shensley9's review
4.0
I felt like not a lot was happening until the end and then it was barely a something but the book still held my attention and am hoping she makes a next book sooner rather then later with more action. I think it's about 3.5 stars.
tartbarbie's review
1.0
A Shiver of Light is the 9th book in the Merry Gentry series. I’m going to try hard not to give anything away. Basically Merry is pregnant with twins and her uncle is claiming that they are his.
I like Merry and I don’t mind all her men because I’ve gotten used to her having several men in her life. I didn’t expect that to change with the aspect of children entering her life. I like all the guys they each have their own unique story and fit for her. However my favorite is Lord Sholto he has such a tortured soul story he’s just my favorite.
I’ve been waiting for what seems like forever for the book and I understand the author just wasn’t ready to write it yet. I love the author I’ve read almost all of her books but Anita started to lack in story so I stopped. I feel like maybe my expectations were too high for the book, so that when it came time to read it I found myself very disappointed. I love that we get to see a new side to Merry and her men but I guess I needed more action it just felt very flat not a lot happened. I also disliked the ending it reminded me of Game of Thrones. I honestly wanted to love the book I just didn’t it feel short on so many levels. At the moment I don’t plan on continuing the series but that could always change Merry has been one of my favorite characters forever. Just because I didn’t love it doesn’t mean you won’t. I feel really bad giving the book a low rating I just struggled through the whole book.
I like Merry and I don’t mind all her men because I’ve gotten used to her having several men in her life. I didn’t expect that to change with the aspect of children entering her life. I like all the guys they each have their own unique story and fit for her. However my favorite is Lord Sholto he has such a tortured soul story he’s just my favorite.
I’ve been waiting for what seems like forever for the book and I understand the author just wasn’t ready to write it yet. I love the author I’ve read almost all of her books but Anita started to lack in story so I stopped. I feel like maybe my expectations were too high for the book, so that when it came time to read it I found myself very disappointed. I love that we get to see a new side to Merry and her men but I guess I needed more action it just felt very flat not a lot happened. I also disliked the ending it reminded me of Game of Thrones. I honestly wanted to love the book I just didn’t it feel short on so many levels. At the moment I don’t plan on continuing the series but that could always change Merry has been one of my favorite characters forever. Just because I didn’t love it doesn’t mean you won’t. I feel really bad giving the book a low rating I just struggled through the whole book.
anastasiaadamov's review
4.0
I enjoyed this book. There was a lot pf things going on. It has been a while since I've read something from LKH that is not Anita Blake.
I'm pleased with this book even tho SPOLER ALERT one of my favorite characters dies in a rather corny fashon :(
I'm pleased with this book even tho SPOLER ALERT one of my favorite characters dies in a rather corny fashon :(
catalinalao's review
2.0
Seems like half of this book is just describing every single detail of Merry's band of men. We get it, they are all gorgeous in their own way(yawn).
marpesea's review
This series continues to be overwrought and absurd, but it does have less sex and violence than previous books and more weird family dynamics and politicking.
That said, we still know the build, hair color and eye color of every character and what they’re wearing. Why have I read through book nine? It’s a perfectly adequate popcorn read and sometimes I really want something that reads like a magical soap opera crossed with a reverse harem anime. I do really love that there’s a bit about immortal fae being encouraged to seek therapy after years of abuse at the hands of unscrupulous rulers.
TW: sexual menace, attempted rape, torture, etc.
That said, we still know the build, hair color and eye color of every character and what they’re wearing. Why have I read through book nine? It’s a perfectly adequate popcorn read and sometimes I really want something that reads like a magical soap opera crossed with a reverse harem anime. I do really love that there’s a bit about immortal fae being encouraged to seek therapy after years of abuse at the hands of unscrupulous rulers.
TW: sexual menace, attempted rape, torture, etc.
hoosgracie's review
3.0
It was nice to hear what is going on in Merry Gentry's world, but after waiting 5 years I do wish there had been a bit more substance to this. It kind of felt like diary entries of what happened around the birth of the triplets. I do hope she come back to Merry's world again, with perhaps a more interesting plot. Overall, enjoyable.
reasonpassion's review
4.0
What say you? Sex that actually moves along the plot rather than serving to buttress the fact that none exists? Say it isn't so, and yet here's a Gentry book that does it. I'm rather surprised at the vitriol given in other reviews and can only surmise that many are simply upset with Hamilton as a whole and so give everything she writes now an effusive spewing of their frustration. It's a feeling that has much to justify it, but this book isn't deserving, or at least not nearly as much as others have been. The story is first and foremost about the babies, which some criticize and I find rather endearing. The build-up to the birthing of the children has been long and we're treated to a rather interesting churning up of characters in their reactions and how they change to suit, not least of which is Merry herself. As an aside, I simply do not understand how anybody can say Merry and Anita Blake are carbon copies, the former has more depth of feeling and lack of whining than the latter ever has. In any case, the children take center stage not simply because they're important but because it helps slow down a world that has frankly gotten way too big for Hamilton. At least that's my thought on the matter. This focus always for some dampening down of the wildness and provides room for some change, including an ending scene that is wrenchingly sad, much needed in the series.
looloolibby's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
donnakaye64's review
2.0
This was an OK book! Not as good as I had hoped since there was a 5 year wait for it. To me, this book felt rushed and a bit flat. Almost as if the author phoned it in while running errands. The story seemed rushed and sort of all mashed up together, almost as if it is the teaser before she writes the real book..