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Liked It “These three authors deserve their popularity. Each is a tale spinner of note and all three stories are delightful.” see full review » see other reviews » |
Didn’t Like It “I picked Charmed Destinies up to read Catherine Asaro's "Moonglow," but was disappointed since I had read the entire thing word-for-word already in Charmed Sphere. "Moonglow" follows Iris as she deals with becoming the most powerful mage in Aronsdale, and thus the betrothed to the...” see full review » see other reviews » |
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“These three authors deserve their popularity. Each is a tale spinner of note and all three stories are delightful.”
Steven L wrote this review 2 weeks ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“A sweet collection of fantasy-romance stories by three very talented authors. Lackey's story takes historical elements and combines them into a story of strength and redemption. Lee's story takes the traditional cubicle office and spices it up with adventure and romance. Asaro's story centers around her Orb World and two unlikely people who find strength in each other. Recommended for any fans of these authors. ”
Elisha D wrote this review Thursday, July 30 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“The three stories in this book are all very different. The first, Mercedes Lackey's "Counting Crows" is about an intelligent young woman who makes a political marriage and must make the best of it. The second, Rachel Lee's "Drusilla's Dream", is about a woman who work in data entry with day dreams al-la Xena, Warrior Princess. And the last is Catherine Asaro's "Moonglow", about Iris in her novel Charmed Spheres.
Sara M wrote this review Tuesday, November 11 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
Lackey's offering follows her usual formula of an intelligent, magically inclined young woman using her powers for the greater good. I found it to be a satisfying tale, simply in that it managed to take an Arthurian model woman and make her not stupid about men. Nice change that. But the characters and story were also satisfying in and of themselves.
"Dursilla's Dream" was a nice piece of light reading. It (and the rest of the book really) falls into the category of pulp fiction, which you read mostly for enjoyment, but it will never be remembered as being among the great literature of our time. A pleasant, funny story, with decently complex characters.
Asaro's story, "Moonglow", was actually the reason I picked up the book, but I was a bit disappointed in it. For the most part, it word for word retells certain parts of Charmed Spheres, but some parts are told from a new perspective, Iris', and some things are also new about it. Basically, a retooling of the original story in a slightly different perspective.
Over all I enjoyed this book. It makes for good light reading, which is what I have come to expect from these authors.”“I picked Charmed Destinies up to read Catherine Asaro's "Moonglow," but was disappointed since I had read the entire thing word-for-word already in Charmed Sphere. "Moonglow" follows Iris as she deals with becoming the most powerful mage in Aronsdale, and thus the betrothed to the king--a king considered mad, blind, mute, and deaf.
graphicstudent wrote this review Saturday, August 16 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
So then I read "Drusilla's Dream" by Rachel Lee which was okay, I guess. Quirky and nothing fantastic. Drusilla dreams while at a data farm, and strangely it corresponds with the higher up tech who is hot. It all comes to a conclusion in a single night shift since "day dreams" take so long.
Lastly, Mercedes Lackey's "Counting Crows," unfortunately, lacked everything for me. I could not make it past the twelfth page. Which is odd because for awhile I was hooked on Lackey's Valdemar and Elemental Masters.
So while this was an introduction to the Luna line which I enjoy (I have read Asaro's whole trilogy), Charmed Destinies failed miserably for me.”
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