Third Eye: The Sound of Peace (The King's Watch Book 11)

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I don't like clerical errors and I think this book has more than the rest of the other books in this series thus far. There are also some clunky bits (Merseyside United anyone?) which is a shame because they’re grit in what is otherwise quite a well oiled mechanism. I'd almost forgotten....in the first half of the book the author tells you to go and read the novellas if you want to know what happens next and I thought (I can't because I don't have a kindle)...well I've just bought this book so why not at least tell me a bit if it's relevant to the plot? Like it is so jarring to hear the narrator effectively put a literally pay wall up mid text, saying if you want to know what happened with X and Y please buy another book.

It's not a well seamed presentation, and it causes the reading to become quite awkward and clumsy. Gives the impression that even the author wasn't quite sure how to work it into the story. Basically the first 70% is a meander through the aftermath of the previous novel, preparations for the wedding, the bachelor/stag trip, the immediate build up to the wedding and the actual wedding. There's not much tension, no real drama, at best there are some political machinations going on. This book made me cry towards the end... and I want to know what was Lucas' intent, actually?! I can make guesses. But I don't want to guess. I want answers! Next, plot-wise this was probably the most convoluted of the books so far. I think it was supposed to be more of a political thriller than the others, but Conrad's forte is action hero so there was a lot of listening to gossip, travelling, timeline descriptions, etc. I thought the characters were fairly interesting, but most of the story was kind of boring and didn't really let Conrad do his thing. Probably why we had to switch from his POV so often.

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Also in this book we see more of Cordelia which previous books has been pointing towards this story line. And now, here it is! In the corridors of power, the new Warden is launching her project of change, and not everyone is happy. To make matters worse, when "Conrad" referred to Mina's story, not wanting to share her take on what was currently happening, and stressing "her right to tell it in her own words" through the shameless pandering of these novellas that have now started coming out, I felt not only cheated, but bullied into being forced to read these new "sub-series" of books, whether I wanted to or not. I'm not a fan of novellas to begin with. And then one night, strange lights drift across the lawn, and suddenly Don is a man with a mission. A mission to be rescued, if only he can find a way to send a letter…

I'm disappointed in the novel, and the fact that I couldn't, in good conscience, rate this higher than 3 stars. Main character reminds me a bit of Harry Dresden, just older (37) and with more self deprecating humour. Series has a little of military flavour too since he is an ex RAF helicopter pilot with the leg trauma.Follow Conrad, Mina and the gang as they prepare for the Wedding of the Century and grab a copy of the latest adventures in the King's Watch. This is the ‘additional’ review I posted for The 13th Witch – but the comments made in this review apply to all the books I have read so far in the series, so I am copy/pasting this for the rest of the books I have read. ;)

In Eight Kings (book 6), I complained that it seems like it is always Conrad who knows "what's what" with a plan to go with it (i.e., to explain some scenarios in the story) only to reveal that he actually didn't know. That phenomenon reared it's ugly head again in this book. So how would Conrad know that Saïa Ripley would be kidnapped by the fae? Know enough to make plans. Know enough to pacify and reassure Cordy that justice will be served? Know enough to perhaps instruct Cordy to recruit Flora into being their informer? When you look at it there, the plot kinda breaks down.But really the big problem with this book is that this is a long book (for this series) and the vast majority of it is slow build up, quite mild political intrigue, the main characters chilling with the rich family in question and getting to know them, flying people from one place to another etc. Loving this British UF series. I'm reading the fourth book now and not planning to stop till they are all gone - so, yeah, it's sort of addictive :) I struggled throughout the entirety of this novel, trying to figure out just exactly what was and wasn't important, and how this particular book was at all related to the rest of the series. I must admit, I never did figure it out. I was more confused than naught, trying to keep it all tied together. But, as Clarke and Co. soon find out, the politics of family are much more dynamic and cutthroat than any simple election to invest a new Staff King of the 7 Kingdoms.