erm. i don't like maeve that much. kinda hate how she jumps to conclusions about her young brother's behaviour. but if that's the point of her character, then it's well done.plot-wise i don't feel very excited, until the end where mac dara's story reaches its conclusion (this isn't a spoiler, is it?). juliet marillier has done plot twists contrasting with the initial interpretation of prophecies before so i'm not very surprised anymore. & the identity of the two dogs became clear to me near the beginning of the book when maeve has a conversation with lord c (i'll check the spelling later). so yep... maybe i'm used to the writing style, so it doesn't amaze me as much as it might have.overall... little emotional impact, compared to the first 3 books. i'd have liked to see becan play a bigger role... but perhaps it should be left for another book. idk.hence the 3 star rating. because i don't like it enough. but i wouldn't say it's a bad book. This review contains [spoilers]. In fact, this review is almost entirely made up of [spoilers]. Flame of Sevenwaters is the most similar to the first, and in my opinion best, of the series Daughter of Forest. The heroine has hands which would put off any but the most loving of men, several male characters are enchanted into animals for most of the story, and two brothers tragically love the same woman. But, for me, it lacked all the luster of the first. Maeve is much less likable than Sorcha was despite the fact that all through the story people and animals are supposed to be magnetically drawn to her inner kindness and warmth. Unlike all five preceding stories, the love story in Flame feels forced and unromantic. The Sevenwaters family does tend to fall in love hard; fall fast and fall forever. But normally the story has at least some semblance of meeting and growing to recognize their soul's counterpart. The story telling itself was as excellent as ever. And, I actually loved that it all came back to Ciaran in the end. He is the seventh son of a seventh son whose birth set everything in motion and, though the stories are woven around the women of Sevenwaters, their tangled lives tell the tale of Ciaran becoming Prince of the Otherworld. It seems fitting for a druidic tale.
What do You think about Flame Of Sevenwaters (2000)?
I love all of the Sevenwaters novels. This one was no exception.
—gemz
Awesome Book!!!Love Clodagh and Cathal's love story!!!
—ic65
