Ricky's Reviews > Scar Night

I thought this was a pretty great book. Right from the start it hooks you and does a good job of not letting go. We're introduced to some pretty entertaining characters that do a great job of breaking away from the usual stereotypes without feeling completely unfamiliar.

Dill is an angel just coming of age, the last in a long line of temple defenders or Archons. He's portrayed as hesitant and conflicted, without degenerating into the whiny crybaby syndrome that seems to plague most "conflicted" characters in other books (read: Noble Dead series). He's still a teenager as far as angels go and it's easy to buy into his hesitancy and lack of ass kickery.

Rachel is an easy character to like, as are some of the others you meet. This book feels like it would be best served as a movie, since the settings and action sequences would be amazing if brought to life digitally and faithful to the author's work. From the city suspended by chains over an abyss, to the Tooth and the deserts, all of the scenery seems too awesome to not make it to the big screen. Of course it's easy to picture Carnival played by Tilda Swinton and who wouldn't want to see the Poisoner played by Alan Rickman? :P

It's easy to recommend this book if you like action, new settings, decent character development and new takes on plot twist ideas.