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By: Shannon

Shannon — Mon, 11 Sep 2006 22:16:22 +0000

I loved the book from beginning to end. The beginning was a bit of hard work and very intense but the whole book was amazing – I figure I’ve got until the end of the month to catch up on sleep before the next book is out. I think the third book will be fantastic – can you imagine the romance in that book as it will be down to Cian and Moira (the scholar) together with the battle.

I always find I need a bit of a rest from reading after a Nora Roberts trilogy (especially the ones where she includes magic) and I think this will be no different.

By: May

May — Thu, 31 Aug 2006 18:08:58 +0000

Now I’m really curious. I got my copy before you did, but because of the way I plan (yes, plan) my TBR pile, it’s currently at the bottom. Maybe if I read really fast I can get to it by the end of the weekend.

By: Keishon

Keishon — Thu, 31 Aug 2006 16:21:45 +0000

Tara had it right – THANK YOU. I will keep trying.

Jane, thanks for the heads up as I haven’t reached that part of the story yet.

By: Jane

Jane — Thu, 31 Aug 2006 13:51:33 +0000

Keishon, if you are talking about the chapters were Cian and Hoyt interact (Cian =ASS) and Glenna comes onto the scene, then yes, that is a less than stellar part of the book and for me, what kept it from getting a keeper grade. I know if I re-read, I won’t re-read those pages because it was a bit tedious. It was a tough balancing act between the setup for the trilogy and the romance. I wonder if it would have been better to tell all 6 stories concurrently (ala Martin) rather than brief introductions with an attempt to shoehorn in a romance.

By: Tara Marie

Tara Marie — Thu, 31 Aug 2006 13:29:27 +0000

Keishon, I completely agree with your thoughts about the start of this book, I found it somewhat convoluted until the characters reach Ireland. I found using the glossary in the back of the book helps, there’s a lot of story set up in the beginning. Keep going, it’s worth it.

By: Keishon

Keishon — Thu, 31 Aug 2006 12:55:52 +0000

I haven’t really read Roberts in awhile and I found the beginning to be a garbled mess. Her voice/style of writing was very off-putting to me. I made it to chapter 2 before I decided to put it down for now. Does the writing get any better? Did anybody notice this or are you all use it to this? I can cite some examples for you. All I want to know is does the writing sort itself out and make some sense and when does it do that? It did have a compelling beginning but man, the writing style. Awful.

By: Tara Marie

Tara Marie — Thu, 31 Aug 2006 12:31:01 +0000

I liked this book, picked it up Tuesday afternoon and finished it yesterday. It was a great set up for the trilogy. I must have enjoyed it more than you as I never noticed the contraction thing, and I would have if I wasn’t completely into the story.

As to your spoiler about King, I’d read the glossary before reading the book and knew he wasn’t one of the six, but I didn’t anticipate the twist the story took regarding him.

I agree completely with your thoughts about the mythology development, Hoyt’s and Cian’s relationship and the interesting mix of biblical and pagan lore.

This is a great review of a very good book. I’m looking forward to the next one.