Phil in SF reviewed A Kiss of Shadows by Laurell K. Hamilton (Merry Gentry, #1)
Tedious
2 stars
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 …
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 snake faery
None of them make much sense and drag on with how sexy and good at sex faeries are because eye color and auras and somesuch
I gave up.