The writing is good, the fantasy idea of gargoyles and dryads is interesting. I couldn't finish the book because I grew tired of the angsty love between Gregory and Lillian. I'm not a romance reader, so if there isn't some action going on (the fights with the Riven are very good), I get restless ...
Lillian and Gregory were off in the maze. Gran, Alan, Jason, and Greenborrow were all down in the dungeon discussing adult things, and he hadn’t been included. Shadowlight was actually glad. It gave him a chance to visit with Anna and bring her a stockpile of food. Only his parents still worried ...
Her mouth was dry, gummy with old blood. She must have bitten her tongue, and unless her mattress had suddenly turned to stone, she’d managed to knock herself out and was lying flat on the floor. Of all the stupid things to do, bashing her head hard enough to lose consciousness had to be one of t...
He lunged at the nearest horse and rider, driving them both sideways. The acolyte lost his seat and fell to the ground where the panicked horse trampled him. The horse continued its terrified bucking, thinking a wolf was on its back now. For his part, Silverblade seemed unconcerned and just clung...
“Would you stop?” Lamarra gestured to the floor at Sorsha’s feet. “Abusing the poor floor boards won’t help Ashayna.” Biting back a retort so hard her jaw creaked, Sorsha spun to face Lamarra where she leaned against the corner bedpost, her hands folded demurely in front of her. If she didn’t kno...
When he laid a finger under her chin and closed her mouth, her teeth came together with a soft click. The sound must have galvanized her, for she snapped out of her stupor. “Yours? As in mine—like you belong to me? I . . . I don’t . . . Wait one minute. You can speak perfect English.” She folded ...
The mundane routine of after dinner chores helped dispel the residual nervous energy from earlier. Gran had drilled her for every little detail during her exchange with Major Resnick. Gregory hadn’t escaped Gran’s tongue lashing either. She’d merely finished with him sooner and then sent him up t...