Shadow Grail #4: Victories

Laughed cried. Woke up reading went to bed reading.Enjoyed all 4 books wouldn't mind reading more.Very Highly recommended

The thing about Victories and the Shadow Grail cycle in general is it's inability to really satisfy an older readership.Marketed for the late teen market , the series probably appeals more to the 12-14 age group.Victories concludes the Shadow Grail saga as best it can.Spirit White and her companions are on the run, determined to stop Mordred and his truly insane plan to rule the world. What follows is a buildup to a final battle between the forces of Good and Evil...The problem with Spirit and her friends is they remain unexplored characters. The story in Victories only compounds this. The other flaw us a bit more elusive, but, basically the main characters don't do much. They often arrive on the scene after the action has taken place or they talk and plan endlessly about what they are going to do. What action there is described with such little detail it almost seems to take place in a vacuum.The ending, while satisfying in a way still leaves so many plot and relationship points hanging, feels like there is still more story to tell...we'll see.

Great service and excellent product 👌

I read this entire 4-book series in less than 36 hours. Perfect brain candy for being stuck in a hotel all day, followed by an 8 hour international flight and 3 hour car ride. I loved how the Arthurian legend was woven in.(Is it just me, or does it look like Billie Piper on the cover of this book to anyone else?)

It's a Mercedes Lackey, Rosemary Edghill book they don't do anything but good except maybe spectacular.Fantasy, with a real twist, people die, and not just the bad guys!The characters grow and change...and have serious personality flaws, just like all teenagers, and like most teens they outgrow those flaws when they recognize them.Great stuff ...Would not want to live through it but it's a great read...Well worth the purchase price like everything. I have read by either author.

As a series, Shadow Grail is bewilderingly uneven. As a book, #4 is anticlimactic and...I hate to say it, but frankly somewhat boring. It's odd to get that reaction from a book by Mercedes Lackey and Rosemary Edghill, both of whom are talented writers.Book #3 ended with death, destruction, and a narrow escape following an action-filled story. This book starts with the end of the surprisingly low energy escape to sanctuary and the discovery of Quertus, which is also not as exciting as it could be. Spirit and Co. are found by some ancient hallowed weapons and they plan to liberate the town and the students. Then they go and do it. Sadly, this was the takeaway after reading the book.The premise for this book and the series is intriguing and has a lot of potential. The characters are reasonably interesting. It's just that the execution could have been quite a lot better, perhaps by editing, better plotting, and creating a trilogy rather than four books. I found the book to be rather depressing throughout, with little hope for a bright ending. The ending itself wraps up quite quickly and leaves the reader blinking a bit: after all the windup, this is all I get? This also sums up the series pretty well; after a careful setup, you're taken slowly up the first hill of the roller coaster to experience brief headiness in one wild plunge, which is followed by a decorous, unadventurous procession up to the unloading platform.This series is largely a missed opportunity that could have been outstanding.

Wonderful story about reincarnetef Arthur and his Knnights. Gunover the Queen to save the wprld and defeatthe wiked wizard. Mercedes Lacky is astounding . I love every novel i have read that she wrote. Keep writing

This fantastic series kept me on the edge of my seat most of the time. I love the way the authors keep a sense of urgency throughout the books without making it feel tired or forced. I'm not usually a fan of Arthurian based stories, but this one worked for me. I was never bored and it didn't feel like a thousand stories I'd read before.

I have really enjoyed this series, it was well written and this book did finish off the storyline but it was a bit of a let down it should have been part of the previous book. I have given this book 4 stars as I felt it was good but it did not capture the imagination as the other books in the series it was just finishing off

Wenn man den letzten Band von den Handlungssträngen und der Geschichte betrachtet, diese mit den restlichen Bücher vergleicht, kommt man nur auf eine Erkentnis - Das war enttäuschend! Auch wenn die Seitenanzahl eines Buches nichts über die Qualität aussagt. So hätte der letzte Band ohne weiteres in das vorhergehende Buch integriert werden können. Das es als eigenes Buch, ohne Höhenpunkte und (leider) ohne vernünftigen Handlung veröffentlicht wurde, mag am Verleger liegen, der noch mal extra abkassieren wollte.Schade, leider nicht das beste Buch er Serie.