A Caress of Twilight

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Summary: Utterly, and Completely Amazed
Review: This was the the first Laurell K. Hamilton book I've ever read. I wasn't even planning to read it.
Anyways Meredith is a real interesting character. She's spunky, tough, and has an attitude.
And her needing to have a child before her dastardly cousin Cel makes it more fun.
I have just recently read Guilty Pleasures from the Anita Blake series, and I am absolutely thrilled.
Can't wait to finish reading both series, but I absolutely reccomend you begin with the Anita Blake series before begining the Meredith Gentry series...

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Summary: Something's Missing......
Review: I've been a huge fan and follower of the Laurell K. Hamilton's work for several years. After reading the first book of this new series, I was looking forward to the next installment. Unfortunately, I was very disappointed with this book.

As I read this book, I kept trying to figure out what was missing, then it finally hit me, the plot was missing! Most of the book consisted of their preparations, discussions and arguing. When the "big" fight seen did finally come, it was way at the end and quite anti-climactic.

I'll probably try the next book in this series just to see if it improves. If not, I'll be sticking with my favorite heroine, Anita Blake.

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Summary: Like eating frosted donuts
Review: A sexy book, yes, but weak, plot-wise. I'm not a big fan of Hamilton's prose, as I feel that she oftentimes spend too much time saturating her characters' dialogue with superfluous description than just delivering the points. I have a feeling the book wouldn't have had half as many pages if she hadn't described every single piece of dialogue or action with no less than fifty words. Despite that, the novel was entertaining to read and has interesting characters. I find myself rooting for a certain character now to win her affections (and the throne) and am intrigued enough to buy the next sequel.

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Summary: Just as bad as the first
Review: As the title states, this is just as godawful as the first one of these drawn out soft-porn 'novels'.

Simplistic, poorly written, and ultimately pointless trash.

It's like, watching (the worst) soap/sitcom/reality-tv nonstop for like, a whole month, y'know?

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Summary: Good, but it felt like a filler book...(3 1/2 stars)
Review: This is my least favorite book by LKH thus far. Thats not to say that A Caress of Twilight was a bad book, but it was nowhere near as entertaining as I wanted it to be. It defnitely had the feel of an in between book. It wouldnt really stand alone and I dont think I would have tolerated it as well if I wasnt already so deeply rooted in the story from the previous book. I felt that the lack of characterization was very apparent in this second title. LKH depended too heavily upon physical descriptions and didnt delve deep enough into the core of the main characters IMO. As for the plot, it basically is still following what began in the first installment, but nothing really happens in ACOT until the ending. Still, I cant stop here. I plan on reading the 3rd book ASAP and I also am anxiously awaiting the next installment in the Anita Blake series which I think is far superior to the Merry Gentry books. Basically, this wasnt a keeper, but it is a definite must read for any fan of the series.