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I absolutely loved this book and this series. After I read the first book, I wondered why I hadn't heard of this author or these books. They captured my attention from the start and held it to the very end. They really made me think--something I feel is missing in too many books these days. They are very well-written, and the language became even more impressive when I discovered that Lene Kaaberbol is from Denmark and translates these books into English herself.

Great series that I would highly recommend.

(One note--these books do contain some vulgar language [no more than two or three words per book] that may not be appropriate for young children.)


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The Serpent Gift The Shamer Chronicles Lene Kaaberbol Books Reviews

My favourite one so far but it is really really really sad
I had read the first two Shamer books and had been uncertain as to actually reading The Serpent Gift. I am so glad that I did.

My praises and qualms

- The entrance was a little slow, but the story swiftly picked up speed.

- The prose is alright -- not excellent -- and not dreadfully annoying.

- The characters were interesting and decently well developed.

- The story *flowed.*

- Even with two view points driving the book, Kaaberbol allowed only a little repeating of the same events.

- A pleasing mixture of humor and seriousness.

Overall, this book is more mature and engaging than the previous Shamer books. And now I await the publication of The Shamer's War!
Much, much better than the second. Marked improvement. Gold star. There are more events, more suffering for the main characters, more fantasy elements. I was worried it was going to be like a soap opera because the main plot has to do with her dad coming back. You see, little Dina’s shaming power has been on the fritz since she blew out her shame fuses after being kidnapped. But along comes her father who wants to return to her life and teach her the ways of the snake.

It starts as an abhorrent “if they would just talk to each other” kinda story, but it gets better fast. Like the last one, the book is split into Dina and Davin’s (the older brother) narratives. Davin has much more to do this time since he’s not being a prideful twat. His adventure is just as interesting as Dina’s.

This is not a continuous story like “A Song of Ice and Fire”. These books are episodic and don’t have much to do with each other. However we seem to have forgotten why we’re all here in the first place–the exiled prince Nico and his usurping cousin who’s got a bounty on them all. Nico has more than a background role, but I would think there’d be more in this one about retaking his kingdom or escaping the usurpers. But I can’t criticize the book for what I wanted it to be. Only for what it is.

And what it is is a good fantasy/medieval novel. The author redeemed the story enough to put me back on track to reading the next in the series.
I absolutely loved this book and this series. After I read the first book, I wondered why I hadn't heard of this author or these books. They captured my attention from the start and held it to the very end. They really made me think--something I feel is missing in too many books these days. They are very well-written, and the language became even more impressive when I discovered that Lene Kaaberbol is from Denmark and translates these books into English herself.

Great series that I would highly recommend.

(One note--these books do contain some vulgar language [no more than two or three words per book] that may not be appropriate for young children.)