Caress of Twilight

Caress of Twilight Plot Summary

Oh Merry, you lost a steam in your second book.  I may have forgotten to mention in the first summary that this is a book of vivid colors.  Anything with pretty colors catches my attention, add a very descriptive author and adult content and BAM I'm there.  Unfortunately, this book while introducing more colorful characters is very political which is not my favorite subject.  The princess entertains numerous visitors from all fairie courts playing politics.  When she isn't entertaining she is setting up her next political chess move, necessary but boooring.  Less fighting and detective work.  There is still hot and juicy with less of the violence, with the exception of the goblin scene I guess.  We do see the after affects of the Queens interrogation with no details  This is the build up book for the rest of the series, and the build up book as  I have said many times before is less than impressive.  Good news, new powers emerge which will make the next story more interesting.  The most disturbing of the book is old dying man sex...creepy.  If was not descriptive thank god but still unsettling.     



Rating~~3

A Kiss of Shadows

Kiss of Shadows Plot Summary

So this is a re-read.  I can't seem to get in to any new books so I figured I would try reading some of my old favorites.  I went with this particular favorite because the next book in the series is coming out in June, and I didn't want to be lost when I read the next one.  This author is known more for her Anita Blake series rather than her Merry Gentry, which means that a new books for Merry don't happen as often (last one was 2 years ago).  The synopsis link is for the authors website which is in major need of a better web designer but it gets the information across. ( P.S. I know everything on this blog is stock with no web design in sight put i'm not a professional either!)  Anyway, on with the relevant, there is a reason I liked these books! 50 shades can suck it.  The difference with this is that not all the people in this story are human, its a book of magic and fairies but not Disney style more like rough and ready style.  The book is quite graphic with lots of blood and boning(very technical term).  I would say this is not for the squeamish or traditionalists and definitely not one to discuss with the family over dinner.  This is for the imagination that is not deterred by violence in the sack or characters that have tentacles, extra appendages, or horns.  Some of the men were gods and that are the colors of the rainbow.  I will say the authors imagination in creating these characters is quite impressive.  The author can get a little distracted though, I found myself saying "get to the point" on occasion.  For instance, she went on a 3 page tangent about a guy removing 1 stocking! 1!  It did build up the sexual tension, she was very good at sexual tension, I just don't think its the best time right before a climax in the story, not to be confused with the characters actual climax.  After finishing the book I did wonder if the authors sex life might be a little twisted to come up with some of these scenarios.  Alas, to each his own and none of my business but hmmmm...  From what I remember the series gets more risque as the books progress so if the sex/violence in this was to much for you then stop here this is not the series for you.  This is not a book that one "relates" to, it is way out there for entertainment value kinda thing.  I am starting the next book almost immediately so stay tuned.   

Good for romance/adults

Rating~~1

The Book Thief

The Book Thief Plot Summary

This book was excellent.  I wouldn't call this the feel good read of the year or anything, this story broke my heart to read, while it may be fiction something similar could have really happened.  I really liked that Death was the narrator.  In his direct perspective he liked to described everything in colors, including the skies above the concentration camps, it was an interesting albeit morbid take on things.  Since Death was telling the story based on his observations, the story is told in snippets from the main characters life.  I like when the author has the reader popping into the story at different intervals instead of one continuous story line.  You don't get a lot of extra fluff story.  The downside is that you know the characters fate before you even get to know who they are.  I guess when you know they are gonna die before they should you connect with the character  faster.  It seems the point of this book was to show that not all Germans during the Nazi era were bastards.  They were just people living their lives same as always.  Not everyone is an extremist, some did not agree with their government but what choice did they have?  Some Germans, more than I'm sure were given credit, risked everything; their life, family, what little they had, to help the people that the government kept saying was evil and dangerous.  I think the book showed that people did what they could.  It's nice to finally  read a book I really enjoyed even if it took me a while.  I seem to have been picking duds lately.  Maybe that's why i'm reading less :/      
                                           P.S. I know that this was fiction its the message that's important



Good for moral evalution
Rating--1