So, in terms of continuing the tale and pushing the plot onwards (also expanding the world and introducing new characters, along with deepening characters we’ve already met), ‘The Twelve’ is an excellent novel. ‘The Twelve’ is a set-up novel for the novel that will close the tale and the trilogy, a worthy sequel but a completely different kind of novel. Reading ‘The Passage’ was like opening a door into a new world, like seeing a particularly beautiful sunset for the first time, or seeing a massive storm cell, roiling and tumbling into place over a city – it was a ‘new thing’, a novel that balanced along the razor edge between beauty and brutality. *NOTE: THERE ARE SOME SPOILERS REGARDING ‘THE PASSAGE’ IN THIS REVIEW* I’m back with a review of Justin Cronin’s sequel to ‘The Passage’ ( reviewed here) ‘The Twelve’ was one of the books that I was most looking forward to this year because of how powerful and brilliant ‘The Passage’ was.ĭid it fulfil my expectations? Well, yes, and no. Hey everyone, hope this Monday has been treating you well so far.
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