Series: The Den
of Shadows (bk. 9)
Genera(s): Paranormal/Fantasy
Subjects: witches,
shape-shifters, vampire, magic, supernatural, empathy, psychic ability
Setting: A
secret vampire run place called Midnight, and modern day Massachusetts
POV/Tense: 3rd
person POV, past tense: Jay Marinitch
Age/Grade
Level: Teen
Length: 236 pgs.
HC/PB:
Hardcover
List Price:
$16.99
Publisher: Random
House: Delacorte Press
Summary/
product description: “The compendium of creations (SingleEarth, the Bruja
guilds, the Midnight empire) intertwine in an exciting, unsettling plot
featuring happenings both accidental and deliberate that will forever change
the alternate landscape inhabited by vampires, Tristes, shapeshifters et al. It
all begins with a wrong turn and a crashed party, and from there it's an epic
clash of elements and the promise of more chaos still to come. At the center of
the storm is Jay, a young vampire hunter that no one would ever have predicted
might be earth's best bet to thwart the rise of a vampire-controlled slave
empire called Midnight. Teens will find themselves drawn to Jay, who struggles
to prove his worth even while he has his own fears that those who have written
him off may be right to do so.”
My Review: Promises to keep is the ninth book in the Den
of Shadows, and is connected to the prequels, the Kiesha’ra series. There are
vampires and witches that were in the Den of Shadows series. Lady Brina and
Jeshickah and Jaguar were all first introduced in Midnight Predator. There are
also some shape shifters. Lynx the cat is back, and the main character is a
young male witch with empathy name Jay. I had a hard time remembering where
other characters came from, so I was mostly confused reading this book.
Jay goes to
Lady Kendra’s Heathen Holiday, the Yule Party and meets a guy named Xeke, and
Lady Brina there. He appreciates art and tries to dance with people. Something
happens to Lady Brina’s Pet, who’s a shape shifter. Jay leaves the party and
comes back and some other crazy stuff happens. Brina become human. In this
book, the character I enjoyed the most was Lady Brina. She’s an artist and
vampire. I did not care for Jay at all.
I did like the
fantasy elements from all of the authors other books. I learned that
Bloodwitch, a book by her that came out recently, is actually a prequel set in
the early 1800s in the old city of Midnight. I like the magic stuff and
shape-shifter mythology. Amelia’s world building is awesome, but not all her
characters are well flushed out. I
prefer when she writes in 1st person because it gives the characters
a lot more depth. 3rd person has a lot less emotion. The book was
pretty short and not much really happened in it. There wasn’t really room for
character development, I guess. There was some adventure, but only towards the
end of the book.
If you never
read anything by Amelia, then give it a try. Her series is similar to Cynthia
Leith Smith’s Tantalize and Eternal, or Feral Nights, or L.J. Smith’s Night
World series. There are a lot of reoccurring characters and the books usually
read as stand-alones or companion novels.
Cover Art
Review: The cover is kind of creepy and like the other book covers in the
series. Not the greatest cover though.
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