Wednesday, November 4, 2009

'A Kiss of Shadows' by Laurell K Hamilton, 10/31/09

I would classify this book as science fiction/fantasy/mystery/erotica. It is not something I would have ever picked up off a bookshelf because the cover looks like a romance novel and I can’t read those types of books. However, a friend actually purchased this for me thinking I would like it…and I loved it! You can’t judge a book by its cover.


The main character’s name is Meredith Gentry. She is a 33-year-old private investigator in Los Angeles. She is also a princess in the high court of Faerie and 3rd in line to the throne.

In the beginning the story is a little hard to follow because you aren’t familiar with the caste system of magical creatures and how that works in society. In this story magic is well known and accepted in the world, things are not hidden from public. Not everyone has powers, of course, and there are immortal creatures that walk the streets.

The story itself…Meredith’s aunt, the queen (who absolutely hates her) has sent someone to LA to bring her home. She is full of anxiety and fear, having no idea what is going to happen to her. She is mortal and thinks her aunt is bringing her home to have her killed as an example.

However, when she gets home her aunt informs her that she isn’t so sure she wants her son, the prince, to take over the throne and decides whoever has a child first in the next three years will succeed her. The aunt’s guards, made up of lovely immortal men, are released from their geas (only being allowed to have sex with the queen) and one of them is to be the father of Meredith’s child.

I can’t tell you how many men she has sex with in this book, or at least wants too. If you are into magic and sexual writing, this is a great book. It isn’t something I would normally read, but now I want to read the series. I want to know who has a child first…. and who gets the throne.

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