Laurell K. Hamilton - A Kiss of Shadows

Pros: Present-day setting provides a backdrop for all things fey and faerie.
Cons: Promise of terrific fantasy story, development of new heroine and series derailed.

It's kind of an adult's, modern-day fantasy. Listed in Epinion's database as Fey, Laurell K. Hamilton's A Kiss of Shadows alters the world we've come to define as the world of the immortal, the fey. She's aligned the supernatural to...

Pros: Intensely speculative premise, mildly interesting backstory and characters.
Cons: All this sex and the chick still can't get pregnant?

Let's talk about sex, baby Let's talk about you and me Let's talk about all the good things, And the bad things That can be... ~ Salt N Pepa, Let's Talk About Sex So let's all pretend that faeries are real. ...

Pros: interesting premise
Cons: slow start, first person narration disruptive, kinky, violent sex scenes, shallow characterization

Sex sells. If you've given the other reviews written about Laurell K. Hamilton's A Kiss of Shadows a look you know that sex is a major issue in this novel. I should've guessed from the lurid cover, but I'd never read of Hamilton's other novels...

Pros: Well-written
Cons: Oversexed, long scenes, needs a glossary

When my husband turned over his hardback copy of Laurell K. Hamilton’s latest book, A Kiss of Shadows, he claimed it was much more “romance-novelly” than the Anita Blake, Vampire Killer series. Not one to shy away from a good romance...

Pros: I like fantasy books.
Cons: I don't like goofy fantasy books.

Ok, I can't completely blame Epinions for forcing me to read this book, but heck, I can sure put the majority of the blame on it! =) Why, you ask? The entire time I've been on Epinions, it seems like not a week has gone by that hasn't had a book...

Pros: Interesting alternate world, a fast read
Cons: Highly sexually saturated. A lackluster writing style make for a disappointing read.

Overwhelmed with graduate school applications I spent most of my time in the last few months editing my fiction stories. When I was able to get back to reading I found I wasn’t all that interested in my usual fair of literary fiction and romances and ...

Pros: Amazing new fantasy world. Breaks new ground in the genre and recasts established myths/folklore.
Cons: "R" or "NC-17" Rating. It's about fairies, but it is NOT a book for kids.

As she did in the Anita Blake series, Laurell K. Hamilton created in A Kiss of Shadows a unique work that straddled different genres. Her novel is an intriguing blend of fantasy and horror, with a strong dash of erotica. The basic premise...

Pros: An entertaining book from a great author.
Cons: Not for the sexually inhibited, Merry's quite a bit more open than Anita.

I picked this book up around the time I finished Obsidian Butterfly, I love the Anita Blake series and had some pretty high hopes for Laurell K Hamilton's other books.

It's a great book and I'm glad I picked it up, but I have to wonder if...

Pros: Great characters, good story, sensual
Cons: May be too sexual or violent for some readers.

This is an excellent book. A very good beginning to her new series about the Fey. I love Hamilton's style and have read almost all of her books and never been disappointed. Her writing always sucks me in and I am caught reading for hours with no ...

Pros: Interesting premise and interesting AU setting
Cons: Shallow characters and too many sex scenes

It has been a long time since Laurell K. Hamilton has written anything other then the Anita Blake books and it was good to see something different come along. This book is set in the same AU as the Anita Blake novels, a land were fairie, fey and vampires...

Pros: Fast paced, dark, sexy, horror filled.
Cons: May be a little confusing to fans new to fantasy, only first in series.

Fan Fave Laurell K Hamilton starts a new "Fey" series of with A Kiss Of Shadows. After escaping from the sadistic and dangerous Unseelie Court three years ago, the beautiful Faerie princess, Meredith Gentry, is working undercover as a...

Pros: If you love Anita Blake, get ready for this new series.
Cons: The local high school library wouldn't accept her books on donation...but that's their loss.

In "A Kiss of Shadows", Laurell Hamilton has created yet another extension of her fantasy worlds for us readers to explore. The newest heroine, Merry Gentry, could be a cousin to Anita Blake, however, she seems just a little less eager to commit the...

Pros: Good characters Exciting plot
Cons: Sometimes writing isn't as good as it could be

I recently started reading the Laurell K. Hamilton series, and I started off with the Merry Gentry series. This book really caught my attention. I have to say I was a little weary at first, it seemed strange and her writing is not always the best in this ...