Members with This Book
Most Helpful Reviews
see all reviews
Liked It “Again I love this one because of the new characters that are added to the mix and what happens because of it” see full review » see other reviews » |
Didn’t Like It “Meredith Gentry #5: Mistral's Kiss, by Laurell K. Hamilton |
Newest Reviews
see all reviews-
“Meredith Gentry #5: Mistral's Kiss, by Laurell K. Hamilton
leeanna c wrote this review 3 days ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
"Mistral's Kiss" is a slim volume in the Meredith Gentry series, and feels like a novella instead of a novel. More a collection of scenes than a flowing story, the book finally gets Merry and her men out of the sithen, where they have spent the last two books. But that move comes at the very end of the book, and before then we are given quite a few sex scenes, the first starting a mere 25 pages in.
Yet again I'm having trouble figuring out what to say about "Mistral's Kiss." I finished it two days ago, and that to me is the best indicator that it's pretty mediocre. There just isn't a lot of plot; instead it's as if the author got tired of mucking around inside of faerie, so she put some scenes together, had some more magic happen, and gets set up for the next book in the series. The time mechanic introduced in the last book, where time passes slower or faster in the sithen as Merry wishes comes into effect again here, as when the gang leaves the Unseelie sithen, they have missed the visit to the Seelie and goblin courts that have been mentioned in the last two books. I'm just left feeling disappointed after finishing "Mistral's Kiss."
1/5. ”
“The entire book takes place over the course of a day, and it is frustrating because Merry and her harem never get around to doing anything they are supposed to do because they keep having sex instead. That being said, some pretty cool things happen with the magic, even if the overall plot of the series doesn't move forward even an inch. ”
Carolyn M wrote this review Tuesday, November 24 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“I hope this book isn't a sign that the rest of the series is going downhill.”
Beth wrote this review Saturday, November 21 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“I started losing interest the more 'intimate' scenes came into play...”
Lindsey D wrote this review Friday, November 13 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“Again I love this one because of the new characters that are added to the mix and what happens because of it”
sarah g wrote this review Friday, October 16 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“I thought this was an interesting addition to the Meredith Gentry series. It seemed more like a filler than anything. I thought it was short, and read it in two days. It was good, her magic is coming back and bringing some mysteries with it. Can't wait to see what happens in the next book. It seems like there are some major events that should be happening but keep being put off. ”
Jess S wrote this review Sunday, September 27 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“I loved the earlier books in this set of books. but the later ones got to be a lil cheesy . ”
Megan G wrote this review Wednesday, September 23 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Holy Sh**! Friggin' amazing!! Beyond words!! I'm completely in love with Doyle and Mistral! ”
Christine K wrote this review Friday, September 11 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“ Amazingly enough, I enjoyed MISTRAL'S KISS. After the farce that has become the Anita Blake series, I was worried that the Meredith Gentry series would inevitably take the same downhill dive. Thankfully, that wasn't the case.
Jennifer Wardrip wrote this review Friday, July 24 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
This book is enjoyable, and does actually contain a plot. There are some negatives, of course, the first of which is the length of the book itself--or, more accurately, the lack of length. At only 212 pages, this story is 100+ pages shorter than the other books in the series. It would have made much more sense to make MINSTRAL'S KISS another 10 chapters or so in the previous book, A STROKE OF MIDNIGHT, rather than a stand-alone book.
Also, the book only covers a few hours, from midnight until dawn following the assassination attempt on Merry's life that came about in the last book. I had noticed with the Anita Blake series that the time frames for each book were becoming shorter each time, and such now seems to be the case with this series, as well.
The sex doesn't bother me in this series, either, since the entire "background" of the main plot line is that Merry must become pregnant before her cousin Cel impregnates someone to take the throne. Although the first 70+ pages of MISTRAL'S KISS are a sex scene, with yet again multiple partners, it does actually make sense to the story.
My biggest complaint about the book, by far, is the fact that there is a major, major, MAJOR development at the end of the book that is only given a passing explanation. In less than two paragraphs, a huge event takes place, and yet Ms. Hamilton only devotes a few words to it--almost as an afterthought. Logically speaking, this should imply that the next book in the series will expound on that event, but if you've been following either of the author's series lately, you'd know by now that Ms. Hamilton doesn't always seem to write logically.
Overall, I did enjoy the story, much more so than the last Anita Blake novel. It won't take you long to read this (it took me less than two hours), and you won't see a whole lot of progression, but the editing is tighter with this book, and you'll definitely appreciate a dose of the faery world.”
