The 3rd book in the Indigo Court series. Cicely and her friends have rescued Grieve but at the cost of their alliance with the vampires and the Summer Queen. In desperation, they turn to the Consortium, the preeminent magical guild, for help. Now, to regain the good will of Lainule, they must dare to enter the heart of Myst's realm. But as Cicely and Grieve embark on their search for the heartstone of Summer, Myst, the Queen of Winter, is already wrecking her terrifying revenge.
I was really amazed at just how much was packed into this book. There was lots of action in the previous two books but this one seemed to kick it up a notch. Don't want to give too much away but there is a lot of change of leadership in the supernatural realm. We get to learn a little bit more about the Consortium (and I have a feeling they will be playing a bigger part in later books) and Rhia's and Peyton's backgrounds as well. We've been told that there is more to the history of Grieve and Cicely than has been revealed so far but no clue what it is. Several things do get resolved a bit but so much more gets set-up. Love this series!
Page count: 290p/16,480p ytd
Friday, May 4, 2012
Wednesday, May 2, 2012
110:52 Raven Cursed by Faith Hunter
The 4th book in the Jane Yellowrock series. Jane is guarding Leo's representative in her hometown area as the local head vampire petitions to become a Master of the City with hunting and breeding rites. They aren't in town long before Jane is called in to investigate an apparent vampire attack only to find that it was werewolves, not vampires...the werewolves, in fact, being the ones she spared from the pack she destroyed in the previous novel. They are trying to create a new pack and are out for vengeance. Add in Evangeline, Molly's sister, is spelling her own coven and Jane is sure there is something more going on there, especially after Evan and Angie both start asking for her help with it.
I really love how each book seems to have a couple of different things going on pulling Jane in different directions until the pieces fall into place showing how they are all interrelated. It happened earlier in this book which I liked because there was still tons to deal with but at least she didn't seem nearly as clueless as previous books had her. Jane seems more at ease with herself (I won't say peace as she still has some major guilt issues right now) and that's good because things definitely go more massively sideways in this book than ever before.
It was another very fast paced book with TONS going on. My biggest complaint is this one ended on more of a cliff-hanger than previous ones with some blood servants taking shots at Leo in the last chapter and we don't know whose they are and we have to wait a year to get the next one. *pout*
Page count: 353p/16,190p ytd
I really love how each book seems to have a couple of different things going on pulling Jane in different directions until the pieces fall into place showing how they are all interrelated. It happened earlier in this book which I liked because there was still tons to deal with but at least she didn't seem nearly as clueless as previous books had her. Jane seems more at ease with herself (I won't say peace as she still has some major guilt issues right now) and that's good because things definitely go more massively sideways in this book than ever before.
It was another very fast paced book with TONS going on. My biggest complaint is this one ended on more of a cliff-hanger than previous ones with some blood servants taking shots at Leo in the last chapter and we don't know whose they are and we have to wait a year to get the next one. *pout*
Page count: 353p/16,190p ytd
Friday, April 27, 2012
110:51 Mercy Blade by Faith Hunter
The 3rd book in the Jane Yellowrock series. Jane and Rick have been together for a little over a month now but it's been hard with their respective jobs requiring secrets to be kept. Now Weres have come out of the closet to the human world and some are in negotiations with Leo which requires Jane's expertise in matters of security, especially since a werewolf pack has decided to come back to town after Leo expelled them decades ago and they want vengeance against him. In the middle of all this, Rick has gone missing (possibly on an undercover case), Molly's sister is living with Jane and acting odd, Leo's old Mercy Blade, Gee, is now hanging around, and Leo's primary blood servant, Bruiser, is being framed and staying with Jane now as well until he can get his name cleared. Now Jane has to figure out how all of these things go together to try and keep Leo alive, the negotiations from breaking down, and save Rick.
Another nice fast-paced adventure but I had a bit more trouble with this one than the previous two. I felt that Jane was really whiny and needy when Rick disappeared and that bothered me. I also put a lot of things together much faster and it just seemed like she wandered around really clueless for most of the book even when the answers were readily apparent, at least as workable theories, but she just couldn't see anything. I'm hoping the next one sees her with a bit more of a clue and not so whiny.
Page count: 305p/15,837p ytd
Another nice fast-paced adventure but I had a bit more trouble with this one than the previous two. I felt that Jane was really whiny and needy when Rick disappeared and that bothered me. I also put a lot of things together much faster and it just seemed like she wandered around really clueless for most of the book even when the answers were readily apparent, at least as workable theories, but she just couldn't see anything. I'm hoping the next one sees her with a bit more of a clue and not so whiny.
Page count: 305p/15,837p ytd
110:50 The Light Fantastic by Terry Pratchett
The 2nd book in the Discworld series. This one picks up where the last one left off with Rincewind and TwoFlowers falling off the disc into the void of space but miraculously, they end up landing safely back on the disc and their adventures continue.
I liked this one better than the first. I felt it flowed better and I didn't have all the head scratching moments trying to figure out what was going on but it lost none of the crazy fun that I enjoyed with the first one. So far, I'm really enjoying the series.
Page count: 241p/15,532p ytd
I liked this one better than the first. I felt it flowed better and I didn't have all the head scratching moments trying to figure out what was going on but it lost none of the crazy fun that I enjoyed with the first one. So far, I'm really enjoying the series.
Page count: 241p/15,532p ytd
Monday, April 23, 2012
110:49 Blood Cross by Faith Hunter
The 2nd in the Jane Yellowrock series. Jane has been hired by the Vampire Council of New Orleans to investigate the new-rogues that she killed during her last assignment and put a stop to them and whoever is making them. What she doesn't find out until too late is that the group responsible for them is also stealing witch children and killing them and she has her witch friend Molly and her two witchy children visiting.
A bit better with the pacing than the last one and the background stuff was woven in better as well. A bit more playing with Jane's Cherokee heritage but also putting more vampire history in and blending that in with Christianity. Makes for an interesting blend of things. Really enjoying the series.
Page count: 321p/15,291p ytd
A bit better with the pacing than the last one and the background stuff was woven in better as well. A bit more playing with Jane's Cherokee heritage but also putting more vampire history in and blending that in with Christianity. Makes for an interesting blend of things. Really enjoying the series.
Page count: 321p/15,291p ytd
Saturday, April 21, 2012
110:48 Skinwalker by Faith Hunter
The first book in the Jane Yellowrock series. Urban fantasy but with a different twist. The vampires are fairly standard, exist in families, drink blood, have just come out, etc. Where we see differences are that there are only rumors of weres, elves, fairies, etc. Jane herself is not a were but a skinwalker, one who can transform into more than one animal although she now has Beast living within her and they have an uneasy alliance but Beast and Jane are separate beings sharing a body. More of a take on old Cherokee legends than the traditional European.
In this first novel, Jane has been hired to track down a rogue vampire in New Orleans. Beast keeps referring to the rogue as liver-eater and that he smells of rot but also insists that his scent keeps changing. Ms. Hunter keeps us guessing as to what exactly is going on up until the last act and does it well. We only ever know as much as Jane/Beast does and her knowledge is limited.
A good start to the series and I'm eager to see where things go from here.
Page count: 320p/14,970p ytd
In this first novel, Jane has been hired to track down a rogue vampire in New Orleans. Beast keeps referring to the rogue as liver-eater and that he smells of rot but also insists that his scent keeps changing. Ms. Hunter keeps us guessing as to what exactly is going on up until the last act and does it well. We only ever know as much as Jane/Beast does and her knowledge is limited.
A good start to the series and I'm eager to see where things go from here.
Page count: 320p/14,970p ytd
110:47 Touch of Greek by Tina Folsom
Triton, son of Poseidon, has ticked off Zeus yet again by dallying with his current mistress. Zeus punishes him by turning him mortal and sending him to Earth until such time as he can earn the love of a woman, not for his looks but for his selflessness and generosity. His friends aren't allowed to help him but those who try to hinder him will be rewarded.
I knew going in that this was a romance but the Greek mythology thing looked interesting to I gave it a try. So not impressed. The plot was non-existent. There was very little actual interesting mythology twists in it and the writing was boring and repetitive. Seriously, the author needs to utilize a thesaurus or spend less time trying to describe the same boring scenes and parts of anatomy so much. If you are looking for a "sizzling" romance book, this is probably up your alley. If you are looking for something with any kind of plot, real love, or heck, even decent sex scenes...pass.
Page count: 228p/14,650p ytd
I knew going in that this was a romance but the Greek mythology thing looked interesting to I gave it a try. So not impressed. The plot was non-existent. There was very little actual interesting mythology twists in it and the writing was boring and repetitive. Seriously, the author needs to utilize a thesaurus or spend less time trying to describe the same boring scenes and parts of anatomy so much. If you are looking for a "sizzling" romance book, this is probably up your alley. If you are looking for something with any kind of plot, real love, or heck, even decent sex scenes...pass.
Page count: 228p/14,650p ytd
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