Tuesday, January 3, 2012

Time Mends


Title: Time Mends
Series: Timber Wolves
Author: Tammy Blackwood
Previous Books in Series: Destiny Binds
Rating: 5 stars

Refresher:  Excellent book about a girl and her werewolf boyfriend. Buy immediately.

I was very excited to get my advance review copy of Time Mends, both because it was my first ever ARC and because I loved Destiny Binds so much. And I am glad to say that it did not disappoint.

In Destiny Binds, the heroine Scout finds out that there are werewolves and other kinds of shifters, which is hard enough for anyone to accept. In Time Mends, the stakes are so much higher, and the challenges that Scout faces are even greater. But it is when a person faces adversity that you can find what they are really made of. In her darkest hours, Scout shines as a strong character whom you cannot help but admire.

Did I enjoy it as much as Destiny Binds? It is difficult to say for sure. The book made me laugh and care in the right places. And it stuck with me so much that I had a dream the next night about the characters.

The second installment of any trilogy always has some issues. It’s generally the darkest point in the series, and it needs to lead into the third one. After the first one, I observed that I felt like things were more open-ended than I would have preferred. Time Mends ends with a gaping cliffhanger that makes me desperate to find out what happens in book 3.

In terms of negatives, I have promised no spoilers, so I don’t want to go into too much detail, but the actions of one of the characters did not sit right with me. I kept waiting for it to be a cunning and elaborate plan, and that might still happen. But even now, thinking about it, I get a little bit of a pit in my stomach. Which is good, in that it demonstrates the emotional power of the book. But also bad in that I dislike having a pitty feeling in my stomach.

So the moral of the story is, go out and buy Time Mends. But, then, since I’m sure you already read Destiny Binds at my recommendation, you don’t need me to tell you that any book of Tammy Blackwell’s is likely to be a winner.

2 comments:

  1. Nice write-up. I actually hadn't heard of Tammy Blackwell, but have now picked up both books! I will let you know when I've finished reading them :)

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  2. @Maddy Edwards

    I'm glad you liked the review, and I hope that you like the books even more.

    I'm going to start posting reviews of sequels to books that I've already reviewed either every Tuesday or every other Tuesday. August is next on my list. :-)

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