The second and final book in the Worldwalker Duology continues in the same vein as the first one. And perhaps, for that very reason, it didn’t appeal to me either. It’s not that the writing is bad, it’s C. E. Murphy, there’s no way her writing can be bad. And it’s not even that the plot. The plot is fast-paced, strong and compelling. As I said in my review of the first book, the problem, for me, likes in the characterization of the characters of the novel.I just don’t like them. No, let’s rephrase them. I just can’t like them. There is nothing compelling about them. I don’t care about them and I realized how important characters are in this book here where the only thing between enjoyment and me are the characterizations. Lara does redeem herself – somewhat – but mostly she falls flat. Her motivations, her assertions, her “I’m the most powerful being here” – these all ring false considering that she’s human in front of being who are not and who are powerful in many more ways than she is. I didn’t see the justification for her strength. It seemed contrived and I don’t know, disappointing.Daffyd is not a hero I would want anywhere near me. He’s too passive for my tastes. He has no quality in him that sets him distinct from other urban fantasy heroes. I am not even sure where Lara loves him as much as she claims to. I don’t know… I was just extremely disappointed by the lack of joie de vivre in this series. It seemed far too removed, far to distanced, a deliberately cultivated distance between the reader and the events that either the author intentionally incorporated or was unable to bridge. I can’t relate to these characters – having sex while the house is full of other people who can probably hear you going at it…is not cool. It’s very uncool.Try this series anyway. You may like Lara and Daffyd more than I did.
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