Wednesday 9 May 2012

REVIEW, Fire


Fire is more than attractive, Fire is mesmerising. 

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Fire
Series: Seven Kingdom, book 2
Pub: 2009, Gollancz
Author: Kristin Cashore
Cat: fantasy (romance)
Format: paperback (full size); 340 pp w/ 40 chapters
Age Range: YA

            Synopsis
Fire’s exceptional beauty gives her influence and power. People who are susceptible to it will do anything for her attention, and for her affection. If she wished, they would abuse their power, crush nations and even destroy their own kingdom to please her.
     
But beauty is only skin deep, and beneath it Fire has a human appreciation of right and wrong. Aware of her ability to influence others, and afraid of it, she lives in a corner of the world away from people – not only to protect them but also to protect herself from their attention, their distrust, and even their hatred.
     
Yet Fire is not the only danger to the Dells. If she wants to protect her home, if she wants a chance to undo the wrongs of the past, she must face her fears, her abilities, and a royal court full of powerful people with reason to distrust her.
     
Beauty is a weapon – and fire is going to use it.
     
With a cast of astonishing characters, a dangerous world and a captivating, elegantly written story, Fire is a powerful tale of intrigue, death-defying adventure, monsters and unexpected love.

REVIEW, Flirt

I’ve earned my reputation, but if you really did your research on me then you also know that I don’t raise zombies for kicks, or thrill seekers, or tormented relatives unless they have a plan....

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Flirt
Series: Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter, series, book 18
Pub: 2010, Headline
Author: Laurell K. Hamilton
Cat: paranormal fiction
Format: paperback (mid); 156 pp w/ 9 chapters
Age Range: adult                                             

            Synopsis
I am Anita Bake, vampire hunter and necromancer, and when I meet with prospective client Tony Bennington, who is desperate to have me reanimate his recently deceased wife, I feel sympathy for his loss. After all; I know something about love, and I know everything there is to know about loss. But what I also know, thought Tony Bennington seems unwilling to be convinced, is that the thing I can do as a necromancer isn’t the miracle he thinks he needs. The creature that I could coerce to step out of the late Mrs. Bennington’s grave would not be the lovely Mrs Bennington. Not really. And not for long.

I have been relaxing just a bit with the men in my private life. The affectionate warmth of being with them seems to bring out something softer in me, a sense of safety I can almost trust. They do love me; that part is forever and for sure. But flirting with feeling safe is a dangerous thing....