Había leído esta novellette hace muchos años atrás en la antología On the Prowl, que por cierto es bastante buena, y no me acordaba para nada de que iHabía leído esta novellette hace muchos años atrás en la antología On the Prowl, que por cierto es bastante buena, y no me acordaba para nada de que iba. Como estoy buscando encontrarle sentido a Dorina Basarab y su montón de seres sobrenaturales le he vuelto a echar una lectura.
Es básicamente lo que le ocurre a Claire, la mejor amiga de Dorina y su compañera de casa, cuando desaparece y esta la busca desesperada.
Claire es una null, trabaja en una casa de subastas conteniendo objetos magicos para que no exploten hasta que se van con sus nuevos dueños, y se mantiene escondida de su primo Sebastian que busca deshacerse de ella por cuestiones de familia y disque venganza porque no se fue calladita cuando su padre la vendió a los fey. Sebastian quiere venderla a los Cosechadores para que extraigan su esencia de null y la conviertan en un arma en esta guerra entre magos, vampiros y fey.
For all their magic strenght, the Fey had never produced a null; a fact that seemed to rankle. They'd been looking for a way to add that particular gift to their magical arsenal for some time, but with so few to choose from, and most of them too weak (...) their hunt had been frustranting. Until they found me.
Aqui es donde Claire conoce a Heidan, y se dan una escapadita a la tierra de las hadas; y es donde Claire descubre su herencia.
Mucha acción y atraccion fisica.
Claire es una null mágica y me recuerda bastante a Lily Yu ( de World of Lupi de Eileen Wilks en ese sentido, que más que null absorbe la magia de los otros.
---- Nota_ 'LIght'Fey divididos en Svarestri - Alorestry (llamados Green Fey) con mayor contacto con humanos - y Blarestri....more
this is a reread, someplace my rev go puff as you know for short stories is often fate into Goodreadsland. I d2022 "Grace of Small Magics" - 4.5 stars
this is a reread, someplace my rev go puff as you know for short stories is often fate into Goodreadsland. I didnt remenber more than the basics, but I enjoyed very much. PNR that I found more in the style of The Hidden Legacy series than the other Kate's world.
Una mujer es obligada a ayudar a otro clan en una miniversion de gana la bandera para magicos que resuelven asi sus disputas. Un alpha y una mujer con poca magia en una disputa violenta eso me suena a algo :)
2024 "Retribution Clause" - 3 stars
Hasta ahora no la habia leido, y el concepto es muy interesante: una agencia de seguros que se asegura de matar al asesino en caso de muerte.. Adam es un gigante de hielo, primo de Saiman, con menos magia segun el mismo, que actua acompañado de una feroz compañera -Siroun-que tiene unos secretos de su poder que no se sabe casi hasta el final. hay algo entre ellos envuelto en eso de 'nunca podra ser'.
2024 OF SWINE AND ROSES – 3.5 stars
Reread . No recordaba mucho de esta historia, y es muy cute and sweet. Una chica debe ir a una cita con muchacho, compelida por su familia por una cuestion de dinero, ella solo debe ir a la cita y nada mas, la cita es un desastre, el chico es tan malo como ella pensab, pero cuando el y sus amigos persiguen un cerdito para matarlo eso es el acabase y ella trata de rescatarlo....more
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3.7 don't-mess-with-my-cubs stars
It's been years since I read an+Digital ARC gently provided by Netgalley and author in exchange for an honest review+
3.7 don't-mess-with-my-cubs stars
It's been years since I read anything about MJ Davidson, and this book surprised me in a good way.
The setting is a world where shapeshifters coexist with humans, but it is a secret and underground world. And they live in fear that soon that would stop being secret.
...the skyway was for the naturae fixed, the Stables, those poor souls who were stuck in the same shape from birth to death: Homo sapiens in all their stable, savage glory. Shifters, the naturae flex, had to keep to the Beneath—figuratively if not literally, the ground and what was below it. If it was raining they got wet, and if it was snowing, they got snowed on, and if it was fogging, they got fogged.
Annette Garsea is an IPA (Interspecies Placement Agency) employee, working with children and adolescents at risk and whose recurring case is a werefox who is an adorable rascal. And David Auberonis a researcher who has a crush on Anette but have never spoken more than 5 words outside of work even though his colleagues insist on spreading rumors about them just because they are both werebears. The entire length of the novel is a case of "Please speak clearly to each other!" Anyway, the case now involves a teenager, Caro, whom savagely attacked another werewolf. From there it becomes a kind of movie of action, attacks , suspicious baddies, and hidden things that the reader probably discovers at the third paragraph, but well ... the excuse is worth discovering the past of Anette, David, and Pat, Olaf and ... well, no one knows anything about Nadia, yet, other than their snark-self.
It's a story full of witticism and tropes, and proud about it! Made fun all the time about the issue.
“And stop with the matchmaking-roommate trope.” “I’m the original, dammit! Tropes come from me, not the other way around. Take. That. Back.”
Sure, Pat, all the gender-fluid roomate tropes come from you. ..
Still, Dev Devoss is a favorite.
“Were you yelling at them to play dead?” “Isn’t that what you’re supposed to do with werebears?” “No. Pure propaganda. It just makes us hungry.” And she laughed
I will read the next book.
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Han pasado años desde que leí algo de MJ Davidson, y este libro me sorprendió en el buen sentido.
El escenario es un mundo donde los cambiaformas coexisten con los humanos, pero es un mundo secreto y subterráneo. Y viven con miedo de que pronto esto deje de ser secreto.
Annette Garsea es una empleada de IPA (Interspecies Placement Agency), que trabaja con niños y adolescentes en riesgo y cuyo caso recurrente es un werefox que es un adorable sinvergüenza. Y David Auberon es un investigador que está enamorado de Anette pero que nunca ha dicho más de 5 palabras fuera del trabajo a pesar de que sus colegas insisten en difundir rumores sobre ellos solo porque ambos eran osos. Todo el largo de la novela es un caso de "¡Por favor, hablen claramente el uno al otro!" De todos modos, el caso ahora involucra a un adolescente, Caro, quien atacó salvajemente a otro hombre lobo. A partir de ahí se convierte en una especie de película de acción, ataques, malosos sospechosos y cosas ocultas que el lector probablemente descubre en el tercer párrafo, pero bueno ... vale la pena descubrir el pasado de Anette, David y Pat, Olaf. y ... bueno, nadie sabe nada sobre Nadia, sin embargo, aparte de su ser sarcástico.
¡Es una historia llena de frases de ingenio y tropos, y orgullosa de ello! Se burló todo el tiempo sobre el tema.
"Y detente con el tropo del compañero de habitación". "¡Soy el original, maldita sea! Los tropos vienen de mí, no al revés."
Claro, Pat, todos los tropos de compañeros de cuarto de género fluido provienen de ti. ..
“Over the years, the Pit became the go-to place to dump magical hazmat,” Augustine said. “Currently the amount of arcane matter re-read 2022 - 5 stars
“Over the years, the Pit became the go-to place to dump magical hazmat,” Augustine said. “Currently the amount of arcane matter within the Pit has reached critical levels. Summoned creatures that escape control of their summoners seem to be drawn to it and now they are breeding in the bog. The city council offered a lucrative contract to whoever could fix it. If reclaimed, the Pit would become an area of prized real estate, to which the reclamation crew would hold certain rights.”
2020 - 5 stars This are totally biased stars, just because. Okay, a few years ago I was not totally into Nevada books , but I'm in Catalina corner since her first book. I like her character and her evolving....more
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3.8
Molly's life changes forever when she decides to divorce +Digital ARC gently provided by publishers via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review+
3.8
Molly's life changes forever when she decides to divorce her unfaithful husband after 20 years of marriage. Somehow she finds a force in her that is unknown, in more than one sense, because she discovers in this way that she is a witch. But not everything is spells and herbs in that world, because there are powerful individuals willing to do everything to obtain more power.
The only one who seems to know what is happening to Molly with a sort of psychokinetic power is Josiah, so she makes a deal with him to help her control her power in a basic way, more than anything to cover herself and not attract the villain of the story, a warlock who steals magic/power from other witches.
Josiah Mason is the ultimate alpha with bad temper and with a grudge againts the villain. Revenge is his goal.
Molly is presented as a woman almost in her forties, practical and strong, who no longer wants to accept rubbish from anyone.
A younger, softer Molly might have listened. She would have been eager to please and anxious to smooth things over. But she wasn’t that younger, softer Molly anymore. She felt no need to contort herself into another shape just to fit other people’s desires or expectations. So she interrupted. “I don’t care what you would like. I don’t want to hear from you. I don’t want to think about you. I don’t want to be manipulated by you anymore. If I have something to say to you, I’ll call. Otherwise, leave me the hell alone.”
They clash, fight, and end up in bed.
I like Molly , I like her interaction with Josiah.
quote:Don’t hang up.” “Why? What are we trying to do here — sort of carry on a relationship but not really, while you get to be in danger and embrace a vendetta, or sometimes not, and I can’t know about any of it? I already told you once. I can’t be the mistress to your wife.”
quote:If she’d thought she’d seen Josiah angry before, it was nothing compared to the rage that transformed his face now. He snapped, “The hell you will!” “Yes. I will.” She stopped to consider him. “Did you really think this was all about you — your coven, your needs, your enemy, your transformation, your timetable? Oh, bless.”
I like how she can make plans and stick with it (view spoiler)[though the stupid mistake of calling her friend to came to her room when she knows her life is in danger is so intended to push the plot. Also I knew the friend did it, was really obvious (hide spoiler)].
I like even how is depicted Josiah. Poweful, and tormented for the past.
There are some things that remind me of Charmed, like the house, the powers, potions, pendulum, etc but it's ok.
I will read the next book of this series.
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A pesar de que se menciona aqui a los demesnes y las razas de Wyrd, elfos y djins, este libro tiene un sabor diferente. El inicio es como una novela muy moderna con la esposa perfecta del abogado ambicioso, en el dia que un hecho más se convierte en la proverbial 'gota que rebasó el vaso' cuando hay una fiesta en su casa y manda todo a la punta del cerro. Y , coincidencia, como uno de los testigos hay un hombre que es el nuevo fiscal de distrito: Josiah Mason, y resulta ser que sabe más de la fuerza que ha despertado en ella.
Aprendemos entonces que en este universo ficticio, las brujas y brujos (o hechiceros) despiertan a sus poderes a diferentes edades, por un hecho traumatico, un accidente, o por la menopausia (?) . Asi que deben aprender desde cero con ayuda de otros brujos o aquelarres.
La novela quiere presentar el crecimiento personal de Molly desde cuando decide divorciarse, y como enfrenta el desafio de quedarse sin amigos. Me gusta que ella luche por conseguir lo suyo, aunque parezca de repente que es bastante apegada al dinero, en el fondo es bastante practico todo lo que hace. Con excepcion de ponerse a limpiar la casa cuando va el agente de bienes raices y no buscar a alguien que lo haga por ella (incluso podria haberle pedido a la misma agente un servicio y pedirle que le buscara las fotos) . Por otra parte como ella separa su relacion con el fiscal y su ayuda magica con lo que necesita hacer para mantenerse a salvo, incluido alejarse de este tipo empecinado en una venganza peligrosa que desea encontrar y matar a su enemigo es bastante sensato pese a toda la lujuria que la embarga.
Eso del superpoder , bueno es asunto de novela de fantasia que presenta heroina superpoderosas. Es agradable la mentora que encuentra y el lugar que habla mucho y recuerda a las famosas "Charmed" o Encantadas de la serie de brujas hasta con casa victoriana incluida.
Josiah tiene un pasado que le hace perseguir una venganza y ha juntado a otros como él. Pero debe tomar una decision si seguir con eso o cambiar por una relacion.
Si tiene cliches, la apreja convence, hay sexo, no hay triangulo a la vista, pero igual entretiene, y me leeria la novela siguiente.
... I have a separate comment: It strikes me is that I have recently found in books published recently, which still shows that the perfect happiness of couples is when a woman becomes pregnant ... even when she is forty or fifty years old. Excuse me, but WTF! (And I thought that I only could found this in fanfiction by teenagers who like to put that the couple has twins.)...more
first impression: A bad copy of Black Dagger Brotherhood. I mean, the King and the (view spoiler)[half-blood (hide spoiler)] Brothers? Plus some kind first impression: A bad copy of Black Dagger Brotherhood. I mean, the King and the (view spoiler)[half-blood (hide spoiler)] Brothers? Plus some kind of evil scientist making bad experiments with a grudge.
This is the kind of free stuff I found in my reader sometimes, atracted originally for the 'Gargoyle' part of the deal . In this case are shifters gargoyles! A first.
The female MC is a police chief, described herself as tomboy thick. And the male tall and also thick.
The plot involved the one-mate thing so cherished for paranormal romance somehow. The guy is old as dirt and she is in their late 30s .
Oh, and after put some sort of post-apocalipctic vibes with explosions and dividing America in half, literally, there are no more explanations after that.
The Stone Society was a family of Gargoyle shifters dating back hundreds of thousands of years. Rafael’s family, the Di Pietros, migrated from Europe over four hundred years ago, right before the civil war broke out. When his father was slain in a coup to take over the throne, Rafael became King since he was the oldest son. Once King, he took on the less formal name of Stone. Their Clan was the largest in the Americas with Rafe having several brothers and cousins living in New Atlanta with him. He regarded those closest to him as his inner circle and called them all Brother. The females of his kind were almost extinct. It had been years since a new shifter was born; fifteen to be exact.
As this is the introductory book, the author feel compelled to put a fair ton of characters in display, too much names and no so much background. The big problem to me is the repeat of actions , short dialogues keep repeating the same thing of others characters already said, again and again. Mmm, even to me, to mention the writting is alarming, this read as some amauteur writter , stilted and without good editing.
No bad idea (for pnr as others books of this style - adult) , but poor executed....more
Popsugar challenge #30 autor con nombre y apellido con la misma letra. RadioPatio reto Alicia #3: con un escritorio en la portada
2.7 witchie stars
A litPopsugar challenge #30 autor con nombre y apellido con la misma letra. RadioPatio reto Alicia #3: con un escritorio en la portada
2.7 witchie stars
A little town of paranormal beings, a reluctant witch, a demon stranded and a bit of problem. Lot of sex talks, but no graphic sex. (I'm kind of disappointed with you, book)
The satyr shrugged. “Suit yourself, bro. There’s a nymph over there giving me the eye, so you’re on your own. The ogres are assholes. Fairies bite. Don’t mess with the dragon unless you don’t mind a few burns. Oh, and avoid the shifters—especially the werewolves. It’s two nights before the full moon, so they’re all itching to fight and fuck, and they’re not particular about which of those they’re doing.”
Short book, fun, the start is good but the ending was rushed with no more in deep explanations and actions. Kind of a salty snack....more
Dragos use his powers to get to know his youngest.
Sweet and funny.
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“Well, I don’t know, Dragos,” she replied. “How territorial do youDragos use his powers to get to know his youngest.
Sweet and funny.
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“Well, I don’t know, Dragos,” she replied. “How territorial do you think YOU would be about me? Only of course in a “that’s my mommy” way, not in a “that’s my mate” kind of way.”(hide spoiler)]
Going to be a handful. even more than Peanut it seems :)...more
Men might be from Mars, Pia said, and women could possibly be from Venus, but Dragos is a planet all on his own. Just look how everyone revolves ar
Men might be from Mars, Pia said, and women could possibly be from Venus, but Dragos is a planet all on his own. Just look how everyone revolves around him.
Cheesy display of the couple, walking in the well-known territory. A bit of danger and fluff, and some witty comebacks. It was better that the latest novellas. Feels like a turn-of-the-page for them.
-- Dragos acude con Pia a la boda de Rune y Carling en Las Vegas. Se separan mientras él conduce negocios y ella es atraida por un misterio en que se siente dejada de lado cuando ve un hombre que se asemeja mucho a Dragos. Luego aparecen los malos, y vaya sorpresa, la secuestra un antiguo enemigo del dragón.
Esta novella me gustó más que la anterior, Hay un dragos algo más reflexivo y se ve hasta un poquitico más vulnerable. Pia por fin saca más fuerza, y hay minivistazos de muchos centinelas. (view spoiler)[Dragos parece que se reconcilia con este muy cambiado Rune (hide spoiler)]
[...] if you really wanted to be helpful, you’d get me some fucking towels and hot water. After all, I’m pretty sure they won’t do anything drastic like unnaturally prolong my life.” “You would be surprised,” he said, arching one eyebrow. “One small change can create large differences over time. In case you haven’t heard of it before, it’s called the butterfly effect.” She rolled her eyes. “I guess I’ll have to understand if the possibility of creating change is too much for you to handle. No doubt you can’t sully your reputation by acting like someone who gives a shit.” Azrael regarded her, his mouth tight. “You’re quite something when you get going, you know that?” “Oh please,” she said. “Tell it to someone who cares.”
Y después: Her face twisted. Kicking the man she had just felled, she snarled, “Why can’t assholes let me be a pacifist the way I really want to be?” XD
Aqui se cierra un ciclo de esta pareja, y al parecer queda abierta la puerta para hacer algo más con Liam. Pero le salió competencia con Stinkpot; es una delicia. (view spoiler)[
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All kind of predators shapeshifters living in a oblivious human world. The honey-badgers MacKilligan sisters (Cha3.5 rabid honey-badgers sisters stars
All kind of predators shapeshifters living in a oblivious human world. The honey-badgers MacKilligan sisters (Charlie, Max and Stevie) take care of her own - hitting, stabbing , shooting and even with making things explote. And have a bit of anxiety problems, specially when their father keep trying to sold them for profit. People trying to help for free are alien to them.
--- “So why are they helping us?” “Because I asked them to.” Berg shrugged when Charlie kept staring at him. “I don’t know what you want me to say.” “The truth. Have you given them your lives? Do you now owe them a blood debt? Do you have to kill for this?” “Wow,” Dag finally said. “You are really not used to people helping you.” “Because they don’t unless they’re getting something out of it. And I don’t want to put you guys at any more risk.” “You haven’t put us at risk,” Berg insisted. “You’ve been shot and stabbed.” “Not because of you.” “No, because of my father. I have brought his curse into your life.” ---
The bears think they know bad temper sisters... as if.
If you like sycophatic humor, and people get killed when is the way this is your kind of book.
--- She peeked up at Max. “Do you want to run?” “Me?” Max grinned. “I’m a honey badger, bitch. I wanna stand my ground and beat the fuck out of anybody who crosses my path. But if something happened to you . . .” “Nothing is going to happen to me. I’ve got you and Charlie.” She leaned in a bit and, after glancing at Britta, she whispered, “And I’m surrounded by man-eating bears.” “Says the man-eating tiger.” Eyes narrowing on Britta, Stevie barked, “Stop freaking me out with that!” ----
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This is some kind of romance fantasy where exist a Vampire Monarchy, you kn+Digital arc gently provided by Netgalley in exchange for an honest review+
This is some kind of romance fantasy where exist a Vampire Monarchy, you know, with your average oh-so-handsome evil vampires with pleasure bites and 'elixir' to thrall into obedience and pain. Only the Varis royalty vampires can make more vampires from their blood, and of course if you are born from them (?!). Going into the third book of the series, a discension had started between the peasants and some members of the nobility that abjure of the cruelty and bad practices b/c they are not protecting their sheep humans. And yeah the King is really mad with some chick called Black Lily who is the symbol for the rebellion.
But in the North there is also a dissident spreading bad propaganda with pamphlets - the White Lily (roll eyes), and the Duke Friedrich wants to find the fool before the King does it.
Quotes: She had no idea what men were thinking when they laid eyes on her. But he did. -------- [She] was no longer the woman focused solely on the needs of others, but the woman who longed to take what she wanted. To satiate her own fleshly desires. ('freshly desires' ... snort... bwajajajaja) ------------- Vampires are covetous creatures. They want what other vampires have. Especially a beautiful woman who is the lover of a royal.” She shook her head. “That makes no sense at all.” “That’s because you’re human.” (weeell, actually, that makes them even more human , pal) ------
Also I found annoying all the gasp-ed (28 in the text)
SorryNotSorry, not my cuppa. Too cliche . Heroine TSTL. And macho pushing woman into the ground and walls... nop. The Duke is not very wise either , his plans are silly and plain and ug very foolish.
Vampires? Almost inmortals, created or breeded. Not problem with the sun. Some blood lust, supposedly controlable. Blur-fast. Strong. Random gifts.
Mmm. More than anything, feels to me like a PWP with a side of tiny plot. Not up for the next book....more
We have here a case of: "enter-the- fang- and- lose- the- brain" [image]
she is hurting, bleeding, get shot by a bullet, in the middle of t DNF
okaaaaay.
We have here a case of: "enter-the- fang- and- lose- the- brain" [image]
she is hurting, bleeding, get shot by a bullet, in the middle of the case, with the suspect escaping and she have sex with the vampire???? with his men around? ewww. not.sexy.at.all. (and he didn't give her the chance to protest)
and then she goes back her house and shot a human guard posted to keep watch over her house instead of shooting at the vampire. what???
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