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Indlæser... Cursed by Furies: A Tale of Vikings, Elves and Gods (The Cursed Elves) (udgave 2019)af Diedra Drake (Forfatter)
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Bliv medlem af LibraryThing for at finde ud af, om du vil kunne lide denne bog. Der er ingen diskussionstråde på Snak om denne bog. This review was written for LibraryThing Early Reviewers. Tried to read this book, but couldn't connect with the story or characters.This review was written for LibraryThing Early Reviewers. Not exactly what I expected from this book but still a good read. I was expecting much more mythology and less of a vampire romance. The story line was easy to follow and had great plot, leaving plenty of room for sequels. The writing was good, and the action scenes were great. Plenty of varying imagery, word usage, and sentence structure was used. I really wanted more myth of the furies, vikings and gods but still overall a good read. This review was written for LibraryThing Early Reviewers. A new twist on vampire lore. Instead of drawing from biblical myth this book goes to Greece and folds in a few modern fantasy tropes. Our heroes are elves who happen to be cursed by the Greek Furies plus Aphrodite for being bloodthirsty and violent. Although they call themselves elves, they're basically vampires. There's blood sucking, weakness to the sun, and lots of sex. As an exploration of different ways of imagining vampire lore this is an interesting book, but it's not enough to carry the whole thing, and the plot is a little weak.The main character is Priscilla, and she is probably one of the most OP characters I've read about in some time. I have no complaints about that per se. Sometimes a little power fantasy is satisfying. Everyone adores her. In fact some people are so overwhelmed by their attraction to her that they become mindless with it. And she's powerful. She not only could beat anyone in the book one on one, many characters remember fondly back when she used to crush half of an army all by her lonesome. But even though she's been so strong and beloved for entire centuries she suffers from feelings of inadequacy and a desire to change in order to satisfy the men she loves. Those men in turn all seem to be completely enthralled with her except for in moments when the plot demands that there be some conflict and then they act like complete animals and assholes. They also seem to be able to beat her up suddenly, even though most of the time she could literally take them apart with a thought. It was a relief to see that the narrative doesn't treat their bullshit as acceptable, but at the same time, the fact that these transgressions are all so easily easily resolved meant they didn't feel meaningful, and the constant whiplash of Priscilla being both ridiculously powerful and victim of stupid men who like committing domestic violence led to my feeling skeptical about pretty much all of it. That's my major gripe about the book. I didn't feel anything resembling emotional stakes, or risks, or a conflict that I could get invested in. When people are bad they're cartoonishly bad. When they're good they're kind of perfect. Conflicts and plot twists are just sort of talked about the whole time and every problem that appears just gets solved. I'd say 80% of the book is characters chatting about a problem and 10% them solving it as soon as they actually take action. There's also a lot of explicit het sex. Everyone is very straight. Offhand mention is made about elves being more promiscuous and cool with being gay but this is usually a setup for the characters in the book to make clear that they are certainly -not- gay haha no way. I think if you like vampire romances, where a heroine gets many men desperate to have sex with her and adore her, this book delivers on that. But story wise it's rough and too focused on how cool Priscilla is to really make anything of the good hooks that do appear. This review was written for LibraryThing Early Reviewers. A well-imagined new mythos for vampires, but the action was enough without the romance. This review was written for LibraryThing Early Reviewers. Elves (don't call them vampires!) are an immortal race dating back to the days when pantheon's ruled. Except this race kind of ticked off The Furies, who imposed a multi-level curse, requiring them to sustain by drinking blood and banished to the dark, sunlight being toxic to them. It seems though that elves also got unique super powers. The main protagonist was also a banshee, and when she slipped into banshee mode she was a killing machine, ruling over battle fields much of her life.The elves were also a promiscuous bunch. They turned humans into servants who could do their bidding by day and gaining immortality. Offspring of elves and humans (elves couldn't mate among themselves) could be turned into full-blown elves by an elaborate ceremony, one becoming deadly as percentages of elven blood in the population dissipated. There are multiple plots in this book. One is to try to reason with the Furies to at least lift the daylight curse. The other involves research and experiments to continue the elven race. This book could have used a little more editing, cut out some of the casual affairs and tighten the story line. I would read the next one, though, it was a pretty entertaining romp. ingen anmeldelser | tilføj en anmeldelse
Belongs to SeriesThe Cursed Elves (1)
What if the myths were all real? Start the series that brings a complex web of real-world mythology into modern times. Experience the romance and live the fantasy. Mythic fiction at its best! 1000 years ago the Elves nearly destroyed their species through war. As punishment, their ancestors cursed them and trapped them on the Earthly plane. Priscilla Forester is a 500-year-old Cursed Elf, with abilities far different from most. She knows there is some secret about her origins, but has given up thinking she will ever discover the truth. However, Fate was only waiting for the right moment to reveal its secrets. As Priscilla and her lovers battle against warring Elf Houses, her true nature begins to emerge, and it is more than anyone had bargained for. No library descriptions found. |
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