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I reread it to find certain scenes I remembered. I thought there was a recipe in here somewhere, but there's not much actual cooking info. There was a fair amount I had forgotten about. It still works well as a story, not much romance as it is very clear how inhuman the vampires are. One thing I noticed more this time is that unlike many more modern urban fantasies, the vampires, magicians and demons were always 'out', but the tech level matches our own. There was a whole digression in the middl
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This book could be the first in a series, but If it were it would become one of the many urban vampire series.
As it stands, do not expect a complete resolution of matters raised in the book, HEA, or even all the interpersonal conflicts and mysteries.
Expect instead excellent pacing, a realistic strong woman MC, a good mother and wonderful worldbuilding holding up a gorgeous plot, one that feels organic and plot hole free while still ending the main arc in a satisfying way. Would read mo ...more
This book could be the first in a series, but If it were it would become one of the many urban vampire series.
As it stands, do not expect a complete resolution of matters raised in the book, HEA, or even all the interpersonal conflicts and mysteries.
Expect instead excellent pacing, a realistic strong woman MC, a good mother and wonderful worldbuilding holding up a gorgeous plot, one that feels organic and plot hole free while still ending the main arc in a satisfying way. Would read mo ...more
McKinley ranks as a favorite, possibly, in a list constantly in flux, THE favorite author I have. Sunshine played with her voice and was clearly a strict attempt to defy classification as a young adult book. She definitely took it into the adult realm, but while I enjoyed the book as a whole I felt her attempts to go into sexual language were both awkward and unneeded.
Really gorgeous chemistry and world building. It was, if I may say it, “genre fiction” at its best: “urban fantasy” only in its elements. Dark, terrifying, and hopeful, without forced resolution or concretion. This was a book about people, written with tenderness and love.
Jan 29, 2008
Jessica
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werewolvesnvampires
Nov 07, 2008
Snail in Danger (Sid) Nicolaides
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Jun 07, 2010
Shelley Giusti
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Sep 11, 2010
Lisa
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Jan 14, 2011
Judah
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Oct 19, 2016
Ashley
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Apr 12, 2019
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