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Nov 06, 2008

Heather rated it:

Wow. Just, wow. This was probably one of, if not the best book in the Merry Gentry series.

I dont want to give any spoilers away, so Im gonna make this review brief.

There is a TON of action in this book. Lots of magic, and unbelievable circumstances... and somehow, Merry doesnt seem quite so helpless in this book. In fact, she pretty much kicks ass!! She's bold and commanding, and acts much more like a Queen should act.

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Jan 09, 2010

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Laurell K. Hamilton managed to write a book with only two sex scenes, both of which were brief.

I am THRILLED that she has begun to listen to some of the fan feedback I've seen. I enjoyed this book more than I've enjoyed any of her last 6 or 7 releases, mainly because I managed to find a plot. I've been reading her books for years and had almost lost hope that she had lost the original magic that I enjoyed. Now, I find myself becoming hopeful that I will enjoy more of her books in More...

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Sep 23, 2010

Moderatrix Lori rated it:

Loved this book, loved this series. What a fascinating world LKH has created. I was disappointed with the lack of sex in this book though. I was glad she finally had sex with the yummy goblin twins Holly and Ash but that was it for sex in this book. Poor Doyle never did get his blow job. Why is it necessary to start a hot sex scene and then have them all stop and talk? Then they start up again, only to stop and talk some more. Fuck already!! Some of her guard have gone without for centur More...

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Nov 20, 2008

Grace rated it:

Even if this book had been amazing, I couldn't have given it five stars because of the title. I mean, really, Laurell K?? Subtle sexual references in titles are fine, but if you have read any of these books, you know Darkness is the name of a character, and to call the book "Swallowing Darkness" is a bit crude by any standard. I grimaced the first time I heard the title.

Maybe I'm just getting burned out on the series, but this book left me feeling ho-hum. The ending was More...

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Nov 20, 2008

Trisha rated it:

I've read every book in the series and this, the 7th, is a return to the promise of the first book, before plot was left far behind in favor of porn. Sex is all good and this book has it, for sure, but it also has a plot, finally. Unlike most of Hamilton's later books, I found myself reading to find out what would happen rather than who the lead character would screw next (or what, and how). It's still not stellar fiction but it entertains. I didn't pay for it though. Definitely not worth the ha More...

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Jan 16, 2009

Elizabeth rated it:

So here's the thing. I tend to cut the Merry Gentry books a little more slack than I do the Anita Blake books, possibly because the Merry books never pretended to be anything other than what they are. So while the power-ups and addition of new men would bother me in Anita-verse, I tend to roll with it in Merry-verse.

And yes, she does add new men, even though she is finally pregnant and should have narrowed her man-harem down the the six (yes, six) fathers. However! Sex is kept to a m More...

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Nov 05, 2008

Julie (jjmachshev) rated it:

Looking for a kickass heroine? "Swallowing Darkness" by Laurell K. Hamilton gives us a pregnant heroine with awesome powers and raging hormones! How can I not love it?

Seriously, in this 7th book of the 'Meredith Gentry' series Meredith is finally pregnant...with twins no less. But instead of becoming softer Merry has had it with her enemies. No more bargaining or backing down. She will do whatever she needs to protect her mates and her unborn children. All I can say i More...

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Nov 20, 2008

Ashley rated it:

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Nov 07, 2008

Rosalind M rated it:

On the one hand, I know that LKH is trying to keep new readers from feeling too lost if they start late in the series. On the other hand, there are way too many character descriptions that we've seen before, in as much detail as we originally saw them. There are too many similes--take a risk and just say he was a hot cup of cocoa on a cold winter's night instead of relying on "as if" and "like"! Too many sudden miracles, one piled upon the other. And the dialogue has gotten r More...

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Dec 28, 2008

Marian rated it:

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Nov 28, 2008

Melissa rated it:

mmm...better, at least there was more plot development than just gratuitous sex.

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Nov 13, 2008

Lori rated it:

I was getting tired of this series. The last few have not held my interest... they've been short time periods, and convoluted plot lines and shifting loyalties. And, though I never thought I'd say this, the sex scenes were even dull. How many times can Merry say, "I don't want another lover. I won't take another lover! What? I have to, in order to save all of Faerie? Oh, OK."

This time, though, what scenes there were, were relevant, and there were way less of them, More...

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Feb 03, 2010

Adrianna rated it:

It is extremely difficult to write a review for a book without incorporating spoilers for those who have not read the entire series. However, I am determined to do my best because Meredith Gentry novels deserve to find a home on many new readers' bookshelves. Of course, I recommend starting with the first in the series, A Kiss of Shadows (Meredith Gentry, #1), but future readers should note that Swallowing Darkness (Meredith Gentry, #7) surpasses all the previous books in the Gentry saga.
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Jan 19, 2009

Stefanie rated it:

Ponder if you will for a moment these things... 1) The vast majority of Laurell K. Hamilton's Meredith Gentry series has been more sex than plot (a recent book had a 90+ page sex scene); 2) One of the main characters in the series is nicknamed Darkness; and 3) The latest, seventh, book in the series is Swallowing Darkness... Combining those three facts, what would you think was awaiting you if you picked up this latest novel?

Surprisingly, the first sex scene doesn't even begin until page 150, an More...

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Jan 28, 2010

Casta rated it:

The long-awaited "culmination" of Laurell K. Hamilton's "fey" series. It wraps up so many plots and loose ends that Hamilton has posted notice to her web site that 'this is not the end.' For folks who've stuck with the series this long (and I know folks who've given up a few books in for want of plot), this is your reward. There's plot, plot, and more plot. More magic, and less s*x. In fact, she goes all the way to the second-to-last chapter for an actual s*x scene... T More...

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Jan 16, 2009

MissM rated it:

Well, I'll give it two stars instead of one since she managed to actually have plot and not just orgies this time around. But it was very frantic, hodge-podge plot rather than enjoyable plot. It was OMG SO MUCH MAGIXZ kind of plot and of course, a bazillion amazing, never-before-known-possible things happened.

The book ended in a quick, couple paragraph summery (a la Anita Blake style) and made it sound like the series was over and done with. It could have easily been a final book. Supp More...

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Nov 26, 2008

Brigid rated it:

Finally! Redemption for Laurell K. Hamilton. I have invested a lot of time into reading both of her series and this one is finally back to where it should be heading. Enough of every other page with mindless s**, she has gotten back to the story, the magic that we are all looking for. Let's see if she can continue with the next book and also spread this into the Anita Blake books. It seems Ms. Hamilton has finally realized she is loosing faithful readers and needs to change her path.

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Nov 14, 2008

Jodi rated it:

While this is not my favorite series, this book took us where we needed to go. While it is not the end of the series, it could have been had she wanted to make it so. It ends a critical story arc and opens the path for more intrigue and mystery. There is almost no sex in this book, which will surprise many Hamilton readers but it wasn't called for and wasn't necessary. This tied up external plots and even a few internal ones as well. I hear Laurell's voice, literally, as I read this. She has exp More...

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Nov 25, 2008

The Listmaker rated it:

A vast improvement over the last few books in this series.

Fast paced action and developements move the story forward after it seemed to have stalled last year.

Obviously Ms. Hamilton listened to the criticism of her fans and gave them what they've clamored for in the last year or more.

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Dec 31, 2011

Willy rated it:

Finito di leggere! Uao! E' divertentissimo! Abbastanza teso, ritmo velocissimo e azione a go-go. Due sole scene di sesso e un sacco di nodi sciolti per cui si arriva alla fine proprio soddisfatti. Sholto è fichissimo, in questo libro brilla di luce propria, si conosce un po' di più Mistral, Doyle è il solito Doyle. Frost è sempre nei pensieri di Merry, il suo comportamento con i vari futuri papà l'ho trovato congruente con quanto successo finora.
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Nov 22, 2011

Leah rated it:

As previously contracted, this would've been the last book in the Meredith Gentry series but LKH has stated on her blog that there will be more. This latest effort was better than the middle books because with only two short sex scenes, she devotes more to the plot. The world and the characters are more engaging and I am glad to see that she is moving beyond the sexual mire of the previous books. It's obvious from the way this one ended that she had to change or rather delay the direction the More...

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Feb 23, 2009

Ashley Ann rated it:

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Jan 17, 2009

Samantha rated it:

I read the whole book in one day. Yes, it really is that fast and engaging a read. Hamilton, despite her tendency in recent years to mask erotica under the guise of fantasy, is a hell of a writer. Even the all too common sex scenes are quite engaging.

I will say this, I think this book has fewer sex scenes than normal, and more action. The climactic scene is exciting, and satisfying, taking readers to a place where it would technically be OK to end the series.

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Oct 26, 2011

LL rated it:

Finally we got to see lots of action in this book!!!!

So, after getting herself pregnant (after all this time), Merry sadly lost her Killing Frost at the end of the last book. Not only that, she was raped by her crazy-ass fairy uncle, Taranis (the Seelie King) and this novel picked up the storyline from Merry’s stay at the hospital after her ordeal at the Seelie Court. The actions started almost immediately, with Merry’s brownie grandmother visiting her at the hospital. The plot m More...

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Jan 11, 2011

Ithlilian rated it:

I read this because I found the series to be entertaining and I wanted to see what happens to the characters. After reading previous books, I got a feeling that this series would never end because each book covers a day or less. I do not like that the main character gets anything she wants. It's like the author is writing her own personal fantasy. The main character gets power after power after power, everyone else gets powers, she brings people back to life, the people that hate her really don' More...

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Dec 30, 2010

Karissa rated it:

This is the seventh book in the Merry Gentry series by Laurell Hamilton. It is the only Laurell Hamilton book for a long time that I really actually liked. This book was on par with some of the earlier novels in the series. The plot really progressed and the book overall could have wrapped up the series for good. Although I know "Divine Misdemeanors" is out later this year; I am not sure what to expect from that book since this book wraps up most of the big issues remaining in the seri More...

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Oct 28, 2010

Chibineko rated it:

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Dec 29, 2009

Elizabeth rated it:

I'll say first thing that it's not fair of me to review this book. I was stuck in an airport, bored with the book I brought, so I bought this one, suspecting that it wasn't the first in the series, but not realizing 'til too late that it's (I think) the LAST one in the series. Of COURSE I was lost.

There's a lot of things I liked (beautiful descriptions, neat interactions between faerie and modern technology, plenty of pretty pretty boys wandering around) and things I didn't like, suc More...

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Dec 24, 2009

Leeanna rated it:

Meredith Gentry #7: Swallowing Darkness, by Laurell K. Hamilton

There is a lot going on in "Swallowing Darkness" and not all of it is good. While some plot lines from previous novels are finally resolved, they are usually done so in a "telling" rather than showing manner. It is a relief though to finally see something brought to a finish, as some of the books in the series meandered and didn't really accomplish a whole lot other than stretching out the story.
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Mar 20, 2010

Amy rated it:

As far as I'm concerned, this is the last book for me in this series. I wanted to see if Meredith got pregnant, and she did, and gave up the crown to save Frost. I was happy to see Frost again, and I'm glad that Hamilton didn't kill off any of Merry's men. I could care less about Merry, but I do really like that each man in Merry's life has his own distinct personality.

I remembered why I stopped reading Hamilton in the first place, and that is because she is too far out there with t More...

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