false <![CDATA[Magic Lost, Trouble Found (Raine Benares, #1)]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255841649m/621697.jpg 621697 2 Raine Benares is a Sorceress Seeker of average ability until she comes into possession of an amulet that amplifies her powers-and her enemies. 608067 book 29 5 2007 Magic Lost, Trouble Found (Raine Benares, #1) total:313|5:68|4:122|3:95|2:20|1:8| 313 1162 617 85 4 3 false false Mon Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 23 00:26:41 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 23 00:28:16 -0800 2008 more...]]> 3 3 false true Wed Jul 09 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed May 28 13:51:45 -0700 2008 Fri Jul 11 11:04:03 -0700 2008
The novel is written in a first-person chatty style rem...more...]]> 2 1 false false Sun Dec 21 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 22 09:26:59 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 22 10:13:29 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 1 false false Sun Jul 08 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Tue Apr 29 16:29:35 -0700 2008 Tue Apr 29 16:31:34 -0700 2008
I thought it was great! As a first book, you meet the characters - all of them. The ones to adore, the ones to hate... Raine is an excellent female character. Brave, strong, does what she has too despite how she feels about doing it. I can't wait ...more...]]> 4 1 false false Thu Aug 07 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Aug 06 15:23:20 -0700 2008 Thu Aug 07 18:16:28 -0700 2008
Our heroine is an elven seeker--a person who uses magic to find lost things, and she goes to help a reformed thief friend who has decided t...more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Jul 29 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 20 18:38:50 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 29 09:42:34 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu May 07 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Apr 28 12:51:06 -0700 2009 Sat May 09 13:21:28 -0700 2009 ...more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Nov 18 19:55:59 -0800 2008 Wed Nov 26 17:51:04 -0800 2008
The something that Qu...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Jan 18 06:05:45 -0800 2009 Sat Feb 14 06:32:49 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 1 false false Fri Jan 18 08:50:26 -0800 2008 Sun Jan 20 12:04:58 -0800 2008 3 0 false false Wed Sep 02 15:57:11 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 02 16:04:22 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Aug 17 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 27 15:20:01 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 17 12:38:19 -0700 2009 Laurell K Hamilton) a wise-cracking, brave, protective and independent woman...more...]]> 5 2 false false Mon Feb 11 07:11:02 -0800 2008 Mon Feb 11 07:13:50 -0800 2008 3 0 false false Thu Sep 24 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Apr 03 17:10:33 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 24 08:25:21 -0700 2009 1
When I started reading this, I really felt like I had missed something. Was this the second in a series? Because I was kind of lost. It just opens with Raine in the middle of danger, lots o...more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Jan 12 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 13 13:33:02 -0800 2009 Sun Mar 15 15:13:46 -0700 2009
The book is told from the first person point of view, but unlike a lot of urban fantasies where the...more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Oct 26 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Dec 31 16:01:03 -0800 2008 Mon Oct 26 16:34:47 -0700 2009
From the first paragraph, it became obvious why this book sold...more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Jun 02 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Dec 28 15:45:12 -0800 2008 Tue Jun 02 16:41:34 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Sep 10 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Sep 12 08:29:09 -0700 2008 Mon Sep 15 19:31:39 -0700 2008
This is the first book I've read by this author and so far I'm extremely impressed! The cover art led me to expect something leaning toward the "fluffier" side of fantasy, but I found myself c...more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed Jun 25 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon May 26 17:40:39 -0700 2008 Wed Jun 25 18:40:50 -0700 2008
Raine Benares' characterization presents a magical world through the eyes of a down-to-earth, capable woman. The passing way in which she remarks, "Oh, by the way ... I've got an amulet that links me to a stone...more...]]> 3 0 true false Thu May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Aug 07 08:18:26 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 07 08:21:27 -0700 2009 1 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=621697