Local Custom, Riddlemaster of Hed, Moon Called, Blood Bound, Urban Shaman
Local Custom by Sharon Lee and Steve Miller. Liaden Universe romance, not one of the standouts but lovable for backstory about Shan’s parents. Star-crossed lovers from completely different cultures fail to communicate… a lot.
Riddlemaster of Hed, Heir of Sea and Fire and Harpist in the Wind by Patricia A. McKillip. I want to love this trilogy more than I do. I like the writer and her mythic style often fills me with joy but I don’t quite connect here. Morgon is a reluctant hero reaching for more than his role as Prince of Hed but unwilling to let go of what that means to him when his destiny points him elsewhere. I think I’m having the same problem that I have with Hamlet.
mr_booboo I've finally started in on the pile of books you lent me:
Moon Called (Mercy Thompson, Book 1) by Patricia Briggs. As supernatural romances go this is good fun. Mercy’s a mechanic and her (estranged) foster family is a werewolf pack. When a young werewolf stumbles in, clearly in need of help Mercy just has to get involved.
Blood Bound (Mercy Thompson, Book 2) by Patricia Briggs. Very easy to read. Vampires, sorcerers, cranky werewolf exboyfriends and handy fae with vampire killing kits.
Urban Shaman (The Walker Papers, Book 1) by C.E. Murphy. Hehe. I’m just going to quote the blurb and say I really enjoyed this. Supernatural not quite romance with punch. “Joanne Walker has three days to learn to use her shamanic powers and save the world from the unleashed Wild Hunt. No worries. No pressure. Nevermind the lack of sleep, the perplexing new talent for healing from fatal wounds, or the cryptic, talking coyote who appears in her dreams. And if all that's not bad enough, in the three years Joanne's been a cop, she's never seen a dead body -- but she's just come across her second in three days. It's been a bitch of a week. And it isn't over yet.”
Riddlemaster of Hed, Heir of Sea and Fire and Harpist in the Wind by Patricia A. McKillip. I want to love this trilogy more than I do. I like the writer and her mythic style often fills me with joy but I don’t quite connect here. Morgon is a reluctant hero reaching for more than his role as Prince of Hed but unwilling to let go of what that means to him when his destiny points him elsewhere. I think I’m having the same problem that I have with Hamlet.
mr_booboo I've finally started in on the pile of books you lent me:
Moon Called (Mercy Thompson, Book 1) by Patricia Briggs. As supernatural romances go this is good fun. Mercy’s a mechanic and her (estranged) foster family is a werewolf pack. When a young werewolf stumbles in, clearly in need of help Mercy just has to get involved.
Blood Bound (Mercy Thompson, Book 2) by Patricia Briggs. Very easy to read. Vampires, sorcerers, cranky werewolf exboyfriends and handy fae with vampire killing kits.
Urban Shaman (The Walker Papers, Book 1) by C.E. Murphy. Hehe. I’m just going to quote the blurb and say I really enjoyed this. Supernatural not quite romance with punch. “Joanne Walker has three days to learn to use her shamanic powers and save the world from the unleashed Wild Hunt. No worries. No pressure. Nevermind the lack of sleep, the perplexing new talent for healing from fatal wounds, or the cryptic, talking coyote who appears in her dreams. And if all that's not bad enough, in the three years Joanne's been a cop, she's never seen a dead body -- but she's just come across her second in three days. It's been a bitch of a week. And it isn't over yet.”