While beautifully written, and I do love history, this was 500 pages of relentlessly horrible things happening to nice people. There was no comic relief, no joy and no resolution to any story line. I was hard pressed to find an overarching story line that would go through all three books, and none of the individual story lines resolved in any way. This is all relentless set up for book two.
Don't let the length of this story fool you, it packs a doozy of a punch mid way through! What really elevates this story is that, although it's a Colter Shaw story, Shaw's expertise is channeled through a different character for most of the story. Brilliantly done!
Because Fleetwood Mac is my husband's favorite band, I already know a lot about their history and their music. Blake's work cobbles together previous articles he wrote and new interviews to take a new tact on the story of this classic group. Blake has managed to write an engrossing biography from articles that work to form the narrative, and provides many perspectives on the band from band itself, those that worked with them and for them and people who had passing dealings with them. Informative for folks who don't know the band, fun for those of us who do.
Christmas of 2023 I was given Dark Shores #2 and ate it up! It was so fantastic, and that was without having read the first book in the series. Christmas of 2024 I was given Dark Shore #1. So satisfying to read how this series began. So well written and well plotted. Sets up the world brilliantly and plants some wonderful seeds for what's to come. Can't wait to get book #3!
