Fantasy Lover (Hunter Legends, #1) in SOS: Serious Overload of Series

Jan 24, 2010 GinBee rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: 2010-read, all-pnr-uf, 1st-in-series, series-read, x-reviewed-old, paranormal-romance, read-fiction, owned-physical, 2021-read, paperback-hardback

Grace Alexander is a sex therapist who has heard everything and nothing can shock her anymore. Yet she has not had a relationship herself for years since she was hurt by her first love in college. Grace is a likeable character who seemed to me to come across as very genuine and down to earth, happy enough on her own for now at least. Her best friend, Selena, however has other ideas about Grace’s love life.

Selena has an unusual present for Grace’s birthday, an ancient book she claims holds sex sl Grace Alexander is a sex therapist who has heard everything and nothing can shock her anymore. Yet she has not had a relationship herself for years since she was hurt by her first love in college. Grace is a likeable character who seemed to me to come across as very genuine and down to earth, happy enough on her own for now at least. Her best friend, Selena, however has other ideas about Grace’s love life.

Selena has an unusual present for Grace’s birthday, an ancient book she claims holds sex slave Julian of Macedon who once he is called forth has to serve that woman for the next 30 days. The man pictured inside the book looks like a Greek God. Grace of course thinks this is ludicrous, yet jokingly calls Julian forth, never expecting him to appear naked in her house!

Julian of Macedon has spent forever in the book since he was last called but expects nothing different to every other time when Grace summons him. He gets a shock when she does not drag him off to the bedroom right away. Instead she wants to get to know him and feed him.

Julian’s character at first is very stereotypical, just what you imagine a sex slave would be. I liked how he developed and became an interesting and really quite deep character. The flash backs to when he was a General really bring him to life.

There is a lot of Greek mythology woven into this book but it is all explained clearly and it is assumed the reader has no prior knowledge. I like books where mythology is used and this did not let me down: the use of the various Gods works well, I was pleased to see they were not simply as they would have been two thousand years ago.

Grace would love to help Julian but there seems no hope. (Note might be a slight spoiler here) Cupid tells them the only way to break the curse is for a woman of Alexander to summon him and not consummate the relationship until the last day. Julian feels worse until Grace utters, “Julian, my name Grace Alexander”.

The cover of my edition (not the one shown, I couldn’t find it!) has an ancient heavy book with a picture of a stylised Greek God and a rose placed on it. Very different to the cover I’ve used and I think gives a very different impression of what the book will be about.

I really enjoyed Fantasy Lover and will definitely be reading more of Sherrilyn’s work. Although the Dark Hunters were not actually in this book I hope to go on and read the series, eventually there are so many, I enjoyed Sherrilyn’s style of writing and am sure I’ll like the Dark Hunters too. ...more

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May 12, 2010 Wenj rated it liked it

Shelves: read-2010

This book was a little slow to get into for me. Honestly, I didn't think I'd make it half way. It wasn't what I was expecting...at first. The only thing that kept me going was Kenyon's characterization. Especially of Julian. He was instantly intriguing and I wanted to know exactly what had happened that he had been cursed into the book. Slowly the other characters began to take shape with the addition of other mytological figures (Eros/Cupid, Psyche, Athena, and Aphrodite) which really added to ...more

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Sep 08, 2010 Wan rated it really liked it

Shelves: dangerous-hero, mythology-mythical-creatures

Fantasy Lover is the first book of the Dark-Hunter series, and also the first of Sherrilyn Kenyon, I’ve read ever. Seems promising enough but then again I’m such a softie when it comes to anything Mythology. Naturally, I like the story. Nothing rivals the messes created by the gods and the goddesses. They’re the best in creating havocs. Also, anything goes when it comes to their powers.
So…. why not a love story of a timid sex therapist and a cursed Macedonian sex-slave. Not to mention that he w ...more

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