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Heroes Return (Hero #5)

by Moira J. Moore (Goodreads Author)

3.57 of 5 stars 3.57 · rating details · 486 ratings · 48 reviews

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Being a hero is a recession-proof job—from the author of Heroes at Risk.

The Emperor has personally selected Shield Lee Mallorough and Source Shintaro Karish to protect the duchy of Westsea-Taro's ancestral lands. But Westsea is suffering from deadly earthquakes that resist Lee and Taro's magic and political unrest that is sto...more

Paperback, 358 pages

Published July 27th 2010 by Ace (first published July 2010)

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Nov 29, 2011 Michelle rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: fantasy, mystery, adventure, adult

At the end of the last book, the Emperor has stepped in and assigned Lee and Taro to serve in Westsea, Taro’s ancestral home. Pairs are never assigned to their home area, supposedly because they have a harder time channeling events. Lee and Taro do find channeling much harder in Westsea. On top of that, the tenants resent the new duchess and would like to see Taro as Duke, even though he renounced his title. The dowager duchess is still scheming as well and Lee dreads having to deal with her. Th...more

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Jul 09, 2011 Jessica rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: fantasy

I think the reason fans of this series get so upset about the cover art is because the characters Lee and Taro are so well realized in the stories -- not just in terms of Lee's red hair and Taro's black, but also in the tone and nuances of their body language -- that the cover art creates a sort of unsettling disconnect between our internal view of those characters and what we see on the outside of the book. (It's weird, too -- Ace usually does some pretty fabulous cover art, so it's hard to und...more

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May 24, 2011 Myonlycookie rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: sci-fi-fantasy

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. Unfortunately, I was most disappointed by this book in the series. I still blazed through it, but more out of frustration and impatience to get to the end. However, I still like Moore's concept and I don't have a problem with the overall plot. I was a little disappointed our pair couldn't spend more time in High Scape, but oh well. I will keep reading the series. I feel bad criticizing this book because I've enjoyed the series so far (including this one), but here were some points I found lackin...more Unfortunately, I was most disappointed by this book in the series. I still blazed through it, but more out of frustration and impatience to get to the end. However, I still like Moore's concept and I don't have a problem with the overall plot. I was a little disappointed our pair couldn't spend more time in High Scape, but oh well. I will keep reading the series. I feel bad criticizing this book because I've enjoyed the series so far (including this one), but here were some points I found lacking:

-Lack of a cohesive plot. Okay, there was a plot, but I thought there were too many loose threads running around. The main plot is Taro and Lee move back to Taro's hometown due to orders from the Emperor, they live with his cousin Fiona (who is unpopular with her subjects), and accidents happen. Not much is solved, not a whole lot comes together in the end, and other intrigues are mentioned so many times that this book just felt like the necessary evil to get to the REAL storyline.

-Taro and Lee's relationship. It grew monumentally in book 3, and took some more steps in book 4. Now it seems as if their growth is stalled, and Lee still doesn't understand Taro. The only thing she seems to know is when to leave him alone -- which is apparently all the time. It also seems like they barely talk in this book -- how are you going to understand him, if you never talk to him? While I understand that the characters are in a stressful situation, I was frustrated at the lack of any resolve between the two.

-Barely a mystery. Once I started to get into the rhythm of the series, it was very easy to begin to pick out the "solution" to the mysteries. However, I felt this one was obvious from the beginning. (I'm talking about the direct perpetrator of the accidents, not the vague intrigues that have been alluded to so far.) It seems that even Taro was suspecting who did it (though he never shared this with Lee, even though they are in a relationship), but of course, Lee didn't, and she's the character who we view this world through. Bringing me to my next frustration:

-Over the course of this series, Lee has grown a lot dimmer in my eyes. She's not perceptive, she's naive and not getting any more savvy, and what I viewed as stubbornness before is turning into insensitivity. Not just insensitivity to other people, but insensitivity to the world around her. I understand these may be Shield traits, but Lee has been thrown into a lot of unusual situations, and it seemed like her character was growing until now. All of this doesn't make me trust her as a narrator. (Example: When she says she should leave Taro alone, is that what he really wants, or just what she thinks he wants? Etc.)

...Lastly, I'd love to hear more of Taro's thoughts. But that's more of a request, not a criticism.(less)

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Aug 04, 2010 Angie rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: good-uns

I literally bounced in my seat when I saw HEROES RETURN pop up as being in stock and ready to ship a couple weeks ago. I quickly ordered my copy lest that lovely little "In Stock" button disappear, and I sat back to wait--impatiently--for it to show up on my doorstep. I adore Moira J. Moore's Heroes series because of the two main characters. Lee and Taro are incorrigible, endearing, at times pull-your-hair-out maddening, but they are two of my favorites and I look forward to each adventure with...more I literally bounced in my seat when I saw HEROES RETURN pop up as being in stock and ready to ship a couple weeks ago. I quickly ordered my copy lest that lovely little "In Stock" button disappear, and I sat back to wait--impatiently--for it to show up on my doorstep. I adore Moira J. Moore's Heroes series because of the two main characters. Lee and Taro are incorrigible, endearing, at times pull-your-hair-out maddening, but they are two of my favorites and I look forward to each adventure with gleeful anticipation. I think about these two a lot when I'm not with them. I think about my favorite scenes--the ones where the let their defenses down for perhaps two seconds at a time and actually communicate. Sometimes I have to go re-read one or two of those scenes to remind me how subtle and real they are. We've hashed out these covers before in detail and I won't go into this latest disaster. Much. Except to say that never does blue lightning crackle between Taro's meaty paws. If that image worries you at all, let me set your mind at ease. Also, he is rather devastatingly handsome. Despite the way he is portrayed on the cover. This is the fifth installment in the series.

Not in their wildest dreams did Source and Shield Pair Shintaro Karish and Dunleavy Mallorough imagine they would ever be taken away from High Scape and reassigned to Taro's homeland of Westsea. But that is exactly what's just happened. Without so much as a by your leave, the newly minted Emperor orders them to swear fealty to him and pack their bags for the remote coastal city where Taro was born, and where he lived the first bleak eleven years of his life. Lee dreads the whole notion, what with the politics that are involved and the fact that Taro's mother the Dowager Duchess--otherwise known as the Wicked Witch of the West's less nice sister--lives right next door to where they'll be staying. But, as it turns out, the Duchess should be the least of Lee's worries. For there is something wrong afoot in Westsea. The new Duchess is scrambling to command the respect of her people, the Emperor's guards have been assigned a permanent post there amid rumors the people are engaging in spell casting, and the level and frequency of natural disasters in the area are increasing with every day that passes. Add to this the fact that Taro's abilities to channel are becoming erratic, Lee's passing interest in casting begins to ratchet up a few levels, and the Triple S seems awfully suspicious of them and their recent activities, and these two are in for quite the couple of years at this their new post.

Nothing is ever easy in the world of Taro and Lee. I don't know why I keep thinking things will settle down for a spell and they will be able to sort a few rather important things out. Like their monumentally tragic communication problem. Because HEROES RETURN is all but a formal treatise on the failure to communicate and the disasters that result from said failure. I'm starting to feel like my favorite Source and Shield have fallen into a dangerous and dysfunctional habit of making assumptions rather than talking to one another. And I'm honestly afraid of where they'll end up if they don't address the situation in a patently overt manner. Because everything was subtle in this installment. Nothing was straightforward, upfront, or frank. Much of that wasn't Lee's or Taro's fault and, as such, I felt very defensive on their behalf. They were kept apart so much and they weren't fighting to be together. They need to do that a bit, I think, with how important they really are to each other. More so than in the previous books, even larger forces than they are used to seemed to be buffeting them about and I have the feeling there will be more dire reveals to come. This felt very much like a transitional piece and, as such, it was harder to say goodbye at the end, feeling so worried and discombobulated as I did. I feel as though the world itself may turn on them and I sat fretting for quite awhile after finishing. I know there is a sixth book on the way and that is very reassuring. What I don't know is what lies beyond that. Will things wrap up? Will there be more adventures beyond? Because nothing about HEROES RETURN is neat and tidy and I am going to need some kind of meeting of the minds and souls to calm my poor heart. As always, I fell into Moira J. Moore's world, and into company with these loved characters, the moment I started reading and I did not surface again until the final page. I very much enjoyed the change of setting and the peeks into the Taro's origins and how different it is from other places in their world. Taro made me particularly proud in a couple of key scenes--one of them just especially well done. And I like that Lee is branching out in her interests, even if those interests give Taro fits. After all, Lee is right. He really is adorable when he's mid-fit. Another great installment in one of my very favorite series.

Reading Order: Resenting the Hero, The Hero Strikes Back, Heroes Adrift, Heroes at Risk, and HEROES RETURN(less)

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Aug 03, 2010 Ori rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: supernatural-things, fantasy, reviewed

I'm pleased to see that Lee isn't as annoying as she was in the previous books, but that is mainly because Taro has stepped in to take her place. I do get why they're both so strained (in fact, the reasons why they're both so upset with each other is sprinkled just a little too liberally through the book), but one would've thought the lines of communication have been well and truly drawn out by now. It's been five books already, come on. How old are they?

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Jan 25, 2012 Bird rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: read-in-2012, fantasy-and-sci-fi

For me, this was definitely the weakest book in the series.

Taro was acting strangely for most of the story, running hot one minute and cold the next. The adorable repertoire that usually exists between him and Lee was absent and sorely missed.

The plot itself was quite dull. There isn't much going on in the remote area they've been reassigned to, and the mysterious "accidents" that happened in the book were obvious to me from the beginning (although no one else figures it out until the very end)...more

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Jul 30, 2010 Snail in Danger (Sid) Nicolaides rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: fantasy-fiction, whereisit-br

Another "things get worse before they get better" book. Things seemed to move too quickly for me to really emotionally engage with this book and the characters. But maybe I just read the book too quickly. Also, it's been a while since I read most of the other books, but I think there were more deliberately unresolved loose ends in this book than there were in previous books.

Also also, we get more worldbuilding background-ish stuff in this one.

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Dec 15, 2010 Michelle rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2010, fantasy, wishlist

Taro and Lee couldn't be in more of a fix.

On the Emperor's orders, Source and Shield Pair Shintaro Karish and Dunleavy Mallorough have been sent to Taro's backwater home, Flown Raven. Knowing that Taro spent a hellish childhood in Flown Raven, Lee isn't exactly thrilled with forcing him to face those painful memories all over again. Or facing his dragon of a mother, the Dowager Duchess, who lives just down the road and makes your average villainess look positively sweet. Until recently, Flown R...more Taro and Lee couldn't be in more of a fix.

On the Emperor's orders, Source and Shield Pair Shintaro Karish and Dunleavy Mallorough have been sent to Taro's backwater home, Flown Raven. Knowing that Taro spent a hellish childhood in Flown Raven, Lee isn't exactly thrilled with forcing him to face those painful memories all over again. Or facing his dragon of a mother, the Dowager Duchess, who lives just down the road and makes your average villainess look positively sweet. Until recently, Flown Raven had never experienced the natural disasters usually associated with the posting of a Pair but recent occurrences have proved otherwise. After Taro gave up his right to rule his ancestral home (much to his mother's fury), the townspeople of Flown Raven have endured a string of bad luck which they believe is solely the fault of their newest titleholder, Taro's cousin Fiona. Things aren't looking much better once our favorite Pair actually arrive, quickly followed by a group of Imperial Guards, who nobody wants around.

So let's see, technically Lee and Taro have been posted in a city they shouldn't be in, by someone who should have no power over them (the Emperor). Their bosses, the Triple S Council, are breathing down their necks for a detailed accounting of their past deeds (which they can't divulge). While they are constantly plagued by Taro's awful mother and her schemes to break them up and to return control of Flown Raven to Taro (which he does not want). And to top it off, the Pair are having trouble channeling - something that should not be happening. Nothing ever is easy for these two, is it?

As always, Moria J. Moore delivers quite a story. As I've come to expect from her previous Hero books, Taro and Lee always wind up in the craziest circumstances - usually ones way beyond their control - with the barest amount of information and Heroes Return is no different. In a series that has such uniquely brilliant world building and stunning characters, I can only say these books are fast becoming more layered and developed with each installment. The author tempts you with glimpses of political maneuverings and tidbits of historical context that leave you clamoring for more. I just know this series is heading for some major developments as Lee and Taro seemed a bit more out of their league than usually. Which is saying a lot really.

Most importantly, after the crazy (good crazy, mind) events of Heroes at Risk , I was so sure Taro and Lee had finally taken that first crucial step in learning how to function as a couple but sadly, no. Once again Heroes Return is crammed full with Taro and Lee's inability to communicate effectively. [insert my long-suffering sigh here]. I don't know what it will take for these two to finally figure things out (how many books do we even have left Ms. Moore?!?) but I just want to gather them both into a giant hug and just make everything all right. Because they are perfect for each other. Absolutely perfect. Aside from all the misunderstandings, Taro and Lee two trust each other implicitly. They crave the other's good opinion. And most importantly, they would do anything for each other. Really, anything. That's why I think I have such a hard time with all the frustrations in between since it is obvious how much they mean to one another. And to this reader.(less)

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May 23, 2011 Jennifer rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: sci-fi-riffic, 2011-reads

Firstly, I just need to get this personal rant out of the way...what the heck is going on with the cover art?? The first two were sort of cartoonish, the third wasn't half bad, but then book number 4 features the characters looking about 15 years old, with a magic glow ball that seems to originate out of the hero's um, crotch. And now...we have a Taro that looks slight neandertholic, and Lee goes back to looking like she's channeling the 80's.

I really liked the first 2 books in this series, the...more

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Feb 15, 2011 Kim rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: fantasy

I really like these characters. But their inability to communicate with one another is starting to drive me crazy. I know that Taro is emotional and easily wounded, and I know that Lee is extremely reserved and easily confused by people, but at this point in the series, I don't really buy that the emotional intimacy they each feel with the other isn't translating into some kind of spoken intimacy. Sure, they might not be great at talking with other people, but they ought to be getting the hang o...more

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May 13, 2013 Sherie Davis rated it 3 of 5 stars

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Aug 26, 2011 Katyana rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: fantasy, series

****3.5****

This one was kind of agitating to me.

Firstly, for the first time, the characters actually felt stupid to me. It took a ridiculous amount of time for them to realize that something was going on. Certain things in this book were so utterly obvious (and keep in mind that we are in Lee's first-person POV - we only see what she sees, so what is obvious to the reader should be obvious to the character) that it really made Lee, Taro and Fiona feel like morons when they failed to see it.

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Jun 26, 2011 Nicole Lawson rated it 3 of 5 stars

I felt that this was one of the better books in the series, but for some what selfish reasons. All of the books were entertaining and very well written, however I felt that this one made things that occurred in the other books more clear. Some times in the other books, probably because of the point of view, I felt that things were explained in a confused way. Not a confusing way, but because Lee didn't fully know what was going on, like most of the time, we as the reader get that feeling of not...more

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Jun 30, 2012 Tiffany rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: read-in-2012

I enjoy the Sword and Shield series and look forward to new books in the series. However, when this one came out I think I forgot about it for a while. When I remembered it was out, I read several reviews about the book and the not-so-stellar reviews made me put it off for a while in favor of other books I was a little more excited about at the time. I guess that stuck with me and I just continued to put off reading this one for quite a long time, but finally picked it up. I'm glad I read it bec...more

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Dec 05, 2011 Ria rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: canada-shortlist, fantasy, magic, read-in-2011

I loved the first two books in this series. Lee is an hilarious narrator, oblivious to so many social cues. Taro made for an interesting hero - handsome, suave and well-loved, with hidden depths and a difficult past. Together, they were delightful, with some fantastic dialogue and interplay between the two. The concept of the series was also fascinating thanks to an unusual approach to fantasy and magical elements.

Book 3 saw the two to come together romantically... and I was a touch disappointed...more

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May 09, 2011 Mieneke rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2011, fantasy

Heroes Return is a fun new addition to Moira J. Moore's Heroes series. The fifth book of the series about Dunleavy Mallorough and Shintaro Karish, a bonded pair of the Source and Shield Service a.k.a. the Triple S, takes us back to Shintaro's childhood home. The book moves the series along nicely by suggesting that magic, 'true magic', is returning to Lee and Taro's world. It ties in with both Lee and Taro developing strange new abilities that are, as far as they know, unheard of among Shields a...more Heroes Return is a fun new addition to Moira J. Moore's Heroes series. The fifth book of the series about Dunleavy Mallorough and Shintaro Karish, a bonded pair of the Source and Shield Service a.k.a. the Triple S, takes us back to Shintaro's childhood home. The book moves the series along nicely by suggesting that magic, 'true magic', is returning to Lee and Taro's world. It ties in with both Lee and Taro developing strange new abilities that are, as far as they know, unheard of among Shields and Sources. In the end though, the book leaves us with as many questions as answers, which is both pleasing as it promises more books in the series, but frustrating because the mystery keeps getting bigger.

The characters make up for a lot of the frustration, as they are interesting, smart and funny. I especially love Lee's voice, her sarcasm always gets me chuckling. She's very human and down-to-earth in a profession and situation that could easily go to someone's head. The way her relationship with Taro, both professional and personal, is still able to set her off balance is great, without getting mired in an eternal 'will they or won't they'-dynamic in which many of my favourite TV-series tend to end up. Taro appears to be Lee's polar opposite in many ways, out-going where she's more reticent, almost arrogantly self-confident where she's a little more self-conscious, hedonistic and seemingly vapid, he's far more than he wants people to believe. He's smart, honourable and, like Lee, very conscientious in his Source and Shield duties. They make for a really interesting pair and they're never dull.

The Dowager Duchess, however, is just plain annoying. Evil is rather black and white in these books and the Dowager Duchess is a prime example of this. There is nothing redeeming in her and her motivations get more murky the more we find out about them. In a similar vein, the Emperor is making a grab for power, without really any explanation of why he does so, other than a lust for power one presumes. Still, it'll be interesting to see how the emperor's power play works out and whether the Triple S will start to move against him. There are some cool secondary characters in this instalment too, such as the current Duchess of Westsea, Taro's cousin Fiona, her brother Tarce and the Windwatcher Radia. Thus far, most secondary characters haven't made any real reappearances from book to book, but hopefully since Lee and Taro seem to be staying at Westsea for a while, we'll see more of them in the future.

Heroes Return is a fun breezy read, that doesn't take itself too seriously, which covers the fact that it's a far more serious story than it seems at first glance. Hidden beneath the snark and the comedy is a really interesting take on 'magic' in all shapes and forms and a mystery that is crystallizing more and more, even while becoming larger each book. I really like this series and I hope we'll get closer to the heart of the mystery in the next book. The sixth book in the Heroes series, Heroes at Odds is due out at the end of July.(less)

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Oct 09, 2010 Alice rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2010, fantasy, romance

This installment of the Heroes series by Moira Moore has Lee and Taro going to Flown Raven, which is where Taro grew up, locked away in a tiny room thanks to his family's failure to realize nothing was wrong with him, that he was actually a Source.

I liked learning more about the mythos of the world, which seems to be a magically-oriented world future Earth settlers find in their explorations. Enough time has passed that people know very little about the original settlers, though we learn a littl...more

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Jul 27, 2010 CJ - Secret Charm rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: mystery, mystery-meets-supernatural, fantasy, familyconflict, romance

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. Ok, so the fact that Lee and Taro didn't even have sex in this book drives me crazy and it should because with all of the attempted murders, the planned intrigue and the attempt to separate them - they are both incredibly immature at times.

Lee still believes Taro is going to leave her and Taro is in love with her, that much I can tell, yet he doesn't do anything but become incredibly morose and melodramatic.

Ugh.

On another level, I liked meeting Fiona, Dane, Tarce and Radia. I knew who the bad gu...more Ok, so the fact that Lee and Taro didn't even have sex in this book drives me crazy and it should because with all of the attempted murders, the planned intrigue and the attempt to separate them - they are both incredibly immature at times.

Lee still believes Taro is going to leave her and Taro is in love with her, that much I can tell, yet he doesn't do anything but become incredibly morose and melodramatic.

Ugh.

On another level, I liked meeting Fiona, Dane, Tarce and Radia. I knew who the bad guy was - or rather the physically active bad guy - about a hundred pages in but Lee, being Lee, didn't and that was mildly frustrating.

The idea of magic being real and forcing Lee to accept something that she is too stubborn to fully admit works. As well as making her hair green by a spell that she cast. If someone doesn't believe in magic after that... well!

When she does accept, she fails for her first big outing which results in Dane's death and a new level of guilt from which she hasn't really felt before. Perhaps going forward she will allow herself to open up a little more and forget what was instilled in her. I mean, when the Triple S comes to visit and interrogates her and Taro she has no problem being defiant. She's developing a bit of a backbone.

Fiona is a strong secondary character and I hope to see her again in the next one. Bringing back the Dread Dowager (which I think is an apt name and Moore should just take that from me and go ahead and use it) is a very good idea. She's so hateful that you can't help but love it when Fiona or Taro give her a dressing down. I just wish Lee would grow a little bit more of a backbone. I suppose that might be a little out of her character but a girl can dream.

Excellent use of music, location and characters. While it is a fantasy book it sort of borrowed from gothic literature.

While I feel that Lee and Taro have a lot more growing up to do in terms of their relationship, they are both clever and good people. I liked Taro's cathartic use of the axe as well as Lee's ability to see through the Dowager's Simone deception.

What bugged me was the ending, Taro sunk Lila into the dirt to get her to talk but then there was a mudslide and it seemed that he tried to save her but he couldn't. I don't know why Lee would have to feel that she needed to re-evaluate her feelings. I mean, didn't she kill a man? I hate to say it but it seems Taro is more into this relationship than she is.

Something has to give.

All in all ... it's a 4.5 and I can't wait for the next one.(less)

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Sep 20, 2011 This Is Not The Michael You're Looking For rated it 1 of 5 stars

Shelves: fantasy, fiction, high-fantasy, own

I've reached the point of wondering why I even bother to continue to read this series. The original book was clever and light fun, but the series has gotten bogged down in the absolute and other stupidity of the characters who are simply too blind to the over-the-top obvious events going on around them. At first one could write this off as due to certain personality flaws inherent in the Source and Shield gene pool, but even so-called "normal" humans are equally unobservant and clueless.

To make...more

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Aug 08, 2010 Miss Clark rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: fairytale-fantasy-sci-fi-mythology, futuristic-and-or-dystopian, paranormal

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. 3.5 stars
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Taro and Lee arrive in Flown Raven, Taro's family's ancestral home and holding, after being robbed on their in of their valuables, including the harmony bobs. (Significant? Hmmm?) Things only go downhill from there, with mysterious accidents plaguing Fiona and her husband, dealing with Taro's awful mother, Taro's odd behavior and emotional distance, the strain of channeling in Taro's home, and the threat of the emperor's soldiers in the town to arrest anyone caught "pretend...more

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Jan 14, 2011 Maria rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: digital, fantasy, own, series

Shield Lee and Source Taro are back in the hot seat. This time they have been sent by the Emperor to Taro's home of Flown Raven. The Triple S council wants an accounting of thier actions and accidents are starting to happen...

Why I started this book: I loved Resenting the Hero and have enjoyed following the characters.

Why I finished it: This wasn't the strongest book in the series but it sets it up for the next book. If you've read the other books in this series you will want to follow the char...more

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Aug 15, 2010 Felicia rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: fantasy, vaginal-fantasy

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Aug 13, 2011 Bethany rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: fantasy

This story actually gets more intense than the previous installments. There's less Taro being cute and more death and destruction. But I've spent the past couple of months in George R.R. Martin's fantasy books, so this was not depressing at all and in fact had some solidly amusing scenes. I am really loving this series as great summer weekend reading!

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Apr 20, 2011 Rachel rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: fantasy

More wheel spinning. Not offensive, so I keep plugging along (and frankly, I can finish one of her novels on a single graveyard shift), but I wish the author would hurry up and get to the point. I'm starting to think that any story that can't be told in three books at most isn't worth reading (Robert Jordan copy-cats take note!).

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Apr 19, 2011 E. rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: fantasy

Taro and Lee end up at Taro's ancestral estate. His mother is still denying the new Duchess. The Emperor is trying to eradicate spellcasting but has managed to pique Lee's interest in something she previously considered impossible. An odd melange of characters and events, not quite as riveting as past stories.

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Aug 27, 2010 Louise rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: fantasy

This seemed more like a filler book. Nothing really moved forward in plot, and a handful of characters were introduced, but in the end, Lee and Taro were where they were in the beginning. I was hoping that Lee and Taro's relationship would continue to mature, but they still seem to be having communication problems, which gets frustrating for the reader.

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Aug 08, 2010 Lynn Calvin rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: amazon-preorder

When you read a book in an established series you really, really like (and I really like this series) reviews are hard.

Interesting are the further intimations that this is going to be a fantasy series with a nod to SF underpinnings. That this is a world that people came to from another one.

If I had a complaint about this book, it would be that it's another chapter in what is clearly going to be a fairly long series. It isn't that the current immediate plot isn't set up and resolved. It is, and...more

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Sep 07, 2010 Emily rated it 4 of 5 stars

From being thoroughly annoyed at things at the end of the last book, this picked up nicely. Liked how things were tying together, liked the snippets of history we get, and I'll be glad to know when it's revealed how people manage to learn all of Lee and Taro's secrets.

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Nov 28, 2010 Jenna rated it 4 of 5 stars

The next book in the Heroes series! I love Taro and Lee, and this book continues their story, but left me with more questions than answers. A must read for Moira J Moore fans, but be prepared to have to wait for the next book ;).

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Sep 25, 2010 Jo (Mixed Book Bag) rated it 3 of 5 stars

This one did not go anywhere. I love the series but in each of the previous books there was a problem and a solution. Heroes Return did not deliver or move the story forward very much. I was disappointed.

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