Valley of Silence (The Circle Trilogy, Book 3)

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The battleground has been chosen for the final showdown between those selected by the gods and the minions of the vampire Lilith. But there is one vampire who dares stand against her. And his love for the scholarly queen of Geall will complete the circle of six-and change the face of eternity.

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3 out of 5 stars

Predictable November 14, 2006
9 out of 10 found this review helpful

This is the final book of the "Morrigan's Cross" series by Nora Roberts which centers around a circle of six fighting for all mankind on Samhein.

I read Morrigan's Cross and liked it, although I wasn't totally enthralled with it. The second book, Dance of the Gods, was better and had more humor in it but again, predictable. Third (this one) again, predictable and I knew the ending of it before I was finished with Morrigan's Cross save for some minor details. I liked the story, I especially Cian's story, the most but again, all predictable. This novel didn't dissapoint, it just didn't excite me either.

If you are looking for a light vampire/supernatural read that has a bit of romance, this series would be a good choice. However I would not reccomend this novel for people that light to get really involved with their characters or that like a lot of suspsense.

5 out of 5 stars

Valley of Silence-Joyfully Recommended January 6, 2007
9 out of 11 found this review helpful

With each passing day, the circle of six move closer to battle. It is within the Valley of Silence that the six, backed by their army of the people of Geall, will fight against the evil of Lilith and her army of vampires.
It is here in the Valley of Silence that courage and honor will be tested. Where the fate of not only Geall, but all worlds, is at stake. It is here that the fight between good and evil will be waged. Where a newly crowned queen will lead her people, joined by her circle of six, to fight the evil of a centuries old vampire.

Nora Roberts made me cry. There were scenes in Valley of Silence that just made me sob. For me, Valley of Silence is the most emotional of the three. And that is high praise. If a book makes me feel so strongly that it effects my emotions, it is a very, very good book!

I loved this entire trilogy but I will admit, the love story between Moira and Cian was the one that I was on pins and needles waiting to arrive. I love Cian, especially his darkness and wit. And I totally can relate to Moira. I just love them both!

The action and suspense of the Circle Trilogy carried through every book. Thrilling, suspenseful and full of delicious love stories, I cannot sing the praises of Nora Roberts' new trilogy enough! I loved it and I am sure you will too!

Annmarie
Reviewed for Joyfully Reviewed

3 out of 5 stars

Not with a bang, but a whimper.... November 2, 2006
7 out of 11 found this review helpful

I wanted to love Valley of Silence and fully expected that I would, as my appreciation for Dance of the Gods was greater than for Morrigan's Cross, and I thought the upward trend would continue. But it didn't. Valley of Silence, for me, was a let-down. It wasn't a bad book, and I certainly didn't dislike it. But it didn't wow me or make me loath to give up the Circle of Six.

The relationship between Cian and Moira was remarkably angst-free, which was kind of nice. They were very grown-up about it. They knew it could never work, there was no future for them, but they were willing to take advantage of the NOW they did have. They acknowledged their love for one another early on, and Moira defended her feelings and the right to act on them physically when she ran up against opposition and judgment from her people. She was level-headed and rational, and I admired the fact that here was a female character who didn't lack for self-esteem and common sense. You go, girl!

But still...the book fell flat for me. It lacked poignancy at the end, or any great sense of urgency. There's a big showdown, then it's over. I can't say more because I don't want to post anything spoilerish, but in my opinion the last tenth of the book was just not as emotional or celebrational or poignant as I would have expected. Very anticlimactic.

I also held onto some of my earlier quibbles, like the fact that our Circle of Six managed to save the world(s) after only three months of preparation, while the book mentions how Lilith spent centuries preparing. And Lilith just didn't seem very evil to me. Deviant, self-indulged, spoiled, petulant, tempermental, sadistic, more than bit insane at times...but not particularly evil. I've read a lot of Nora books over the years -- all but just a few -- and I've noticed that sometimes her villains can be a bit cartoonish. To me, Lilith was a bit like that: like a caricature of evil rather than a truly evil character.

There were things I definitely liked. I loved the character of Moira, and got a serious charge out of her adoption of American slang. So funny. I liked that Cian and Moia were mature about their relationship, and that we didn't have to wade through any kind of Big Mis or other typical romance novel plot device. But at the end of the book, I found myself wishing for more. I didn't necessarily wish for the series to continue, but just that this last book had better satisfied my craving for a big, poignant, emotional, stirring conclusion.

2 out of 5 stars

A big let down. December 1, 2006
7 out of 8 found this review helpful

This book, like the entirely trilogy, was terribly disappointing. Book 1 and 2 of the trilogy really build up to this final showdown of good vs evil, but the end result is sorely lacking. The trilogy, in my mind, has many ingredients to be an exceptional paranormal romance, however it doesn't live up to the expectation.

Imagery was difficult to decipher, and the time travel descriptions had no real feeling behind it - after the time travel was over I definitely did not feel like I'd travelled to another world, let alone another time - save for some sarcastic comments about missing indoor plumbing, etc.

The entire series builds up for the final showdown between the circle of 6 and the evil Vampire Lilith and her followers. The magician Midir is a small part in the series, and yet his character has a HUGE role in the final showdown. This might have been ok had the showdown been done well, but it was not. The descriptions were lacking and it was hard to envision not only this part, but the entire battle. Furthermore, the demise of the evil Lilith is anti-climactic at best. A huge let down after the buildup.

The perfect outcome for Cian and Moira was even more sickening in it's predictability. The entire outcome of the trilogy was predictable at best. The further I read the more I knew that I didn't need to read anymore. It was foretold with hints and feel good scenes how this series would end with little room for any other possibility - a fore telling that was all too true in the end.

Finally, the depiction of Cian as an old man telling this story to children does not ring true. First off, there are many details of sex and violence that most would never dream of sharing with children - not in this detail at all. That entire portion of the trilogy could have been removed entirely to improve the series.

3 out of 5 stars

Don't do it. It's not worth it. Stay away. November 30, 2006
6 out of 12 found this review helpful

I don't believe any book in this series is 3 stars. I think they are all 2 1/2, but I can't do 2 1/2 so I up the start other than down it. The reason it's more than 2 stars is because despite all the faults of this series, and there are a great many, I finished each of the books. Each book had me think about things even though most times it was how irritated I was about how things were working out, how obvious, disjointed or just how bad the descriptions of the environment.

Out of all the books the character Cian had some lines that made me laugh. He was almost a keeper, but like all the men he was weakened but what he didn't say and what he did say. And this book was his and Moria's coupling and story.

Moria takes ownership of her world and the one thing I keep asking myself is that her world that has been in peace for over 1000 years, why do they have an army? And a fit army at that? Why are there areas in this world that Moria, the scholar, doesn't know about? Alright that's more than one thing, but all valid in my opinion.

The most tiring thing about Moria was everyone talking about her and how she has the weight of the world on her sholders...bla bla bla. It got old. She's the ruler, she has to rule and that's going to be a lot of weight -- duh.

The other thing about Moria was how the goddess gave the impression she was the heart of the circle and it was her that Lillith wants to focus on to kill. Lillith had so many people she wanted to kill and yes, Moria was technially the one who killed somethhing Lillith seemed to cherrish, there was no driving need after that from Lillith that it was Moria she was after. When she finially reached Moria the encounter was so short before Cian too over it was a waist to even suggest she was more important that she ended up being.

Moria's sword was a total waiste also even though the goddess said it would make a major difference. There was one point during the fight she had a battleaxe (this had to be a mistake because Glenna was battleaxe chick) and bow and arrow.

Cian, the vampire, the only one who doesn't have conversations with the goddess. He has one moment with his dead sister, but again it's a bit of a waste. No added value.

I don't think Cian ever really came into his own in this series. So much potential and so waisted and his story closer was so very obvious to make it contrite. You had to know that this was going to be the ending in some fashion or other, but I would have like it to be different. Can someone tell me how he left Gleanale (I know I'm spelling it wrong)? He had to go through the stone, but he couldn't come to Gleanale without Moria's help and he didn't have her help when he was leaving.

Because this was the end book, similar to the 1st book, we had to deal with a mishmash of people and different lead voices and the closer of each couples stories. Each couple had to have their major fight. All the fights started with the woman and only when the male helped was the fight won. So very unnecessary. Just that they coupled make each strong we didn't need that added imagery that they would not be strong enough to win eithout their mate on hand to help.

One thing a friend point out was the forced adversary between Glenna and Hoyt with Lillith's mage. Before the 3rd book he was just a blip. Before the standoff between the three he was just a blip. The final battle with the 3 is diminshed because of his blippiness prior to this moment where is was made to be way bigger than it should have been just to give Glenna and Hoyt their own vendetta to take care of.

One last complaint -- Why would some old man be telling toddlers storys and share details of the different character sex lives?

I lied, that wasn't my last complaint. Why have a story telling that appears to tell the story, but the view points keep switching from character to character?

I know there is more, but if you read thing you'll see for yourself.

Bottom line: DON'T BUY THIS SERIES! If you must read it, borrow it, otherwise let it go. It's so not worth it.

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