is a stupid name.
Continuing with the idea of stupid names, I can tolerate the name Hunter for the son of an evil vampire, but the name Evil is so absurd and so ridiculous that I could not take it. I mean, the woman (Lola) already was decapitated once and now that she is back she has to name her son Evil, as if it were not apparent enough that if she were to raise him he would be evil.
And what ever happens to Evil? He is given to Grace and there seems to be no other conclusion to this problem.
Another problem was that one too many characters were turned into vampires for my liking. I understand that is a novel largely about vampires, but there comes a point when it starts to sound like the fanfiction of a morbid teenage girl.
The ending was not awful, but I felt that something else needed to happen with Connor. He did not get the girl, and he did not really get too much of a reward. He either needed to die (sadly enough) or receive something more, in my opinion.
I also noticed odd traits added to characters throughout the novel, seemingly for more character development. For example, Somper took a strong, harsh, independent woman, Cheng Li, and forced upon her a puppy-like crush on Lorcan. It really did not do much for the book and the only thing it did for me was annoy me. Another random event squeezed in at the last minute was Darcy meeting and marrying her "Jetsam". I would have loved to see her marry someone more developed who had been with us over a longer span of time (or pages).
The last cherry I must mention (because the fan-girl in me cannot let it go) is Lorcan getting his hair cut. All throughout the series he has been my favorite character and to see one of his trademarks go like that was upsetting to me. You might see this as a ridiculous statement, but I must argue: Enough people died already, so why not let the hair be?!
Overall this series had so much potential and began so brilliantly, and because of this the last book was just disappointing as a conclusion to this original series. I do not regret the journey I took through the world Justin Somper created, but I do regret the ending. Save yourself the disappointment and imagine your own ending.
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| Title | : | Immortal War (Vampirates #6) |
| Author | : | Justin Somper |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | First Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 401 pages |
| Published | : | June 9th 2011 by Simon & Schuster UK Ltd (first published 2011) |
| Categories | : | Fantasy. Paranormal. Vampires. Young Adult. Adventure. Pirates |
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Ratings: 4.23 From 1496 Users | 98 ReviewsJudge Out Of Books Immortal War (Vampirates #6)
awesomeI wanted to like this book. Sadly, there were too many reasons not to, and although I mostly enjoyed the other books in the series, this one was a real disappointment. In all fairness, maybe it's just because I picked this one up years after reading the previous one, so I was a little out of touch with the story. But if I'm honest, I think I would have disliked it whether that was the case or not.I'll start with the one bit of the book I actually liked; Johnny's trip to sancutary, and Stukeley's
review to come, omg, it was the best
Holy shit. These books are awful. The only reason I kept reading to book six was because I just could not believe that a series could get that bad. I was wrong. So very, very wrong.I actually liked the first two books. They were alright. Twins Connor and Grace set out in a ship and get lost in a storm. Grace is saved by the Vampirates, a group of peaceful Vampires that live on a boat, and Connor becomes a Pirate. Later they find out that they themselves are Vampirates, and the inner turmoil
Conner is a lot like me because he has a twin, and I've always wanted a twin. he's also the youngest like me. Connor and Grace (the elder twin) are in a ship and get lost in a storm. Grace is saved by the Vampirates. Connor becomes a Pirate. They find out that they are Vampirates. When I started reading it, I thought grace was more like me. as I got further in the book, I realized I was more like Connor.
I first decided to read the 1st book in this series on a whim, or probably because at the time I was currently reading an Anthony Horowitz (Alex Rider) novel and spotted his review "I which I had this idea" ridden across the cover or I probably even noticed the book on Amazon BUT for whatever reason I decided to read this fantastic series, and I'm thanking my instinctive impulses. If you're gonna read this book, DO IT properly start from the BEGINNINGhttp://www.goodreads.com/book/show/72... -
2.5, I just binged this whole series for 24 hours for the first time since I first read them as a kid and...I was a pretty disappointed with this last book. I enjoyed the series as a whole but this one just kinda fell flat for me. I still love this series as much as I did as a kid but who knows if I will change my mind on this ending.
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