Resurrection picks off where Legacy/Spellbound of the Wicked series of books ends. A joint collaboration by Nancy Holder and Debbie Vigiué, Resurrection‘s primary focus is on the feuding families of Cahors and Deveraux (their descendants, to be exact), with star-crossed lovers Holly and Jer being the Romeo et Juliette equivalent in a tale of blood, gore, and betrayal.
The plot was all over the place in Resurrection. It was difficult to get my bearings, with all the new characters added to the mix (including Nicole’s new Mamma Mia! baby, Owen – more on that later) and to my horror, the return of Kari/Karienne, Jer’s annoying ex-lover. Reanimated by her professor, Kari becomes a lifeless zombie speaking in monosyllabic sentences. Creepy.
Scenes jump from France, to India, to Japan and back again – the coven splits up into various groups and the story moves along from there, which was extremely difficult to follow. Another point that irked me was the copious (and unnecessary) amounts of French inserted randomly into the story. Yes. Je m’appelle Jeraud. Et bien. It was like reading a poorly written fanfic, with appendix of phrases to boot. A lot of flowery, hoity-toity malarky thrown in here and there to give the story a more “authethic” feel, which in actuality makes it fall flat.
Somehow, Catholic elements were also dragged into the story: Mary Magdalene makes an appearance, as well as numerous other not-too-subtle references (Star of Bethlehem? sigh.) It turns out Nicole’s child had three probable fathers – Eli, James, and Philippe (jeez, sleep around much?) but in zomg!plot twist, it’s more of a case of immaculate conception.
The problem with Resurrection was that there were too many elements, too many characters and too many sub-plotlines branching off the main story, making it one big, convoluted mess. The romance that I was waiting for between Jer and Holly ended up being extremely half-assed, and the ending (where everything was resolved nicely and most of the minor characters killed off) was a complete load of rubbish.
Do. Not. Read.
See also: Witch/Curse, Legacy/Spellbound
Plot/originality: 2/5
Characters: 1/5
Writing style: 1/5
Total score: 4/15
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