Etched in Bone
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- Author：Anne Bishop
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Summary
New York Times bestselling author Anne Bishop returns to her world of the Others， as humans struggle to survive in the shadow of shape-shifters and vampires far more powerful than they are。 。 。 。
After the Elders cleansed and reclaimed many human towns， Lakeside Courtyard has emerged relatively unscathed， though Simon Wolfgard， its wolf-shifter leader， and blood prophet Meg Corbyn must work with the human pack to maintain the fragile peace。 But all their efforts are threatened when Lieutenant Montgomery's shady brother arrives， looking for a free ride and easy pickings。
With the humans on guard against one of their own， tensions rise， drawing the attention of the Elders， who are curious about the effect such an insignificant predator can have on a pack。 But Meg knows the dangers， for she has seen in the cards how it will all end: with her standing beside a grave。 。 。 。
After the Elders cleansed and reclaimed many human towns， Lakeside Courtyard has emerged relatively unscathed， though Simon Wolfgard， its wolf-shifter leader， and blood prophet Meg Corbyn must work with the human pack to maintain the fragile peace。 But all their efforts are threatened when Lieutenant Montgomery's shady brother arrives， looking for a free ride and easy pickings。
With the humans on guard against one of their own， tensions rise， drawing the attention of the Elders， who are curious about the effect such an insignificant predator can have on a pack。 But Meg knows the dangers， for she has seen in the cards how it will all end: with her standing beside a grave。 。 。 。
Reviews
Abby
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A good endingSuspenseful， at times violent。 But a fitting and satisfying ending to a very good storyline。 I was rooting for Meg and Simon and Sam to become a little family。 Does that happen？ Read to find out who lives and loves and who dies。 One star off （more like a half star） as the bad guy was almost TOO evil。
Rachel
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I do love this series。 The world build is so detailed and so different for any other series I have read。 There is so many characters to love and a few to hate。 I found this book a bit slower than the previous books but it wasn't without drama and emotion。 This book focused on the packs， the human ones included coming to terms with the events of the previous book and learning to rebuild and carry on after the failure of HFL。 It was about Meg trying to be a role model for other blood prophets whil I do love this series。 The world build is so detailed and so different for any other series I have read。 There is so many characters to love and a few to hate。 I found this book a bit slower than the previous books but it wasn't without drama and emotion。 This book focused on the packs， the human ones included coming to terms with the events of the previous book and learning to rebuild and carry on after the failure of HFL。 It was about Meg trying to be a role model for other blood prophets while dealing with the addiction to cut。 The main story though was about Cyrus， Monty's brother who turned up looking for a handout and to cause trouble for everyone。 He is the main villain in this book。 I loved how this story concluded。 I can't wait for more of this world 。。。more
Mari （Smut Duchess）
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4。0 - 4。5 ***Can't wait for the next book。 4。0 - 4。5 ***Can't wait for the next book。 。。。more
Victoria
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Sigh。。。 I'm both happy and sad at the moment。 Happy because （of course） it was such a great book but also sad since it was the last we see of our friends。Worldbuilding:As far as I know， this is the last book about the Lakeside Courtyard （*sniff*） so it was nice that we pretty much stayed here the whole instalment。As always， all scenes and environments were very well written， letting my mind remain fully immersed in the story。 Character development:Meg has come such a long way from when we first Sigh。。。 I'm both happy and sad at the moment。 Happy because （of course） it was such a great book but also sad since it was the last we see of our friends。Worldbuilding:As far as I know， this is the last book about the Lakeside Courtyard （*sniff*） so it was nice that we pretty much stayed here the whole instalment。As always， all scenes and environments were very well written， letting my mind remain fully immersed in the story。 Character development:Meg has come such a long way from when we first met her， trying to escape the Controllers。 It feels with this book， she has come full circle。 She has grown and learned so so much。 I love how she used her prophecy cards instead of making cuts， even though it was still very tempting。 She and Meri Lee are getting really good at deciphering their meaning and I hope we will see other blood prophets use her method in later books。 Simon steps up for his people in this instalment， trying to keep the worst of some really bad influence out of the different packs living in Lakeside Courtyard， even if his hands are partially tied by the Elders。 Meg and Simon are confused about their feelings for each other， which made me roll my eyes on numerous occasions， seriously :）In this instalment， I really felt how tight the different packs are， to their own and to the other packs living in the Courtyard。 They have their home， and they will defend it in any way possible。 As we have come to expect from the author， all the characters feel vibrant and alive。 Very well written！Pacing and flow:The whole book you just know bad stuff is going to happen， and every time you're like 'is this it？' （it wasn't :p）。 It kept me on my toes and I had so many problems putting the book down， but I really needed some sleep （in my defence， it was 4。30 in the morning）。 Great balance between action and conversation。The book:The book was well written with no （noticeable） errors。 There is no sex described （if that is important to you。The book is 397 pages long， spread over 33 chapters and written from multiple point of views （mainly Meg and Simon and Vlad）。Final thoughts:It seems this is the last book for Meg and Simon （so far） and that makes me freaking sad。 Hope we will get to see how they are doing in the spinoff though！ （I mean， that ending can't be the only thing we get， right？）This series has been one of my favourites from book 1 onwards and I can't recommend it enough！ 。。。more
Lauriane C
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Fin de la saga avec Meg Corbyn et Simon。 Il y a d'autres tomes dans la série mais avec d'autres personnages principaux。J'adore cette série et je suis triste de quitter les personnages。 Fin de la saga avec Meg Corbyn et Simon。 Il y a d'autres tomes dans la série mais avec d'autres personnages principaux。J'adore cette série et je suis triste de quitter les personnages。 。。。more
Stacy Jackson
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Why didn't I start reading Anne Bishop's work sooner？ Truly love the Others series！！ Why didn't I start reading Anne Bishop's work sooner？ Truly love the Others series！！ 。。。more
Susan Wojtas
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Definitely my least favorite of the series。 It’s very slow， and I don’t know， something about the way the antagonist was written just seemed “off” to me。 I can’t really explain it。 Still looking forward to reading the next one， though！
Iria Cardoso
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Se é melhor que o anterior？ Não。 Se esperava algo mais？ Sim。 Fiquei desiludida pelo desenvolvimento e pela conclusão apesar de ter gostado de ler mais esta história de Meg e Simon e do Pátio de Lakeside。 Acho que continua com os mesmos problemas de tradução， sendo que a editora traduziu termos originais a mais o que acaba por ficar com uma narrativa pouco fluída。 Porém， tem acção， tem desenvolvimento das relações entre os Outros e os humanos， gostei da interacção com os Anciãos e da maneira como Se é melhor que o anterior？ Não。 Se esperava algo mais？ Sim。 Fiquei desiludida pelo desenvolvimento e pela conclusão apesar de ter gostado de ler mais esta história de Meg e Simon e do Pátio de Lakeside。 Acho que continua com os mesmos problemas de tradução， sendo que a editora traduziu termos originais a mais o que acaba por ficar com uma narrativa pouco fluída。 Porém， tem acção， tem desenvolvimento das relações entre os Outros e os humanos， gostei da interacção com os Anciãos e da maneira como todos aprendem。 Tem um romance bastante diferente daquilo que é suposto ser normal， com componentes interessantes。 Todavia， penso que Anne Bishop perdeu uma oportunidade de fazer algo épico dentro deste tema。 。。。more
Maude
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I finished "The Others" series！ I'm both satisfied， because it was about time （I read book 1 in 2016！）， and sad， because it always is when you finish a series you really liked。In this final installment， Jimmy， brother of Lieutenant Montgomery， arrives to Lakeside。 His plan is to receive board and lodging there for free， while he plots to make money out of trafficking and other illegal stuff （what he has done his entire life）。 But tolerance towards badly behaving humans is low among the Others， a I finished "The Others" series！ I'm both satisfied， because it was about time （I read book 1 in 2016！）， and sad， because it always is when you finish a series you really liked。In this final installment， Jimmy， brother of Lieutenant Montgomery， arrives to Lakeside。 His plan is to receive board and lodging there for free， while he plots to make money out of trafficking and other illegal stuff （what he has done his entire life）。 But tolerance towards badly behaving humans is low among the Others， and his actions could break the fragile trust that has been built between humans and terra indigene。As always， I really enjoyed following the different characters living in the Courtyard。 There isn't that much action， but it's the same in every book so I know what to expect。 I couldn't even say that it was suspenseful， because we all know that Jimmy will be subdued （we just don't know how， and how violently， though you can suspect that there will be blood - remember: terra indigene like human meat！）。 But， this books aren't about action and suspense for me， more about the characters。 These books aren't about romance either。 I know this has disappointed a lot of readers: despite some undeniable romantic tension between Meg and Simon， "The Others" isn't a series about their love story。 So， if you like sexy werewolves and erotic scenes involving aforementioned sexy werewolves， please go grab another book， this one doesn't have what you're looking for。 Personally， I walked away from urban fantasy because most of the books in this genre are too much about the sex scenes and not enough about world or storybuilding， so a book with no romance nor sex was perfect for me。 Also， because of her upbringing in isolation from the rest of the world， Meg has very childish reactions sometimes （especially when it comes to interpersonal relationships）， so reading a sex scene with her involved would have made me uncomfortable， I think， she sounds too much like a child to me。These books certainly aren't the best written fantasy novels either （some of the dialogs sounded a bit phony to me， but perhaps that was the translation， as I read in French）。 But， the characters are great， the story is fun， and emotional at times。 I do recommend it greatly， just don't expect your usual urban fantasy material！ 。。。more
Natalia Jimenez
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DeWtf。 Wtf。 Wtf。 Wtf。 That's it！ That is not fair。 It ended too abruptly。 I wanted just a bit more of Simon and Meg。 In general it was a good story， although around the last book I got a bit bored because even though Meg is supposed to be the main character， everything revolved around the human pack， and I was a bit sick of them。 They were somewhat like leeches in my opinion。But， I did not want to not know what happened to Meg and Simon after reading 4 slooow books so I read the fifth， to have a DeWtf。 Wtf。 Wtf。 Wtf。 That's it！ That is not fair。 It ended too abruptly。 I wanted just a bit more of Simon and Meg。 In general it was a good story， although around the last book I got a bit bored because even though Meg is supposed to be the main character， everything revolved around the human pack， and I was a bit sick of them。 They were somewhat like leeches in my opinion。But， I did not want to not know what happened to Meg and Simon after reading 4 slooow books so I read the fifth， to have an ending。 And the fifth was better because we had more of Meg， although the human pack went down a level from only annoying leeches to dangerous ones。At the beginning I quite liked that there were so many POVs， and I still like it。 But like I said， they took too much spot light from Meg and that turned it into a different book than what I started reading at first。 Monty took too much protagonism in the end。Oh one more thing， I didn't like the covers in general but this last one was the worst， it was obvious that it is not the same model as in the firsts books and she just looks weird。 。。。more
Leslie Dowling
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This series is simply PERFECT for these crazy times！ Not too shallow， not too deep， just a fun fantasy romp with enough of a plot to stay interesting。 LOVE！！！
Dorris
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I did not find this as interesting as the first three books in the series， but still enjoyed reading about the daily lives of the characters。
MELANIE
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J'ai adoré ce dernier tome et la série dans son ensemble （j'ai lu les 5 tomes en 3 semaines）。 C'est très agréable d'avoir pu lire tous les tomes sans attendre plusieurs mois entre chaque， j'avais tous les détails en tête。On termine l'intrigue débutée dès le premier tome， avec les prophétesses， les humains et les Autres。 Je ne peux pas en parler sans spoiler mais j'ai adoré。 Les motivations et questionnements des différents personnages sont très bien décrits。 La narration est à la troisième perso J'ai adoré ce dernier tome et la série dans son ensemble （j'ai lu les 5 tomes en 3 semaines）。 C'est très agréable d'avoir pu lire tous les tomes sans attendre plusieurs mois entre chaque， j'avais tous les détails en tête。On termine l'intrigue débutée dès le premier tome， avec les prophétesses， les humains et les Autres。 Je ne peux pas en parler sans spoiler mais j'ai adoré。 Les motivations et questionnements des différents personnages sont très bien décrits。 La narration est à la troisième personne， c'est très bien écrit， on ressent toutes les émotions des différents personnages， on peut s'immerger et vivre avec eux。L'univers est très original， très bien construit et les personnages sont très attachants。 J'ai beaucoup aimé les valeurs qui sous-tendent l'histoire : la tolérance， le vivre-ensemble et l'écologie。J'ai attendu des années avant de lire cette série car le résumé du tome 1 ne me plaisait pas plus que ça。 Après avoir vu de nombreux avis positifs， je me suis laissée tenter et j'ai bien fait。 L'univers est si complexe que le résumé ne pouvait pas en révéler plus。 Cette série se démarque vraiment des séries fantasy / bitlit habituelles et elle vaut le détour。 。。。more
Weronika Faber
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4，5⭐️
Catherine
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Neat world building。 Was reserving judgment on this， since relationship-centric stories by women authors tend to equate to female literary porn。 This stayed clean。 When you can develop enough plot around the characters and situations that the fulmination of a relationship that took five books to build is a simple kiss。。。good writing。 And kudos to maintaining consistency in the POV narratives of the Others， particularly Simon。 It’s hard enough for female authors to write a convincing male perspec Neat world building。 Was reserving judgment on this， since relationship-centric stories by women authors tend to equate to female literary porn。 This stayed clean。 When you can develop enough plot around the characters and situations that the fulmination of a relationship that took five books to build is a simple kiss。。。good writing。 And kudos to maintaining consistency in the POV narratives of the Others， particularly Simon。 It’s hard enough for female authors to write a convincing male perspective that isn’t tainted by what women WISH men were thinking。 Add in the non-human， almost emotional disconnect in the wolf POV。。。that’s not easy writing。 Tip of the hat to Bishop。 。。。more
Deathborn
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dam good
Cherie
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4。95
E
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“Anne Bishop is so good at writing character development。。。I love this series and I NEED MORE！”—USA Today“A stunningly original yarn， deeply imagined， beautifully articulated， and set forth in clean， limpid， sensual prose。”—Kirkus Reviews“As compelling as ever。”—Library Journal
Rayvn Whyt
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This is the first one that felt like it had a true ending。 Felt complete and left a sense of satisfaction。 Really love this series。
Sinead
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It's been a while since a series has sucked me in this much。 Even though there are other books in this series I'm sad to see the end of Meg and Simons story。 But the last book did not dissapoint It's been a while since a series has sucked me in this much。 Even though there are other books in this series I'm sad to see the end of Meg and Simons story。 But the last book did not dissapoint 。。。more
Nickie
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Omg， I loved itI loved this book so much i couldn't put it down。 It kept me reading and in the edge of my seat the whole time。 Omg， I loved itI loved this book so much i couldn't put it down。 It kept me reading and in the edge of my seat the whole time。 。。。more
Tracy
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My favorite book in the series！ These books just build and build on each other and get better with each one。 But this was my favorite。 All of these characters just grow and grow。 I especially liked their interactions with Twyla and I loved the progress for Skippy。 Just a great series！
Rebecca
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While marked in flesh （book number 4 in the series） honestly felt like it could’ve ended the series， this final book does a great job of wrapping things up while at the same time giving us a whole new story。 As usual， Anne Bishop makes you crave what happens next with each character while simultaneously making you hate the main villain。 While I am sad the series is over， Bishop does a good job of giving closure and a great ending！
Emma Goldman
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A tremendous finish to the five books！ I enjoyed every one of them - in fact， they were so good， I ordered 2-5 all at once as soon as I'd read the first。 And then read them in less than a week， staying up last night till 2。30am to finish it。 Shifters， humans， conflict resolution， revolt， and liaison。 It's got the lot。 Highly recommended。 A tremendous finish to the five books！ I enjoyed every one of them - in fact， they were so good， I ordered 2-5 all at once as soon as I'd read the first。 And then read them in less than a week， staying up last night till 2。30am to finish it。 Shifters， humans， conflict resolution， revolt， and liaison。 It's got the lot。 Highly recommended。 。。。more
Andrea
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Just couldn’t give it 5/5 as I hated Jimmy and his family that much。 And seeing how Meg is 24， Simon is older but both are naive about all things human， I still don’t fully like how child like they can behave and see things。 Not true Spoiler but - this series continues without them。 Don’t know if I like that but if you see the nexts book summary， you’d already know。
Fernando Dias
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Infelizmente， este livro tornou-se extraordinariamente anti-climático， tendo em conta que o anterior seria o fim perfeito para esta saga。 Este quinto e último volume pareceu nada mais do que um "spin-off" desnecessário cujo vilão não se enquadra， de todo， no que um vilão é suposto ser num último livro de uma saga。Tenho que admitir que fiquei aliviado por pôr este livro， finalmente， de parte， tendo em conta que se não existisse ou não o tivesse lido， não sentiria que perdi parte da história geral Infelizmente， este livro tornou-se extraordinariamente anti-climático， tendo em conta que o anterior seria o fim perfeito para esta saga。 Este quinto e último volume pareceu nada mais do que um "spin-off" desnecessário cujo vilão não se enquadra， de todo， no que um vilão é suposto ser num último livro de uma saga。Tenho que admitir que fiquei aliviado por pôr este livro， finalmente， de parte， tendo em conta que se não existisse ou não o tivesse lido， não sentiria que perdi parte da história geral。Se considero um livro redundante， não posso avaliá-lo com mais do que duas estrelas。 Neste caso específico， não gostei da maioria do que li e， sinceramente， dei por mim a "rolar os olhos" muito frequentemente。Suponho， no entanto， que seja apropriado para fãs renhidos da saga que querem ver mais do mundo d'Os Outros。 。。。more
A
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Well I’m a bit disappointed with how the story has ended。 No spoilers but I feel like as an end to Meg and Simon as well as the rest of the Lakeside stories this felt in finished。 The book was still good but I had to dock a star for how unfinished the story for that whole group remains; it’s similar to the ends of some of the other books where it feels like there should be something else after this book for that same group of characters。
Gloria
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I enjoyed this book the first time I read it but not so much the second time around。
Jeanene
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This has been a very addictive series for me and you know it is memorable when you have to stop yourself from calling your own children pups🤦♀️。 I have loved every book and spent every waking minute I could reading them。 I am looking forward to seeing how the next others series is linked to them， since I am not ready to completely say goodbye to Meg and Simon ❤️❤️❤️
Heather
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Another fun one in this urban fantasy series。Summary: After a human uprising was brutally put down by the Elders a primitive and lethal form of the Others the few cities left under human control are far-flung。 And the people within them now know to fear the no-man's-land beyond their borders and the darkness 。。。 As some communities struggle to rebuild， Lakeside Courtyard has emerged relatively unscathed， though Simon Wolfgard， its wolf shifter leader， and blood prophet Meg Corbyn must work with Another fun one in this urban fantasy series。Summary: After a human uprising was brutally put down by the Elders a primitive and lethal form of the Others the few cities left under human control are far-flung。 And the people within them now know to fear the no-man's-land beyond their borders and the darkness 。。。 As some communities struggle to rebuild， Lakeside Courtyard has emerged relatively unscathed， though Simon Wolfgard， its wolf shifter leader， and blood prophet Meg Corbyn must work with the human pack to maintain the fragile peace。 But all their efforts are threatened when Lieutenant Montgomery's shady brother arrives， looking for a free ride and easy pickings。 With the humans on guard against one of their own， tensions rise， drawing the attention of the Elders， who are curious about the effect such an insignificant predator can have on a pack。 But Meg knows the dangers， for she has seen in the cards how it will all end with her standing beside a grave。 。。。more
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