Review: It was a "read once" but not a repeat.
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 01 19, 2013
This was recommended to me as a fun work of Celtic-themed fiction.And I guess it was. The Gaelic certainly abounded and I enjoyed it. The inclusion of the ancient stories of the Tuatha Dé Danaan were familiar but interpreted differently, here. The way the ancient rites had infiltrated the modern world was. . .all right. I was not swept away but I was intrigued enough to continue to the end.The romance between Delaney and Rowan was very intense. Not instant gratification but a build up to their relationship's physical intimacy. I appreciated that. To a point. Rowan had his reasons both for wanting to consummate their relationship as well as wanting that never to happen.I understood him. I did. As I did Delaney.I think, for me, I was underwhelmed by the whole "Average woman (who had been victimized in one way or another in her life) finds she's not so average after all and is more powerful than anyone has ever heard of before" scenario.To be fair, Diana Duncan gave Delaney many "mundane" skills and abilities, so that the new Power our heroine found herself imbued with didn't amount to the sum total of her awesomeness, but still... I felt it was far overdone. I barely managed to read the end of it.I am not sure, but I think a sequel is lurking here (haven't checked to see if it's out, yet). The jury is out as to whether I'll be interested enough in the coming War to read about it. But you never know.Celtic fiction is a favorite of mine. :)