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A Caress of Twilight (Meredith Gentry #2)

by Laurell K. Hamilton

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""I am Princess Meredith, heir to a throne--if I can stay alive long enough to claim it."
"After eluding relentless assassination attempts by Prince Cel, her cousin and rival for the Faerie crown, Meredith Gentry, Los Angeles private eye, has a whole new set of problems. To become queen, she must bear a child before Cel can father one of his own. But ha...more

Mass Market Paperback, 368 pages

Published December 18th 2008 by Fawcett (first published March 1st 2002)

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Jun 28, 2007

Emily Brown rated it

Recommends it for: goths, porn freaks, the feverish

A confession: When I tell you thatI'm doing something really interesting and intellectual (reading theory, writing something new, learning to cook Indian food), I'm probably lying. (Most of time.) What I am actually doing is reading one of these horrible books and eating pretzels, periodically cajoling Mark into bringing me drinks. This book, and the other five books in the series, are HORRIBLE. Really, really bad.

I love them.

Here's the story so far: Fabulous faerie prin...more

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Oct 20, 2011

Roberta rated it

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Pollice verso per questo secondo capitolo della saga di Merry Gentry. Nonostante la Hamilton confermi la sua capacità di confezionare romanzi scorrevoli e accattivanti, questo non basta a farmi dimenticare che rispetto al primo volume (colpevole in vari punti, ma assolvibile a causa della sua funzione propedeutica alla saga) non c'è nessuna evoluzione.
Il tocco della notte può essere definito un romanzo pieno di sottotrame, ma privo di una trama principale. E' un libro pieno di buoni spunti,...more

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Oct 13, 2011

***Dave Hill rated it

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(Original review, graded 1-3)

Summary (2): Most sequels — especially movies, but book series as well — fall apart because success breeds imitation. If the original had one car chase, then having two car chases will make it twice as popular. Two steamy sex scenes? Let’s make it four!

Of course, that gets boring, so the second reason they tend to fall apart is that they keep upping the ante for the same game. If in the original the problem was a threat to the entire city, have t...more(Original review, graded 1-3)

Summary (2): Most sequels — especially movies, but book series as well — fall apart because success breeds imitation. If the original had one car chase, then having two car chases will make it twice as popular. Two steamy sex scenes? Let’s make it four!

Of course, that gets boring, so the second reason they tend to fall apart is that they keep upping the ante for the same game. If in the original the problem was a threat to the entire city, have the sequel be about a threat to the entire world. If the protagonist struggled with one problem/weakness/responsibility of type X, have the sequel be about a similar problem, only with type X+5.

Laurell K. Hamilton has been guilty of that with her Anita Blake novels, which have gone from detective procedurals with a large element of horror to gothic soap operas and a Strange New Power That Anita Must Learn To Use To Face A Threat Even More Horrific Than The One Last Book. Oh, and lots of sex, too.

She’s broken that trend, sort of, with the second Meredith Gentry novel, Caress of Twilight, but … well, not in a good way. The original, A Kiss of Shadows, dealt heavily with faerie politics, kinky sex, kinky faerie sexual politics, and how poor half-sidhe princess Meredith manages to survive the murderous machinations of her cousin Cel and the sadistic powerplays of her aunt, Queen Andais, mistress of the Unseelie Court. It was all rushed, and over the top, and at times seemingly just an excuse to write a bodice-ripper about rough sex.

Caress makes Kiss look like the most solidly structured and plotted book ever written. Unseelie threats have died down, but the Seelie court seems to have a renewed interest in Meredith, especially its king, her uncle, Taranis (get it? Taranis? Tyrannis?). Of course, Meredith, and her coterie of bodyguards/lovers now knows a secret about Taranis from a long-time sidhe exile (and current movie star). But, wait, there’s also a mysterious set of murders going on. But, wait, there’s also on the loose some strange critter called the Nameless, the sum total of all the most powerful and godlike faerie magic that the sidhe divested themselves of in ages past, in order to live with humans.

Some of these plots get — well, settled is too organized a word — dealt with or dismissed by the end of the book. Others are allowed to hang out there. But you don’t get the sense that this is merely setting the background for later conflicts, so much as that Hamilton reached the end of her contractual pages and brought everything to a screaming conclusion, regardless of what it did to the story. We go from endless plotting and diplomatic exchanges (most of them, not coincidentally, in the bedroom) to wham! a major battle against a terrible foe, followed by bam! a denouement where the aftermath is told to us, not actually shown. Abrupt doesn’t begin to describe it.

Not that this will stop me from picking up the next one when it comes out. Though I will certainly be waiting on the mass market paperback, and might even look for a used copy. I’m sure there will be some …

Entertainment [2]: Hamilton continues to toss up nuggets about how Faerie and the world of humans works in this setting, but they seem sometimes thrown out just to either complicate or resolve a given problem. Her battle scenes are few and mediocre (compared to the Anita Blake series), and the sex scenes are, frankly, much the same.

Profundity [1]: Beauty and ugliness can hide both good and evil. Those who are openly evil are perhaps less of a threat than those who are hypocritically of the light. Etc.

Re-readability [1]: Definitely not coming back off the bookshelf unless the series picks up and I feel the need to reread the whole thing.(less)

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Sep 05, 2011

John rated it

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A Caress of Twilight

by Laurell K. Hamilton

Ballantine, 326 pages, hardback, 2002

I have to confess that, the last time I tried to read one of
Ms Hamilton's many novels, I got about halfway through and then
threw it across the room. The book in question was called
Narcissus in Chains, and was the umpteenth volume
featuring Ms Hamilton's series heroine Anita Blake, Vampire
Hunter. I had fought my way through about two hundred pages of
badly written so...more

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May 15, 2011

Vixenne rated it

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Faerie Tales Finally Get Real

Before I get serious, I must say that Doyle would make the best consort for Meredith. He knows the Unsidhe Court better than anyone, and is intelligent enough to know when to use his power and when to use diplomacy. Frost is too much like the nickname bestowed upon him by Andais. Rhys still has issues with Goblins, and Galen, while cute, would be nothing more than a boy toy. And there's something rather cool about a dark-skinned fae character. Most write...more

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May 15, 2010

Kathryn rated it

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Second book: still trashy bordering on decadent, still packed with flowery prose, still moving at a snails pace. I think the whole book moved ahead about five days.

Some of it I liked. Hamilton comes up with some beautiful descriptions, and the confrontations can be pretty satisfying (Meredith's mirror-argument with her bitch of a mother is a great example.)

But good God, things can get tedious. In the first book I thought it was the endless descriptions that were slowing ...more

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Feb 08, 2010

Lisa rated it

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OK, I'm hooked. When I read the first book in this series, I wasn't sure I liked it. These stories have two tracks: politics in the royal courts of the faerie world, and murder mysteries. When I read the first book, I was a little overwhelmed by all the faerie politics, and I wasn't sure if I wanted to continue with the series.

But I did, and I'm glad I did. I find it interesting how Laurell Hamilton has set up her faerie world. Sometimes, it gets to be a little overwhelming. But the ...more

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Dec 18, 2009

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A Caress of Twilight was entertaining and very difficult to put down but when I finished it I felt like I was missing out on something. It took me a few days to discover exactly what it was. The writing was emotionally empty and the story seemed very rushed. The plot zips along from one crises to another and though Hamilton reveals a little more about Merry's feelings for her group of men (and reveals some interesting bits about their history) when she proclaims that she's in love with one of t...moreA Caress of Twilight was entertaining and very difficult to put down but when I finished it I felt like I was missing out on something. It took me a few days to discover exactly what it was. The writing was emotionally empty and the story seemed very rushed. The plot zips along from one crises to another and though Hamilton reveals a little more about Merry's feelings for her group of men (and reveals some interesting bits about their history) when she proclaims that she's in love with one of them I didn't believe her. Maybe I've read too many romances but these guys are all for the most part hunky, adoring and strong but they started to blend together in my head. Especially Nicca, Rhys and Frost. I never felt like I knew all that much about any of them and never felt any true emotional bond between the men and Merry. I'm guessing her king won't be any of the guys in this current group anyway . . .

Another problem for me was the muted gore. Call me a gorehound but the total lack of any sort of detail of the horror distanced me from the horrific impact of a few scenes that should have been tragic. There was absolutely no emotional reaction. Maybe it's that emotional distance thing again. I'm not sure. I just remember feeling horror, disgust, anguish and a wee bit of fear when reading the early Anita Blake books. I never felt any of that here. It all felt too safe.

Despite all that I did manage to enjoy it. I didn't pick it up expecting to be put through the emotional wringer anyway and it was a lot of fun to read. The sex was plentiful but toned down and I think Merry is an interesting character and particularly enjoy the scenes where she's dealing with members of the Unseelie and Seelie court while learning to wield her power and become a tough leader. She's free of sexual hang-ups and I like that too. If Hamilton would flesh out her plot lines (that creature at the end was pretty lame and too darned easy to take down for my liking), add in some of the dark humor that made me love the early Anita books and concentrate on a smaller cast of characters I might be tempted to rave.(less)

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Dec 13, 2009

Leeanna rated it

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Meredith Gentry 2: A Caress of Twilight, by Laurell K. Hamilton

Fresh from learning that the Queen of the Unseelie Court has officially recognized her as heir to the throne, Meredith Gentry and her bevy of sidhe bodyguards have returned to Los Angeles. Merry's back to work as a private detective, because being a princess doesn't pay the bills. Three months have passed since the events of the first book in the series, "A Kiss of Shadows," and Hamilton fills in the background ...moreMeredith Gentry 2: A Caress of Twilight, by Laurell K. Hamilton

Fresh from learning that the Queen of the Unseelie Court has officially recognized her as heir to the throne, Meredith Gentry and her bevy of sidhe bodyguards have returned to Los Angeles. Merry's back to work as a private detective, because being a princess doesn't pay the bills. Three months have passed since the events of the first book in the series, "A Kiss of Shadows," and Hamilton fills in the background information as needed (reading the first volume is recommended).

Merry has not yet managed to fulfill her aunt's requirement for taking the throne - to rule the Unseelie, Merry must become pregnant. Because sidhe nobles rarely have children, they go for children first, then marriage. It's a bit like the monarchies of old - sidhe marry for duty, not necessarily love; and their duty is to carry on the race.

"A Caress of Twilight" has quite a bit happening. A mystery starts at the detective agency when an exiled sidhe noble contacts Merry for help. After she agrees to help Maeve, who was banished from the Seelie - light - Court, a nameless evil is unleashed by an unknown sidhe. The evil sweeps over Los Angeles, leaving mass murders in its wake. Merry and her men must figure out who released it, as well as how to contain it, before the humans associate it with the fey. For in Hamilton's world, when the fey moved to America from Europe, they agreed not to unleash such magic against humans, and doing so would be cause for expulsion from the country.

One of the reasons I like Merry so much is that she's a heroine who realizes when she's overwhelmed, and when she isn't. Her father, hinted at in the books, raised her to be a good ruler, and she would be the first sidhe ruler to acknowledge her strengths *and* weaknesses. When her men combat the Nameless, Merry aches to join them in battle despite the fact that she could be killed, because she knows that a good ruler doesn't ask men to do anything they wouldn't do first.

We also get some insight into the Seelie court, the fey who are "all light and good." Hamilton shows that the boundary between light and dark is very fine, and is sometimes just a matter of perspective.

I found "A Caress of Twilight" to be pretty good. It was a fast read for me, clocking in at about one night. The book provides a nice amount of character development, expanding on the personalities of Merry's sidhe bodyguards, who are each intriguing in their own right. Encounters with goblin and demi-fey culture also occur, showing the intricacies of fey politics, as well as the differences between the assorted faerie cultures. The ending will likely send you hunting for the next volume in the series.

4/5.(less)

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Aug 19, 2009

Mel rated it

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A Caress of Twilight begins a few months after the events in A Kiss of Shadows. It is December, and Merry and the Sidhe warriors she has chosen as her lovers have returned to Los Angeles, California. Merry is approached by Maeve Reed, previously known as the Goddess Conchenn before her exile from the Seelie Court and now a famous Hollywood actress. Maeve asks Merry to perform a fertility rite that will permit her to have a child by her dying human husband. In return, she will tell the princ...more

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Sep 11, 2010

Camille-Dhark Nytmhare rated it

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This is the second story in the Merry Gentry series. In this story Merry inadvertently delves a little deeper into fae politics while trying to conceive a baby and maintain her Private Eye job status.

Merry is such an honorable person. I like how the author aligns her allies with her. Merry gains allies not because of her birth right or heritage but because she displays such intelligence and strength of character. In this story we begin to see Merry think like a queen. I have so much ...moreThis is the second story in the Merry Gentry series. In this story Merry inadvertently delves a little deeper into fae politics while trying to conceive a baby and maintain her Private Eye job status.

Merry is such an honorable person. I like how the author aligns her allies with her. Merry gains allies not because of her birth right or heritage but because she displays such intelligence and strength of character. In this story we begin to see Merry think like a queen. I have so much respect for someone who calls people on their bullsh#t and it satisfied my soul each time Merry did it. I loved that she threw caution to the wind and chose to offend rather than be misled into doing things that were detrimental to her safe-keeping.

The conflicts in this story tend to be political or emotional in nature. The nuisances of emotional turmoil are brilliantly described making characters 3 dimensional. For example, the hypnotic rubbing of Merry’s legs by Kitto is one of the descriptions that the author writes about. Continuous descriptions like that confirms that Kitto may be much more that a pet and possibly have a special connection to Merry.

Some readers may consider these types of detailed descriptions are TMI, but coupled with a good story it can add to the physical tension. Detailed descriptions also gives the reader insight to secondary characters and their relationship to Merry.

There is lots of political jousting. The political elements were sometimes confusing. Each immortal character had their own nuisances. Lots of times it was hard to remember the political differences between the demi fey, fairie, sidhe, goblins and many others.

Sex scenes where overblown because there was no connection between her and her lovers. No matter how hard the author tried to make us believe it. No amount of fireworks and sparks flying out your ass can convince me that was good lovin’ , maybe a good boinkin’, but lovin’ nahh.

This really is a memorable book, because much time was spent in character development and world building. It is a detailed well written novel, that puts you deep in the main characters psyche. There was not a lot of action, but enough conflict was created at the climax. You wonder where the author will take us in the next book. I am hoping the story picks up a little more by the next novel.
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May 18, 2011

❀ Sharon ❀ rated it

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Well, this book certainly sucked me in and I don't have a clue when it happened. A Kiss of Shadows, the first book, was good and definitely picked up after the first half but this book was good from the beginning. The only problems are getting used to all the descriptions and dealing with the ongoing "discussions" of everything!

Meredith is a stand up person. She is not swayed by good or evil but she does what is right and she takes care of her people. Her journey is very i...more

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Oct 13, 2009

Rachel rated it

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Meredith Gentry or Prince Niceuss Hand of Flesh is back again. Still trying to gain an heir before her cousin Cel to receive the Throne of the UnSeelie court. This time an exiled former deity as well as the queen of Hollywood is asking something of her that none would dare the wrath of the Seelie king to do. Some sidhe ghosts have been awakened by someone and no one knows whats the purpose. And, the UnNamely has been unleashed. A being of old magics that has stolen power from many and all even t...more

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Aug 19, 2009

Melanie rated it

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Jan 30, 2009

Nichole (Dirty H) rated it

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Blah blah blah blah.... oh my gosh, this book is so wordy!!!
You may say, "well duh, it's a book, it has words..." But what I mean is... it's all talk and no action. Aside from the sex scenes, of course. But those are also overly wordy. "It was as though you could become laughter..." blech. Not what I'm looking for in a sex scene.

Basically just more political intrigue. Meredith negotiates through her mirror with everyone under the sun. It's always so precario...moreBlah blah blah blah.... oh my gosh, this book is so wordy!!!
You may say, "well duh, it's a book, it has words..." But what I mean is... it's all talk and no action. Aside from the sex scenes, of course. But those are also overly wordy. "It was as though you could become laughter..." blech. Not what I'm looking for in a sex scene.

Basically just more political intrigue. Meredith negotiates through her mirror with everyone under the sun. It's always so precarious; I must say the right thing! It would be impolite to say this, I have to show my power by saying that, blah blah blah. It's exhausting. And everyone says "And well you know it" way too much.

Hamilton way overexplains things. Yeah, I get it. You're trying to become queen. If Cel becomes king, he'll kill you. If such and such happens, so and so will kill you. If such and such does not happen, so and so else will kill you and destroy everyone else. Blah blah blah...

Meredith finally gets it on with Doyle, which was freaky, Galen, which was anticlimactic, and Kitto, which was... weird. (And of course she's still sleeping with Frost, Rhys and Nicca.) But although Meredith seems to be open for business for everyone else, she won't sleep with the demi-fey-who-can-become-regular-size in order to heal Galen. Really? I thought we were gonna get faerie sex.... but Meredith's not a whore.

So between sex scenes and talking-through-the-mirror scenes, I think there was a plot... though it didn't make a whole lot of sense. Maybe I just didn't pay attention because it didn't seem to really matter much. There was a big nasty at the end that they all killed and then suddenly everyone had new powers. Ta da!

Bottom line... it's all a lot of blah blah blah. And yet, I'm still strangely intrigued. I'll probably keep reading. Go figure. Maybe it would have seemed less tedious if I'd read it instead of listening to it at work.

Review of audiobook: Not bad. The narrator seems to think that all males talk really really slow. But otherwise she did a pretty good job. (less)

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Jul 29, 2011

Corie rated it

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Really, this book was a 3.5, not 4 stars. But I do enjoy Laurell Hamilton's books, so am rounding up. I might have actually gave it only 3 stars, but the lasts 50 pages kind of picked up and things happened and left some new openings for the next book. So for me it kind of redeemed itself an extra 1/2 star.

So much of this book just dragged on, and on, and on. The descriptions of what people looked like and what they were wearing was very complete. I definitely felt like I was th...moreReally, this book was a 3.5, not 4 stars. But I do enjoy Laurell Hamilton's books, so am rounding up. I might have actually gave it only 3 stars, but the lasts 50 pages kind of picked up and things happened and left some new openings for the next book. So for me it kind of redeemed itself an extra 1/2 star.

So much of this book just dragged on, and on, and on. The descriptions of what people looked like and what they were wearing was very complete. I definitely felt like I was there seeing all the characters. And besides the description, I felt like another huge chunk of the story was spent policitally maneuvering every situation. "Be my ally, don't be my ally." The main character, Meredith is constantly worring over and talking with her men about how to find out info and make allies and being all faery-politically correct the whole time. I think there was a point where Meredith spends 10 pages complimenting and describing a rival king on his eyes and hair...UGH! I kept trying to pay close attention thinking something important was going to happen and I need all of these details. But no.

I guess I am used to the Anita Blake series that Hamilton has also written, and that main character tends to plow through life, shoot first, ask questions or beg appology later. Action, Action, Action. Meredith is instead all about the analysis and careful-pre-thought or agenda to every move she makes. She spends most of her time either in bed with a warrior on the 'mirror-phone' with various court members. It just got a bit boring.

But the sex part was, um, NOT SO BORING. **Ahem** (slight blush)*** Since Meredith is supposed to provide an heir to the throne or be killed, she rotates her 5 or so warriors (all hot, beautiful men) through her bed every night. Life could be worse right? Having orgasims that cause earthquakes.

Sex aside, most of the book was politicing and sex. I felt like the book needed more action. And finally the last 50 pages or so had some. Meredith gets some new powers which leave the future seem more interesting. I actually alrealy own the next 4 books of this, so I guess I'm in for reading them. But just might put a few other things in between this and the next.(less)

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Oct 28, 2010

Rebecca rated it

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This book was a fantastic sequel to the first, which I also enjoyed. This is something great to escape from the mundane run off the mill grind. Meredith is an engaging and vibrant character and has life breathed into her by the show of flaws and temperament. She is not untouchable (despite the magical nature of the story) as she remains a witty, sensual and honest character throughout. The sex in the book is delightfully wicked not averse to picking on the more kinky aspects. This was a witty, s...more

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Dec 21, 2008

Daniel rated it

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Like most Hamilton books she has a good premise and starts with a great story that can really hook you, assuming of course you can handle the gratuitous sexual content. I'm no prude, but there is simply far more sex than is necessary. Merry is trying to get pregnant, and Hamilton feels the need to tell us about each and every attempt.

I tend to just skim the sex scenes now. I'd skip them entirely but Hamilton has stated in interviews that she purposely puts plot points there now. ...more

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Aug 21, 2010

Lori rated it

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Laurell K. Hamilton is back to her sex obsession in this one. It had some story to it which I liked, but the sex scenes, once again, took too long to describe every little detail. She then rushes through other scenes that are part of the plot. I think that the author has no sense of time. Also, what is up with her fascination with blow jobs!! Meredith and Anita both LOVE it and she talks about it with such detail! I don't know any woman who has ever loved to do that! It is bizarre. Right...more

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Jan 24, 2012

Patrícia rated it

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Quando o mundo te oferece mil e uma noites de paixão para atingires o objectivo supremo para a tua própria segurança e nenhuma dessas oportunidades gera fruto, serás capaz de sobreviver aos mais inebriantes e mesquinhos esquemas políticos quando a tua mortalidade é, por si só, um problema?
Meredith NicEssus, princesa da Carne e futura herdeira do trono da Corte Unseelie – caso consiga conceber um filho antes do seu primo Cel –, decidiu voltar à sua já conhecida Cidade dos Anjos em busca de u...more

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Mar 22, 2010

Bookworms rated it

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In the second tape one gets to know even more about the single characters. Meredith divides with the bodyguards still her bed and this introduces to hot bedroom scene in this tape. Also about the bad queen is brought more in experience, moreover, the king of the Seelie courtTaranis plays now a bigger role.

The story goes back very well in the first tape and also this spot plays the magic again a big role. The story all around Merry and her lovers is sluggish a little bit and muddled,...more

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May 08, 2011

Debora rated it

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Ed eccoci con la seconda 'tappa' di questa bellissima Saga che è frutto delle fatiche della fantastica Hamilton. Che dire? Questo libro è nettamente superiore al precendente e Merry, a differenza di Anita, fa subito capire quali sono le sue priorità e a cosa è disposta a rischiare per riuscire ad otterene il suo scopo. Il trono e far fuori suo cugino, mandate della maggior parte degli attentati che ha subito fin da bambina. La Regina sembra della sua parte ma a lei è ben chiara una cosa ''Dovrà ...more

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Nov 10, 2009

Jessica rated it

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Recommends it for: Fans of fantasy & romance

Recommended to Jessica by: Tammy

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I enjoyed the second installment of the Meredith Gentry novels. The plot was developed much more than in the first book, and this book was not so grotesquely full of sex like the first - a nice change, because although I enjoy a little fun in a romance novel, I had my doubts about these books having any plot whatsoever. Luckily, I have been somewhat wrong.

The story in a nutshell: Meredith still has to become pregnant to claim the Unseelie throne, but when a rogue creature kills hund...more

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Jun 25, 2009

Leanne rated it

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Not a bad book, but it didn't charm the pants off me either.

I was actually surprised to find it didn't have as much sex as I remembered, which is nice. Don't take that the wrong way, I enjoy erotica, but Laurell K. is known for going so far over the norm that the book turns into a bad excuse for soft porn.

Anyway... I love the bits and pieces about Goddess and Consort. From a Pagan perspective I find it all very accurate, which pleases me greatly. I enjoy a lot of the thi...more

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Jul 25, 2011

Laura Beth added it

As I delve into the Merry Gentry series, I fall more and more in love with it. We learn more and more of her and her guards as Hamilton does such a wonderful job with character development. Merry falls in love, performs a fertility rite, and stands up to the rulers of fey. What more can you ask of a girl? We meet her mother, a creature of dark and old power, and a wonderful new Hollywood sidhe goddess, who has been exiled for mysterious reasons.

I never thought I would love the fantasy worl...more

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Mar 28, 2011

BBBTerri rated it

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I actually should add a new bookshelf for this book called "Sexual Fantasy". If this book had been as fabulous as the first, it could have been as addictive as Anne Rice's Vampire Chronicles and I would not have been able to stop reading any more than poor Edward could stop eating Turkish Delight in the Lion, Witch and Wardrobe...but I digress..... Unfortunately the first book was the only one with that clever genius that shined. The rest of the books in her series faded into unadulter...more

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Apr 08, 2011

Racquel rated it

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Oct 15, 2009

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BOOK 62 OF 2009 - Book 2 picks up pretty quickly after the ending of Book 1, which I always enjoy in a series. I sort of dislike the mechanism some authors write of having a character give you a two paragraph breakdown of what has happened between books. I like my action to just keep going...

Which is odd to say, I guess, as there isn't an incredible amount of action in this book, or series really. Its a lot of intrigue, and sometimes the "this solves this" comes way ou...more

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Jun 09, 2009

Token Female Gamer rated it

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Another solid entry into the elf porn world. (Thats what my friends call this genre).

I have to admit that there was less sex then I expected, and really it was quite tastefully done. I doubt I could have gotten very into the series if the sex scenes just made me roll my eyes in disbelief and discomfort.

That being said, the transitions from fairy politics to the every day mystery parts of the book are extremely abrupt and stilted. As I find the fairy world and all its politic...more

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Jun 16, 2010

Rebecca Wilson rated it

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Not as good as the first book I feel although there is a lot less sexual detail thankfully. She's managed to just simply describe them going to bed or leaving bed together trusting us as the reader to understand what the blank spot entails. I felt the ending was a little bit rushed as the whole climax of the story came quite quickly and all within the final two chapters.
And she made it worse by doing what she did in the last one and that's describing the aftermath of the climax event in a...more

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