Private Arrangements by Sherry Thomas

Genre: Historical Romance; 1800’s

Rating: 4 out of 5 Stars

Back Cover: Love has designs of its own…To all of London society, Lord and Lady Tremaine had the ideal arrangement: a marriage based on civility, courteousness, and freedom – by all accounts, a perfect marriage. The reason? For the last ten years, husband and wife have resided on separate continents. But once upon a time, things were quite different for the Tremaines…When Gigi Rowland first laid eyes on Camden Saybrook, the attraction was immediate and overwhelming. But what began in a spark of passion ended in betrayal the morning after their wedding – and now Gigi wants to be free to marry again. When Camden returns from America with an outrageous demand in exchange for her freedom, Gigi’s decision will have consequences she never imagined, as secrets are exposed, desire is rekindled – and one of London’s most admired couples must either fall in love all over again…or let each other go forever.

As I have stated in previous posts I don’t read a lot of Historical Romance. For some reason this story caught my eye. Which I’m glad it did. The two main characters are constantly at one another, but the way they fight makes you feel like it's only cause they can’t truly say what they want to. Camden is smart and endearing, with wit that makes you want to listen very closely to what he is saying as you will miss something otherwise. Gigi is vivacious with a stinging tong. Her wit is just as good as Camden’s. I really enjoyed this story. For all its tit for tat, these two where really made for one another. I loved reading this book.

Publisher: Bantam Books

ISBN: 0440244315

Pages: 384

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Daggerspell by Katharine Kerr

Genre: Fantasy; Magic, Reincarnation, Deverry

Rating: 4 out of 5 Stars

Back Cover: Even as a young girl, Jill was a favorite of the magical, mysterious Wildfolk, who appeared to her from their invisible realm. Little did she know her extraordinary friends represented but a glimpse of a forgotten past and a fateful future. Four hundred years – and many lifetimes – ago, one selfish young lord caused the death of two innocent lovers. Then and there he vowed never to rest until he’d righted that wrong – and laid the foundation for the lives of Jill and all those whom she would hold dear: her father, the mercenary soldier Cullyn; the exiled berserker Rhodry Maelwaedd; and the ancient and powerful herbman Nevyn, all bound in a struggle against darkness… and a quest to fulfill the destinies determined centuries ago.

This is one of those epic fantasies. There are many players and many years that have passed within this first book. The characters have lived full lifetimes that we get to see a few in this book. I found that even with the change of the character point of view it was a very compelling story. There is a lot that is going on but it is so well written that you can’t put it down till you finish the book. I really liked this book as seeing how everyone keeps having to deal with the same characters since they haven’t finished or fixed the problem that they have to work out with each other. There are many books to this series and I can’t wait to read them all.

Publisher: Bantam Books

ISBN: 0553565214

Pages: 480

Series: Deverry

Volume: 1

Passage by Connie Willis

Genre: Science Fiction; Near-Death Experience

Rating: 2 out of 5 Stars

Back Cover: Dr. Joanna Lander is a psychologist specializing in near-death experiences. She is about to get help from a new doctor with the power to give her the chance to get as close to death as anyone can. A brilliant young neurologist, Dr. Richard Wright has come up with a way to manufacture the near-death experience using a psychoactive drug. Joanna’s first NDE is as fascinating as she imagined – so astounding that she knows she must go back, if only to find out why that place is so hauntingly familiar. But each time Joanna goes under, her sense of dread begins to grow, because part of her already knows why the experience is so familiar, and why she has every reason to be afraid. Yet just when Joanna thinks she understands, she’s in for the biggest surprise of all – a shattering scenario that will keep you feverishly reading until the final climactic page.

This was one of those of those books that sounded amazing. And it does grab you at the beginning pulling you in. But then it just kinda fizzles. The near-death experiences are very vivid and quite well done. As it went on Joanna’s relationship between herself and Dr. Richard was kind of sweet. I just thought that this left something out. It was just missing something for me. Not one that I will read again.

Publisher: Bantam Books

ISBN: 0553580515

Pages: 800

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