Helpful Score: 3
Fantastic blend of urban fantasy & paranormal and historical romance. Evans gives us a new, interesting twist on the Sleeping Beauty tale. Awaking to a living nightmare, Rose finds revenge by becoming a feared ogre slayer. With a mysterious and sexy fairy on one side and an irresistable vampire on the other, she is torn by her fate and her loves. This book instantly grabs you, and keeps you hooked right up until the end. The type of book you want to call in sick to work to read! I absolutely adored this book and am anxiously awaiting the next installment, "The Prince of Frogs." 4.5 stars--a rating I rarely give.
Helpful Score: 1
Loved this book!!!! Can't wait for the next!!! My only regret is that I was up to my usual tricks and read other books at the same time as this one. This book deserves to be read without distractions like that. Excellent, unusual take on paranormal urban fantasy. I loved it! Looking forward to reading the next one.
I don't know that I'd have forgiven Ambrose for what he did (and didn't do). The second book will probably deal with that issue some more.
I don't know that I'd have forgiven Ambrose for what he did (and didn't do). The second book will probably deal with that issue some more.
Helpful Score: 1
Rosemarie Edenberg is cursed at birth by a dark faerie and forced into a sleep for 100 years. Terrible things are done to her while she is asleep and when she awakens prematurely, she is forced to work for the dark fae as an ogre slayer. The ogres are converging on London and working a dark spell of evil. Rosemarie is helped by a fey advisor, Ambrose and assisted at times by vampire Lord Shenley, an earl with a scandalous reputation. The politics of the seelie fey and the dark fey are at work and Rosemarie, Ambrose and Lord Shenley are all caught in the cross-fire. The betrayal by Ambrose cuts Rosemarie to the quick and she is left floundering while the ogres run rampant in London.
This urban fantasy novel has dark elves, trolls, ogres, light and dark faeries, vampires and even a human or two. I enjoyed the newness of the fey fighting ogres and was comforted by the fight between the light and dark faeries. After all, it wouldn't be true faerie novel if they weren't fighting each other as well as everyone else. I liked the ending but I can't wait for Rosemarie's further adventures in [book:The Prince of Frogs|6512622].
This urban fantasy novel has dark elves, trolls, ogres, light and dark faeries, vampires and even a human or two. I enjoyed the newness of the fey fighting ogres and was comforted by the fight between the light and dark faeries. After all, it wouldn't be true faerie novel if they weren't fighting each other as well as everyone else. I liked the ending but I can't wait for Rosemarie's further adventures in [book:The Prince of Frogs|6512622].
Helpful Score: 1
I have a love/hate relationship with this book. Why I love it: I love the old world charm and language use. I love the main character Rose. She was a strong character with deep emotional pain and a horrible past (won't go into it due to spoilers). I love the "men" of the book even after learning a bit more about their "secrets". What I did not like about it: I can't really tell you since it would ruin the book. But, nevertheless, there are twists and turns that are not explained clearly. Instead, the author reveals the secrets through Rose's own discovery but since the author doesn't detail how Rose fully discovered the twists (hard to explain without ruining the book), the reader goes from point A to point Z without anything in between. I found myself going back and rereading thinking two pages were stuck together. I usually "get" books easily but I really wanted the cheat sheet version for this book.
