Saturday, October 25, 2008

A Kiss of Shadows by Laurell K. Hamilton

This is a fun, sexy, erotic and easily read novel about Faerie Princess Merry Gentry. Merry is hald human half fey, and belongs to the Unseelie Court, ruled by her ruthless aunt, the Queen of Air and Darkness. Because Merry has not always lived up to her aunt's standards, she is on the run from her, and hiding in LA, where she works as a PI. But her aunt wants her back, at all costs. Before Merry can be persuaded (or forced) back to the court, and before this series can really begin, we need a lot of background information on the special world being described in vivid detail in this book. We also need background info on the certain ways of feys and goblins and trolls and humans - and we specially needs to be aware of the huge sexual appetite these beings have. Merry is indeed interested in sex, and in the beginning, her boyfriend is a seal! changed into a human by accident. His greatest wish is to be changed back into a seal. But Merry is not only enjoying the wonders of sex with her boyfriend. Pretty soon she is forced to make some tough choices, involving her status as a Princess of the Unseelie Court, her evil aunt, her even more evil cousin and much more. Beautiful faerie-men surround her, and her choices are not easy. This is a fun book, very hot and steamy with a heroine who is definitely living life to the max. I enjoyed it very much, and look forward to read the next one. Am also a huge fan of the other Laurell K. Hamilton-series about vampire hunter Anita Blake.

2 comments:

Beth F said...

Your review makes me want to give the series another chance. I think that I would like it better if I read it in print so I could skim through the many sex scenes. I have no problem with the sexiness of the novel, but it was getting to be a bit much on audio!

On the other hand, there are so many books out there waiting for me...

Louise said...

I totally agree - the sex also got to me...or rather, the elaborate and weird sex-scenes got to me, but I did like the overall plot of this book and the next on in the series. Did not read further, though, and am like you: many books out there waiting for me ;o)