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Iscriviti per consentire a LibraryThing di scoprire se ti piacerà questo libro. Attualmente non vi sono conversazioni su questo libro. Mercenary Zuri, along with her brothers are on a job to transport the women who caused the plague. When they are close to their destination, they encounter trouble, Zuri and one of her brothers are injured. They are taken in and put on lock down by Henri. His intentions good, but he does have other motives. He plans to study the Harbinger to see how the plague was started. What wasn't expected was Henri finding Zuri so captivating. Excellent read! I really enjoyed Zuri and Henri's story. They are very different people, a mercenary and a healer. From their first meeting they have this great flirty banter that was just fun to read. Henri is a character that was introduced in the first book, A Hint of Frost. So, glad he got his own story. A Breath of Winter is such an enticing read, one of my favorites in the series. If the story description doesn't get you interested, the beautiful cover will. Definitely a must read. For those who are curious, this isn't what I would call a stand alone. Definitely read the other books before this one, especially A Time of Dying. nessuna recensione | aggiungi una recensione
Appartiene alle SerieAraneae Nation (4)
There's no easy cure for a love of epidemic proportions. Araneae Nation, Book 4 Zuri and her mercenary brothers had a simple mission. Transport a captured harbinger to Erania and collect the bounty. But this job turns out to be anything but easy. Their welcome to the northland is nothing short of frigid. A scuffle with border guards and her prisoner's attempted escape leave Zuri injured-and she and her brothers stuck in quarantine. Worse, the bounty comes with silken strings attached. Strings held by a scientist with a daring, dangerous plan. Because Zuri and her prisoner barged in before his fail-safes were in place, Henri had no choice but to lock them all down until he's sure there's no risk of spreading plague. He'd planned to study the harbinger, but it's the mercenary holding the leash who intrigues him the most. When Henri's experiment goes awry, they learn they've all been pawns in a plan with one goal: bring the Araneae Nation to its knees. Zuri is forced to make a choice that could sign her death warrant-or sacrifice everyone she loves. Warning: This book contains a chair-bound heroine who won't let anyone-least of all a man-push her around. Expect tea-drinking, net-tossing, and knife-wielding. Should you feel compelled to indulge in a bear ride, please keep your hands on the reins and your feet in the stirrups. Author not responsible for possible maulings. Non sono state trovate descrizioni di biblioteche |
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And then I read it. And I was very impressed. It was brilliant. The world building in incredible, the romance is adorable and the action is intense. There's an over-arcing mystery throughout the entire series which is riveting and comes to a fantastic conclusion. Each book focuses on a different couple but builds upon the mystery with characters and places slotting altogether.
My favourite book of the series would have to be A Feast of Souls - because I LOVE Vaughn! - but all the books are amazing. Hailey Edwards is a very talented writer who knows how to deliver great fantasy.
A Breath of Winter
The third book saw Deinopidae mercenaries, Zuri and her five brothers (Ghedi, Malik, Tau, Fynn and Kaleb) capture the harbringer Lailah, making a deal with the Mimetidae and Segestriidae clans (specifically Vaugh, Isolde, Mana, Kaidi and Murdoch) to transport Lailah to Araneidae for research. Lourdes and Rhys (who have been funding the search for a cure for the plague) were hoping that Henri (the resident scientist and Lourdes' brother) would be able to discover more with a live specimen. So the fourth book sees Lailah, Zuri and her brothers travelling to Araneidae to fulfil their contract.
I liked Zuri. She was spunky. Her relationship with her brothers was sweet and they clearly adored each other. Although I understood where she was coming from with their vow of silence.
Tau's wife was murdered and the clan blamed him - and when Malik, Fynn and Kaleb defended him they were all banished from the clan - even though there was no proof and in protest? they've taken a vow of silence.
Ghedi and Zuri weren't there at the time so they weren't banished - but they left in support. Because of this Ghedi is the only one that Zuri can speak to. The others communicate using mkono - a sacred sign language only taught to the males of the clan. They refuse to teach Zuri - which I didn't like but I did understand.
But then they taught Henri and the other guards that were there and it drove me mad. I could see why Zuri was so upset and frustrated. I would've been furious.
I wouldn't say there was a lot of mystery or intrigue in this one - the plot was limited by the fact they're in quarantine (which COVID - I'm sick to death of quarantines) and stuck separate from the nest and other people, but there were a few reveals
I did miss Isolde
I jumped when hot breath blasted the back of my neck. As I twisted, a frigid nose left an icy trail across my cheek, and I found myself staring into beady, black eyes that reminded me a smidge of our current employer, Paladin Vaughn of the Mimetidae clan. I say he was our employer. His mother had held a dagger to my jugular and folded a few coins into my hand. I suppose that meant she’d hired us. Either way, gold was gold and I couldn’t complain. Much.
Edwards, Hailey. Araneae Nation: The Complete Collection . Kindle Edition.
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