Marked in Flesh by Anne BishopMy rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ stars
Marked in Flesh is the phenomenal fourth
book in The Others series by Anne Bishop. The Others and humans have been
living side by side for centuries, but now the humans are overstepping their
mark and they are now going to have to deal with the wrath of the Elder’s and
it seems that no-one will escape.
I really loved everything about this
book. Not only do we see Meg ‘the Cassandra Sangue’ growing, we see her
developing her skills as a prophet and what that means not only for the others
or humanity, but also for the other girls who have similar gifts to her. We
also see the Others in their basic form as the ask the questions ‘How much
human do we keep?’ which seems to be the central theme for this whole book as
the Others go to war against the Human First League who at the beginning of the
book seem to have no fear when it comes to the Others. Let’s just say that by
the end of the book, their opinion certainly changes.
The book deals with a lot of
conflict and lives are lost along the way. There are some really emotional
moments in the books, especially if you have been following the series and have
watched how things have come to a head. As well as dealing with displacement of
people, disaster and families’ being torn apart, we also see the hope that the
Courtyard has when it comes to survival.
As with all the books in this
series, there are a host of characters who we are following as they prepare for
either their survival or demise. We certainly get a lot more from the
Sanguinati in this book as well as more of an introduction to the Elder’s and
what their role is as Namid’s teeth and claws. The ending of the book has definitely left me
intrigued to see where Simon and Meg’s relationship is going to go next and I
can’t wait to read it.
If you love full on descriptive, urban fantasy books with tons of twist and turns, then Anne Bishop is a writer for you. I can’t recommend this series enough!
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