by Jacqueline Carey
I loved the original three Kushiel books. I found the narrative voice magical, loved Phedre, the world painted, and even at times was moved to tears. I was less taken with the immediate sequel involving Imriel. And then came this one--and back when it came out I didn't get far. I was put out that th...
[b:Kushiel's Dart|153008|Kushiel's Dart (Phèdre's Trilogy #1)|Jacqueline Carey|http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1328168291s/153008.jpg|2990010] blew me away when it came out.Carey showed real verve and talent in exploring the world of Terre d’Ange and Elua’s commandment to “love as thou wilt” with inter...
What I love about this book, after having read so many romance novels with a chaste/virginal heroine, is the complete and utter abandon of any type of sexual shame. Love is love, sexual in manner or not, with men or women, it's just so freeing to read about the act of love being portrayed in such a ...
Just finished rereading the first in the series. Good stuff.
I've read the original Kushiel trilogy three times, but haven't been able to finish the last book in the series involving Imriel de la Courcel. I've had Namaah's Kiss sitting beside my bed for well over a year and finally decided to pick it up and was instantly swept back into that world. Carey's wr...
August 2011-*re-read in preparation for #9*The third time through this was a little less engrossing than the first two. I still stayed up till 3 reading it, but I was not so enamored with the protagonist. She's more of a Mary Sue than I realized- everyone falls in love with her, she has insights int...
I think it was a bit easier for me to fall in love with this book because unlike most of the reviews I read, I was not in love with her previous books or characters. I read her first book, and enjoyed it, but felt that it told as much about Phedre as I was interested in knowing.With that said, I wa...
This is a comprehensive review of the series as a whole:By far my favorite books ever. An alternative medieval history with a unique slant on religion (not preachy—quite the opposite—the message is to love freely. With a soul-depth delivery). Carey’s stylized writing isn’t for everyone, but I found ...
Naamah's Kiss is set generations after the last Kushiel book. When I first heard this, I was a little disappointed. The jump forward in time does make sense. It allows for a "happily ever after" for the first six books and allows for Carey to further explore her world. We are given more of a worl...
Yet another entertaining installment in Carey's patented "hero(ine) travels the globe, sleeping with people from every culture s/he encounters" genre. I did twitch a bit at Carey's handling of race and culture. In brief: Wise Chinese Sage travels to France (err, Terre d'Ange) to find a person worthy...
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