Anya Bast
Autore di Witch Fire
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Opere di Anya Bast
Autumn Pleasures: The Union 7 copie
Sweet Enchantment 2 copie
Taking Hold 2 copie
Scarlet Sweet 2 copie
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Informazioni generali
- Nome canonico
- Bast, Anya
- Data di nascita
- 1972
- Sesso
- female
- Nazionalità
- USA
- Luogo di residenza
- Minnesota, USA
- Attività lavorative
- author
- Agente
- Bradford Literary Agency.
- Breve biografia
- Anya Bast grew up in Minnesota, USA, and still favors the colder climates. After high school she moved to the southeast United States where she attended college. While in graduate school she sold her first book and decide to pursue her lifelong dream of writing instead of a career in Psychology. Today is the New York Times bestselling author of numerous novels of romance-erotic fiction, mostly all paranormal.
Anya lives in the country with her husband, daughter, eight cats, a dog, and an odd assortment of rescued animals. Somewhat reclusive by nature, she can be drawn out with a good bottle of red wine, classic movies, or good music. When she’s not writing, she can be found trying to grow organic vegetables, shopping in thrift stores for that perfect piece of clothing, or dreaming about travel to some faraway country.
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Fantasy/romance about the fae in Name that Book (Settembre 2010)
Recensioni
This was a fast, enjoyable escape for fans of paranormal romance, and the world-building/magic system especially impressed me as being really well thought out for this genre. There were moments where the actual chemistry between the characters, as well as the explicit scenes, began to feel a little bit repetitive, but Bast's writing combined with the magic system and the believable characters made up for that to the extent that I'm planning on reading the next book in the series. There's nothing truly surprising here for fans of paranormal romance--it's exactly what you'd expect from the blurb--but the writing and the story are both so strong as to make the read a real escape and fully engaging, despite the lack of surprises around the plot. I will say that the ending and the final resolution felt a bit rushed, but all things considered, I enjoyed the book as a whole and wouldn't hesitate to recommend it to fans of the genre.… (altro)
Quite disappointing! I'm not a prude and I enjoy reading erotica but from this book I was expecting more than a bunch of sexual escapades: of the 278pages I had to read in fact, probably only 30 or so were dedicated to the actual plot of this story!
Moreover I found Jack's angst about the decision to reveal his past to Mira pretty unnecessary, even more so since all his overreacting clashed miserably with the anticlimactic way the whole (big secret revealed-heroine's angst/anger-heroine's forgiveness) scenario was portrayed in the end.
… (altro)
Moreover I found Jack's angst about the decision to reveal his past to Mira pretty unnecessary, even more so since all his overreacting clashed miserably with the anticlimactic way the whole (big secret revealed-heroine's angst/anger-heroine's forgiveness) scenario was portrayed in the end.
… (altro)
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- 51
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- Utenti
- 4,245
- Popolarità
- #5,926
- Voto
- 3.5
- Recensioni
- 165
- ISBN
- 86
- Lingue
- 2
- Preferito da
- 12
Aislinn isn't interested in the Unseelie incubus who has a well-known reputation for seducing women. She is just getting over being jilted by a lover who was just using her in his quest for higher status in the court. Aislinn has been growing bored in the court which emphasizes social events and gossip. She has a Secret.
Gabriel also has a Secret. He has been ordered by the Shadow King to seduce Aislinn into joining his court. The Shadow King claims to have no ill will toward Aislinn but Gabriel doesn't know what he intends for her. Gabriel thinks his task will be easy. After all, he's had centuries seducing women. But Aislinn is a challenge.
The world building is interesting in this story. The fae have all been rounded up and imprisoned by the Phaendir who are a race of druids. They are mortal enemies of the fae. There are mixed views among the Phaendir. Some are content with keeping the fae imprisoned. While others especially Gideon, a viewpoint character, want the fae all killed.
There is a book and three talismans that have the key to ending the fae's imprisonment. Aislinn has inherited the book from her father. Because only the Queen practices magic in the Seelie Court, Aislinn has never been taught to use her own magic. The draw of learning her magic is one of the lures Gabriel uses to seduce Aislinn to the Unseelie Court.
Meanwhile, Gideon is determined to recover the book and the one talisman that has found its way into Piefferburg - the fae prison. And the fae who want to be free are searching for the two talismans they don't already have, and which are somewhere in the human world.
The main focus of this story - besides the smoldering romance between Gabriel and Aislinn - is the quest to defeat the Shadow King who wants Aislinn dead.… (altro)