Cameo and the Highwayman (Trilogy of Shadows Book 2)
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Apr 29, Edward Blackall rated it it was ok. A mediocre read at best. The first chapter is confusing as all get out, but smoothes out a bit later. There are several times when you have ro re-read sentences and paragraphs to understand what the author is trying to get across. The books came across as a bit haphazard and I am sure that in time, her writing style will improve.
Seems sufficient for young readers, but not what I am normally used to reading.
Cameo and the Highwayman
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Other books in the series. Cameo the Assassin Trilogy of Shadows Book 1. Cameo and the Vampire Trilogy of Shadows Book 3. Product details File Size: Claypipe Press October 11, Publication Date: October 11, Sold by: Related Video Shorts 0 Upload your video. Share your thoughts with other customers.
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When you read an early piece, enjoy it greatly, yet think they could do better. Then you pick up their next book, and it improves on the first tenfold. Most things you would've changed have been altered. The emotion runs higher than ever. The story picks up where Cameo the Assassin leaves off, with Cameo the undead assassin , Black Opal the gun-toting, rapier-swinging dandy of a highwayman and Kyrian the son of a priest who the previous two had been charged with protecting heading for the island kingdom of Shandow.
They had lost their friends and fellow travels in the first book, killed by a fellow assassin named Jude who they've left for dead and Cameo's vampire master, Haffef. Once arriving in Shandow, Cameo is approached by another vampire, Edel, who also has Haffef to thank or curse for his current state. Edel, seeking company after centuries of loneliness, enthralls Cameo and holds her captive in his home - a magically concealed partition of the mansion belonging to Shandow's royal family.
This leaves Opal and Kyrian alone, and gives Cameo ample time to sit with her thoughts, isolated from everyone, and reflect upon the situation her life or un-life has lead her to.
And this, readers, is where the book does more than shine. Just as in the first book, Cameo remains a metaphor for the abused woman. However, whereas in Cameo the Assassin she takes a back seat to other, more fleshed-out and interesting characters, in this one she takes center stage.
She bemoans her loss of humanity. She hates both what she's become and what she might someday be.
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She wants love - longs for it - and yet finds it hard to give in to that most personal of emotion. She is damaged, and in some ways she thinks that to show affection to another would be to pass that emotional mutilation on to them. Which is what makes the relationship between she and Black Opal so intriguing.
Theirs is a relationship rooted in base needs - the need for companionship, the need to know that no matter how much of a horror they might have become, there is someone else who shares their pain. Just the simple act of looking in the mirror proves this out. Cameo does so, and she sees a woman scarred, both physically and emotionally, by her past. And Opal, with his smallpox scars and dead eye, echoes as such.
And yet, when they look at each other, neither notices the faults. All they see is the chance for camaraderie and sensuality - which Opal is more than willing to give, though Cameo needs a bit more convincing. She is still running away from her past, and starts to make great strides towards remedying this, though at the end it is proven how much internal growth she still has to make. This being said, the scenes of their intimacy are both subtle and heartbreaking.
Speaking of Opal, he is the subject of the book's second major theme, and this one I found even more captivating than the burgeoning love between two broken people.
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It seems he's done some horrible things in his past - actions whose consequences are wide-reaching enough to affect Cameo, herself. He has lived his life trying to cover up his deeds, and when they are revealed, he fears the undead woman he loves will no longer want him. Interestingly enough, this is his major concern. He ends up facing death, and all he can think about is how much the disclosure of his deeds will affect her.
It's beautiful, and it rings true to life. I know I've thought this way when contemplating some of my past regressions. Sometimes, the big picture is dwarfed by the smaller, more intimate one. This is where the story becomes surprising - though I guess it shouldn't be. Cameo finds out about these dastardly exploits, and she doesn't care. To her, Opal isn't the man he'd been. He's become something new, something she doesn't want taken away from her.
This level of forgiveness is intense in its scope, and begs the question: Are we defined by our past, and can we ever make amends? The answer might not be so simple. In the story, we see that Opal is still haunted mentally by his perceived misdeeds, and it is made all the more painful by the fact these actions were made with honorable intent. It's the results that were unfortunate.
To pacify her, he allows her a night with Opal. This sequel better than the original and you can be sure I intend to read Cameo and the Vampire when it comes out in the fall. Cameo uses her isolation to t Cameo, the Assassin was a great first book for the series. Read reviews that mention cameo and the highwayman cameo the assassin black opal main characters another vampire opal and kyrian master haffef next book vampire master edel the vampire finished the book book in the series book that i read read the first book cameo and opal cameo by her vampire book in the cameo shandow action become. Cameo uses her isolation to think about her life, her future and what she has become and any possibility of what she could become. Which is what makes the relationship between she and Black Opal so intriguing.
So how can his past be absolved if he can't absolve himself? This is the dichotomy facing all the characters, and also shows their inherent blindness. Cameo, for her part, forgives him, and yet she, too, tortures herself for the things she's done. It's fascinating, and a great psychological study. I'm not sure if the author has a background in this sort of thing, but the way the story reads, the way the character's motivations are revealed, says that if she hasn't, she is surely an extremely bright storyteller.
Editorial Reviews. About the Author. Dawn McCullough-White began writing stories when she was fourteen years old. She currently resides in Rochester, NY . Jennifer said: Sometimes I get lucky and get two 5-star books in a row. This is one of Cameo and the Highwayman (Trilogy of Shadows, #2). Other editions.
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