Has anyone else read this series by Jill Williamson? Liked it?

Didn't like it?

Have thoughts on it?

As far as I can remember of what I read, the books are pretty clean. I don't recall any bad language or anything questionable. I'd recommend these books.

I agree...but at the same time I would warn guys that there is a FMC that...well, is a POV character and consequently, you're right there when sometimes you don't really want to be (if you take my meaning). If you want more specific terms, I guess you should PM me to see if it's something that would bother you (it didn't bother me overmuch, but if I was writing a female character, I would have definitely skipped a lot of things for fear of causing someone to stumble).

But there isn't any bad language, and for the most part the theology is pretty sound (I think).
The main problem I had with them in this area was that in a scene where (2nd book spoiler, I think)the MC meets Caan (the Son of God character), and Caan pleads with the MC. That just didn't feel right to me, didn't seem like what God is really like. But I know that no one will be able to make a perfectly accurate God-figure anyway, so.

Um... I felt that the bloodvoicing thing was really cool, but I didn't like how vulnerable that made everyone that didn't have the gift. Anyone without the gift was practically an open book to be read (but the reader can't turn pages, only sees the thoughts on the current page), controlled, and spoken to. This means someone with the gift could easily drive someone without it insane, and the poor non-bloodvoicer wouldn't be able to do a thing about it. (mostly third book spoiler, I think) I Also feel that the veil warrior aspect of it is way too easy unless you're against a dark knight. Again, a poor non-bloodvoicer is practically putty in the hands of one who does have the gift and knows how to use it.

The theology... I was a little disturbed by some aspects of it. I didn't mind how Arman seemed a bit different from God in real life, I don't think I would have been comfortable if it was exactly the same. What I really didn't like was how the author took scriptures from the bible and put them into the book as words from Arman, and since Arman was different from God, that defiantly got a face from me. I don't know, it just made me uncomfortable.

That is true. (Don't click this spoiler if you haven't read them) I found the bloodvoicing to be good in the first book, then getting worse as the characters learned more about the veil, and all the things you could do with bloodvoicing and everything. It seemed to just become too much. I liked how in the first book they didn't know all that much, so it almost seemed that the series starting going downhill with the bloodvoicing aspect of it.

*Carefully refrains from clicking the last spoiler because she hasn't gotten to that part*

I'd like to try this series.

*really, really wants to click the spoilers, but doesn't*

I haven't read this series yet, but if I suddenly strike it rich, I plan on buying them.

I read them, and I liked them.

Interesting. I haven't read/watched starwars so I wouldn't know really

I've seen a few times when the vulnerability of non-telepaths was even more noticeable than in this series.

I don't have near as much money as I'd like for buying books. XD

Well, our local library doesn't have a inter-library loan system (small town, haha) or the books, and though there's a better library (with inter-library loan!) in the town where Melody goes to college, it's hard to get her to bring home specific books for me. XD (Usually it goes "Melody are you going to go to the library after classes today? Will you bring me new books? Pleaseeeeeee?" and then we see whether or not she remembers/gets time. XD)


No one has complained about me clicking all the spoiler text.

I hereby complain! You have abused your own experience of these books and you ought to be ashamed!

Hee hee.