I'm reviewing Written In Red by Anne Bishop at Smexybooks

Written In Red (The Others #1) by Anne Bishop
Urban Fantasy 

March 5, 2013 
NAL Hardback

Favorite Quote: “Nose or cookies. Hard choice. But in the end, the cookies won.“

Meg Corbin is a cassandra sangue. A blood prophet who is able to see prophecies through the cutting of her skin. Held hostage and used for profit, Meg plots her escape from her cruel owner and finds herself in the clutches of an even bigger threat, Simon Wolfgard.

Simon Wolfgard is one of the “others.” A shapeshifter who rules his territory with sharp claws and teeth. He is not comfortable with having an unknown human in his territory, but Meg’s smell and secrets invoke his protective nature, so against his better judgment, he hires her as a human liaison for his people.

Meg soon ensconces herself into the other’s lives and hearts, but when Meg’s secrets come to light and Simon learns exactly what she is and the lengths some will go to control her again, he will need to decide if she is worth the war between themselves and the humans that she has brought to his door.

Anne Bishop has once again shown herself to be the Queen of fantasy with Written In Red. A deceptively complex urban fantasy that takes the sensitive issues of racism and abuse and wraps them in a vibrantly magical world with a realistic core. Teeming with intrigue, suspense, and hints of romance, Ms. Bishop’s world building skills continue to astound and enchant. I found myself unable to put this down once I started. While the story reads fast and the writing style easy to follow, the actual arc is complex with its multiple story lines and background information. The vivid descriptions and rich details drew me in and made me part of this world. Bishop’s writing style is like a fine wine that slowly releases its bouquet as it slides down our throat . The underlying tension ratchets up the suspense in the story, building to a climactic finale that left me satisfied but ready for the next installment.

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I’m over at the Vampire Book Club penning my love to my book boyfriend Daemon

OLA!!  I'm over at Vampire Book Club today celebrating Valentine's Day with my love letter to Daemon as part of the Character Love Letters feature!!

Come check out my post and learn why I swoon over the dark delicious Daemon from Anne Bishops Black Jewels Trilogy.

While over at Vampire Book Club, be sure to check out the other posts in the Character Love Letters feature:

Zane (Jill Myles’ Succubus Diaries series) – read the letter

Rehvenge (J.R. Ward’s Black Dagger Brotherhood) – read the letter

Bran (Patricia Brigg’s Alpha & Omega series) – read the letter (Updated with Bran’s response!)

Vishous (J.R. Ward’s Black Dagger Brotherhood) – read the letter

Jericho Z. Barrons (Karen Marie Moning’s Fever series) – read the letter

Zsadist (J.R. Ward’s Black Dagger Brotherhood) – read the letter

Eric Northman (Charlaine Harris’ Sookie Stackhouse series) – read the letter

Atticus O’Sullivan (Kevin Hearne’s Iron Druid Chronicles) read the letter

 

Be sure to check out the Write Your Own Love Letter giveaway

Please be sure to leave a comment over at Vampire Book Club telling me how much you love Daemon and reassure me that I didn’t creep you out writing it. :)

I’m reviewing Twilight’s Dawn by Anne Bishop at Smexy Books

Anne Bishop's Black Jewel novels have enthralled readers and critics alike with their mixture of fantasy, intrigue, and romance. Now in Twilight's Dawn, Bishop returns to the Blood realm with four all-new captivating novellas that provide us with satisfying conclusions to some of her most beloved characters.

Twilight’s Dawn is a beautiful ending tribute to the world the Anne Bishop created and held us spellbound with for years. Four novella’s; each offering it’s own unique farewell to a series that captivated and broke my heart on so many occasions. After I read this I felt at peace and comfortable with the choices

 

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I’m reviewing Shalador’s Lady by Anne Bishop at Smexy Books

 

 

Favorite Quote: “It is better to break you own heart then to break your honor.”

Shalador's Lady by Anne Bishop is the 8th book in her Black Jewels series. It is also the sequel to her 7th book, The Shadow Queen. I adore the Black Jewels series. A deliciously dark and traumatic series that celebrates the triumph of evil. Unequivocal world building sustained by dramatic and inspiring characters has gained this series it’s own keeper shelf. I would not recommend reading these out of order. The arc carries over and feeds itself through each book.

In Shalador’s Lady we see Lady Cassidy growing into herself and slowing bringing life back to a land and the people of Dena Nehale; destroyed by the previous Queens. When an enemy from Cassie’s past returns to try and once again to stake a claim on Cassie’s court, Cassie will have to fight for the land, the people, and her love to survive.

Read the rest of my review at Smexy Books.