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In certain respects, Stephen King's 'Misery' came to mind as I read this follow-up to 'Blackbirds'. I won't go into detail as to why, exactly, because it's better to read it for yourself. Needless to say, though, bad girls are getting punished by a homicidal lunatic wearing a plague doctor mask, who warbles a disturbing little limerick each time he kills. Being a bird of a feather with these kind of girls, Miriam intends to end his series of slayings before striking again. And believe me, If you liked 'Blackbirds' as I did, then you will likely find this to be an easy and enjoyable sequel to pick up. The style and storytelling carry the same feel, if not improving some on its predecessor.
While 'Blackbirds' is about trying to defy fate, kicking and even raging against it at times, 'Mockingbird' first tries submission, but then a somewhat subdued form of acceptance. Here, Miriam finds that she simply can't tuck death away into a closet to live a more ordinary lifestyle with Louis. It's an itch that has to be scratched, a call that has to be answered. And as she begins to pick up the trail of this serial killer, and has further encounters with the Trespasser, she begins to accept her role as an antithesis to fate, which, in a sense, is almost another form of fate in of itself. But I digress.
Again, if you found 'Blackbirds' a good read, then you will likely feel the same towards 'Mockingbird'. I can readily admit that I expect the third book with eager anticipation, just as I did with this novel after reading 'Blackbirds'. Miriam Black is definitely going places and I intend to come along for the ride.
Miriam Black, lady-death extraordinaire, is back and better than ever. Well, as good as can be when you're a drifter at heart with a mouth like a seedy restroom and the attitude to back it up. After the events of the last book and the revelation about how to possibly change the course of fate, Miriam is decidedly more violent this time around. It's all for a good cause. Maybe.
In this installment, Miriam is surrounded by her peers, at least in terms of maturity :) She is asked by Louis to help a friend, one who is convinced she is dying soon. Said friend is a teacher at a school for troubled girls (a school Miriam really fits right in to), and through several accidental touches with some of the students, Miriam learns some scary s***. Something big, bad, and ugly is after these girls.
It was nice this time around to see a more caring side of Miriam. Although her oftentimes fruitless quest to change fate gets her more and more over the line in terms of morality, it was nice to see just how far she'd fight for someone she deemed an innocent. And dare I say, she ended her current battle with a few friends. Our Miriam? With friends? You don't say. Of course, she probably won't start exchanging Christmas cards or even meeting for a lunch date, but they're friends nonetheless.
Also interesting this time around was more of Miriam's past was revealed. It's oftentimes quite heartbreaking and lends more of some understanding to see how someone grows into the bitter, crass person that Miriam is. And she still cares, maybe not openly, but it's easier to see why she's defensive. All of her 'endearing' traits - the humor, the insults, the inability to put down roots, are all a product of where she came from and what she's endured. Bottom line - Miriam feels and feels deeply, and her defense mechanisms equal her survival.
I loved the baddie and I equally loved the comparison - is what they do any different from what Miriam does? Regardless of intention, regardless of one being "right" vs "wrong", at the end of the day isn't it really the same? That gave Miriam something to think about and the wheels are already turning in her vodka-soaked sponge of a brain.
I would like to say Mockingbird ended on a high note and I guess in a way, it did. Miriam is back to doing what she knows and I do hope at some point she finds a balance between how she can still be mostly herself while having her "protector" by her side. Although at this point, she and her protector are looking like the poster children for co-dependent relationships, but I do wish them well, warts and all.
If you have not read Blackbirds you might find some spoilers here and you should not read this.
I really liked Blackbirds, it was dark, bloody, and as foul as an open sewer but I just couldn't stop myself from reading. This book was way better for me. Now that Miriam has got that pesky, 'I can't change anything so why bother' out of the way she is free to not take the deaths she sees lying down. She knows how to balance the scales and isn't afraid to do so. We start with Miriam living in a tiny trailer as Louis' dark little girlfriend. I had to laugh at anyone thinking Miriam would just accept being kept like that even if she deludes herself into thinking that being domesticated might not be so bad. Working for minimum wage while wearing gloves to avoid your gift? Hilarious in a, 'terrible idea sort of way'. When you avoid using your gift things are bound to blow up in your face and the incident at her work proves why you don't hide your little light under a bushel no.
I loved her so much better when she wasn't trying to hide what, or who she is. The whole premise of the story is so much darker than Blackbirds as Miriam races to save the wayward girls at a private school from a very sinister serial killer. The killer was absolutely terrifying and like Blackbirds the plot flies along and is quite twisted, though the twists were a bit less obvious than the first book. I really liked the fact we get more depth to Miriam this time as well. Her family life and powers origins were well done and went a good way to making her more densely layered without taking away any of the foul language and brutal attitude I have come to expect. I liked Louis a little better in this book as well, though he is still a mostly stereotyped teddy bear who will do anything for Miriam. Still a really good story if you are not turned of by blood and mayhem or if you just like to watch a nasty train wreck where body parts get flung helter-skelter.
Miriam Black tried to settle down with Louis but it was like trying to contain an angry cat in a pillow case. Now she's trying to protect at-risk teenage girls from a serial killer with a swallow tattoo on his chest. Can she stop him and save the girls or will the next death she witnesses be her own?
Miriam Black returns in the sequel to Blackbirds, bigger, badder, and Blacker than the first book. Unlike most sequels, this one doesn't suck. In fact, everything about it is better than the first.
Mockingbird is the story of Miriam trying to stop a serial killer and learning a few more things about herself, all the while continuing her self-abusive ways and foretelling the deaths of everyone she touches.
It all starts simply enough. A woman at a school for troubled girls wants to find out how she dies and Miriam winds up becoming friends with her and taking an interest in the girls. One of the things I really liked was Miriam having maternal feelings toward Wren, which leads to her trying to protect her from the man with the swallow tattoo.
The big bad of the book was chilling but since the big confrontation happened at the 75% mark, I knew the worst was yet to come. And it was. Miriam goes through the wringer and comes out a changed woman, not necessarily for the better. Also, Miriam got hit in the head so many times in this one I got a little nauseous.
That's about all I can say without giving away more than I want to. Since I nearly fived Blackbirds, it looks like I have no choice but to five this one. My feelings for Miriam Black has not faded. Now I'll tap my feet and check my watch until The Cormorant comes out...
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