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Rogue Gadda: Dream of Asarlai Book 3

by Nicole Murphy (Goodreads Author)

4.22 of 5 stars 4.22 · rating details · 9 ratings · 4 reviews

Hampton Rourke has always lived under his father′s shadow, and he′s not convinced he′s the right man to be leading the search for Asarlai and the Forbidden Texts. When the clues lead to Boston and he stumbles upon one of the fabled lost families, Hampton faces challenges that will test his faith in himself.

Charlotte Haraldson has been taught to hate the bardria, so it stin...more

Mass Market Paperback, 408 pages

Published July 1st 2011 by Harper Voyager

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Aug 01, 2012 Tsana Dolichva rated it 4 of 5 stars

Rogue Gadda is definitely the best of the trilogy. Murphy’s writing has steadily improved over the three books, culminating in the the final instalment with the resolution of the over-arching plot. I found Rogue Gadda to have a more complex plot with more layers than the previous books including an unexpected twist in the middle.

As with the first two books, Rogue Gadda follows the stories of two characters, one of which is a Guardian of the gadda (the magic race based in Ireland) and the other a...more Rogue Gadda is definitely the best of the trilogy. Murphy’s writing has steadily improved over the three books, culminating in the the final instalment with the resolution of the over-arching plot. I found Rogue Gadda to have a more complex plot with more layers than the previous books including an unexpected twist in the middle.

As with the first two books, Rogue Gadda follows the stories of two characters, one of which is a Guardian of the gadda (the magic race based in Ireland) and the other a somewhat outside gadda. Being paranormal romance, of course they end up together after some plot-based ups and downs. This time, the male lead was Hampton who made some appearances in the earlier books and who is heavily involved with working with the other guardians to retrieve the forbidden texts that the villain stole in book 1. The female lead is Charlotte, one of the lost gadda who broke off from the main group centuries ago. She lives in Boston running an aromatherapy oil (sort of) shop and doesn’t know very much about the gadda until hers and Hampton’s paths cross. Because the main characters change from book to book, each of the trilogy could be read as stand-alone. Even though the over-arching climax takes place in Rogue Gadda, Charlotte is relatively new to the world of gadda and needs things explained, not in a repetitive boring way, but in a way that would probably help a reader who just picked up this book.

I have to say, I wasn’t a big fan of Charlotte. She wasn’t a poorly written character, nor did she behave stupidly or annoyingly, I just got the feeling that in real life we definitely wouldn’t be friends. Obviously, this is a completely subjective opinion that I wouldn’t particularly expect others to share, but I did get a bit sick of her towards the end.

Overall, I enjoyed Rogue Gadda the most out of the trilogy and I highly recommend it to lovers of paranormal romance, even if they aren’t able to get a hold of the earlier books.

4.5 / 5 stars

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Jul 29, 2011 Buffy rated it 5 of 5 stars

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WOW! What an AMAZING finale to the trilogy, down to the last sentence.

The beauty of this book, other than the fantastic writing, engaging characters and interesting story that kept me flipping through pages at lightning speed, was that I feel like the trilogy was wrapped up but at the same time there are plenty of things she could do with world/race of gadda and I will be there for all of them. (I say 21 books minimum.) I can't wait for her next trilogy!

Anyways, she has me in awe of her origina...more

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Aug 11, 2011 Lauren Murphy rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: aussie-author, scifi, romance

This review was first posted @ The Australian Bookshelf

This is the third book in the Dream of Asarlai series by Nicole Murphy following the first book, Secret Ones (see my review) and the sequel Power Unbound (see my review) which introduces us to the Gadda, a secret human race who have access to extraordinary power and magic.

Rogue Gadda brings together all the characters from the first two books as well as introducing us Hampton Rourke from the Gadda Bardia and new character Charlotte Haraldson...more This review was first posted @ The Australian Bookshelf

This is the third book in the Dream of Asarlai series by Nicole Murphy following the first book, Secret Ones (see my review) and the sequel Power Unbound (see my review) which introduces us to the Gadda, a secret human race who have access to extraordinary power and magic.

Rogue Gadda brings together all the characters from the first two books as well as introducing us Hampton Rourke from the Gadda Bardia and new character Charlotte Haraldson. Asarlai is still on the run and she has the Forbidden Texts in her possession and is causing havoc in America where she is practicing her powers. She takes Rogan Connor, one of the ‘free ones’ who have cut themselves off from the gadda. Asarlai plays a bigger role in Rogue Gadda than in the earlier books and it is interesting getting to know her motivations and desires.

Charlotte is a sweet woman who runs an alternative therapy business, selling oils and potions. She’s also gadda but doesn’t practice her powers as her mother’s accident has left her anti-gadda and anti-power. But when Hampton walks into her shop and she feels that gadda spark with him she begins to question whether she still wants to shut out her race and abilities. Hampton and Charlotte have great chemistry and Murphy creates this well and early in the story. However their relationship begins based on deception- Charlotte is protecting her step-father and Hampton is trying to find Blair. When their lies become undone they need to figure out whether their feelings for each other were true or not but both struggle to trust each other.

I really enjoyed Hampton and Charlotte’s characters and their relationship, which in Murphy’s style develops slowly and gradually throughout the book to create a friendship and chemistry which becomes a much deeper connection. I was quite happy with how things were tied up in the end as well. Overall, I have really enjoyed this series; it has a unique storyline, plenty of romance and lots of interesting characters. I would recommend the Dream of Asarlai series to anyone who loves contemporary scifi and romance and would like to check out Aussie fiction! It probably wouldn’t matter too much if you read Rogue Gadda without reading the earlier books as they are new protagonists, however the Asarlai storyline and the background on the gadda may be a little confusing to new readers of the series- so bear that in mind.
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Nicole has been telling stories for as long as she can remember and been writing them down since primary school.

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