Mortal Coils by Eric Nylund Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of Mortal Coils
Book Review: Nylund's latest is a great read!
Summary: 5 Stars
I was lucky enough to be given a preview copy of Eric Nylund's latest book, "Mortal Coils." I hugely enjoyed it! The cast of characters was fascinating, both mortal and immortal, and I found myself caring a great deal about many of them. I'm already eagerly awaiting the next installment!Book Review: Pleasant Surprise
Summary: 4 Stars
I didn't know what to expect when I was handed a copy of Mortal Coils by Eric Nylund. This was a new type of fiction that I had never explored (I'm a 43 year-old woman, while the target audience for this book is, I suspect, teenagers). While it took me a while to get a handle on the large cast of characters that Mr. Nylund introduces, once I did, I found that I became very interested in not only the main characters (Fiona and Eliot) but also in the side characters (the supernatural creatures who make up both sides of Fiona and Eliot's family). Mr. Nylund creates wonderful stages on which his young protagonists face challenges and depend on one another to overcome them. The author effectively captures the love/hate relationship that teenage twins often have. He handles this in very subtle and touching ways. It's often the quiet moments in this book that really allow you to appreciate the complexities of the characters and their relationships. As in real life, no one is simple and it's delightful to learn more about each character as you make your way through the story. I found myself very much in the twins' corner and turning each page to anxiously see how they were going to deal with their next predicament. I also took great glee in the antagonists that Mr. Nylund has created. They are deliciously decadent, scheming, threatening, and most importantly, empathetic and sometimes very likable in surprising ways. I'm very much looking forward to the sequel so I can find out what happens not only to Fiona and Eliot, but the rest of their family (including their first teenage love interests). I enjoyed the book very much. I hesitate to put this in the same category as Harry Potter because they are very different works and Mr. Nylund's book deserves to be evaluated on its own merits rather than trying to pigeon hole it into boxes with other fantasy books. Thank you, Mr. Nylund, for writing such an engaging and exciting book. I'll be there to support Fiona, Eliot, and the rest of their family as they move through the world of the supernatural.Book Review: Pleased to be introduced to Eliot and Fiona. (caution, might contain spoilers!)
Summary: 5 Stars
I just finished Mortal Coils, and I must say it was excellent! The story of Eliot and Fiona held me captivated to the very end, and I was very pleased with the setup for the next work in the series.
Louis turns out to have a great deal of depth and complexity to him, something I really did enjoy, watching Eliot become something really special with the way that he is linked with his music, was also a nice touch and Annon, God of War, I found myself relating to his struggle at the end of the book, I look forward to there adventures in high school.
On another note I found myself sucked in just like I was many years ago when I first read "Wizard's First Rule" by Terry Goodkind, Yes it is a completly diferent series, but just like then I found that once i started reading I couldn't put the book down until I was finished.
All in all a excellent read and i'm looking forward to the next one in the series.
Book Review: Snatched from my hands
Summary: 5 Stars
A truly fabulous book. It moves slowly but with a ton of detail. I ordered it for my 45 year-old self and had it snatched from my hands by my curious 12 year-old son as soon as I finished it. I have to forcibly remove it from his hands so he will sleep.
We have had great discussions about the multiple god personas, about possible plot twists, and about how parents should never make their kids wear dorky clothes...
A novel that appeals to young adults without pandering to them - good work!
Book Review: gave up one third into it
Summary: 2 Stars
The premise sounded promising and I gave this one a pretty good go, getting over 200 pages into it. But by that point I was completely bored. I didn't experience any real suspense. And when I got to the seen with all the rats, I thought things were looking up. But the denouement of that scene was anti-climactic and that sort of clinched my decision to abandon this book about 1/3 read. I realize this is a YA book, although it wasn't classified as such where I bought it. Even so, I'm no stranger to reading YA as an adult. But this obviously didn't grab me.