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I really liked the first volume. This sequel? Nowhere near the quality of the first book. It doesn't really add anything to the first story, and this new story isn't told nearly as coherently.


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The Dark Volume Gordon Dahlquist Books Reviews

I finished the first book (Glass Book of the Dream Eaters) and even though it was a 'difficult' book to finish, I couldn't stop thinking about it. When I found THIS sequel I quickly ordered and know it is sitting on my reading table ~ waiting. I know that I will be captured again in the spell Dahlquist weaves.
I just finished The Dark Volume today and am really, *really* ready for book three! Even though they are apart for a good portion of the action, the dynamic between Miss Temple and her cohorts, Cardinal Chang and Doctor Svenson, continues to satisfy here as in book one. And when they do get together, it's worth the wait. The Contessa's character and her encounters with our fearless trio are particularly intriguing this time, and soooo wonderfully written. Yes, the cliffhanger ending is a doozy, but never fear. I read that Dahlquist is already working on book three. Can't wait!

A final note I strongly advise reading (or re-reading) the first book before delving into this one. About 50 pages in, I put this one aside and re-read most of the first book to get reacquainted with the cast of characters, and that made the second book much more enjoyable and easier to follow.
The problems I had with the first volume of the series are the same problems I had with the second; there are just too many people to really keep up and be interested in all of them. That, and I'm less fond of Miss Temple now than I was in the first book, which I didn't think was possible and I'd rather not elaborate on either of my first two points for the sake of not spoiling anyone who hasn't read it yet and intends to. But even considering all of the things I didn't like, there was just as much that I did; The Dark Volume is a very enjoyable read and I'm looking forward to reading the next installation in this series.
I haven't gone further than chapter 4, but I already love this book as I did with the first book of the trilogy. It is original and enchanting and Mr. Dahlquist has created a convincingly alternative Victorian England. I love the atmosphere of his books and his prose. I give it 4 stars instead of 5 because the protagonists never take a break from hiding and seeking and with them so I am . I would like it better if it contained more pauses between action so it became more believable that the heroes can withstand it without droping dead from fatigue..
Not as good as The Glass Books of the Dream Eaters. It's kind of breathtaking how quickly Dahlquist turned his focus from telling a good story to building a franchise. Still enjoyable, but less imaginative and more explicit about leaving openings for future entries.
I enjoyed this third volume even more than it's predecessors! The first volumes felt (to me) introductory in comparison, as though the world of The Dream Eater's was newly discovered and not yet complete in the author's mind - I did find the plot at times, hard to follow. However, in The Dark Volume, I feel Dahlquist's stride has been hit. His understanding of his magically executed characters is strong and sure, and the world is full and cohesive.
I must admit that as a reader I enjoy fully succumbing to the character of a story - and due to Dahlquist's peerless ability to define all points of each moment (and yes, most moments in his writing ARE complex, his characters internally changing moment by moment due to almost constant action) it was so easy to disappear into this world. I really believe his books are best read by just jumping in and giving over to them - if you resist, you probably will be a bit confused.
I very much hope there is another Volume on the way!
I was so excited about this one, I re-read the first book while waiting for it to come out, which provided for a perfect experience. This volume delved further into its heroes' inner workings, providing some the darkness underlined in the title. It also explored more of the powers and effects of the glass-- not only its sensuous pulls but also the *darker*, death-inspired urges it can provoke in its viewers. The writing is fantastic, the perfect style for such an adventure. My only complaint is that it ended where it did, I would very much like for the third one to be out now, and also, not everything that seems to be, there at the end, absolutely HAS to be, right?
(A side note I'm curious as to what scenes precisely some of the other reviewers found extraneous in the first novel. Having read it twice, I felt every bit was necessary and enjoyable, and I plan to read both again before the third volume comes out, unless the author behaves and puts it out right now. It's an adventure, and should be read as such, in a swoop of hungry reading, not in those few minutes between lying down and closing your eyes every night. Some have complained that there are too many characters, but it seems to me that this speaks more to an inability to concentrate/focus on the part of the reader; each character is necessary, plays a role, defines a challenge or perimeter. THIS is the way books should be full, like the world. So different from the blanking of your mind that occurs in front of the blue screen of the television.)
(A fuller review is posted at zoe-in-wonderland.blogspot)
I really liked the first volume. This sequel? Nowhere near the quality of the first book. It doesn't really add anything to the first story, and this new story isn't told nearly as coherently.