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Title: characters have been neglected to fuel a meaningless plot
Review: While the story starts out very original, it quickly declines into a very cliche retelling of vampires and werewolves, just with different names and a little attempt at political intrigue. The characters are not well written, short sighted and entirely selfish in their goals. Even though the author tries to add interest with multiple story lines, she doesn't keep track of all the characters well, so while one character is doing one thing you have the distinct impression that the others are just sitting around doing nothing. There are hints at interesting cultures and settings, but the author ignores them and focuses on going forward with a plot that I cannot bring myself to care about.
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