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Switchers #3
Wild Blood
With her fifteenth birthday approaching, Tess is running out of time. She must decide who -- or what -- she will become when she makes the final Switch of her life. To make the impossible decision even worse, she finds herself shipped off to relatives in the country, miles from home, her parents, and, most important, her best friend, Kevin.In the third and final installment of the Switchers trilogy, Tess will choose what form she will take for the rest of her life. Will it be human, animal, or something even wilder?t a trip!
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First published April 1, 2000
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Kate Thompson
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Kate Thompson is an award-winning writer for children and adults.She has lived in Ireland, where many of her books are set, since 1981. She is the youngest child of the social historians and peace activists E. P. Thompson and Dorothy Towers. She worked with horses and travelled in India before settling in the west of Ireland with her partner Conor. They have two daughters, Cliodhna and Dearbhla. She is an accomplished fiddler with an interest in Irish traditional music, reflected in The New Policeman.
While Kate Thompson's children's fiction is primarily fantasy, several of her books also deal with the consequences of genetic engineering.
She has won the Bisto Children's Book of the Year Award four times, for The Beguilers, The Alchemist's Apprentice, Annan Water and The New Policeman. The New Policeman was also awarded the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize, the Whitbread Children's Book Award and the Dublin Airport Authority Children's Book of the Year Award for 2005.
Kate Thompson is an award-winning writer for children and adults.She has lived in Ireland, where many of her books are set, since 1981. She is the youngest child of the social historians and peace activists E. P. Thompson and Dorothy Towers. She worked with horses and travelled in India before settling in the west of Ireland with her partner Conor. They have two daughters, Cliodhna and Dearbhla. She is an accomplished fiddler with an interest in Irish traditional music, reflected in The New Policeman.
While Kate Thompson's children's fiction is primarily fantasy, several of her books also deal with the consequences of genetic engineering.
She has won the Bisto Children's Book of the Year Award four times, for The Beguilers, The Alchemist's Apprentice, Annan Water and The New Policeman. The New Policeman was also awarded the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize, the Whitbread Children's Book Award and the Dublin Airport Authority Children's Book of the Year Award for 2005.
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September 25, 2023
I'm done! I'm finally done with this series! Yes!
(With her fifteenth birthday approaching, Tess is running out of time. She must decide who -- or what -- she will become when she makes the final Switch of her life. To make the impossible decision even worse, she finds herself shipped off to relatives in the country, miles from home, her parents, and, most important, her best friend, Kevin.In the third and final installment of the Switchers trilogy, Tess will choose what form she will take for the rest of her life. Will it be human, animal, or something even wilder?t a trip!) ~ Blurb from Goodreads (Yes, the typo is actually part of the blurb)
Word of Warning: Just like with Lost Girls and Love Hotels, I will not be bothering with spoiler tags or anything for this review. It's just not worth it this time.
I liked the primary setting. So this novel primarily takes place at Tess' uncle's place in the countryside. Not only does the reader get a nice change of scenery from the city setting of the first and second entry, but since Tess was originally from the countryside, it comes off as a neat touch to have the series end where Tess started. What makes this idea even sweeter is that this countryside is more wild and rugged than she used to, challenging Tess a bit.
I do like how the reader gets to learn the origin of the Switcher power. In chapter nineteen, it's revealed the Switchers are the descendants of a race of fairies called the Tuatha Dé Danann that possess the ability to shapeshift. I think it's an interesting way to provide context as to why every kid can possess this ability.
The feud between Tess' Uncle Maurice and Declan was just poorly handled. So Uncle Declan and Maurice have been feuding since they were fifteen over the fact that Maurice refused to join him by choosing a Tuatha Dé Danann as his final form, which went against the agreement they had. Declan feels an immense sense of betrayal and Maurice hates Declan so much, that he refuses to have Declan's name be uttered in his house. In chapter twenty, Kevin, Tess, and Tess' cousins convince Uncle Declan to talk with Uncle Maurice through a single, solitary conversation and later in that same chapter, Uncle Declan and Uncle Maurice end their feud through, you guessed it, a single, solitary conversation. Really? I mean... Really? Like, with feelings this strong, you would think it would take a lot more than that, but apparently not? Maybe if the conversation between Uncle Declan and Maurice just simmered tensions rather than solving the entire conflict, I could genuinely see it working.
The ending made absolutely no sense. So in the final chapter, Kevin basically tells Tess not to become a Tuatha Dé Danann and stay human instead is because it would allow them to be ambassadors for the animals and fairies of Earth and protect them and also allow them to be noticed by and be interactable with the outside world or something. This is complete bullshit. First of all, wouldn't it be beneficial to be able to experience life through the eyes of Earth's creatures? To understand them in a way that no teen or adult could? To just go up to some kind of important person or people, transform into a Tuatha Dé Danann, and be like, "Yes, I'm a fairy. Yes, fairies like me exist, but our homes are being destroyed and we are at significant risk for extinction. Please do what you can to protect us." Second, this restriction means nothing when it is shown time and time again to easily be circumvented by just shapeshifting, like Declan does in chapter twenty to talk to Maurice.
I didn't particularly care for Tess in this novel. Don't get me wrong. It's not because she did anything super awful. It's actually because of two other things. First, in the final chapter before Kevin's "You gotta stay human" thing, she goes through a watered down version of the story from Midnight's Choice where she's shown what a particular form is all about. In this case, she is shown what being a Tuatha Dé Danann entails. But the difference between Midnight's Choice and this is that the former actually took the time to explore the pros and cons of the forms Tess was presented with, helping the reader understand why the decision isn't so cut and dry for her. Meanwhile, all that the reader is really shown regarding the Tuatha Dé Danann are the upsides and the downsides just get rushed lip service at most. Also, going back to Midnight's Choice for a moment, I find it really odd that the main conflict of this novel is Tess trying to decide on a final form when she already chose to be a human in Midnight's Choice. Now it would actually be understandable and even kind of interesting if the main conflict of this novel was that Tess already had a final form in mind, but was having seconds thoughts about it upon discovering what being a Tuatha Dé Danann is all about. But, that's not what we actually get. Second, this is novel number three, the series finale. Yet, novel three Tess is barely distinguishable from novel one Tess. Like, the most development she has gotten is that she's gained a strong friendship with Kevin and is willing to turn into a rat. Hell, she not even that much better or more creative with her shapeshifting.
There's a thing in this novel that is just astronomically stupid. So in chapter five, it is implied that Switchers can transform into fictional characters, as demonstrated by Tess' cousins, Brian and Colm, interacting with one another as R2-D2 and C-3PO and in chapter nineteen, it's pretty much confirmed if Delcan turning Brian into C-3PO and Colm into R2-D2 is anything to go by. Yes, I am not kidding. Like, really? You know, I thought the whole "Switchers can turn into mythological creatures" thing was ridiculous due to how they could just turn into a shapeshifting mythological creature to get around losing their power at age fifteen. But at least with that, you could argue that it has some form of restriction in the sense that they may not be able to if they aren't able to discover a form like that or something. But here, it's even stupider. See, a fictional character is the product of someone's imagination. Yes, there can be elements of real life and truth to them. But ultimately, they are a product of the imagination. So, in that regard, couldn't a Switcher like Tess just create a version of themselves that retains their Switcher power? Even if it had to exist outside of their imagination, they could still just write a story or draw a picture involving the character.
But probably the most insulting of all is that it never answers the questions that really needed an answer. As stated in my Switchers review, one of the reasons why I decided to read the entire series was to find out if the whole "Why don't Switchers just turn into shapeshifting mythological creatures to get around the 'lose your power at age fifteen' rule?" would get some kind of answer. Guess what? Never answered, even when the origin of the Switchers was revealed. This and the fictional character thing not only undermines the whole "Lose your power at age fifteen" rule, but it also undermines the whole "what will Tess' final form be?" conflict. Given how the reader learns about the origin of the Switchers in this novel, I think it would've been wise to maybe have a scene where Tess tries to turn into a shapeshifting mythological creature or write a story about and transform into a version of herself that retains her Switcher power, but because of the origin of the power, it gets cancelled out and doesn't work. Really. One scene like this would've been fine. Oh and before you ask, no. Unlike in something like Animorphs where rules like "If you stay in morph for over approximately two hours, you'll be trapped in morph forever" have some kind of hint behind their reasoning, the age at which a Switcher loses their power is never explained. It's as if the author just picked a number out of a hat and was like, "Eh. Whatever." The closest explanation I could find is that, according to this article on The Cora Harrison website, three (and its multiples), five, thirteen, and seventeen are sacred numbers in Irish and Celtic mythology. But, if that is indeed the case, why couldn't there have been a scene that works in this explanation?
Overall, Wild Blood was one of the most godawful conclusions to a series I've ever read, severely lacking in finality and closure for the series and severely underwhelming in its own right.
Overall Grade: F
(With her fifteenth birthday approaching, Tess is running out of time. She must decide who -- or what -- she will become when she makes the final Switch of her life. To make the impossible decision even worse, she finds herself shipped off to relatives in the country, miles from home, her parents, and, most important, her best friend, Kevin.In the third and final installment of the Switchers trilogy, Tess will choose what form she will take for the rest of her life. Will it be human, animal, or something even wilder?t a trip!) ~ Blurb from Goodreads (Yes, the typo is actually part of the blurb)
Word of Warning: Just like with Lost Girls and Love Hotels, I will not be bothering with spoiler tags or anything for this review. It's just not worth it this time.
I liked the primary setting. So this novel primarily takes place at Tess' uncle's place in the countryside. Not only does the reader get a nice change of scenery from the city setting of the first and second entry, but since Tess was originally from the countryside, it comes off as a neat touch to have the series end where Tess started. What makes this idea even sweeter is that this countryside is more wild and rugged than she used to, challenging Tess a bit.
I do like how the reader gets to learn the origin of the Switcher power. In chapter nineteen, it's revealed the Switchers are the descendants of a race of fairies called the Tuatha Dé Danann that possess the ability to shapeshift. I think it's an interesting way to provide context as to why every kid can possess this ability.
The feud between Tess' Uncle Maurice and Declan was just poorly handled. So Uncle Declan and Maurice have been feuding since they were fifteen over the fact that Maurice refused to join him by choosing a Tuatha Dé Danann as his final form, which went against the agreement they had. Declan feels an immense sense of betrayal and Maurice hates Declan so much, that he refuses to have Declan's name be uttered in his house. In chapter twenty, Kevin, Tess, and Tess' cousins convince Uncle Declan to talk with Uncle Maurice through a single, solitary conversation and later in that same chapter, Uncle Declan and Uncle Maurice end their feud through, you guessed it, a single, solitary conversation. Really? I mean... Really? Like, with feelings this strong, you would think it would take a lot more than that, but apparently not? Maybe if the conversation between Uncle Declan and Maurice just simmered tensions rather than solving the entire conflict, I could genuinely see it working.
The ending made absolutely no sense. So in the final chapter, Kevin basically tells Tess not to become a Tuatha Dé Danann and stay human instead is because it would allow them to be ambassadors for the animals and fairies of Earth and protect them and also allow them to be noticed by and be interactable with the outside world or something. This is complete bullshit. First of all, wouldn't it be beneficial to be able to experience life through the eyes of Earth's creatures? To understand them in a way that no teen or adult could? To just go up to some kind of important person or people, transform into a Tuatha Dé Danann, and be like, "Yes, I'm a fairy. Yes, fairies like me exist, but our homes are being destroyed and we are at significant risk for extinction. Please do what you can to protect us." Second, this restriction means nothing when it is shown time and time again to easily be circumvented by just shapeshifting, like Declan does in chapter twenty to talk to Maurice.
I didn't particularly care for Tess in this novel. Don't get me wrong. It's not because she did anything super awful. It's actually because of two other things. First, in the final chapter before Kevin's "You gotta stay human" thing, she goes through a watered down version of the story from Midnight's Choice where she's shown what a particular form is all about. In this case, she is shown what being a Tuatha Dé Danann entails. But the difference between Midnight's Choice and this is that the former actually took the time to explore the pros and cons of the forms Tess was presented with, helping the reader understand why the decision isn't so cut and dry for her. Meanwhile, all that the reader is really shown regarding the Tuatha Dé Danann are the upsides and the downsides just get rushed lip service at most. Also, going back to Midnight's Choice for a moment, I find it really odd that the main conflict of this novel is Tess trying to decide on a final form when she already chose to be a human in Midnight's Choice. Now it would actually be understandable and even kind of interesting if the main conflict of this novel was that Tess already had a final form in mind, but was having seconds thoughts about it upon discovering what being a Tuatha Dé Danann is all about. But, that's not what we actually get. Second, this is novel number three, the series finale. Yet, novel three Tess is barely distinguishable from novel one Tess. Like, the most development she has gotten is that she's gained a strong friendship with Kevin and is willing to turn into a rat. Hell, she not even that much better or more creative with her shapeshifting.
There's a thing in this novel that is just astronomically stupid. So in chapter five, it is implied that Switchers can transform into fictional characters, as demonstrated by Tess' cousins, Brian and Colm, interacting with one another as R2-D2 and C-3PO and in chapter nineteen, it's pretty much confirmed if Delcan turning Brian into C-3PO and Colm into R2-D2 is anything to go by. Yes, I am not kidding. Like, really? You know, I thought the whole "Switchers can turn into mythological creatures" thing was ridiculous due to how they could just turn into a shapeshifting mythological creature to get around losing their power at age fifteen. But at least with that, you could argue that it has some form of restriction in the sense that they may not be able to if they aren't able to discover a form like that or something. But here, it's even stupider. See, a fictional character is the product of someone's imagination. Yes, there can be elements of real life and truth to them. But ultimately, they are a product of the imagination. So, in that regard, couldn't a Switcher like Tess just create a version of themselves that retains their Switcher power? Even if it had to exist outside of their imagination, they could still just write a story or draw a picture involving the character.
But probably the most insulting of all is that it never answers the questions that really needed an answer. As stated in my Switchers review, one of the reasons why I decided to read the entire series was to find out if the whole "Why don't Switchers just turn into shapeshifting mythological creatures to get around the 'lose your power at age fifteen' rule?" would get some kind of answer. Guess what? Never answered, even when the origin of the Switchers was revealed. This and the fictional character thing not only undermines the whole "Lose your power at age fifteen" rule, but it also undermines the whole "what will Tess' final form be?" conflict. Given how the reader learns about the origin of the Switchers in this novel, I think it would've been wise to maybe have a scene where Tess tries to turn into a shapeshifting mythological creature or write a story about and transform into a version of herself that retains her Switcher power, but because of the origin of the power, it gets cancelled out and doesn't work. Really. One scene like this would've been fine. Oh and before you ask, no. Unlike in something like Animorphs where rules like "If you stay in morph for over approximately two hours, you'll be trapped in morph forever" have some kind of hint behind their reasoning, the age at which a Switcher loses their power is never explained. It's as if the author just picked a number out of a hat and was like, "Eh. Whatever." The closest explanation I could find is that, according to this article on The Cora Harrison website, three (and its multiples), five, thirteen, and seventeen are sacred numbers in Irish and Celtic mythology. But, if that is indeed the case, why couldn't there have been a scene that works in this explanation?
Overall, Wild Blood was one of the most godawful conclusions to a series I've ever read, severely lacking in finality and closure for the series and severely underwhelming in its own right.
Overall Grade: F
January 29, 2011
Its a quite a hippy-eish and free spirited book. She is a very good writer, she has a consistent and natural flow.
The whole basis of the plot is good, my uttermost favourite thing in the book is the sort of rogue-esk feeling of some of the characters. I love how the rats and Kevin(a street kid) are central parts. Nowadays its all about 'emo/depressed girl'a 'a genius'etc and the wonders of normal people and animals are forgotten. In this they arent forgotten, I love reading about real people and animals. The rats and Kevin are very entertaining. She weaves worthy characters.
Then theres the Irish mythology, incorporation of naturistic scenery. I liked that.
On the other hand, the very ending degraded the whole book. The switching at the end just got out of hand, from a sacred sort of limited power, it turned to be a common limitless magicians art. For me its either completely magic oriented or not at all. Maybe just a matter of taste!
Aside from that, it was just a good read, it deserves a lengthy review. Not amazing but very good. Happy to have read it.
The whole basis of the plot is good, my uttermost favourite thing in the book is the sort of rogue-esk feeling of some of the characters. I love how the rats and Kevin(a street kid) are central parts. Nowadays its all about 'emo/depressed girl'a 'a genius'etc and the wonders of normal people and animals are forgotten. In this they arent forgotten, I love reading about real people and animals. The rats and Kevin are very entertaining. She weaves worthy characters.
Then theres the Irish mythology, incorporation of naturistic scenery. I liked that.
On the other hand, the very ending degraded the whole book. The switching at the end just got out of hand, from a sacred sort of limited power, it turned to be a common limitless magicians art. For me its either completely magic oriented or not at all. Maybe just a matter of taste!
Aside from that, it was just a good read, it deserves a lengthy review. Not amazing but very good. Happy to have read it.
December 10, 2025
I have mixed feelings about this final part of the trilogy. On the one hand, I think the overall story is stronger than part 2, with stronger family relationships, a more integral Irish setting and a more nuanced exploration of how Switchers' families are affected. On the other hand, the pacing remains uneven, and my irritation with Tess was far greater as she kept missing obvious clues to what was going on around her.
Most seriously, I was disappointed with the ending. It made sense in the context of this novel, but as an ending to the series as a whole, I disliked it. For all our MCs to end up settling into human forms seems implausible, and for this to be presented as the right choice in all three cases sends a conformist message that I dislike.
As audiobook listeners, we also get yet another new narrator. Frances Tomelty doesn't do too badly, but the accent she adopts for Kevin makes him sound unrecognisable compared to the previous books. Overall, her style is more histrionic than I would like, with passages of literal shouting that made me jump for the volume control.
Most seriously, I was disappointed with the ending. It made sense in the context of this novel, but as an ending to the series as a whole, I disliked it. For all our MCs to end up settling into human forms seems implausible, and for this to be presented as the right choice in all three cases sends a conformist message that I dislike.
As audiobook listeners, we also get yet another new narrator. Frances Tomelty doesn't do too badly, but the accent she adopts for Kevin makes him sound unrecognisable compared to the previous books. Overall, her style is more histrionic than I would like, with passages of literal shouting that made me jump for the volume control.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
October 31, 2014
In the final book in the Switchers trilogy, Tess is coming up fast on her fifteenth birthday. She must decide what her final form will be. Her parents, however, have sent her off to live with her cousins during this fateful phase. Tess is having a hard enough time trying to get a little time to herself so she can think over her decision when her cousins suddenly go missing. Only Tess has the power to save them, but can she do so in time?
I'd figured from the beginning what Tess's final choice would be---not just the beginning of this book, but the beginning of the series. Why do authors always cop out? Anyone with half a brain is going to see the ending coming from a mile away, so the only real surprise was that the origin of Tess's power is finally explained as well.
Tess continues to astonish me with her lack of imagination. She doesn't hunt out forms to become; she waits for people to tell her. This makes the end of the book feel very rushed, when she's learning a hundred things all at once, and the temptation didn't feel strong enough to make the choice at the end any choice at all. Also, the two brothers made up unbelievably fast for such a long grudge. It wrapped up too neatly for the amount of bitterness involved.
The prose was generally better than Midnight's Choice, but the author decided to start in the middle of the story and then flash back. This has been done very successfully by some authors, but here it took me about three chapters after the fact to realize we'd gone back in time from the first item, and the confusion around that scene did not resolve as much as I would have liked.
The rules about power continue to be arbitrary, but at least something of an explanation is finally forthcoming. There is still absolutely no reason why the power vanishes at age 15. In fact, given its origin, I would've expected some trace to stick around a Shifter's whole life, even if it does fade as people grow older and less inclined to believe in magic. Also in the list of questions the author probably never thought to ask is the unnatural consistency of how the power manifests. Every single person is a Shifter. Granted, this would be true. However, I find it extremely odd no one noticed their powers went beyond themselves. Martin, at least, should have tried something. He had the right disposition.
All in all, this is not as disappointing as Midnight's Choice, but definitely not near the top of books I would recommend. Tess would have made a better secondary character than heroine. I can't see how the use of her power changed her at all, much less why Kevin couldn't have done the whole thing himself. In fact, that probably would have made a much better story. Perhaps it is worth reading just to learn a little more about their power, but don't hurry out to get it. Neutral.
I'd figured from the beginning what Tess's final choice would be---not just the beginning of this book, but the beginning of the series. Why do authors always cop out? Anyone with half a brain is going to see the ending coming from a mile away, so the only real surprise was that the origin of Tess's power is finally explained as well.
Tess continues to astonish me with her lack of imagination. She doesn't hunt out forms to become; she waits for people to tell her. This makes the end of the book feel very rushed, when she's learning a hundred things all at once, and the temptation didn't feel strong enough to make the choice at the end any choice at all. Also, the two brothers made up unbelievably fast for such a long grudge. It wrapped up too neatly for the amount of bitterness involved.
The prose was generally better than Midnight's Choice, but the author decided to start in the middle of the story and then flash back. This has been done very successfully by some authors, but here it took me about three chapters after the fact to realize we'd gone back in time from the first item, and the confusion around that scene did not resolve as much as I would have liked.
The rules about power continue to be arbitrary, but at least something of an explanation is finally forthcoming. There is still absolutely no reason why the power vanishes at age 15. In fact, given its origin, I would've expected some trace to stick around a Shifter's whole life, even if it does fade as people grow older and less inclined to believe in magic. Also in the list of questions the author probably never thought to ask is the unnatural consistency of how the power manifests. Every single person is a Shifter. Granted, this would be true. However, I find it extremely odd no one noticed their powers went beyond themselves. Martin, at least, should have tried something. He had the right disposition.
All in all, this is not as disappointing as Midnight's Choice, but definitely not near the top of books I would recommend. Tess would have made a better secondary character than heroine. I can't see how the use of her power changed her at all, much less why Kevin couldn't have done the whole thing himself. In fact, that probably would have made a much better story. Perhaps it is worth reading just to learn a little more about their power, but don't hurry out to get it. Neutral.
August 17, 2022
This was another wonderful read. An interesting change of scene, and a set up for the finale nearing her 15th birthday.
This was interesting with the element of the faery (the Sidhe as beautiful and charming and talented and powerful - but also glamorous/faking and with a malicious streak) and with the three kids. I liked it also that Kevin got to stay with the story, following up on his bicycle and being the pied piper with the rats. I really like Kevin as a character - he's got a lot of good sense and is a good influence. It was also nice to end with an explanation for how/why people can Switch.
I didn't like it when she started changing living creatures into other things, and esp when she left that thoroughbred horse as a donkey. It was only presented as a joke to the owner; the living creature wasn't taken into account - which, I felt, undermined the lessons she was teaching us in the rest of the trilogy.
However, the final conclusion was really good, with Kevin there to support her and choosing humanity/earthy reality rather than something that is unreal glamour. The wisdom of the choice was proven when the sun showed her gold as trash.
A great story with a wonderful conclusion to the trilogy.
This was interesting with the element of the faery (the Sidhe as beautiful and charming and talented and powerful - but also glamorous/faking and with a malicious streak) and with the three kids. I liked it also that Kevin got to stay with the story, following up on his bicycle and being the pied piper with the rats. I really like Kevin as a character - he's got a lot of good sense and is a good influence. It was also nice to end with an explanation for how/why people can Switch.
I didn't like it when she started changing living creatures into other things, and esp when she left that thoroughbred horse as a donkey. It was only presented as a joke to the owner; the living creature wasn't taken into account - which, I felt, undermined the lessons she was teaching us in the rest of the trilogy.
However, the final conclusion was really good, with Kevin there to support her and choosing humanity/earthy reality rather than something that is unreal glamour. The wisdom of the choice was proven when the sun showed her gold as trash.
A great story with a wonderful conclusion to the trilogy.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
February 4, 2010
I'm happy to have finished the trilogy but found this last the least pleasing of the books in the Switchers series. It seems a bit churlish to complain about but I found Tess' continual obtuseness and inability to believe in magic, fairies and Ireland's old myths aggravating: after all, she believed in Krools and a vampire, and is a Switcher. I tried to tell myself if was KT characterisation of self-absorbed adolescence but I was more annoyed with Tess in this, than any of the other books.
Still, I do love the vibrancy of Ireland's legends and the palpability of its fairy-world (and the amorality of it, too) that having Tess' story weave into a story of Irish fairies was most enjoyable.
And I would have read it in a sitting if I did not have to cycle 100kms over the weekend.
Still, I do love the vibrancy of Ireland's legends and the palpability of its fairy-world (and the amorality of it, too) that having Tess' story weave into a story of Irish fairies was most enjoyable.
And I would have read it in a sitting if I did not have to cycle 100kms over the weekend.
January 10, 2014
This book was the ending of the Switcher series, but fell flat for me. It was still interesting to read, don’t get me wrong, and I enjoyed it. But I really don’t like when authors add in other cultures myths to make the story more exciting. Adding in vampires in the second book was forgivable, but then this book added in Celtic lore. And it just seemed so tired.
It was a nice end to the series, but definitely didn’t live up to the first book in my mind.
It was a nice end to the series, but definitely didn’t live up to the first book in my mind.
July 29, 2012
i think i wouldve appreciated this book more if i was younger, because now, after just a whole day of reading this, i kind of thought it was stupid. the perspective was kind of weird. I thought it was hard to read smoothly, but it was still a good story. I hadnt read the first two books and i was still able to understand it, which was good.
June 12, 2009
Good book. Very interesting ideas. The ending surprised me. I think I liked the first book the best, then the second one. There are some really cool things that happen in this book. She is really a cool writer. And I love the references to Ireland and Irish culture and Myth.
November 15, 2008
This was a good one, better than the other two. It was interesting and I finished it in less than a day. My favorite character in the entire series is definitely Kevin.
June 16, 2012
uh... I liked the book, but I feel the need to say that the summary for the paperback edition on this is wrong. I don't know what it actually goes to, but it's certainly not Wild Blood.
April 6, 2013
I remember reading this when I was young and loved these books! I'm going to have to reread these treasures. :)
September 4, 2014
I enjoyed reading the unusual and exciting ending to this trilogy. It was a creative plot, but the language reminded me that it was a childrens story.
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