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Un sospiro nel vento (Merry Gentry #8)

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Sono Meredith Gentry, principessa di Faery. Da quando ho lasciato il mondo degli umani, sono stata costantemente in pericolo di vita: prima a causa di mio cugino Cel, che voleva eliminarmi per diventare l’unico erede della Corte Unseelie; poi per via di mio zio Taranis, sovrano della Luce e delle Illusioni, che ha cercato di uccidere me e le mie guardie del corpo. Ecco per...more

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Published May 31st 2012 by Nord (first published December 4th 2009)

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Jun 28, 2011 The Holy Terror rated it 1 of 5 stars · review of another edition Recommends it for: only hardcore fans

Shelves: fairies, erotic-fantasy, borrowed, terrible-writing, hated-this-book, hate-this-series, wtf-is-wrong-with-me

I'm not really sure why I read this series anymore. The actual mystery of the novel is shoved aside for the better part of the book to make way for arguing, sex, and pissing contests. And if it's not that, then the rest of the book is made up of hair and eye color descriptions for all the various characters. Hamilton's fascination with hair down to the ankles and with the varying heights of the characters is mind-boggling. She seems to spend more time thinking up these various combinations than...more I'm not really sure why I read this series anymore. The actual mystery of the novel is shoved aside for the better part of the book to make way for arguing, sex, and pissing contests. And if it's not that, then the rest of the book is made up of hair and eye color descriptions for all the various characters. Hamilton's fascination with hair down to the ankles and with the varying heights of the characters is mind-boggling. She seems to spend more time thinking up these various combinations than actually working on the plot.

Merry's decided she's going to be a detective now that she's been exiled to California. She gets called in to help the police with a case where faeries are being murdered and arranged and posed to look like pages out of a fairy tale book. Merry's men don't want her to get too involved since she's pregnant, but Merry is stubborn and wants to know who's killing her people. About 250 pages go by after this initial setup and we arrive at the conclusion of the story. The mystery is figured out and wrapped up within the last 30 pages or so. Just about everything that happens in between is either a rehash of old events, pissing contests between the men, or Merry running around trying not to get herself killed.

Doyle and Frost, Merry's two main men are little more than bodyguards in this book. She doesn't sleep with them and Frost barely says a word at all. Doyle's main phrase throughout the book is; "Once I was the Queen's Darkness ..." while Frost's phrase is; "I was once the Killing Frost ..." They both like to wax poetic on how badass they used to be but it just seems silly now. It's gotten to the point where I honestly like Sholto better, his character is more developed and he actually has a personality. Doyle and Frost seem castrated and I've grown bored with them.

My biggest problem with this book though is the repetition and constant explanations that are unnecessary and bog the book down. There are so many phrases and scenes in this book that feel lifted from the previous novels that at times it feels like Hamilton copied and pasted to fill up the pages. There would be times when someone would say or do something wrong and this would be pointed out to the reader and then someone would say, "what did I miss, why is that wrong?" and then it'd be explained.

Then, if things weren't being explained constantly, Merry was arguing with her men about who was in charge. And if Merry wasn't arguing about who was in charge then the men were arguing with each other. I don't know why Hamilton thinks this moves the plot along because it doesn't. It's frustrating to say the least.

The men Merry sleeps with in this book are mostly secondary characters and it's gotten to the point where it just doesn't make sense anymore. She claims to love Doyle and Frost as her main men but hardly spends any time with them. She's pregnant now so she doesn't have to whore around so much but she chooses to anyway and I don't see the reason for this other than Hamilton wanting to write all the different and strange sex scenes. I have to say that probably without the sex scenes this book would be even weaker than it was though.

This series has so much potential and each book it just seems to be wasted. The main mystery is forgotten for most of the book and then neatly wrapped up within the last few pages. Hamilton's writing suffers more and more with each book and she could really benefit from a new editor, or maybe even a break from writing all together. I'm mostly disappointed because I thought Swallowing Darkness was actually a step-up from the previous books, but now it seems like that was just an anomaly. I honestly don't know if Hamilton will ever change her writing though, because she does sell her books. I can hope though.(less)

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Dec 10, 2009 Mistress ~ ♠ Mistral's Kiss ♠ ~ (Mist) rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: paranormal-romance-chick-lit, urban-fantasy, i-hate-it-i-love-it-i-hate-it

The plot was somewhat tighter (whodunit wise only) and It was fun to see some of the characters from book 1 again. There were some vaguely touched upon interesting developments concerning: the human soldiers she saved last book, the gangs home away from home, and in Merry's demeanor. But this still is LKH we're talkin' bout so there's still less editing than healthy, more sex (with random side characters) than necessary, and abounding wtfery. How she can spend pages upon pages sexin' the goblin...more

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Mar 11, 2010 Ingrid rated it 1 of 5 stars · review of another edition

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. I'm not sure why I keep doing this to myself. I spend money on LKH book and then feel like a shmuck afterwards. Allow me to explain.

This is book 8 of a series. 8 books and all that has happened with the Merry, a half breed fairy princess living in the U.S. is:

1- Knocked by multiple men (if you are scratching your head, just roll with that idea because it is magic),

2-She has killed her sadistic, murdering and raping cousin Prince Cel; and

3-The mother/earth goddess has named her queen of fairy but...more

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Jan 03, 2010 I ♥ Bookie Nookie rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: theme-faeries, genre-pnr-uf, 2010-read-in, zz-reviewed

I really can't figure out the draw to this series. I have read them all and I feel that they are all just kind of mediocre. In hind sight, I might have rated them a little higher than they really deserved--but I will leave the ratings alone.

I was pretty sure I knew who the killer was as soon as the character made his/her entrance in the book. Little imagination there Hamilton...

What was this book about anyway? I felt that it was pretty anti-climatic. The only reason I keep going is because enqu...more

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Dec 09, 2009 FlibBityFLooB rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: fae-or-elves, read-in-2009, witty-i-am-not, urban-fantasy-or-paranormal, zzauthor-hamilton-lk

Merry and her Muppet multi-color haired men are back, but definitely not for the better. This book didn't do much for me. I have enjoyed the series, but one of the biggest problems has been when the plot drags. This particular book dragged for me. The Queen of the Unseelie Court did not make an appearance in this book, and she is one of the more interesting plot pieces in the series.

As usual, Ms. Hamilton could use a better editor. The redundancy of the text kills me. This next snippet won't sp...more

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Feb 27, 2013 Inky rated it 1 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: disappointed

I found this in a bargain bin three days ago, having heard positive reviews years ago about this author. I thought great! I believe the earlier comparison was to JR Ward.............. ............. ............

I just finished the book. I wish I remember who wrote that review as I would reply a begging to differ comment. All hopes lost, what a huge disappointment! I hate to give bad reviews... but, ick. Can't help it here.

This book read like a first rough draft about to be sent to the editor. I'...more

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Feb 20, 2011 Darth rated it 1 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Ahh...

Princess Meredith's Magical Vagina tour rolls on...
Okay we get it - sex is magic - and your girl the princess has such a magical hoo-haw as to invoke all the lost treasures of Faerun. Good for her.
This will be the last Meredith Gentry book I read.

I wasnt offended by the rampant sex, I expect that. I wasnt shocked by the rough and tumble (accent on ROUGH) aspect of some of the sex. Hell, I like some of that my self.

I just had a problem with the NON-STOP part of the sex. Of the 365 pages in...more

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Jan 11, 2010 Stephanie rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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Feb 24, 2011 Sally rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I am adoring this series. The political intrigue, the inclusiveness, the power games and there's real science fiction in it; oh, and the lovely men folk. It's a shame this is the last book so far, I'll just have to be patient from now on.

Given that I'm currently also reading "The Prince" and the dictatorships in the Middle East are changing shape so rapidly the parallels are fascinating in the series overall as well.

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Dec 30, 2009 D. Alexx Miller rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Merry Gentry Book 8 By Laurell K Hamilton

Over all I like the book.

What I Liked:
I Liked the P. I. Story about the murders of the Demi Fey. I Liked the passion that Merry Enjoys with her Men(for the most part).I love the fact that Merry's men have long hair. I find that really sexy in a romantic hero of the paranormal sort.

please see the rest and the dueling review between Jasmine and I at

http://www.romanceinthebackseat.com

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Aug 04, 2011 Anna added it · review of another edition

I continued to read Laurell K. Hamilton's Merry Gentry series after abandoning the Anita Blake series several years ago, because it tended to have more plot and less sex (or at least more plot-based sex), and I liked the characters. I guess I still like the characters, but Divine Misdemeanors felt pretty much like a placeholder book after the climactic events of Swallowing Darkness. Merry is back in the human world, pregnant with twins (by six fathers), having turned down rulership of the Unseel...more

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May 21, 2013 Corissa Henry rated it 1 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I love this series, or at least I did for the first few books but I feel as though Ms. Hamilton has lost her way with the main plot and it shows in this book. Swallowing Darkness was quite good and very reminiscent of her earlier efforts but this one was just a filler, a book to pass the time whilst she figures out what next to do with Merry and her not so merry men. Pardon my language but it seems as though all they do in this book is f**k and fight.

I'm also very disappointed in the lack of ch...more

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Apr 28, 2013 Artemisa rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: ebook, faerie-fantasie, policial-mistery, erotic

I iked this book. I couldn't stop reading it for a full day, to the point that I kept reading thru the whole night (I only stoped at 6am to sleep for a couple of hours, when I couldn't keep my eyes open anymore.

In itself the book is nothing out of the ordinary, it's a murder mystery (3 separate crimes make it serial killer?), the victims are fey, so Merry is called to give her insight to the police. As usual the Princess is followed by the papparazzi and that also causes some trouble.
Then on the...more

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Aug 06, 2012 Kristen rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I liked this book, but I may have reached a saturation point with Merry's story, because I didn't devour the book like I have with most of the previous installments.

The story was interesting, had all the elements of the previous books - friction between Faerie and the human world, the difficulties for Merry in managing all her men with her royal responsibilities, etc. - but it fell just a little flat for me in this outing.

Possibly because the group is living in L.A. in this book and there was no...more

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Jul 17, 2012 Ste80 rated it 4 of 5 stars

Un sospiro nel vento, è l’ottavo volume della serie urban fantasy hot incentrata sul personaggio di Meredith Gentry, nata dalla penna dell'autrice americana Laurell K. Hamilton ed uscito nelle librerie grazie alla Casa Editrice Nord lo scorso 31 maggio 2012.

Anche con questo ottavo romanzo della ormai nota saga sulle fate, o precisamente sui fey, l'autrice non delude gli appassionati lettori.
Meredith Gentry, principessa sidhe unseelie di Faerie, ormai in attesa di due gemelli, in veste di investi...more

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Dec 07, 2011 Emma rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I've read all of LKH's Merry Gentry books. This is the last one she wrote. She used to write one every year. Merry Gentry is a softer, more submissive Anita Blake. She's more feminine. Princess Merry Nic Essus (Merry Gentry) works for Grey and Hart Detective Agency. She's mostly Sidhe (Faerie/elf/brownie) and is a royal in the court. In "Divine Misdemeanors," Merry Gentry and her entourage try to solve the serial killings of fey. She's a Princess, but a private detective too. I like crime-solvin...more

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Oct 30, 2011 Crystie rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

This one was better than some of the previous books. The mystery helped - having a plot always helps! I feel like the beginning was strong and the ending was good, but that the middle was a bit slow. I believe this is the last book in the series, but if so I feel underwhelmed by the "completion." I would have liked a few things tied up less loosely.

Will Merry ever find out if she is still mortal? Did the magic change anything? Will she ever again wear a crown of faerie, other than the crown of t...more

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Jun 22, 2011 Amanda Ryan-Romo rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: fantasy

After the previous 2 books in this series - which I only read because I checked them out free at the library - I wasn't sure I wanted to read this book. Hamilton had become increasingly dull, repititious, and plotless. I was also really sick of endless pages of sex. Yet, as a scholar of Celtic myth, I sort of couldn't resist to see where Hamilton would take the myth line next. I must admit that she has *some* good scholarship in her presentation of mythological characters.

Don't get me wrong, Mer...more After the previous 2 books in this series - which I only read because I checked them out free at the library - I wasn't sure I wanted to read this book. Hamilton had become increasingly dull, repititious, and plotless. I was also really sick of endless pages of sex. Yet, as a scholar of Celtic myth, I sort of couldn't resist to see where Hamilton would take the myth line next. I must admit that she has *some* good scholarship in her presentation of mythological characters.

Don't get me wrong, Merry's magical vagina does feature prominently in this novel, but there was more plot in this novel than in previous ones and Hamilton does wrap up the surface plot (the mystery). She also does development of the deeper plot (faerie court intrigue/Goddess resurfacing) with building on Merry's character, though not as much as I would have liked. The novel is 289 pages, and I felt that it needed about 50pages more of development.

Now, things I am really sick of: men with really long hair. This features prominently in Hamilton's Anita Blake series which I stopped reading several novels ago. What warrior in his right mind wants floor-length hair? And who, exactly, thinks butt-length or floor-length hair on a man is sexy? Does Hamilton have any concept of what a pain that kind of length is to care for? There's not enough magic in the world to help take care of that hair. It'd be one thing if just a couple of Merry's men had floor-length hair, but it's all of them! There's no diversity in description; all Hamilton has to do is plug in the color. I'm hoping as her men become more modernized, some of them decide to get hair cuts. Hamilton wastes words describing their hair.

Here's the other thing: why are all of the men - including the 4-foot goblin Kitto and the demi-fay Royal - hung like proverbial horses? Seriously, there is not an average-size dong amongst them. Talk about perpetuating the stereotype that size is everything. I'd like to see a sidhe who depends on some bedroom skills besides an enormous dick to get Merry off. A little more actual foreplay and a little less pain would also be nice.

Ultimately, this book was an easy, decent read.(less)

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May 09, 2011 Denna rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I have been a little leery of purchasing novels by Laurell K Hamilton in the last few years because they had evolved from the awesome fantasy stories that I loved into almost straight porn without much of a storyline to go with it. Personally I love exciting sex in a romance novel, but I don’t want to become bored by it when that’s all there is. This novel held my attention like Hamilton used to do years ago. I had a hard time getting any of my own work done because I couldn’t wait to get in and...more

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Apr 17, 2011 ALPHAreader rated it 1 of 5 stars · review of another edition

This is the 8th book in Laurell K Hamilton’s ‘Merry Gentry’ series.

Ever since ‘Narcissus in Chains’ (Anita Blake #10) I have preferred Hamilton’s ‘Merry’ books to ‘Anita’. At least in the ‘Merry’ books all the erotica, orgies, BDSM etc is legitimized by Merry and her men being Sidhe (fey) who are a very sensual, sexual species. Plus it was essential to the storyline that Merry have as much sex with as many of her men as possible – since she was in a race to make an heir and be crowned Queen of t...more

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Jan 30, 2011 Angie rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: paranormal, paranormal-romance, adult-fiction

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. Hamilton has turned into such a lazy writer. This book definitely shows just how lazy she has gotten. There are whole passages of text that are repeated at the beginning and end of this book (completely unnecessary). She has characters explain things that readers already know or should be self-explanatory (also completely unnecessary). And it seems that Hamilton doesn't remember things that have happened in past books. Merry doesn't seem to remember things that I am pretty sure she was previousl...more Hamilton has turned into such a lazy writer. This book definitely shows just how lazy she has gotten. There are whole passages of text that are repeated at the beginning and end of this book (completely unnecessary). She has characters explain things that readers already know or should be self-explanatory (also completely unnecessary). And it seems that Hamilton doesn't remember things that have happened in past books. Merry doesn't seem to remember things that I am pretty sure she was previously aware of.

***SPOILERS***

And Merry's magical sex drive was just amazing in this book - I think she had sex with about 5 people in less than 24 hours. Not sure how she was able to walk. And the sex was really lackluster. Hamilton doesn't even write a good sex scene. You could forgive her a lot if the sex scenes were good, but they are not. They aren't sexy or erotic or anything - they are boring and too repetitive.

The plot of this book could have been really interesting. But again the writing was lazy and it wasn't developed properly. The ending was rushed and the resolution seemed really wasted and too easy. Sholto and the Red Caps were brought in but never even used or seen. Rhys gets a sithen, but we don't see it or really find out much about it. Again what a waste. We learn there is a Fairy Godmother of LA - not much goes on there either. We learn things at the Unseelie Court are going downhill, but that is all we learn nothing else. So many things get brought up and then just dropped. Maybe they will come up again in future books, but it just shows poor writing on Hamilton's part that they weren't developed better in this book. It seems with a little effort this book could have been much better than it was.

Why do I keep reading Hamilton's books? I have hopes that she will improve. I don't think it will happen, but I have hopes. And I have come to really love these characters, even if it doesn't seem that Hamilton does anymore. It seems like her fame has really gone to her head. She needs a swift kick from her editors or someone - doubt it will ever happen but there is hope.(less)

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Dec 30, 2010 Karissa rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

This is book 8 in the Meredith Gentry series by Laurell Hamilton. It was an okay book, about par for the course in this series. It was entertaining, but had some plot problems and some pacing problems.

This book takes up where the last book left off. Merry and crew have chosen to move back to LA. After choosing to save Frost instead of become the King and Queen of the Unseelie court, Merry and Doyle (along with Merry's male harem) are in exile from fairy. They are working on setting up a place fo...more This is book 8 in the Meredith Gentry series by Laurell Hamilton. It was an okay book, about par for the course in this series. It was entertaining, but had some plot problems and some pacing problems.

This book takes up where the last book left off. Merry and crew have chosen to move back to LA. After choosing to save Frost instead of become the King and Queen of the Unseelie court, Merry and Doyle (along with Merry's male harem) are in exile from fairy. They are working on setting up a place for themselves when Merry's contact at the LA police department, Lucy, calls and asks Merry to investigate a crime scene with multiple fey dead. The scene of the crime leads both Merry and Lucy to believe that a serial killer is loose. Can Merry and her guys figure out what is going on before more fey are killed?

Like many of the previous book this book has a loose plot interrupted with numerous mediocre sex scenes, as Merry tries to keep all six fathers of her unborn twins (and a few other new guys) happy. The murder plot goes on pretty well for the first 100 pages and then for the last fifty-or-so pages. In between that is a lot of sex, and a lot of Merry trying to get her overemotional man harem in check. Merry uses her normal combination of sex, pleading, humor, over-the-top proclamation, and prayers to the Goddess to do this.

I liked the murder investigation overall, despite the fact that it took backseat to the management of Merry's household for parts of the book. Reading about how Merry keeps her household running and how she deals with all these emotionally scarred guards from the Queen of Darkness, was somewhat interesting. Although, like previous books, too much time is spent on this and too many new characters are added in. It is like Hamilton has just added so many players to this story that it just takes up way too much time to juggle them all and there is no way she can give each character good page space.

I did like that there was less of Merry praying to the Goddess to solve all her problems, Merry actually had to work some of the issues out herself. I did like that some of her male leads (Frost, Doyle, Rheas) have overcome their insecurities and are actual acting like stable, supportive people.

I wasn't sure if I would keep reading this series of not. I thought "Swallowing Darkness" would have been a great stopping point for this series. This book is very much a transitional one; it deals with all the characters adjusting to their new lifestyles. There really isn't much of an over-arcing storyline that makes you interested in the next book...it makes me wonder what future books hold in store for Merry. I enjoyed the book some, I liked some of the characters. So, I will probably read the next book in the series just because these are a quick read and somewhat entertaining.(less)

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Nov 17, 2010 Cat Russell (Addicted2Heroines) rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Well, this crazy Gentry roller coaster ride has finally come to an end. It has been interesting to say the least. Thankfully, the past three books have had a little more action and a little less talking each other to death. I was the most disappointed about Mistral. I loved him when he first appeared, then he was taken away, and I was excited when he returned again as one of the fathers of Merry's babies. So, what happened?!? He was just pushed aside. That's one of the biggest problems with thi...more

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Oct 28, 2010 Chibineko rated it 1 of 5 stars · review of another edition

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. Now I will admit- the last two volumes of this series entertained me enough to give them both 3 stars. 'Lick of Frost' had a bit of the old Hamilton return to it, while 'Swallowing Darkness' was so unintentionally funny that I was incredibly entertained the whole way through. I just wish that I'd have found that sort of entertainment here.

The plot of the book was supposed to be Merry attempting to solve a series of murders where the victims are dressed up to mimic pages from a children's book. W...more Now I will admit- the last two volumes of this series entertained me enough to give them both 3 stars. 'Lick of Frost' had a bit of the old Hamilton return to it, while 'Swallowing Darkness' was so unintentionally funny that I was incredibly entertained the whole way through. I just wish that I'd have found that sort of entertainment here.

The plot of the book was supposed to be Merry attempting to solve a series of murders where the victims are dressed up to mimic pages from a children's book. What we get instead is boring & drawn out scenes of Merry either boinking one of her multiple men or even more exciting scenes where Hamilton feels the need to describe Merry & her men driving or parking cars. I was just incredibly bored throughout this entire book. The murder "mystery" is barely looked into. Merry visits two scenes & really doesn't do anything at either scene. In fact, at the second one her boss is far more helpful than she or her men are & SHE'S supposed to be the expert!

And if all of this wasn't bad enough, we're treated to a scene of Merry going overseas via astral projection & helping the troops in the Middle East by healing them & carrying them to safety via a magic car. No, I'm not kidding you. That really happens. And yes, it's as horribly bad as it sounds.

Bottom line: this book read more like it was a short story idea that never got past the beginning stages of planning. Hamilton supposedly wrote this in 5-7 months & it shows- the plot is weak & the sex is dull even for Hamilton's work. Originally when I was 1/2 to 2/3rds of the way through, I was going to give this book about 2 stars. After reading the weak finish, I can't see giving it that many stars. There was just no effort put into this book & I'm disappointed- up until this point Hamilton's work had been improving.

Oh, and if I had to read "spill" or some derivative of it one more time I was going to chuck the book across the room. (Which the bookstore wouldn't have appreciated.) LKH, get a thesaurus!(less)

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Aug 31, 2010 Robby Morris rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

A very short, yet enjoyable chapter of the Merry Gentry series.

The book finds Merry back in LA pregnant and back in the private eye game. The book isn't nearly as good as the previous ones. I miss the violence and political intrigue of the Seelie and Unseelie courts. The search for a serial killer targeting the demi-fey is interesting, but but lacks the nail biting suspense I've come to expect when Merry doesn't stop to screw one of her guys.

There are some interesting developments though. Merry...more

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Jun 01, 2010 Selena Night rated it 1 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I'm not going to say much about this book cause there was nothing good about it. I did not rush out to buy it on the release date and instead had to bring myself to read it cause I was scared to. I was honestly hoping that the author saved the series in this book but was sorely disappointed.

This author (Laurell Hamilton) and her books is the reason I actually joined Goodreads, cause I was tired of buying her books and being disappointed. In my opinion this authors writing has been going downhill...more

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Mar 06, 2010 Marian rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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That was essentially my reaction to this book. I'd been warned that it had some serious issues prior to reading it. The fact that it was finished less than two months before it was released is painfully evident. There are some fun ideas at play, but the book itself needs some serious polishing. You shouldn't have a page or so of dialog that is immediately repeated for no clarification whatsoever. It comes across like someone was padding their word count for NaNoWriMo. Not something y...more

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Jan 27, 2010 Cate rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Meredith Gentry is back in LA working as a private detective, living with an unspecified number of exiles from the Unseelie court, and pregnant with twins. Someone is killing demi-fey--the small winged creatures humans think of when they think of "fairies"--and arranging the corpses to copy children's book illustrations.

Much of this book is perfunctory--less a novel and more a short story padded out with recaps of previous books in the series and re-introductions of the many different character...more

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Jan 22, 2010 Liz B rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: paranormal, suspense

This is probably my least favorite of the Merry Gentry novels so far, and my distaste is almost entirely due to what I see as some very awkward editing. I'm not talking about copyediting so much (there are sometimes scads of errors in possessive nouns in Hamilton's books), although at one point "destroy" showed up as "distroy" (how does that *happen*??)--it was more about the several times that I had to go back and re-read because something didn't quite make sense. There was an unclear anteceden...more

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Jan 09, 2010 Amanda rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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Laurell K. Hamilton is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of two series that mix mystery, fantasy, magic, horror and romance. Her Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter novels from Berkley Books began with GUILTY PLEASURES and continues to thrive with over sixteen volumes to the series and an comic adaptation. There are now more than 6 million copies of Anita in print worldwide, in 16 languages. Hamilt...more

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Guilty Pleasures (Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter, #1)

Circus of the Damned (Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter, #3)

The Laughing Corpse (Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter, #2)

The Lunatic Cafe (Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter, #4)

Bloody Bones (Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter, #5)

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“I didn’t know what to say to that. I just stared at him. He was right, of course he was right, but… “I can’t do my job like this.”

“No,” he said, “you can’t.”

Then suddenly I felt the first tear slide down my face.

“No crying,” he said.

Another tear joined the first. I fought not to wipe at them.

His hand dropped to his side and he took a deep breath. “That’s not fair. Don’t cry.”

“I’m sorry, I don’t mean to, but you’re right, I think. I’m pregnant, damn it, not crippled.” — 16 people liked it

“He doesn’t pretend,” the punk pixie said. He nodded toward Doyle. “Nice rings. You got anything else pierced?”

“Yes,” Doyle said.

The boy smiled, making the rings in the edge of his nose and his bottom lip curl cheerfully with it. “Me too,” he said.” — 14 people liked it

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