Rating: Summary: Big trouble in Faerie Review: The folk of Faerie learn many unwelcome truths by way of Jerlaynes' impetuous nature: where elves come from, why Goblins really do what they do, and that they all and the mortal realm are more closely linked than they had hitherto thought due to the lies of their sages. If you liked The Brazen Gambit you should find this even better. I'm looking forward to future titles
Rating: Summary: An Awesome book, definately a favorite! Review: This book had a great plot and really interesting twists. I recommed this book to all fantasy readers!! :)
Rating: Summary: Refreshing Review: This book is not too bad. I like the twists and turns of the story, the story's ending caught me rather by surprise. Thumbs up for the humour *heheh* especially the bit about the siren. The only grouse I have is that the story could have been a little more fast paced and not drag so much towards the end of the book. All in all it is quite a refreshing change from the usual elven stuff.
Rating: Summary: Fantasy with a modern twist Review: This book is worth reading. I read it because I have kind of been slightly "elf obssessed" since I read Tolkien. But it is very good and I reccomend it if you don't mind the boring part in the middle.
Rating: Summary: So far Its GREAT! Review: This is an excellent book. I am like half through it and I kinda wish there was a prequel called Elmeene or if there was I could find it. She is a colorful character and is great in this book. Keep it up.
Rating: Summary: Full-bodied story Review: This was a wonderful read. The portrayal of elves as immortals who filch whatever they can't produce in Fairie (iron, non-stick frying pans, synthetics, etc.) was new and intriguing. From the first few pages Jerlayne is established as an exasperating, intelligent and clueless woman. Witness, for example, her brilliant mastery of the twenty link chain and then her subsequent overdose of bryony to cure the iron-poisoning. I look forward to reading more about this new version of Faerie, and sincerely hope that they are in the works.
Rating: Summary: Full-bodied story Review: This was a wonderful read. The portrayal of elves as immortals who filch whatever they can't produce in Fairie (iron, non-stick frying pans, synthetics, etc.) was new and intriguing. From the first few pages Jerlayne is established as an exasperating, intelligent and clueless woman. Witness, for example, her brilliant mastery of the twenty link chain and then her subsequent overdose of bryony to cure the iron-poisoning. I look forward to reading more about this new version of Faerie, and sincerely hope that they are in the works.
Rating: Summary: If you're tired of the same old shtick, you'll like this. Review: This was the most different book I've read in a long time. It was quite a breath of fresh air. It makes elves into people, who just happen to be immortal. It postulates where all of our mythical folk stem from: the natural and the supernatural...myth and reality. I mean, sure it's just a fantasy novel, but it gives a whole new twist to the classic elven fantasy, which everyone has copied from Tolkien. I found this story fresh, and clear, and wonderful for its sheer originality. I hope there's a sequel...or a prequel even. (But with not so many type-o's next time.)
Rating: Summary: Lynn Abbey's been robbed! Review: What a shame. Lynn Abbey gifts us with as finely crafted a tale as we could ever ask. I found it to be totally engrossing--well...almost. So sad that faulty proofreading allowed for so many errors that proved more than a distraction and greatly interfered with my pleasure in this book. I found myself all too often reading back over passages just to make sure I hadn't misread. It was maddening. I anxiously await a sequel to Jerlayne, but certainly hope the publisher decides to play fair and grant the level of proofreading this author so richly deserves!
Rating: Summary: Lynn Abbey's been robbed! Review: What a shame. Lynn Abbey gifts us with as finely crafted a tale as we could ever ask. I found it to be totally engrossing--well...almost. So sad that faulty proofreading allowed for so many errors that proved more than a distraction and greatly interfered with my pleasure in this book. I found myself all too often reading back over passages just to make sure I hadn't misread. It was maddening. I anxiously await a sequel to Jerlayne, but certainly hope the publisher decides to play fair and grant the level of proofreading this author so richly deserves!
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