Ok before I review the book I need to say something....
I am so tired of hearing all the negative reviews about this series and the Anita Blake series. The negative reviews say that there is too much sex, not enough plot, the book took place in only a day, not enough action.... Well, if you hate it so much why are you still reading it, I mean this is the fifth book of the series. After the first book you should of had an idea that the series was going to have A LOT to do with sex. I mean she is a from a fertility line, and she has to get pregnant in order to become Queen, she was told to bed as many of the guards as she could!!!! I just get aggravated when all of the negative reviews are about the same thing!! It is a fantasy series....magic, sex and power....

Now onto my review of Mistral's Kiss...
I really liked this one a lot. There was a lot of magical sex and real sex. A lot of names to keep up with and now a lot of powers to keep up with. It is easy to get distracted and lose focus if you are not careful. The torture scenes with the Queen, she was actually holding intestines as a leash!!!!!!!!!! Oh My!!!!!!
I couldn't breathe in the garden scene...I thought that they were all lost!!!!
The whole scene with King Sholto was amazing. So many emotions, so much action. The change in moods, change in feelings was great.
I love Doyle and Frost, they are both perfect for Merry!
Abe turned out to be pretty interesting and likable. Mistral, I feel so sorry for him, and I hope that he gets a chance at real happiness but I have a feeling Andais will never allow it.
Anxious to read the next one and see what happens with Merry and her very dis functional family.
It takes a lot of talent to write a series like this one. A lot of research and knowledge. There is some overkill with the redundant mentioning of things that happened in other books, that is always a problem with some series. There is no fault to Hamilton's writing, I think maybe the editor could be a little more attentive, but these over sights do not take away from Hamilton's talent or her skill as a great writer. She has a lot to keep up with, all of the characters, the history, the myths, the Gods and Goddesses, she has done her homework and has delivered a well written, fun, exciting, mystical, magical series.