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Doomsday Can Wait (Phoenix Chronicles #2)
It took the near annihilation of humanity for Liz Phoenix to understand the true meaning of her premonitions. Liz is one of the sacred few on earth who has the psychic powers to fight the malevolent forces that have tried to wipe out the human race since the beginning of time. She battled these beings once, thwarting Doomsday but losing most of her soldiers in the mas...more
Mass Market Paperback, 352 pages
Published
April 28th 2009
by St. Martin's Paperbacks
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So this is the second in the Elizabeth Phoenix series by Handeland. After reading the first book, I wasn't exactly in a rush to read the sequel. The action was kickin, but the prose was a little less precise and efficient, the rules unclear, the "romance" a little haphazard.
I needn't have worried. The prose in Doomsday Can Wait stepped further away from Paranormal Romance and into Urban Fantasy with spare, precise narration that's more modern and concrete from a heroine wh...more
I needn't have worried. The prose in Doomsday Can Wait stepped further away from Paranormal Romance and into Urban Fantasy with spare, precise narration that's more modern and concrete from a heroine wh...more
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I really like this new series. I find myself liking this book even better than the 1st one. I think that may be because the world and rules have been established. One thing that I really like is how Liz just seems like a normal person, someone who we could know in real life, but then her life is thrown way off course by things out of her control, mainly her heritage. She seems torn between Jimmy and Sawyer. I have to say that I don't really like Jimmy. He seems really selfish and a bastard...more
This is the second book in the Phoenix Chronicles series, following the fight between the light and the dark, and the role of leader that Liz never wanted, but has come to accept. Unlike her Moon series, this one is told in the first person POV with a continuing story. It's also loaded with creatures from mythology outside of the normal shifters and vampires we've come to expect from Urban Fantasies.
Most of her army was killed in the first book and Liz needs Jimmy's help to locate the ...more
Most of her army was killed in the first book and Liz needs Jimmy's help to locate the ...more
For Elizabeth Phoenix, fighting everyday human evil was hard enough. Now, firmly in position of the leader of the Light, she has to battle the not-so-ordinary evil. Unfortunately for Phoenix, she finds that in order to battle evil, she must become evil. But becoming something unnatural is just not that easy. First she has to find her missing on-again-off-again romantic partner, Jimmy. Unfortunately she ends up with the pert annoying fairie Summer. Then, in the quest to stop some evil peopl...more
"Doomsday Can Wait" was another hit for me by Lori Handeland. This is urban fantasy with hot sex and enough paranormal critters to keep anybody happy. There's blood, but not gore. There's a cool twist on reality that's more than just a cast of supernatural beings. And there's a tight plot that keeps you turning pages as fast as you can read.
Since Liz recently managed to stave off Doomsday (not that any normal humans know about that, thank God) she's been enjoying a litt...more
Since Liz recently managed to stave off Doomsday (not that any normal humans know about that, thank God) she's been enjoying a litt...more
I like the cover?
The writing . . . meh. Actually, this is one of those books that gives aspiring authors hope. Much like the Twilight series, the realization that this book was published -- and more than that, it's apparently part of a series -- is at once depressing and exhilarating.
Depressing because it's simply awful -- not in terms of plot, which had promise, but in terms of the actual writing. Dead writing, badly paced, and a lot of "telling," not "...more
The writing . . . meh. Actually, this is one of those books that gives aspiring authors hope. Much like the Twilight series, the realization that this book was published -- and more than that, it's apparently part of a series -- is at once depressing and exhilarating.
Depressing because it's simply awful -- not in terms of plot, which had promise, but in terms of the actual writing. Dead writing, badly paced, and a lot of "telling," not "...more
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Synopsis: It took the near annihilation of humanity for Liz Phoenix to understand the true meaning of her premonitions. Liz is one of the sacred few on earth who has the psychic powers to fight the malevolent forces that have tried to wipe out the human race since the beginning of time. She battled these beings once, thwarting Doomsday but losing most of her soldiers in the massacre. Now she must replenish her troops quickly--because the supernatural war isn't over yet.
As the new le...more
As the new le...more
"Glut" ist der zweite Band von Lori Handelands Phoenix-Chroniken. Elizabeth Phoenix (kurz Lizzy) ist eine Seherin mit ausergewöhnlichen Fähigkeiten. Zusammen mit einigen übrig gebliebenen Dämonenkämpfer tritt sie erneut gegen die böse Mächte der Finsternis an.
Lizzy hat es dieses mal mit einer mächtigen Navajo Hexe zu tun, die nicht nur die Weltherrschaft an sich reisen möchte sondern auch noch ihren Sohn Sawyer auf ihre Seite ziehen möchte. Obwohl Lizzy nicht 100 %-ig daran...more
Lizzy hat es dieses mal mit einer mächtigen Navajo Hexe zu tun, die nicht nur die Weltherrschaft an sich reisen möchte sondern auch noch ihren Sohn Sawyer auf ihre Seite ziehen möchte. Obwohl Lizzy nicht 100 %-ig daran...more
Adjusting to what she now knows to be part of her life, Liz Phoenix also realizes that she can’t do it alone. No training could prepare her to fight the demons that are trying to bring on doomsday, but to go into it as a seer and a DK (demon killer) leaves her with her wits, the little bit of information that her ghost of a mentor givers her through her dreams, visions and a voice she hears every time a demon is around and anyone who could possibly help her. The help available isn’t the most r...more
Lori Handeland writes the most incredible series, and I get emotionally involved with her characters in every book. The Phoenix Chronicles is no exception. Her female heroines are tough girls, whether or not they start out that way, and her men are to die for; unfortunately, Lizzie Phoenix has to do just that - die - several times, actually, in her position as leader of the Light. Luckily she's got some nifty skillsets and interesting somewhat human friends to help her prevent a second death,...more
Loved this almost as much as the first one - seriously, I can hardly WAIT for the next installment of this series! The story is so interesting and sexy, it's full of great characters and twists. I do feel so dorky carrying it around though, like I'm going to whip out my D&D board (or whatever they use) any second. But I don't care that much because the book is so awesome.
Liz Phoenix - who reminds me of Mercy Thompson - is amazing. She does whatever needs to be done regardless of the cost to herself or anyone else in her quest to stop the apocalypse from happening. I really like Sawyer. He's been so abused (as a child) and was so withdrawn from socity until Liz entered his life. Maybe there is hope for him yet. And poor Jimmy Sanducci. He's been terrorized and turned dhampir - half vampire/half demon. He hates himself and wants to die but Liz won't let him...more
Liz’s story continues. More info and histories filled in and fleshed out… but more still teasing at us. Still on edge waiting for the next one…
Fun read for those who enjoy good versus evil apocalyptical battles over the fate of the earth. Fans of Laurell Hanilton might enjoy this series.
FABULOUS!!! One of the first series that really captured my attention the entire time I was reading... and I couldn't put it down!!
Fairies, vampires, demons, witches and shape-shifters in Milwaukee! Throw in a little smut, and I can't resist. Light reading for sure.
It's been a while since I read this series, so I need to have a re-read in order to give a proper review.
This is a fantastic read. So well done. Couldn't put it down.
The whole Liz/Jimmy thing is getting too angsty. Aside from that, it's an enhanced grown-up version of Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
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Not as good as the first in the series.
Having lived for six years near the Navajo Reservation, I really can't read something this poorly researched.
Book # 16 of 2010
Sawyer's mommy dearest shows up as the antagonist in this outing. More action, more Doomsday. Another fairly decent read.
Also fulfills #6 in the March Monthly Challenge: Read a book with a single female on the cover.
Sawyer's mommy dearest shows up as the antagonist in this outing. More action, more Doomsday. Another fairly decent read.
Also fulfills #6 in the March Monthly Challenge: Read a book with a single female on the cover.
Read it right after the first one. It's even better!
I put off finishing this book in hopes of keeping Doomsday at bay but it seems that it is coming and I can't stop it. This was a fun read (if you ignore the end of the world as we know it bit). I will definitely read the next one - gotta find out who wins the war of dark and light!
Another fabulous book by Lori! :-) So big changes in this book...looking forward to Apocolypse Happens.
I Like Ms. Handeland books. The first book I enjoyed. This one, I just couldn't care about the characters. I didn't care about their secrets that they had to keep from others. I didn't care about their past foster environment and the deaths around them. Mostly, I didn't care about the two lead characters. It's so bad I don't even remember their names.
Fun, can't wait to see what will happen next.
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I thought this book was just an entertaining as the first. On the romantic side I definitely seem to be rooting for Sawyer, which there were a few developments there. But to me I didn't feel like there was any big movements in that area though. There are some HUGE plot developments however. It definitely kept me at the edge of my seat.
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Lori Handeland has written over forty novels, novellas and short stories in several genres--historical, contemporary, series and paranormal romance, as well as urban fantasy--for such publishers as: Dorchester, Kensington, Harlequin, St. Martin’s Press, Harper-Collins and Simon and Schuster.
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