By Laurell K. Hamilton
Read: March 2010
Rating: Engrossing
First, let me just say that that cover is a total plot-tease. It shows a woman’s belly, with a nice little round to it, and her hand just so… The series is about a woman trying to get pregnant. You are plot-teasing me, you stupid cover art! Bonus, nothing special about the moonlight. Bah.
Plenty going on here. First off, the grateful Maeve Reed has given her guest house to the crew so they don’t have to squeeze into a one bedroom apartment anymore. This has its ups and downs, obviously.
Merry has two alliances she’s trying to solidify–that with the demi-fey, and the one with the goblins. As we open, she’s trying to re-negotiate with their king to extend it. In the last battle she received a huge smack of extra power when the Nameless fell and it’s been coming out in odd ways ever since. Suddenly she has the powers of a goddess, and new abilities that can help her, her men, and even the goblins.
All of this is leading up to her trip back to the fey realms for Yule. Obviously she’ll be attending the Unseelie Yule Ball, and visiting her goblin allies. But her uncle, King Taranis of the Seelie, has been very insistent that she also visit him–before Yule. No one likes this idea, but avoiding it would make them look weak, so they’re going.
Things spin out of control as they land in St. Louis (apparently Merry grew up in EAST St. Louis, Illinois). Assassination plots fly like–like–ninja shuriken bent on assassination. Even the queen is not immune. Meredith uses her fearsome magic on Andais herself, and it looks, for a heart-stopping moment, like this may be the end.
Plays are made for power. More attempts on Merry’s life. Dramadramadrama–I cannot put them down. Even when it’s not high drama, they’re still excellent.
I’ve already started #4. Don’t you judge me, I’m having fun.
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