Must Love Hellhounds (Includes: Guild Hunter, #1.5; Kate Daniels, #3.5; The Guardians, #5.5; Sook...
From New York Times bestselling authors Charlaine Harris and Nalini Singh and national bestselling authors Ilona Andrews and Meljean Broo...
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Aug 29, 2011
Lora
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Note: This review is only for Ilona Andrews' short story, Magic Mourns.
Length: 90 pages
Actual rating: 3.5 stars
If you liked Andrea and Raphael in Magic Burns and Magic Strikes, this short story is a must read for you. That is, if you can ignore the repulsive cover.
Magic Mourns takes place about six weeks after the events in Magic Strikes and two weeks before the beginning of Magic Bleeds. In Magic Mourns, Andrea, a knight of the Order, must team up with More...
Length: 90 pages
Actual rating: 3.5 stars
If you liked Andrea and Raphael in Magic Burns and Magic Strikes, this short story is a must read for you. That is, if you can ignore the repulsive cover.
Magic Mourns takes place about six weeks after the events in Magic Strikes and two weeks before the beginning of Magic Bleeds. In Magic Mourns, Andrea, a knight of the Order, must team up with More...
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Sep 19, 2010
Dina
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*** NOTE: This rating is for Nalini Singh's ANGELS' JUDGMENT only! ***
If you're a fan of the Guild Hunter series, you'll want to read this novella. It shows how Sara, NY's Guild Hunters Director, and Deacon, her husband, met and fell in love. Very entertaining story!
If you're a fan of the Guild Hunter series, you'll want to read this novella. It shows how Sara, NY's Guild Hunters Director, and Deacon, her husband, met and fell in love. Very entertaining story!
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Sep 15, 2011
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The Britlingens Go to Hell by Charlaine Harris: (3 stars)
(Sookie Stackhouse, #9.2)
Two Britlingens named Batanya and Clovache are hired to escort a man from Pardua, named Crick, to Hell in order to retrieve an item he's "misplaced". What's a Britlingen? I have no clue. It's not really explained in the story, so I'm assuming it's explained in a previous Sookie novel that I have yet to read.
This is apparently a story that takes place in the Sookie Stackhouse world. How More...
(Sookie Stackhouse, #9.2)
Two Britlingens named Batanya and Clovache are hired to escort a man from Pardua, named Crick, to Hell in order to retrieve an item he's "misplaced". What's a Britlingen? I have no clue. It's not really explained in the story, so I'm assuming it's explained in a previous Sookie novel that I have yet to read.
This is apparently a story that takes place in the Sookie Stackhouse world. How More...
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Sep 26, 2011
Annie the Destroyer *Leather Lust*
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Magic Mourns by Ilona Andrews - 4 stars
Kickass h/h. Loved the emphasis on their romance. It somehow made me love them more, if that's even possible. And all the mythology made this novella that much more interesting. Not sure if I liked the change of narration at the end though. But it was good nevertheless.
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“I’m game,” Raphael shivered. “I don’t suppose you have any spare clothes?”
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Kickass h/h. Loved the emphasis on their romance. It somehow made me love them more, if that's even possible. And all the mythology made this novella that much more interesting. Not sure if I liked the change of narration at the end though. But it was good nevertheless.
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“I’m game,” Raphael shivered. “I don’t suppose you have any spare clothes?”
“You should have thought of clothes before you decided to go human.” More...
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Jan 31, 2011
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Jan 18, 2011
Stacey
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Magic Mourns is a solid 4.5 star short story about Andrea and Raphael. Just enough action, smexy time and Greek mythology to keep the story intriguing yet fast paced. And we find out some interesting and mysterious information about Curran!!
The Guild Hunter novella, Guild Hunter #1.5, is another solid 4.5 star short story. Loved it!!! Great incite into Elena's BFF Sara and Deacon. So far in the books we haven't seen much of Deacon, so this short story let you get to know him p More...
The Guild Hunter novella, Guild Hunter #1.5, is another solid 4.5 star short story. Loved it!!! Great incite into Elena's BFF Sara and Deacon. So far in the books we haven't seen much of Deacon, so this short story let you get to know him p More...
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Jan 25, 2012
Ren
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4 stars... just for Angel's Judgment *g*
For Ilona Andrews, I just read one of her book On the Edge, so I pass Magic Mourns, because it part of Kate Daniels series, and I'm not read it yet (but I will. Soon)
For Meljean Brooks, I'd read her Guardian series and The Iron Duke, but I can't connect with her writing style, so I pass her story too.
For Charlaine Harris, not big fans of her Sookie series, why I read her story? :P
Anyway, I admit that I'm cr More...
For Ilona Andrews, I just read one of her book On the Edge, so I pass Magic Mourns, because it part of Kate Daniels series, and I'm not read it yet (but I will. Soon)
For Meljean Brooks, I'd read her Guardian series and The Iron Duke, but I can't connect with her writing style, so I pass her story too.
For Charlaine Harris, not big fans of her Sookie series, why I read her story? :P
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Apr 30, 2011
Kat
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4 novellas, all ostensibly about hellhounds somehow.
"The Britlingens Go to Hell" by Charlaine Harris- Sucked, one star story. Pulled the whole volume down a full star. Took me 3 weeks to read it. If you've read the Sookie Stackhouse books, the Britlingens appear there. Frankly, they were different, but not nearly interesting enough to get me into the story. It was only through sheer force of will that I finished it. The link to the theme of the novels was tenuous at best More...
"The Britlingens Go to Hell" by Charlaine Harris- Sucked, one star story. Pulled the whole volume down a full star. Took me 3 weeks to read it. If you've read the Sookie Stackhouse books, the Britlingens appear there. Frankly, they were different, but not nearly interesting enough to get me into the story. It was only through sheer force of will that I finished it. The link to the theme of the novels was tenuous at best More...
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Nov 13, 2010
Shannon
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"The Britlingens Go to Hell" by Charlaine Harris was another interesting story from the author! We first met the Britlingens Batanya and Clovache in "All Together Dead" at the Vampire summit in Rhodes as hired bodyguards protecting a high-level vampire King. I enjoyed the brief preview of these characters from that book, and couldn't wait until Ms. Harris wrote about the two again.
In this story, we get to find out about who the Britlingens are in general, and about ho More...
In this story, we get to find out about who the Britlingens are in general, and about ho More...
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Feb 11, 2012
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Jan 28, 2012
Kelly A.
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The Goodreads author for this book is misleading: it's actually an anthology of four novellas, with Harris' as the lead, but also including stories by Nalini Singh, Ilona Andrews and Meljean Brook. The stories are paranormal romance, heavy on the paranormal and light on the romance (which I really like).
(Edit: I see that Goodreads includes all authors on the book page, but not the 'write a review page.' I'll look harder next time!)
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Jul 26, 2011
Sandy
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I don’t read anthologies very often, but once in a while they’re a nice change of pace. I figured I’d love this one because after reading Lori Devoti’s hellhounds series, I fell in love with these evil but lovable dogs. I have to say that I was more disappointed than happy with the majority of the novellas in this anthology. I’ve only read one out of the four authors, Nalini Singh, and she is the standout of the group. The other three don’t even come close to her stellar story.
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May 10, 2011
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MAGIC MOURNS
No better way to make this short story more special than to receive it from the authors themselves!! I'll certainly cherish the copy!
But that aside, I will review as objectively as possible. Magic Mourns is a short story included in the Must Love Hellhounds anthology that shifts the focus from Kate Daniels to her best friend, Andrea Nash. She's been handling Kate's affairs at her office until she gets a call to investigate a weird three-headed dog that seems to be runn More...
No better way to make this short story more special than to receive it from the authors themselves!! I'll certainly cherish the copy!
But that aside, I will review as objectively as possible. Magic Mourns is a short story included in the Must Love Hellhounds anthology that shifts the focus from Kate Daniels to her best friend, Andrea Nash. She's been handling Kate's affairs at her office until she gets a call to investigate a weird three-headed dog that seems to be runn More...
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Apr 09, 2011
Nath
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Angel's Judgement by Nalini Singh: 4.5/5 (B+)
Surprisingly, I enjoyed Angel's Judgment much more than I did Angel's Blood. I don't know if it was the characters or the storyline... Perhaps I felt that there was less world building, as a result the focus was more on the storyline and it made it simpler. Anyway, I liked it, I thought it was a solid novella. The characters were well developed and the story was interesting.
I really liked Sara and Deacon, they very interesting char More...
Surprisingly, I enjoyed Angel's Judgment much more than I did Angel's Blood. I don't know if it was the characters or the storyline... Perhaps I felt that there was less world building, as a result the focus was more on the storyline and it made it simpler. Anyway, I liked it, I thought it was a solid novella. The characters were well developed and the story was interesting.
I really liked Sara and Deacon, they very interesting char More...
Jan 30, 2011
Colleen
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Must Love Hellhounds is a book of four novellas by different authors. My biggest disappointment was that hellhounds didn't have a great deal to do with the first two stories. Yes, yes, the plot in "The Britlingens Go to Hell" turned on hellhound blood, but really any corrosive acid would have done just fine. Honestly, Robin McKinley's "Hellhound" story from the book Fire would have fit in better in this book than the second short story did; "Angel's Judgement" didn'
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Jan 05, 2011
Jenn
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I loved the stories by Nalini Singh, Ilona Andrews, and Meljean Brook. The Charlaine Harris story was good, but not one of my favorites.
"Angel's Judgement" by Nalini Singh was the first I had read by her and resulted in the immediate collection and reading of both her Guild Hunter series and her Psy-Changling series. The story is set right before the first Guild Hunter book takes place. It doesn't go real in depth with the world building, but enough is explained that you a More...
"Angel's Judgement" by Nalini Singh was the first I had read by her and resulted in the immediate collection and reading of both her Guild Hunter series and her Psy-Changling series. The story is set right before the first Guild Hunter book takes place. It doesn't go real in depth with the world building, but enough is explained that you a More...
Dec 30, 2010
Karissa
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This was a pretty good selection of writings. Despite the title not all of the stories featured Hellhounds; but all of them did include Hellhounds a little bit. My favorite stories were "Magic Mourns" by Ilona Andrews and "Blind Spot" by Meljean Brook. I am a big Ilona Andrews fan and this story doesn't disappoint. Meljean Brook's story was a surprise for me. I though Harris's story was written in kind of an amateurish style and was my least favorite. Singh's story was a bit
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Dec 20, 2010
Katharine
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This anthology was a lot of fun, and once again, I got three good – even great – stories and one so-so. I picked up the anthology because I was enjoying the Kate Daniels stories by Ilona Andrews, and there’s a story from that world in here. Also, I regularly enjoy the many worlds of Charlaine Harris.
Turns out I found two new writers to investigate, but the Harris story was very forgettable. The easiest way to describe it is, it felt like she was under an obligation to come up with s More...
Turns out I found two new writers to investigate, but the Harris story was very forgettable. The easiest way to describe it is, it felt like she was under an obligation to come up with s More...
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Oct 23, 2010
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Must Love Hellhounds by Charlaine Harris. Nalini Singh, Nona Andrews and Andrea Nash
Romance Anthology – September 1, 2009
Must Love Hellhounds is a set of four short novelettes that contains a balance of paranormal, adventure, and spice.
The Britlingens Go To Hell by Charlaine Harris
4 Stars
Once the monetary terms of Batanya and Clovache’s contract are met, Crick is more open to revealing the job for which he has hired them. They are to be di More...
Romance Anthology – September 1, 2009
Must Love Hellhounds is a set of four short novelettes that contains a balance of paranormal, adventure, and spice.
The Britlingens Go To Hell by Charlaine Harris
4 Stars
Once the monetary terms of Batanya and Clovache’s contract are met, Crick is more open to revealing the job for which he has hired them. They are to be di More...
Jun 30, 2010
Reading Angel
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In 'The Britlingens Go To Hell' by Charlaine Harris, you get to step into hell zone with two bodyguards for hire. Trapped in a cell with huge, fearsome hellhounds as the guards, the two girls have to find a way out. They have to get to the one that hired them before something happens to him. After all "the customers word is law".
In 'Angel's Judgment' by Nalini Singh, vampire-tracker Sara is soon to be guild-director. But there is a rogue guild member on the loose, and h More...
In 'Angel's Judgment' by Nalini Singh, vampire-tracker Sara is soon to be guild-director. But there is a rogue guild member on the loose, and h More...
Mar 20, 2010
Jennifer
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I liked this! It's a collection of 4 novellas. 2 were by authors I have read before, 2 were by authors I hadn't...
The first is a story by Charlaine Harris (Southern Vampire series). Meh. This was just OK. By far the weakest in the book.
Second was a story by Nalini Singh, whom I've not read before. I liked it, it was easy to read, paced just right for a short story, with memorable worldbuilding and good characters. I might read more of her books in the future.
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The first is a story by Charlaine Harris (Southern Vampire series). Meh. This was just OK. By far the weakest in the book.
Second was a story by Nalini Singh, whom I've not read before. I liked it, it was easy to read, paced just right for a short story, with memorable worldbuilding and good characters. I might read more of her books in the future.
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Jan 21, 2010
Michelle
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I'm not really one to pick up anthologies but seeing as though I have to wait at least until June for the next Kate Daniels book, Magic Bleeds, I made a special exception in the case of Ilona Andrews novella Magic Mourns in the Must Love Hellhounds anthology. Usually I'm not a huge novella fan simply because I don't think the format can adequately give an author the time or space needed to truly maneuver characters into a engrossing story. Inevitably, letdown occurs and I'm left dissatisfied. Bu
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Oct 17, 2009
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preordered this one because this anthology of four paranormal stories featuring hellhounds has a couple authors I like in it.
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1) Magic Mourns by Ilona Andrews: This is the third story in the anthology but I read it first. :)
The Premise: This is a story set in the same world as the Kate Daniel series, but this time the first person narrator is Kate's best friend, Andrea. Andrea is filling in for Kate More...
preordered this one because this anthology of four paranormal stories featuring hellhounds has a couple authors I like in it.
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1) Magic Mourns by Ilona Andrews: This is the third story in the anthology but I read it first. :)
The Premise: This is a story set in the same world as the Kate Daniel series, but this time the first person narrator is Kate's best friend, Andrea. Andrea is filling in for Kate More...
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Oct 16, 2009
Cindy
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Charlaine Harris's The Britlingens Go to Hell - you've got to admire a story that can do a credible hob of combining magic, Hell, Amelia Earhart, Narcissus and [of course:] hellhounds. These are NOT lovable hellhounds.
Angels' Judgment - Nalini Singh - Although it stood well enough on it's own, I got the distinct impression there were nuances I was missing because I haven't read the Guild Hunter books yet. The hellhound had only a small part - as the original junkyard dog...
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Angels' Judgment - Nalini Singh - Although it stood well enough on it's own, I got the distinct impression there were nuances I was missing because I haven't read the Guild Hunter books yet. The hellhound had only a small part - as the original junkyard dog...
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Oct 07, 2009
Cissa
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I loved Andrews's story, and "Blind Spot" was fun- and the only one in the book where people actually DID love a hellhound!
Harris's was fun, too, though it was a pretty straightforward fantasy with only incidental hellhounds.
I wasn't too fond of Singh's story; that sort of "erotic tension" where people can hardly keep their hands off each other after first glimpsing the other usually seems silly and overdone to me, especially when there's no time to g More...
Harris's was fun, too, though it was a pretty straightforward fantasy with only incidental hellhounds.
I wasn't too fond of Singh's story; that sort of "erotic tension" where people can hardly keep their hands off each other after first glimpsing the other usually seems silly and overdone to me, especially when there's no time to g More...
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Feb 04, 2012
The Britlingens Go To Hell by Charlaine Harris. (1-70 pgs) **
Batanya and Clovache are Britlingens (body guards) who are hired by a thief called Crick to keep him alive while he steels a conjure ball from Lucifer in hell.
This Novella was beyond weird, Crick had two penis's, there were demon dust bunnies, giant slugs and more even Amelia Earhart! while i found this book somewhat disturbing i couldnt put in down for the fact that it was just to weird! it was one of those th More...
Batanya and Clovache are Britlingens (body guards) who are hired by a thief called Crick to keep him alive while he steels a conjure ball from Lucifer in hell.
This Novella was beyond weird, Crick had two penis's, there were demon dust bunnies, giant slugs and more even Amelia Earhart! while i found this book somewhat disturbing i couldnt put in down for the fact that it was just to weird! it was one of those th More...
Dec 30, 2010
Katie
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I bought this book for the Charlaine Harris story but thought I would read all in anticipation of finding a new favorite new author...
'The Britlingen's Go To Hell': Was okay but not great, I didn't particularly like the Britlingen characters when they appeared in 'Dead to the World' and this story didn't change my opinion.
'Angel's Judgement': I didn't really enjoy the universe this story (and series) is set in; Arch-Angels and Angels that create vampires and a guild of vampir More...
'The Britlingen's Go To Hell': Was okay but not great, I didn't particularly like the Britlingen characters when they appeared in 'Dead to the World' and this story didn't change my opinion.
'Angel's Judgement': I didn't really enjoy the universe this story (and series) is set in; Arch-Angels and Angels that create vampires and a guild of vampir More...
Aug 21, 2011
Sarah
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This book consists of four unrelated novellas, each featuring hellhounds. The first is by Charlaine Harris, and features two interdimensional bodyguards (who also make an appearance in one of her Sookie Stackhouse novels) who are sent on a mission to Hell. The story was very entertaining, the protagonists likeable badasses, and I enjoyed a surprise appearance by Amelia Earhart. The second novella, by Nalini Singh, concerns angels, vampires, and humans sent by angels to hunt the vampires. I didn'
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Dec 18, 2010
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This was a pretty good selection of stories. My favorite stories were "Magic Mourns" by Ilona Andrews, "Angels' Judgement" by Nalini Singh and "Blind Spot" by Meljean Brook. I am a big Ilona Andrews and Nalini Singh fan and these stories don't disappoint. Meljean Brook's story was a surprise for me. I thought Harris's story was written in kind of an amateurish style and was my least favorite. Singh's story had a niceamount of romance, not too much and was set in a v
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Nov 02, 2009
Colleen
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I bought this for one short story... Ilona Andrews' Magic Mourns...and it was DEFINATLY worth it. I glanced at the other stories and wanted to read them since I did buy the book... but none of them held my interest enough to read more than a couple of pages.
"Magic Mourns" by Ilona Andrews
Setting: Atlanta (Kate Daniels world)
Timeline: after Magic Strikes
You don't have to read the Kate Daniels series to enjoy Magic Mourns, but if you haven't, why not? More...
"Magic Mourns" by Ilona Andrews
Setting: Atlanta (Kate Daniels world)
Timeline: after Magic Strikes
You don't have to read the Kate Daniels series to enjoy Magic Mourns, but if you haven't, why not? More...
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