A Kiss of Shadows

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Electronic resource, 448 pages

Langue : English

Publié 15 juillet 2001 par Random House Publishing Group.

ISBN :
978-0-345-44688-6
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Numéro OCLC :
236485497

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2 étoiles (1 critique)

Merry Gentry, princess of the high court of Faerie, is posing as a human in Los Angeles, working as a private investigator specializing in supernatural crime. But now the queen’s assassin has been dispatched to fetch her—whether she likes it or not. Suddenly Merry finds herself a pawn in her dreaded aunt’s plans. The job that awaits her: enjoy the constant company of the most beautiful immortal men in the world. The reward: the crown—and the opportunity to continue to live. The penalty for failure: death.

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a publié une critique de A Kiss of Shadows par Laurell K. Hamilton

Tedious

2 étoiles

There's a lot of sex in the first 31% (according to Kobo) of this book and I have to put it down because writing that makes sex this tedious ain't for me.

So far, Merry Gentry:

  • gets a microphone implanted in her bra with a roomful of men, many of whom leer because it's just polite to harass a faery
  • goes undercover and we get a magically caused but still lustful rape including a mysterious magical faery occluded in a darkened mirror and spiders
  • a near orgy when being questioned by skeptical police
  • magical sex that restores a seal faery's ability to become a seal again
  • an exhibitionist shower scene for the benefit of the boss
  • a boring ass chase scene on Sepulveda Blvd where unseen monsters poke holes in the side of a van
  • and an I'll show you mine if you show me yours scene with a stomach …