Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆
Obtained from: Netgalley/Historical Fiction Virtual Book Tours
Read: January 25, 2014
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Now before I get too far ahead of myself, I'd like to offer a small disclaimer about the Reincarnationist series because I think it important to note that you can jump in pretty much anywhere. Readers need not be intimidated or wary of picking up whichever volume they find interesting so don’t worry if you haven't sampled Rose's earlier works.
The Collector of Dying Breaths, like Seduction, hits the ground running. I was hooked in the first few pages and only freed when I'd completed the final chapter. Utilizing familiar and relatable motifs, Rose's narrative takes readers on a complex emotional journey while exploring and elaborating the metaphysical concepts of reincarnation, past-life experience and shared memory. As with its predecessor, I had difficultly appreciating the characters as individuals, but I still relished the convoluted intrigues and intense affairs in which they are a part.
Most notable, however, is the fact-based and sensory detail Rose crafted within these pages. Rather than depict Jac and René as dabblers in some vague and ill-defined science, Rose renders a penetratingly perceptive portrait of the perfumer's profession. This attention to detail is what makes Rose's books for me. Not every reader will agree, but I find the depth and dimension of her meticulous research as intoxicating as the scents she portrays.
Brilliantly gothic and thought-provoking, The Collector of Dying Breaths is a powerfully vivid fiction that is both intelligent and entertaining.
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It is one thing to fall in love with a rose and its deep rich scent. One the blood-red flower blooms, browns and decays and its smell has dissipated, you can pluck another rose about to bloom. Butt to fall in love with a woman after a lifetime of not knowing love? In the browning of your days? Ah, that is to invite disaster. That is to invite heartbreak.
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Check out all the stops on M.J. Rose's The Collector of Dying Breaths Virtual Book Tour
Friday, March 21
Review at She is Too Fond of Books
Review at Historical Tapestry & The Adventures of an Intrepid Reader
Review at She is Too Fond of Books
Review at Historical Tapestry & The Adventures of an Intrepid Reader
2 comments:
Interesting to see your disclaimer because I thought I really missed out on something in Seduction by not having read the previous book. I am due to read this book in the next week or so, having now read them all, and will see how it goes.
That is interesting. Always fun to see books that readers feel differently about huh?
Hope the second one works better for you. :)
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