werewolf

This is an older book, originally published in 1993. It's the first book in The Circle and I'm happy I have found all of them used, but in great condition.

    This is the first story by Evelyn Vaughn that I've read, but it won't be the last.  And I'll be checking to see if there are stories for the other three members of Sylvie's witches Circle ~ I'd love to find out more about Brigit, Mary and Cypress!  The mystery was well-done and there were definitely spine-tingling moments... and I did really love the relationship that developed between Sylvie and Rand... mmm, Rand....

RATING:
Excellence: Excellent ~ 4 stars of 5
Steaminess: Sensual

     Both MaryJanice Davidson and Eileen Wilks write paranormal stories that I love... and their contributions to this book were no exception.
     MJD's story ~ Dead Girls Don't Dance ~ has much of her trademark humour and a small glimpse of Queen Betsy and her consort Eric Sinclair ~ fun as usual, but with a different viewpoint. Very much enjoyed it ~ 4.5 stars of 5
     Eileen Wilks is still a fairly new-to-me author, but I became a big fan of her World of the Lupi stories with the anthology On The Prowl. Her contribution to the Craving anthology ~ Originally Human ~ is different, but a great story nonetheless. 4.5 stars of 5
     Rebecca York's story ~ Burning Moon ~ was another enjoyable story. I can't say that I've read much of her work previously, but the storytelling was great! A werewolf looking to avenge his wife's murder runs into a seer who is, unbeknownst to them, the target of the same serial killer. Excellent thriller and romance combined. 4 stars of 5

     Unfortunately the first story ~ Laurell K. Hamilton's Blood Upon My Lips ~ just didn't do anything for me... in fact I couldn't finish it. One other of Ms. Hamilton's novellas that I read sometime ago affected me much the same. Definitely a personal issue ~ just one of those not-for-me stories.

Spoiler Warning: All my reviews contain spoilers 

Favourite Scene:

The mighty Dark-Hunter Acheron Parthenopaeus sat on the floor of the back room with his legs crossed as he played dolls with his demon companion and a human infant.
Vane couldn't move as he watched the infant girl sitting on Ash's bent, leather-clad knee while the Dark-Hunter held her there with one large hand on her belly. Dressed in a frilly pink pinafore and black Mary Janes, she was beautiful, with short, dark auburn curls and a plump, angelic face.
Ash held a male doll in his right hand while the little girl chewed on the head of a red-haired Barbie that looked strangely like the Greek goddess Artemis

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• Rating - Great

Good pace, intriguing characters.  Enjoyed it enough I'll be scouring the used book stores for the earlier books in the series.

     I read the first book by Kelley Armstrong in her Women of the Otherworld series ~ Bitten ~ during last year's challenge. Unfortunately it's taken me this long to get all the remaining books in the series, figure out which was next, etc. and finally sit down with them. Oh I wish I had done so sooner. But better late than never, right? This book ~ Stolen is the second in the series and continues Elena Michaels, the only female werewolf, and her story. This one is a vastly complex story and I very highly recommend that the books are read in order. The background coming from Bitten makes it much easier to find your way through the adventures in these pages. The action in the first book was incredible, but Kelley Armstrong has ratchetted up the tension, thrills and action to the nth degree.
     Beware that this story isn't for the faint of heart; the story deals with a number of races ~ werewolves, witches, shamans and various types half-demons ~ working to save themselves from being collected by a group of humans not looking to make the supernaturals' lives easier. The characters are amazing as is the ongoing and enthralling action: very hard to believe that this was only Ms. Armstrong's second book 'cause it, as well as the first, read very much as though they were definitely part of a bigger and very established series. VERY HIGHLY RECOMMEND!!

RATING:
Excellence: Excellent ~ 4.0 stars
Steaminess: Sensual+