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Sto caricando le informazioni... Charmed Destinies [Anthology 3-in-1] (2003)di Mercedes Lackey
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Iscriviti per consentire a LibraryThing di scoprire se ti piacerà questo libro. Attualmente non vi sono conversazioni su questo libro. I keep a library of Mercedes Lackey books, but this one didn't stay on the shelf. That should pretty much encapsulate how little I enjoyed this overall. It was ok but not going to be a reread for me. ( ) Counting Crows by Mercedes Lackey: 2 stars Rape scene gets a bit too graphic for the age bracket I thought they were aiming for, otherwise rather standard for recent Lackey. Drusilla's Dram by Rachel Lee: 1 star blah. Moonglow by Catherine Asaro: 3.5 stars Interesting magic system. Seems like it either wanted to be longer or shorter than current length -- characters have spurts of wooden behavior, plot starts off nicely tangled but then resolves a bit too easily. 3 novels in one - Mercedes Lacky, Rachel Lee and Catherine Asaro all contribute a short fantasy romance to this volume. Mercedes Lackey's "Counting Crows" was the first up - and my favourite. Gwynn is wedded to a man she has never seen before, in order to ensure the safety of her father's lands. She goes to her husband hoping that he will be a man she can learn to love and finds instead that he is a brutal man who rapes her and beats her. Gwynn has a secret though and she eventually is pushed to the point where she uses it. Rachel Lee's "Drusilla's Dream" was next - and the one I least liked. Drusilla works night shift - inputing data into a computer. As she types, she's on autopilot, daydreaming about a world where she is a princess on a quest to find the Key of Morgania. Details from her job work her way into her daydream, such as the janitor, who becomes a powerful wizard, and Miles, her supervisor at work and the Behemoth tamer in her dreams. Reality and dreams get really mixed up, and so did I - but somehow the daydreams turn to reality - I think. Last up was Catherine Asaro's "Moonglow". Jarid is the heir to the throne until his parents are killed in an ambush. The entire kingdom believes he is dead, but he is alive and now deaf, mute, and blind. Iris, who believes she has no real magic, finds him. It's decided that Iris must marry Jarid, and much of the story covers how Jarid and Iris get to know one another. Overall an average read Charmed Destinies is a three-in-one book, by three different authors, only one of whom I'm really familiar with. I love Mercedes Lackey, but her story here was only kind of good. A bit deus ex machina - of course I think I spoiled it for myself by looking at the end before I read it through. Stupid. But still not among her best. Rachel Lee's was OK, a bit cute - and I noticed (before she mentioned it) when the 'fantasy' and 'reality' started running together. But Catherine Asaro's was truly excellent; I want to look up the other story written in this world, and I'm going to take a look at her other work too. I've seen her name before and ignored her - the blurbs didn't catch me. But the characterization in this story was good - that is, the characters actually thought about what they were doing and why and what the other characters felt...Made me cry. Definitely an author to check on. In Lackey's "Counting Crows", Lady Gwynhefar and Sir Elloran fight for honor and love. Lee's Drusilla's Dream was in my opinion the least of the three stories, but worth a read to those fans of urban fantasy romances. Asaro's Moonglow is the first story in her Charmed series and tells of the meeting of Iris Larkspur and the long lost prince Jarid. nessuna recensione | aggiungi una recensione
Appartiene alle SerieLost Continent ("Moonglow", 0.5) ContienePremi e riconoscimenti
Fantasy.
Fiction.
Romance.
HTML: Three classic stories of timeless love and tantalizing fantasy... Counting Crows by New York Times bestselling author Mercedes Lackey In Lady Gwynnhwyfar's dark, lonely court, her only ally was noble Sir Atremus, a warrior willing to fight for her honor. But would her powerful spell capture his heart--or tumble the kingdom into chaos? Drusilla's Dream by USA TODAY bestselling author Rachel Lee Every night Drusilla Morgan dreamed of courageous and handsome Miles Kennedy. Their quest: to battle evil and find true love. Yet when the sun rose, would Drusilla's fantasy man become a reality? Moonglow by Nebula Award--winning author Catherine Asaro In a world where kings married for magic, Iris Larkspur was required to wed the prince--despite the spell that kept him deaf, mute and blind. Healing her bridegroom would take a power greater than any she'd ever known--one only two bonded hearts could provide!. Non sono state trovate descrizioni di biblioteche |
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