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Summary: Not as good as the Anita Blake series
Review: Though this is a seriously sexy new look at the world of faery Laurell Hamilton's 1st in her new series does not live up to the promise of her Anita Blake books.
The story line seems promising with the heroine a mixed blood elven princess who is a private eye at the start of the book and stumbles across a case which draws her back into the political intrigue of the elven court. A fight for succession to the throne means she becomes both politically and sexually entangled with various factions within the court. During this she discovers she has longhidden talents for faery magic.
However the storyline is poorly worked out focusing so heavily on the erotic side of the story that the relationships and characters become flat and unengaging. Buy it as a good erotic read and it fairly steams! Don't read it for the scifi/fantasy element.
Rating:
Summary: So-So
Review: This Laurell Hamilton was a little too much for me. Chapter 31 was a gross out. It was interesting and non-stop action, but, altho I am very impressed with LH's imagination, I think I'll wait until Merry's next adventure comes out in paperback.
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Summary: take me away
Review: Ms. Hamilton has done it again. Kiss of Shadows is another of her take me away books. The world she creates in this and all her books will take you away from the every day world.
Rating: 
Summary: Magical!
Review: Loved this book. I gave it 4 stars because I thought it took forever to get to the reason why Merry's aunt, Queen Andais wanted her back home. But other than that it was a great read, with lots of magic, good-looking men, and a look at the world of the Fey.
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Summary: can't go wrong with the fey
Review: after devouring every anita book and falling in love with this author, or her style at least, i had to try it. i'm glad i did. lkh is allowed to go ramptly sexual in this new series. her heroine is not the prude that anita has been tending towards. i'm ready to see more lusty ladies romping in these books.
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Summary: Kiss of Shadows - Wonderful!
Review: Once again, Ms. Hamilton has brought imagination alive with the characters in this book. A little diferent from her usual vampire genre, A Kiss of Shadows is the story of the sidhe princess, Meredith. A must read if you're a fan of Laurell Hamilton. Can't wait to read the sequel!
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Summary: Hot, Hot, HOT!
Review: Where does Laurell Hamilton find the guys she bases the men in her books on? If you thought Jean-Claude and Richard were hot in the Anita Blake series, wait till you find some of the males in this one! Frost, Rhys, Galen, Doyle. I dreamed about Eduardo, but these guys kept me awake! Definitely not a book for the faint-hearted, but if you have a vivid imagination, and need a little inspiration, this is definitely a good place to start!
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Summary: Elegant, crisp, sensual, and enchanting
Review: After reading the Anita Blake: Vapire Hunter novels I was somewhat skeptical when the subject material shifted from the Undead to the new topic of faeries. Granted, vampires, werewolves, etc. tend to have the same relative credibility, but faeries are typically given a stigma as being somewhat lighter, diluted content by comparison. My fears were thankfully unfounded. The characters whom Hamilton introduces are complex, three-dimensional, and bursting with conflict. As I had hoped, Hamilton delved into the mythology and fantastical history of the Sidhe legends of Ireland, Scotland, Wales, England and achieved a depth of drama and intrigue which matched accordingly. As I said, the characters are complex and the specific court politics, racial prejudices, customs, and perspectives present an even more impressive facet for readers to enjoy. Add to that the constant action, riveting interpersonal relationships, magical phenomena, and the rich fictional history that Hamilton creates -such as the mass exodus from Europe to America by the allowance of Jefferson- and the novel is highly enjoyable. I recommend this book to anyone who has read and enjoyed any of Hamilton's previous works, or even for a first-time Hamilton reader. Her style is unique, intimate, and possessed of stylistic elegeance that is never detracted from by the occassional, um......roughness of her characters. If supernatural thrillers with dashes of vibrant, romantic -and quite frequently borderline erotic- encounters are your cup of tea, curl up with this book; you will not be left wanting.
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Summary: Well written but...
Review: I gave Kiss of Shadows 4 stars because it's still better than 80% of the books out there. However, Kiss of Shadows just seems to pick up where the last few books of the Anita Blake series where going: contrived sex scenes. Every situation/problem just seems like another excuse for some sort of sexual energy. That's the word that got stuck in my head while reading Kiss of Shadows and Caress of Twilight: contrived.Apparently, everything in the fey world can be solved with sex or the appearance of sex.
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Summary: I'll take One Slap and a Few Tickles to go, please!
Review: After finishing the whole Anita Blake series (thats has been published so far!) I knew that LKH could do no wrong with this new series. Very few books leave me speechless but this was definatly one of them. It took me a chapter or two to get fully into the book but by that time I was unable to put it down! Merry is a run away princess from the Unseelie Court where her aunt, Andais, has been trying to kill her since she was 6. By a twist of fate, she is found by first one of the queens guards and then by her right hand man, Doyle (aka the queens Darkness). After she is brought back to court, she is told the reason for her being there and can hardly believe it. That is when the fun begins for me! Merry turns out to be a very sexual creature and she definatly knows what she wants. After reading about Anitas "out dated" views on sex, this was a refreshing new twist. Oh .. did I mention.. I so want Frost! Hes mine! Yum Yum! :D
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