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B-O-R-I-N-G!!!

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Like one of LKH's other books (Danse Macabre), I tried several times to read this book all of the way through. I kept picking it up & putting it down, then trying to read it again later with more determination. I just couldn't do it because the plot just wasn't there. This book picks up at the end of the previous book (the incredibly slow moving Stroke of Midnight), with Merry & her men trying to get out of the sithern. Still. It also takes place pretty much over one day, which gets kind of old. There's tons of sex scenes, all of which bog down the book & drag the already stale plotline to death. It pretty much takes almost forever for any real events to happen, and when a halfway interesting plot point (Sholto & the Wild Hunt) shows up the reader pretty much doesn't care. I know that LKH can write better than this. I originally loved the Merry Gentry series when it first came out, but now the books seem to be less about court intrigue & the race to the crown, and more about how many men Merry can accumulate & how many awkwardly written sex scenes can be crammed into one book. Most readers will benefit more by just skipping this book entirely (you won't miss much) & moving onto the next book, which sums up the entire plotline of this book in a few paragraphs.

Money hungry #$*&#$

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Ok, this book just confirms it for me, LKH is a money hungry #$#$%!. She's no longer concerned with finishing this damn storyline. As long as people are shelling out $$ she doesn't seem to care that her books are not even worth a #$%# anymore. AND another thing, stop with Merry being tight. I'm sorry, she stopped being tight after the first book. I mean come on, I know it's fiction but the woman just had back to back sex with 2 men about what an hour before Sholto and I'm suppose to believe that she's so tight.... Pulleezee.. I am soooo happy I only spent $3 for the hardcover (used book) or I would have been really pissed. I mean, this book is sooo tiny and to add insult to injury, half of the book is about 1 sex scene, ONE FREAKING SEX SCENE. COME ON.

The Sholto scene was a bit of a cop out

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Like many reviewers, I think this book was too short and filled with way too much sex and not enough plot. The reason I actually read this far in the series is that right from the start, I've been fascinated by the character of Sholto. He was a character with terrible beauty and really seemed to break the mold of the other guards. And I'll admit, I was incredibly curious to see what a full sex scene would be like with him given all his "extras". So, for me, the most disappointing part of this book was that when Merry finally does get around to having sex with him, it's only after all of his tentacles have been completely amputated. LKH seems to pride herself on "edgy" books, but I really feel like it was a cop out to mutilate the character of Sholto just long enough for Merry to have sex with him (because of course he is magically restored right after the sex is done). For me, the only interesting part of this book was the Wild Hunt at the end, where we finally get a reprieve from boring sex scenes and get to see some action.

what plot?	Customer Rating:
Ok. I had heard she was a great writer, and I started with this book. At the end I was still trying to figure out the storyline. Too much bizarre sex, and no real live plot. I don't recommend this one. Maybe her other books are better. This one left me with a bad taste in my mouth.

why?

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Please tell me why I actually paid for this book? Like everyone else here I am invested in Merry. The first two books took me on a rollar coaster ride and I couldnt wait to get to the next book. Now i'm just wishing the end would HURRY up and get here. How about a book that goes somewhere? Better yet, how about a book at all. I think somewhere along the way LKH lost the plot and forgot why she was writing this story. I hope she finds it again. But from now on, I will wait till it goes to paperback and get it at the discount bin. I'm tired of spending 17-25 dollars of my hard earned money for this one - two scene crapola.