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Cargando... The Thirteenth House (2006)por Sharon Shinn
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Inscríbete en LibraryThing para averiguar si este libro te gustará. Actualmente no hay Conversaciones sobre este libro. This book had a lot of plot points that I didn't like. I am hoping later books are able to repair some of what's gone wrong in this book. That said, I did still enjoy most of this book, despite not liking those major plot threads. The political plot was interesting, and Princess Amalie is a great, intriguing character. And when Kirra wasn't acting a thoughtless fool in her personal life, she was pretty badass. This one is definitely a mixed bag. Of the lot this is my least favorite of the 12 Houses novels. And I know why: though I like the characters and the plot is well worked, I can't stand the affair part. It's written *too well* - it doesn't read like an affair in the abstract, but one in the concrete. And since I've been the one cheated on, it's hard for me to swallow. I guess that is, however, a mark of how well it's written... there have been other books that have affairs in them which I have read, and not cared as much. But this one was done so well that it's too believable. Still. It is a great book, which is why I bought it (and re-read it) instead of relying on the library copy I read the first time around. While this is very much Kirra's story, all of the others from the original gang play prominent roles, almost enough to offset Kirra's turbulent love life. sin reseñas | añadir una reseña
Pertenece a las seriesTwelve Houses (2)
Fantasy.
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HTML:The first book of The Twelve Houses, Mystic & Rider, was hailed as ??spellbinding? (Publishers Weekly), and introduced readers to the troubled land of Gillengaria. Now, national bestselling and award-winning author Sharon Shinn continues her epic tale, as a beautiful shapeshifter finds that intrigue and danger can be found even in the safest of havens? After joining an unlikely band of soldiers and sorcerers to rescue the regent Romar Brendan from a cabal of rebellious minor lords, the shiftling Kirra returns to her home of Danalustrous??and learns that her half-sister, Casserah, has been proclaimed heir to the land. Though Casserah is obligated to attend a circuit of social events held by the great Houses of Gillengaria, she obstinately refuses to go. So Kirra shapeshifts into her sister??s form and makes the rounds for her. In the royal city of Ghosenhall, she unexpectedly joins up with her steadfast compatriots from her previous adventures, and together they embark on a tour of the Twelve Houses acting as guardians for the enigmatic queen of Gillengaria and her alluring daughter. The motley group of mystics and warriors faces many dangers in their travels. But Kirra places herself willingly in peril when she falls in love with the irresistible??but already married??Lord Romar. Revealing her true identity to him, Kirra begins a tempestuous affair that places them both in mortal danger, and leads them both into the stronghold of the devious lords of the No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
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I absolutely *detested* the love triangle/adultery thing. It is only because of my interest in how the war will turn out, and my interest in the other characters that got me through this book. I would have dropped it otherwise. I even like Kirra in every other sense! I was fine with her POV except when she was with Romar. Then I couldn't wait for it to be over.
I continued the series, but this book seriously soured all of the other romances in it. ( )