by Patricia Briggs
Of course I love Briggs Wolf series - Mercy/Anna & Charles - but for me, this would have to be my favourite Briggs book. How could I not love it - the heroine is a thief and a magician - pulled into the machinations of court life she goes undercover as a rich man's mistress. There were laughs, act...
I really enjoyed this story of a woman surviving in a world where everything has changed, where an invasion has created instability and where she has gone from being a magic apprentice to hiding out in the poor quarter of town, robbing from the people who conrtibuted to the blinding and disability o...
Re-read #5 (4/17/2012): I tend to skim the opening, read every word in the palace, and follow the demon mythology closely. This is a fantastic mix of mystery and mythology. Sham is among my favorite heroines, she's funny and complex and utterly capable. I would have loved to see more of her and K...
Very good book, typically one of those books that left me a taste of moreish when I finished it! There could have been so much more to be told in this story :)
I can't say I was disappointed in this book, but I think it's much weaker than Briggs's later efforts. The world is interesting (although this is the third in a trilogy, apparently, it's the only one I've read), but the story itself is uneven. Toward the end the explanation of the magic was compli...
I read this a while ago when I first started reading Ms. Briggs. I gave it a four star yet I can't remember the story. How is that possible? I think my ratings are harder now than before. :/
I would recommend When Demons Walk to anyone who likes Briggs previous novels as well as anyone who has read Maria Snyder’s Study series. Between the descriptive storytelling and the imaginative characters, no one should walk away from this novel feeling like they’ve been cheated.To read my full rev...
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