Joel Shepherd, Haven Pyr (2010) ISBN: 978-1-6164-363-3 Score: 2
Conclusion to the Trial of Blood and Steel quartet, in which the battles and betrayals just get bigger and bigger. I would have liked it better without the last chapter.
Joel Shepherd, Breakaway Pyr (2003) ISBN: 978-1-59102-540-5 Score: 3
Second Cassandra Kresnov novel, with less sex and more politics than before (and both overwhelmed by the violence). I really, really like the heroine and the setting, and while the violence was exciting, I wish the reasons for it made more sense.