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poisonivy70's review
4.0
In keeping with the paranormal theme, I decided to look way back in my TBR pile and found this little gem. Tristan is a warrior who has been cursed by a wicked Druinn woman named Zirra, for daring not to love her. As punishment, he’s trapped in a treasure box and forced to be a pleasure slave, used by women he calls his guan ren for over a thousand years. Julia comes across his box at a market, and when Tristan comes out she cannot believe this huge warrior is insisting that he is there for her. Julia refuses to use Tristan, but she also cannot believe that he would be attracted to her.
The Good
Julia and Tristan have combustible chemistry and their relationship builds slowly and believably. Both suffer misunderstandings as to the other’s intentions but they fall in love. The story is interspersed with chapters of Zirra’s quest to get him back, since she is completely obsessed with him. There are some funny moments, especially Tristan adjusting to present day contraptions like phones, that lightened the mood considerably. His crazy, protective feelings for Julia was great and I’ll admit, when I have a alpha hero who does everything he can to protect the heroine, I can forgive alot. Tristan’s sacrifice at the end broke my heart a little but had me rooting hard for them to get their HEA.
Similar to Sherrilyn Kenyon’s Dark Hunter book Fantasy Lover, but with enough differences,
especially pertaining to the otherworldly origins of the hero, to bring its own flavor to it.
The Not So Good
Some of the overall themes bothered me a bit - alot of which is tied to the general “it all means nothing without a man.” The obsessive, one dimensional Zirra was about as stereotypical scorned woman as you could get and she was so crazed with her desire to possess Tristan that she gave up everything to have him. Julia, an accomplished woman who didn’t really see her own worth - to be self-employed and running a successful antique business at such a young age - without the love of a man and wasn’t complete without that man and just gave up everything for that love. I mean, everything. Two women, completely insane for Tristan’s peen. I would have preferred some stronger, less dependent characterizations. Then again, it’s a romance about a genie in a treasure box *shrugs* I pick my battles and a romance novel isn’t one of them.
The Bottom Line
I really enjoyed it and I would recommend it to fans of PNR.
The Good
Julia and Tristan have combustible chemistry and their relationship builds slowly and believably. Both suffer misunderstandings as to the other’s intentions but they fall in love. The story is interspersed with chapters of Zirra’s quest to get him back, since she is completely obsessed with him. There are some funny moments, especially Tristan adjusting to present day contraptions like phones, that lightened the mood considerably. His crazy, protective feelings for Julia was great and I’ll admit, when I have a alpha hero who does everything he can to protect the heroine, I can forgive alot. Tristan’s sacrifice at the end broke my heart a little but had me rooting hard for them to get their HEA.
Similar to Sherrilyn Kenyon’s Dark Hunter book Fantasy Lover, but with enough differences,
especially pertaining to the otherworldly origins of the hero, to bring its own flavor to it.
The Not So Good
Some of the overall themes bothered me a bit - alot of which is tied to the general “it all means nothing without a man.” The obsessive, one dimensional Zirra was about as stereotypical scorned woman as you could get and she was so crazed with her desire to possess Tristan that she gave up everything to have him. Julia, an accomplished woman who didn’t really see her own worth - to be self-employed and running a successful antique business at such a young age - without the love of a man and wasn’t complete without that man and just gave up everything for that love. I mean, everything. Two women, completely insane for Tristan’s peen. I would have preferred some stronger, less dependent characterizations. Then again, it’s a romance about a genie in a treasure box *shrugs* I pick my battles and a romance novel isn’t one of them.
The Bottom Line
I really enjoyed it and I would recommend it to fans of PNR.
martuf's review
3.0
Esta bueno pero tampoco es el mejor (en mi opinion)
Si bien tiene algunas diferencias me parecio muy copia de "Un Amante de Ensueño" de Sherrilyn Kenyon de la saga de "Cazadores Oscuros".
En vez de ser un libro es un joyero, pero despues esta la chica que no se cree suficiente; el primer "amor" en realidad habia sido solo una apuesta; tanto a Julian como a Tristan los encerraron por "convocar la rabia" de dioses/druinn; el hecho de que el personaje masculino va a volver a su tierra y tendria que dejar atras a su amor.
Si bien tiene algunas diferencias me parecio muy copia de "Un Amante de Ensueño" de Sherrilyn Kenyon de la saga de "Cazadores Oscuros".
En vez de ser un libro es un joyero, pero despues esta la chica que no se cree suficiente; el primer "amor" en realidad habia sido solo una apuesta; tanto a Julian como a Tristan los encerraron por "convocar la rabia" de dioses/druinn; el hecho de que el personaje masculino va a volver a su tierra y tendria que dejar atras a su amor.
peytonm's review
2.0
The dragons weren't as cool as I wanted them to be and were in fact pretty rape-y. There seemed to be a main battle between dragons and vampires that I just did not care about at all. I skipped a middle quarter of the book just so I could get to the end. I almost didn't finish because no plot or any characters it seemed compelling.
wessa's review
3.0
Oh, buen señor. Yo realmente quería amar el libro, en serio. Gena te.presenta los eventos y los personajes de una manera tan atractiva que de verdad te metes en la historia. Pero eso no me ocurrió con éste libro.
Al principio creí que me iba a llegar, hubieron varias cosas que me entretuvieron y me gustaron, a medida.de que el libro avanza me llegué a aburrir (el tiempo que Grace estuvo retenida en el palacio fue muy pobre y predecible). Luego de eso el libro tomó fuerza y el hecho de que Darius fuera a por ella y todas las experiencias de él me gustaron muchísimo. El final, ah, no me gustó como Gena presentó la idea de que Grace iba a salir y luego BAM, está retenida. El final podía haber sido mucho mejor. Con todo y eso leeré los otros y veré.
Al principio creí que me iba a llegar, hubieron varias cosas que me entretuvieron y me gustaron, a medida.de que el libro avanza me llegué a aburrir (el tiempo que Grace estuvo retenida en el palacio fue muy pobre y predecible). Luego de eso el libro tomó fuerza y el hecho de que Darius fuera a por ella y todas las experiencias de él me gustaron muchísimo. El final, ah, no me gustó como Gena presentó la idea de que Grace iba a salir y luego BAM, está retenida. El final podía haber sido mucho mejor. Con todo y eso leeré los otros y veré.
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