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Lucinda, Darkly (Demon Princess Chronicles #1)
by
Sunny
Lucinda has dwelt in eternal darkness. As a demon princess, she exists in an endless, joyless realm. But she is about to discover a need she never knew existed?not for power, not for blood?but for a more dangerous passion with a lone warrior.
Paperback, 304 pages
Published
September 1st 2009
by Berkley
(first published August 7th 2007)
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Sep 28, 2010
Jane Stewart
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1 of 5 stars
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erotic-paranormal-romance
Waste of time. Don't read it.
I very much enjoyed this author's book "Mona Lisa Awakening," so I tried this book. It was a let down. CAUTION SPOILERS: A former Monere Queen died and has been living as a demon for hundreds of years. All of a sudden she falls in love with Stefan, a Monere rogue. They had one short interaction and fall in love. She had never fallen for anyone for hundreds of years. There was no logic for it to happen now. Shortly after that, she forms bonds with two others, Nico and...more
I very much enjoyed this author's book "Mona Lisa Awakening," so I tried this book. It was a let down. CAUTION SPOILERS: A former Monere Queen died and has been living as a demon for hundreds of years. All of a sudden she falls in love with Stefan, a Monere rogue. They had one short interaction and fall in love. She had never fallen for anyone for hundreds of years. There was no logic for it to happen now. Shortly after that, she forms bonds with two others, Nico and...more
May 24, 2011
Jennifer (a.k.a The Book Nympho)
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3 of 5 stars
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like to refer to Sunny's writing as Laurell K. Hamilton Lite. You know with an actual plot and with a side of smut that factors into the plot. As opposed to a book full of just orgies (coughs - Anita).
If you enjoyed Sunny's Monére, Children of the Moon Series (aka Mona Lisa Series), you will enjoy Lucinda, Darkly. It follows in much the same style as the Mona Lisa series and in the same world. For those of you that has read the Mona Lisa books you've meet Halcyon, Lucinda's demon brother. (Yumm...more
If you enjoyed Sunny's Monére, Children of the Moon Series (aka Mona Lisa Series), you will enjoy Lucinda, Darkly. It follows in much the same style as the Mona Lisa series and in the same world. For those of you that has read the Mona Lisa books you've meet Halcyon, Lucinda's demon brother. (Yumm...more
Sep 28, 2009
Nonny
rated it
2 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Shelves:
erotic-urban-fantasy,
2009-books
This book was disappointing. Sunny's world is derivative to begin with, reading like cross-over fanfiction between Laurell K. Hamilton's Merry Gentry and Anne Bishop's Black Jewels, with some original concepts and quasi-original characters. The Mona Lisa books were at least an entertaining read, if I didn't think too much about the ethical quandry behind lifting so much of other authors' work (which she all but admits to in one of her acknowledgments) ... this one, frankly, bored me. I couldn't...more
Jun 24, 2009
Nicole Bunge
rated it
3 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
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paranormal-romance
I haven't read any of the "Mona Lisa" books (didn't know they existed till I picked this up) but the good news is you don't need to. (I've found a lot of 'secondary/spin-off' series are flat, or confusing, if you chance upon them without committing to read the others.
But it's a nice 'psuedo' vampire world. A lot more like Anne Bishop's "Black Jewels" books - that world - where darkness isn't evil, and a matriarchal society rules a world of magic.
Borders on 'erotica' at times, but the story is s...more
But it's a nice 'psuedo' vampire world. A lot more like Anne Bishop's "Black Jewels" books - that world - where darkness isn't evil, and a matriarchal society rules a world of magic.
Borders on 'erotica' at times, but the story is s...more
Nov 20, 2011
Nora Ellen (The Bookery)
rated it
4 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Shelves:
adult-series,
books-i-own
Lucinda, the Princess of Hell, is a demon bounty hunter. With nothing to rule in Hell, she prefers to spend her time alone, hunting down rogue Monére warriors and returning them to their queens with a smile on her face. Until she is sent to retrieve Stefan, the first Monére rogue who reminds Lucinda of her role as a Queen until she turned demon, over six hundred years ago. In exchange for saving Stefan's half-blood ward, Lucinda takes some of his blood, but the connection between warrior and que...more
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For the most part I enjoyed this book, I thought the story was interesting, and I liked that the book was short. Sometimes I think authors feel the need to write over a certain amount of pages, and the story is dragged out. I liked the fact that this said what it needed to say and seemed to pay no attention to "word count". I also just wanted to mention that it does end on a cliffhanger. Not mid scene like some other authors (cough, moning, cough) but the story remains unfinished with the promis...more
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Oct 28, 2008
Anita
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4 of 5 stars
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Recommends it for:
LKH fans
Shelves:
paranormal-romance,
urban-fantasy
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Mar 07, 2009
Felicia
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2 of 5 stars
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Shelves:
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I'm not a fan of Laurel Hamilton's "Merry Gentry" series, but if you are, this is for you. Blood + Naughty stuff doesn't do much for me, and I'm not crazy about men just falling over a lady for no reason. If you like Anne Rice and Laurel Hamilton, this is well enough written and and interesting enough world. Just a bit dark for my tastes. I heard the earlier books are much better, this is a "spin off" of sorts. I may go back and try the first one later, but after a long wait.
This is actually a 3.5 almost a 4 for me!
This fun and fast-paced urban fantasy contains strong characterization that make the Monere universe seem genuine and real. Although this is a stand alone thriller, reading the previous Mona Lisa series (4 books) will make it easier to undersatnd Sunny's complex realm.
I especially love the way she has tied in the Mona Lisa series, but has given this book it's own creatures and characters- making this book it's own story.
This fun and fast-paced urban fantasy contains strong characterization that make the Monere universe seem genuine and real. Although this is a stand alone thriller, reading the previous Mona Lisa series (4 books) will make it easier to undersatnd Sunny's complex realm.
I especially love the way she has tied in the Mona Lisa series, but has given this book it's own creatures and characters- making this book it's own story.
A huge honking pile of meh. Lucinda kinda bored me. With Mona Lisa the heroine became such an over the top Mary Sue it was fun to go along for the ride. Lucinda, the demon princess was a more rounded out character but she didn't really move me in any way. Stefan is supposed to be her great love but much of the book is spent on the other rogue Monere Nico and the Flouradeur Talon. I kept wanting the story to go back to him and Lucinda but it went everywhere but. Characters kept telling me Lucinda...more
In my opinion this spin-off tale from the Monere/children of the moon series is a really good one. This story follows the tale of the high prince of hell's sister, Lucinda. She was first introduced in the short story Mona Lisa. But in her own book she really carries her own story off very well even though it is mightily similar to that of Mona Lisa in the beginning. But by the end of the story she both surprises, endears, and makes the reader care for her and her men much more than you'd origina...more
Feb 17, 2010
Amy
rated it
4 of 5 stars
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2010,
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I really liked this book. I do however wish I'd have known that while this is the 1st Demon Princess book, the Mona Lisa books are related. They seem to be at least. This book mentions Mona Lisa several times and you get some back story. I'm going to have to check those out now. Also, the ending of this story didn't jive for me. What happens to Stefen and Johnny?
I don't believe Sunny wrote this book. I've read every Monier book and short story she's written and none of them were like this one, none were this bad. I mean, there was no tale here. Based on her previous world-building, I expected more emotions, more conflict, more action, more interesting characters. I expected a story!
Even her word choices did not sound like Sunny wrote them. I believe that she must have been so very behind on her deadline that she asked Laurell K. Hamilton to quickly writ...more
Even her word choices did not sound like Sunny wrote them. I believe that she must have been so very behind on her deadline that she asked Laurell K. Hamilton to quickly writ...more
I am really enjoying this book, so far I have read 56 pages of it and I am hooked ! Sunny has a very descriptive writing style that captures her audiences attention. Lucinda, the demon dead princess, is dark yet compassionate at the same time. While reading this book I have a vivid image in my head of each character.
This book moved along quite quickly, which is the only reason I kept reading it. It wasn't the worst book ever, but it was very anticlimactic. Sure, things happened, but the book didn't bring me to care about the story. I think the story could have been good, done differently. As it was, I just could not connect or get interested.
I forgot this one was on my bookshelf. So I decided to give it a try. Not my type of read. It just didn't keep my interest. It was lacking.......something: story line. I think there are two more Sunny novels on the back of the shelf. I'm not going to bother. Time for PaperbackSwap.
Nov 18, 2010
Katie
rated it
4 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Shelves:
erotica,
paranormal-romance
Wow. A lot of people told me that if I liked Sunny's Mona Lisa books, I wouldn't care too much for the Lucinda books because they were different, they weren't about the monere, or the new queen. I happened to like Lucinda much beeter than Mona, and would recommend these books first.
I have to give this three stars sadly because half the time I didn't know what was going on. I think the book sounded much better on the back cover than it actually was. The book was interesting but a little confusing. I think I will probably read the rest of the series just to see what happens with the three, but not one after the other because it will annoy me.
Slightly better than the Monere Children main line, however, I still can't get over the similarities with Bishop nor Hamilton's works. I am not saying that Hamilton wrote the best out there, but I believe Bishop's Dark Jewels has better world building than this one.
Jan 05, 2010
Sarah
rated it
3 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Recommends it for:
meredith gentry fans
this was not as good as the mona lisa books but i still liked it lucinda doesn't really have that much of a personality in my opinion and one of the male characters in this book is boring but i really enjoyed the ending and will continue with this series
I like the previous Sunny books. I like the Mona Lisa stories and I thought that I would enjoy this one. Although intrigued I liked the first couple of chapters and then it seemed redundant. I don't know if I'll give the second one a chance.
Sep 20, 2009
Brandy *Ahviel*
rated it
4 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
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library-shelf,
2009
I am not sure what to say about this book. I liked it, but that was not the issue that I had. I guess my issue is the ending. The ending was a 'matter of fact'. Yes I know there is another book that comes out in Oct. However. Most of Sunny's books at the end let you know where the next is going. This I felt stuck.
At the beginning we are introduced to Lucinda and Stefan who is guarding a mix blood. Lucinda feels something for the first time in years as dones Stefan. They build a relationship upon...more
At the beginning we are introduced to Lucinda and Stefan who is guarding a mix blood. Lucinda feels something for the first time in years as dones Stefan. They build a relationship upon...more
First of all, not as good as the Mona Lisa books, which had a little more depth and intrigue to the plot. I love the Monére world, so this was a nice spin off to the books. Sunny took an interesting approach in her storytelling, each chapter was written in the narrative of a different character. This approach didn't break the flow of the story and there weren't any confusion in who was narrating. I think it helped add to the character build. A very entertaining read, if you like to read dark ero...more
I had actually read this book a while ago, but didn't remember until I got into it a little bit. I enjoyed re-reading it. It had been long enough, I didn't remember how it ended. I like her Mona Lisa series a little bit better, but still good.
A dark erotic paranormal fantasy and an addictive series.
I love sunny! all of her books are wonderfully creative, dynamite, and always have such great characters. I have never been disappointed!!!!!!
I love sunny! all of her books are wonderfully creative, dynamite, and always have such great characters. I have never been disappointed!!!!!!
I love Sunny. She has built such a great parallel world for us with her Mona Lisa series. I was genuine;y intrigued by Lucinda and to find out she had her own spin off series, made my day. While Sunny's character set ups are pretty similar (lots of kidnapping, multiples and women who don't believe they deserve a better lot in life)she also throws in a heck of a lot of WTF? plot twists so predictability is never a concern. I will admit to getting a teensy bit weary of Mona Lisa's storyline (not n...more
Love the book. However, I'm a bit wary of the whole love triangle thing. Indeed it reminds me of the Anita Blake series, with the ardor and all... Hopefully, the next books won't follow the same path...
I am not a fan or erotica or smexed up books. But I had read the short for the monere series in Over the Moon. And liked the characters and storey. Knowing that I was way out of my genre
I decided to read this book because a friend of mine recomended it to me. I also decided to read this book because it was about demons and other mythical creatures, I like reading fantasy books. One thing I like about this book was how detailed the history of the characters were, I also liked how the writer made Lucinda (the main character) seem very human even though she was a demon. Some thing I did not like was how the bond that Niko, Lucinda and Talon was not broken. If I can change somethin...more
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A family practice physician and Vassar graduate, Sunny was finally pushed into picking up her pen by the success of the rest of her family. Much to her amazement, she found that, by golly, she actually could write a book, and that it was much more fun than being a doctor.
As an author, Sunny has been featured on Geraldo at Large and CNBC, and has won many awards including the prestigious PRISM Awar...more
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