Customer Reviews
Back on Form, Yay - By: bluecougar25, 15 Aug 2008 
The first Merry Gentry book was a breath of fresh air, more recent ones have got bogged downin endlessly creative sex scenes (emphasis more on the endless). This is the author back on form, much plot & characterisation, the story moves forward for the first timein ages & its a zinger - waiting impatiently for the next installment now.
Wow! - By: L. LYONS, 31 May 2008 
I used to be a huge fan of Laurell K. Hamilton's books. That was, until the plot got railroadedin favour of sex.
I didn't mind if the sex scenes had a reason behind them, as they tend toin the Merry Gentry books, but I admit that I put off reading this book, until I had a holiday coming up.
Now I wish I hadn't waited! I'm glad I took two books with me, even though I'm not a fast reader, because I finished thisin a single day! It usually takes a few weeks for me to read a book about this size, but once I started it, I couldn't put it down! That says a lot about this book.
The story starts slow, but as it grows you find yourself sympathising with Merry... when the moment that this book was written for comes, you feel the same emotions that Merry does (trying not to spoil it for you), I even shed a tear at this point, & I'm not afraid to admit it!
It is a good book, easy to read & a welcome return to form for LKH!
The plot thickens!!! - By: Perdimia, 08 May 2008 This is an excellent addition to the Merry Gentry series, whilst it continues the theme of sex, more sex, & yet more sex, it continues to move the story on.
You find yourself empathising with Merry as she tries to look forward to what happens if she does get pregnant & has to stick to one man, & worries about who it will be, & what will happen to the rest.
The continuing peeks into the minds of the supporting characters really helps to draw you into the world.
Once again another page turner - keep you up all night till you've finished it - book from LKH.
A good fantasy - By: J Maven, 04 Feb 2008 The story goes something like this: Prince Cel is freed from his imprisonment so Princess Merry Gentry & her retinue (bodyguards & lovers) travel to Los Angeles to escape her insane cousin's assassination attempts. Cel wants Merry dead to insure she never gets pregnant because if she does she becomes the heir to the throne of the Unseelie Court currently ruled by the sadistic Queen Andais. At present Merry is at her lawyer's office dealing with the authorities who consider pressing charges against three of her guards for rape against a member of the Seelie Court. Merry's Uncle Taranis, King of Light & Illusion of the Seelie Court, made the accusation that his niece believes are false instead she thinks there is a method to his madness that she just ahs not figured out yet. When things do not go according to his plan, Taranis becomes irate & tries a more direct approach on Merry. Meanwhile members of the Seelie Court offer her his throne. With Cel, Andais, & Taranis aiming at her, Merry finds Los Angeles as unsafe as the Unseelie Court!! I'd also recommend, if you missed Tino Georgiou's novel--The Fates, getting a copy--absolutely fab..
Well finally... - By: Helena, 29 Jan 2008 A bookin which something other then sex actually happens - I love the characters & am fascinated by the story but the endless, mindless, pointless sexin the series was really beginning to wear me down. So thank God that we got some plotin this one... Keep it up Laurell - I'm dying to see what happens!
