Patricia Burroughs

I wasn't expecting to like this book as I have a certain resistance to romances where the main man is a brooding dark guy with a secret past. Seems like it's been done a few times before. Here and there. But this book pulled me in and I've quite enjoyed reading it. The characters are well-drawn, though I did get tired of the female protagonist going on about being weak all the time as she rode for miles and wrangled with would-be rapists and so forth. The sex scenes that seem to have offended some are well-written - not an easy task - and involving, although like many writers, occasionally repetitive (how many times can you write the same thing, really? Sex is sex...). In any case, this author has a good grip on how to make a book interesting and creates tension well. Well worth the read, even if this sort of thing really isn't your bag.… (meer)

I received a free copy of this book via the Early Reviewer program on Librarything.

It was very hard for me to get into this book and continue reading it. I would read it for a few chapters then put it down for a couple of days. I just could not get into it. Finally, after some time, I was able to stay interested. I enjoyed the plot twists and all the characters in the book. Once you get past the first half of the book, it is a real page-turner. I would read the second book, because I feel it would not go as slow as this one did.… (meer)

I received this as an advanced reader copy and I loved it. It's incredibly long, as is the first of the series, but it draws you in so completely until you're unable to put it down. I read it in one long extended session in which I was unable to put my e-reader away (Even at work, don't tell my patrons! I'm a terrible, voracious reader, of a librarian!)

I cannot wait for the next book to come out and would recommend this series for anyone who loves an unexpected romance and an ancient world of gods and magic.

~TheBibliothecary… (meer)