Customer Reviews

Unholy Allies (Masquerade of the Red Death Trilogy, Vol 2)

5 star:		(4)
4 star:		(2)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(0)

 

 

I enjoyed this book quite a bit, but there were a couple of things about it that sort of irked me. For example, there are several places where the editor let grammar or spelling errors through, and like the other books in this trilogy, Weinburg likes to *make sure* that you know what someone looks like. But, I still enjoyed this book, and the trilogy in general. Oh, and in case it matters to anyone, the pages are quite thin, and sometimes the ink on the pages will smudge a bit (not to the point of unreadability), which made me change the way I held it open.

This is a great book, with secrets and plots everywere, has it should be, with Cainites. The secrets that Dire has, even those not known by himself, keep you thinking, and trembling. Great book of a great trilogy.

The first book of the "Masquerade of the Red Death" trilogy, "Blood War", was a well-written, fast paced, interesting novel with one flaw: It had no ending. This is a common flaw in trilogies or multi-book series; even if the main plot will carry from one book to the next, ideally, some major subplot should be begun and ended in each book, or at the very least there should be an ending of each individual book at a reasonable "break point."

This book did not suffer from this as badly as I expected it to; it did not feel like it had no beginning, in spite of the fact that it was a continuation of "Blood War". And while it had no true ending, the cutoff point was more reasonable than that in the first book.

Still, I cannot rate this book, on its own, higher than a three, because it is not a complete story on its own. The series as a whole may wind up with a higher rating than that, but as an individual book, this is simply a story fragment.

It's a well-written and interesting story fragment, but a story fragment nonetheless.

This book is extremely good along with its first part and third part. Dire does have secrets but only known to one other person, the mysterious Alicia. Together both are powerful.

I actually recieved this book when I was eleven to read as we traveled (uugh) cross country by car. Needless to say it is an excellent book. i haven't read the first book but now i absolutely have to get the third. while leaving mysteries it also had a quality you don't find in normal chapter books. when your done with a regular book and long to know more there is no way to do so. with these you need only oick up the next book until your curiosity is satified. this is a great book and hope you all will enjoy it as much as i have.

This book keeps you on the edge of your seat and never lets you go. I recommend this book for anyone who wants to know how to write a mystery and for anyone who loves horror stories. I loved this book and aspire to write such a compelling story one day. But just remember start with the 1st novel. That one will have you tearing at your eyes to read the second!

this book was awesome.....Dire is a radical detective that has secrets not known to anyone which adds to the drama.....I suggest this series to anybody that likes to use their imagination.