魔符 The Talisman

I have to be honest, most of this book was a slog to get through. I wasn't a fan of the style of writing; the nonsensical italicised phrases were overused and brought me out of the story whenever I was starting to become engaged in what was happening.The descriptions of Parker were problematic and made me uncomfortable when reading the story. He was the only black character in the story, and every single time he came back into the story his race was mentioned in some shape or form. After describing him the first time, there is no need to keep saying 'the black man', or worse, using the 'n word' to describe him. However, certain chapters and characters really made me begin to enjoy the book. If this book had only featured those chapters and plot points I could have rated this book as 5 stars due to how much I enjoyed reading it. The chapters with Wolf and Jack were so gripping, I couldn't put the book down. Then after Wolf's death and after a few chapters with Richard the pace started to slow down again. I found myself bored and was tempted to stop reading the book. However, because it was a longer novel and I had already read hundreds of pages I couldn't bring myself to not finish it.The last two chapters were brilliant. I almost cried when I thought Wolf was alive again, although it was his brother. My heart was in my chest when I read about the state Lily was in. I was completely engrossed as she attempted to make her way out of the hotel room and down the stairs. The description of the Talisman healing Lily was just wonderfully written. Why couldn't the entirety of the book have been as amazing as this?!