First, let me say that I have read Lover Avenged. It is the story of Rhevenge, vampire drug lord/pimp/nightclub owner extraordinaire in Caldwell. He is also part sympath, a breed that is cold calculating and confined to a camp upstate to keep the general population safe. He meets Ehlena, a nurse at the local vampire hospital, and they start a thing. While their relationship is still blossoming, Rhevenge's secret comes out and he must make Ehlena hate him in order to save her.
Now, that is absolutely the bare bones of the story. Because, unlike her other books where there are at most three voices; this book has at least seven! And there was so much going on; drama with the royal couple, teenagers being bratty and long lost friends drowning in grief. The whole effect left me wondering whose story was supposed to be told. Yet having said all of that, I have read it twice and loved the addition it made to The Black Dagger Brotherhood series.
I'm afraid I have given up on the Sookie Stackhouse mysteries. They don't hold the appeal that they once did. Sookie and Bob are not growing as characters and more characters are being thrown in to the fray. Basically, burned me out.
Next is the latest Jaquelyn Frank book!! It centers around the head priest of the Night Walkers, Magnes, and his new Handmaiden. She had been a slave in her aunt and uncles' house when Magnes called her to Sanctuary. Together they have to battle evil within the palace as well as their own personal demons. It was a decent book but I am really looking forward to her story of Malaya, the princess and her bodygaurd Guinn. That one promises to be fabulous!
Those are the highlights of my summer reading, I have also started up my beading and crochet again, so that will mean lots of crafty fun! Talk to you guys later!!
