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Old 10-08-2010, 06:40 PM   #6630
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It took a chapter or two for me to get into it, but I really enjoyed it. JSWolf is right - fun and not full of teen angst. (Although there's a little twenty-something angst.)

A nice take on the alternate universe that includes werewolves, vampires, witches, pixies, etc. I think it's fairly obvious what kind of creature the villian is (although it's not stated in the first book). It will be interesting to see if I'm right.

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So that's two new series on my Amazon wishlist. First the Temeraire series, and now the Rachel Morgan series. But they'll have to wait until my "to be read" folder is a bit smaller!

So now onto Crucible of Empire by Eric Flint and K. D. Wentworth. I seem to remember enjoying the previous book, although it's been a while since I read it — hmm... at least five years.
I just finished Dead Witch Walking as well and I have to say I didn't love it. I had a hard time believing things, and the main character was kind of irritating. I might read the second, it's definitely reedemable.

Although I'm realy mad I didn't think of Trent being what you thought he was. I think you are right.
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