Human-like, but not human, the nara ruled Tanyrin for centuries. The most feared among them were their naragi, sorcerers whose power was all but in...
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Jan 23, 2011
Emanuela ~plastic duck~
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Jun 06, 2011
Honey
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When I started reading this book I was hooked. The writing was fantastic, the world building breathtaking and the story outstanding. Watching Michael and Stefn’s relationship develop from that of captor and victim to friendship and later love was very satisfying. Their travels through the world of the humans and nara were intriguing, as were the political battles going on around them. I couldn’t get enough of it. And then they were separated by the spoiled, jealous prince Severyn. Everything jus
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May 13, 2011
momokaachan
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It took me three days to get through this book. For me, a fast reader, it is unusual. But the book was that intense - I had to leave it from time to time to just come up for air.
Becca Abbott does an excellent job of developing her story. The two MCs, Michael and Stefn, are more or less thrown together out of necessity. The interplay with Prince Severyn as a very important supporting character - hmmm, almost a MC himself - is well done. Oh, heck, the whole book is well done. I have not More...
Becca Abbott does an excellent job of developing her story. The two MCs, Michael and Stefn, are more or less thrown together out of necessity. The interplay with Prince Severyn as a very important supporting character - hmmm, almost a MC himself - is well done. Oh, heck, the whole book is well done. I have not More...
Feb 03, 2011
Wren
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Oh my. It would be easier to list the things I didn't like about this story than the things I did, but that wouldn't be very nice, would it?
I loved this. Loved. It. It's a fantasy, a well-done fantasy, with excellent world-building. The cities, forests, fields, castles - all the settings were wonderfully detailed without boring the reader. The background - a conflict between the forces of the Church and the mystical people called h'naran and their human allies - was well-thought More...
I loved this. Loved. It. It's a fantasy, a well-done fantasy, with excellent world-building. The cities, forests, fields, castles - all the settings were wonderfully detailed without boring the reader. The background - a conflict between the forces of the Church and the mystical people called h'naran and their human allies - was well-thought More...
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Aug 18, 2010
Seregil
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Almost 5 stars.... but I will be generous with it because it's exactly the type of book I love and look for all the time - long fantasy story with a significant gay romantic subplot. It also had the hate-each-other-in-the-begining thing. And cool magic that can be powered by gay smut XD What more can a fangirl ask for?
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Bad points that make me hesitate about the 5 stars include:
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Nov 24, 2009
Cyn
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I have waited a long time to hold a book by Becca Abbott in my hot little hands. Her stories were always filled with pain and heartache, yet tempered with passion and sweetness.
SL Publishing has picked a real gem to be their first foray into print books. This is going to appeal to the yaoi fans, as well as to fans of m/m fiction who want a good dose of high fantasy with their relationships.
I happen to be a sucker for high fantasy, so this book pushed all of my happy buttons.
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SL Publishing has picked a real gem to be their first foray into print books. This is going to appeal to the yaoi fans, as well as to fans of m/m fiction who want a good dose of high fantasy with their relationships.
I happen to be a sucker for high fantasy, so this book pushed all of my happy buttons.
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Aug 08, 2011
Jaime
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I was sucked into this original, and well done fantasy right from the start. Prince Severyn is trying to wrest power back from a corrupt and abusive church that is using religious hysteria and fear to oppress and control the people. The plot here is thick - filled with conspiracies, spies, double agents, ruthless villains, and beneath it all, the romance between Stefn and Michael. Abbott has created a rich and detailed world, complete with its own mythology and history, to base the story in. The
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Oct 13, 2011
Diane
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I enjoyed this book tremendously. The characters, both major and minor were engaging and well written. The story moved right along without any slow sections. I very much liked how the author developed the relationship between Michael and Stefn. Their revelation that they loved each other came not too early into the novel. Of course, the reader is let in on this revelation before Michael and Stefn were. I think the book would have been improved if it had had a glossary and a map included. The aut
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Apr 10, 2011
Blueaether
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I have read better plots in this author's fanfiction than the one written in this book. It was very disappointing, but I do not regret buying the book to support one of my favorite fiction authors. Although the relationship between the main pairing is interesting, the boring political meetings and the switching POVs really ruin this book for me. Perhaps I was looking for a story more focused to the relationship, but in this one I felt it didn't give enough attention to the cethe and it didn't gi
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Jul 05, 2011
Lynnebaby
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I think this is marketed as a romance, but I don't really think it should be. More a fantasy epic with some romantic elements. 3.5 stars because I started out expecting it be something else, but figured it out around chapter 3 or a little later. The writing is great, the characters are wonderfully detailed and the attention to the environment are great. What is missing is more detail in the naragi magics. Things just happened sometimes with little description because someone blacked out or the s
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Apr 12, 2011
Omi
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When I was done with the Nightrunner series, I thought it would be very difficult to find any other fantasy book with an emphasis on m/m relationships and a contrived plot. So I am glad I found this book. It is a real page-turner, with characters that are complex and vividly portrayed, and a thrilling storyline involving royalty, nobility and the church in a fantasy country. It IS graphic, but the hardcore scenes are not thrown it an random (as happens in many books), but carefully set in all th
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Oct 06, 2011
Brainorgan
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This book held my interest, even though it is not the 99% pornographic smut that is my staple these past few years. There are a few sex scenes, and it is all about the relationship between the two leads, but there is a whole world too. I really admire the structure of the book, with excerpts from the literature in front of each chapter, cliffhangers at the end of a chapter, and the next chapter starts with something else! There are some loose ends (which I can't remember right now!), but I wa
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Feb 02, 2011
Aredhel
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May 12, 2011
Skargasm
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I loved so much of this book, but I can see now what a few of the reviewers meant about being bogged down in details. I wanted to see more of the relationship between Michael and Stefn and less about the history. I guess I wanted the romance to be more of the main plot instead of sub-plot. Saying that, it was an engrossing read and I really did enjoy it - enough to put my laptop down and forget to surf the net for hours on end.
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Sep 04, 2011
Danielle
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Read this ebook because it was so highly rated, and I wasn't too disappointed. The story was really well fleshed out, the characters weren't too stereotyped, and the magic system more unique than many. Women were fewer than men, but depicted with an even hand, much like the men--both bad and good (though rarely a mixture of both.)
However, I did find the rape scenes (multiple) to be extremely difficult to endure, and ended up skimming past them in the end.
However, I did find the rape scenes (multiple) to be extremely difficult to endure, and ended up skimming past them in the end.
Feb 11, 2012
roclaf
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This was a fun read.
While there is a strong sexual element (M/M) to the story it is more a fantasy love story rather than anything else. It is this story of political intrigue in this fantasy world that makes this book worth reading if the gay element will not bother you.
I do hope if the book goes into a second printing the cloud stone reference on page 222 is corrected to moonstone.
I'm looking forward to more from this author.
While there is a strong sexual element (M/M) to the story it is more a fantasy love story rather than anything else. It is this story of political intrigue in this fantasy world that makes this book worth reading if the gay element will not bother you.
I do hope if the book goes into a second printing the cloud stone reference on page 222 is corrected to moonstone.
I'm looking forward to more from this author.
Jul 31, 2011
Td
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Thanks Cole for the nudge. :) After 8 months sitting around I finally and gladly got to it. Wonderful intricate world, political intrigue, questionable characters, intense actions scenes, twisty surprises, tough, violent and cruel to read at times and I ate it all up. I didn't find the ending all that satisfying after everything this author put me through and it left me with a ton of questions left unanswered.
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Dec 09, 2010
Still
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The beautiful cover is a great match for the lovely innards of this book.
Character and relationship development was fairly even and quite believable; world building was done well without being over-bloated by too many details or purple prose; major conflicts had satisfying resolutions. By the end of this fairly long novel, I was wishing for more!
Definitely recommend this to a romance and/or fantasy fan.
Character and relationship development was fairly even and quite believable; world building was done well without being over-bloated by too many details or purple prose; major conflicts had satisfying resolutions. By the end of this fairly long novel, I was wishing for more!
Definitely recommend this to a romance and/or fantasy fan.
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Dec 06, 2011
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Sep 05, 2010
Nene
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This was a really interesting read, a mix of fantasy and historical. I enjoyed the world building, although the beginning was a bit confusing as everything was kind of thrown at you and explained later. Warning for lots of non and dub con in this book. The ending was a bit too pat for me, but it was a long read so I guess it did have to end somewhere.
Sep 18, 2011
Sassy
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This is usually the type of story that I really love. I was so frustrated and angry with the ancillary characters that I found myself finishing the book but determined not to read it again.
Feb 15, 2011
Pamela
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This was an excellent read for me. I loved it so much that I couldn't put it down. I can't wait until the sequel is published.
Oct 09, 2011
Mammarella
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I would have love to find out what happened to Remy in the end. I would have loved to know if Severyn liked his little wife. I would have loved to know there was going to be a sequel, even a short one. There are a lot of things that are left unfinished.
The story, I thought, slowed down considerably around page 350 or so, but picked up again later, though I had a feeling it was a little rushed towards the end. It was a little frustrating, dealing with such an uneven flow.
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The story, I thought, slowed down considerably around page 350 or so, but picked up again later, though I had a feeling it was a little rushed towards the end. It was a little frustrating, dealing with such an uneven flow.
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Mar 16, 2011
MsOPP (Julie)
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Great read. It did lose my interest in the middle when describing the logistics of creating an uprising, but then the story picked up its pace and the last 100 or so pages were quick reading.
Oct 07, 2011
Janet
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Can you be ambivalent about a book you stayed up until 3am to finish? It was a gripping piece of fiction but it definitely has a non standard hero and situations that were cringe worthy.
I read it, it was interesting, I wouldn't read it again. Great writing, great imagination.
I read it, it was interesting, I wouldn't read it again. Great writing, great imagination.
May 31, 2011
Nikki
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A good read that dragged a bit when it came to Michael and his relationship with his Cethe.
Mar 31, 2011
I couldn't stand the rape scene. There is no way I'm gonna finish this book
