Review: Wow, I have never seen the hubby like this, awsome read
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 06 30, 2013
Guest review by the hubby....Ok, I just want to state that this has only happened ONE time before, I read a book and it hooks me into the rest of the series so much that I had to find the previous books in order to find out how it all began. That series was "The Last Herald-Mage" by the wonderful Mercedes Lackey. I could not wait to go back and see how Valdemar first started and devoured the rest of her books.This happened again.This time, Lizzy Ford has presented an absolute fantastical world that takes place in our own back yard and combines it with the elements that made Valdemar so great to me. She has interwoven elements of the classic "Incarnations of Immortality" series by the great Piers Anthony and presented it in such a way that makes it relevant to today's audiences. Full of action and romance these books kept me enthralled in such a way that, yes, I devoured them, once again making my wife think I had abandoned her.With characters so vivid that they leap off the page, Lizzy has crafted an adventure that I for one could not put down. When we first got the Advanced Readers Copy of the Soon to be released "Deidre's Death," I found myself so enamoured with the characters in the first few pages that I knew I had to start at the beginning. Thus became my quest for the next several days.When I first got into "Katie's Hellion," I was immersed into a world that started to remind me of something but was just different enough that I couldn't quite grasp it. I had to read more. By the end of the first book, I needed more.Into the second book, "Katie's Hope," we go and more of the same fantastic writing. More action and more romance makes a very good read. Throughout these 2 books you were kept guessing if the 2 main characters were going to be together, that continues in the third book, "Rhyn's Redemption," while keeping up the action and characterizations as well.The third book was a great conclusion to this series but made the audience want more. I think this is what Mercedes Lackey went through with her Heralds of Valdemar. She kept going with them, as did Lizzy Ford.Book one of the Rhyn Eternal series, "Gabriel's Hope" offers the reader a slightly different view, as well as going in a totally different direction. We are still immersed in this world but concentrating on different characters. Same great writing style and totally worthy of the whole series. I couldn't put this one down either. When I got to the end, I was lucky to have the ARC in my hands."Deidre's Death" starts out where "Gabriel's Hope" left off. I love the little twists Lizzy put into these books and hope that this series continues after the third book in this trilogy, "Darkyn's Mate." I am currently awaiting (reading, snicker) that one. Once again, though, "Deidre's Death" continues the fantastic writing style that has made me love these books. All the characters are just as vivid as they have been and the story keeps you captivated to the end.