Black and Green: The Ghost Bird Series: #11

I loved the last book in the series, ‘First Kiss’, I thought it was the best one in the series so far so I had high expectations for ‘Black and Green’.As always, this book starts off where the last one finishes. Sang has a new situation - her father has returned and has his mistress and her son Jimmy in tow. They want Sang to return to the home and although the mistress doesn’t abuse Sang in the way that her step-mother did, she uses a different method of controlling her and Sang ultimately ends up with another horrible home life - something the boys told her would never happen again. The team rallies round to come up with a plan to get Sang away from the house without raising any suspicions or getting Sang sent away.This book wasn’t as good as the last one for me and at times it felt like a filler book. This is the first one written from another POV (Sang’s and Dr Green’s) and I am not sure that this new format worked for me. I like knowing what Sang knows and I like not knowing what she doesn’t know. Although seeing what was happening with Dr Green ensured that I learnt more about him, it made me feel more distant from Sang and I don’t think it moved the story along any quicker. I think I’ll need to get used to this though as, given the sneak peak at the next book, we have chapters from Natha’s POV too.The side storyline with Dr Green’s Mum was strange but it was good to understand more about the history between Dr Green and Mr Blackbourne and how they work well together. We are led to believe sometimes that Mr Blackbourne doesn’t need anyone else so it was interesting to see what Dr Green brings to their partnership.We are approaching the end of the series now and I hope we have all the loose ends tied up. I assume Sang and Mr Blackbourne’s relationship will move forward and that they all live happily ever after....

I love this series the storylines and the characters hold your attention and makes it a real page turner series.

I've been waiting very impatiently for this book and I thought it was worth the wait.Let's face it, if it's a book that revolves around the delightful Dr. Green, I'm going to read it. I can honestly say I understand why some people are a little upset with the style of this book. It's not like the previous 10 but for me, I loved seeing things from another point of view. No, it didn't move along as quickly as some liked but this book needed to be written to lead onto, what I hope will be, a very juicy book 12.The foundations have now been laid down for the next one in the series, they can move on unhindered and all of them can focus on the job at Ashley Waters and the "plan".Dr. Sean was a dream throughout the entire book. You could feel how frustrated he was getting. This book for me showed a lot more emotion than the others, I actually felt fearful in parts as to how it was all going to pan out.Suffice to say, if you're a fan of Ghost Bird, you've probably read the book already but I'm still not giving away any spoilers. For me, it was a perfect end!

The waiting almost killed me for this one. But once I started, fear almost ruined me. Fear that I had lost enthusiasm for the series, fear that the latest woman to torture Sang was simply a more rational but no less creepy version of her stepmother. My stomach was like lead through the first half of the book, but then the kissing of the boys started, and the fear that had frozen my soul began to thaw. The thaw gathered pace exponentially as CL Stone proved once again why she's the best at what she does, as she pulled a rabbit from her writer's hat with remarkable, creative, thrilling aplomb. I finished the book with my goddam heart in my throat, tears stabbing my eyes like a thousand enraged wasps, as I mentally paid homage and penance to a writer who more than deserves it. Trust CL. Trust her to take you on the emotional ride of your life. She's earned it.And to make a particular point, the technical features of this book, editing and grammar were spot on. What will the natsayers find to moan about this time I wonder???

This book is a strong contender in the ghost bird series. Some areas were a little repetitive as it always seems as if Sang is getting better but alas it was too good to be true! Overall I enjoyed the new 'villian' as it connected well with perhaps a more real life experience that people can relate to. However, the core problem for me was this seemed almost like a filler book. It diverted from the overall story line and didn't build much more on the characters we already knew. Considering this was due out late 2016 and actually made it out almost half a year later was disappointing for this type of book. Generally it was a good read, well written and had some exciting plot twists. The negative reasons I have already outlined are my only reason for giving it four stars. :) Happy Reading!

Out of all the books I think this has been my favourite, sang us starting to come out Her shell and I love it I don't generally read the meak heroine books and was starting to get a bit of bored of her following along but I understand it had to be part of the storyline to show how bad her situation was but completely sang starting to stand up. I loved the duel sides if her and Dr Sean it was good seeing his side but I think from the beginning you could understand where he was coming from. I believe the same should be done for black because he still is the biggest mystery and getting to see his side would be amazing instead of just the teasers at the end of the book.So what can I say other than i want more!!! Please please!So what has Nathan done and what will be do as the wild card of the deck?Jet x