Every Thursday in 2018, we’ll be posting throwback reviews of our favorite and not-so-favorite books. This review was originally posted on November 29, 2011. Where the first book in the series had more external conflict, this one has a lot more internal conflict. Alaric MacCabeis on his way to a neighboring clan to formally offer […]
I don’t know where to start with this review. I read this book about six weeks ago. My intent was to let it settle in my mind for a few days, maybe a week, then review it. A week turned into one, then two, then I forgot. So I’m trying to think about what stands […]
I’m sitting here reading my reviews of The Bourbon Kings (which I loved) and Angels’ Share (which I also loved) and wondering what the holy hell happened. This series had so much promise. The biggest promise was that it was only three (three!) books. I don’t know how that could get messed up, especially after […]
We met Rionna in the first novel and she played a large part in the second novel. While I think it can stand alone, I would suggest reading the entire trilogy in order. My heart really hurt for Rionna. She just wanted to be accepted for who she was. It was hard watching her and […]
I heard quite a bit of buzz about this series being very similar to some of Julie Garwood’s early medieval novels. Since those are some of my favorite books, of course I had to read these. While I would agree there’s much about this book that’s reminiscent of early Garwood, there are also many differences. […]