Review: Snakes Are Romantic!!!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 06 6, 2012
Thea Harrison has a good publishing mix going with her Elder Race books.  Berkley publishes her Elder Race novels and Samhain Publishing releases her Elder Race novellas as eBooks.  There is always a gap between novels but the novellas help fill the gap.Characters:  There are mentions of characters from the Elder Races novels but the main characters here are unique to this story.  I would never have picked a woman who had snakes instead of hair as the main character but it does work.  The snakes are almost an independent character.  They have their own personality and in their way are charming.  .Seremela is used to people being uncomfortable around her and loves the fact that Duncan likes her as she is.  While there is not a lot of time for character development I did get a very good picture of both main characters.  Side characters were important and there was enough information to make them real.  The Tarot cards are an imamate character and make another appearance.  They seemed to point ot the next character to be featured in a novella.Plot:  It is fairly simple.  Seremela must go to Devil's Gate, an out of control tent city to get her niece.  It is to dangerous to go alone so Duncan goes along to help.  There is a big problem when they get there.  (See above)Tension:  There is some but there is so little time in a novella and the tension comes near the end of the story.Writing:  Thea Harrison manages to get a good mix of new characters along with tie-in from the novels in there novellas.  Devil's Gate is no exception.For fans of the Elder Races series Devil's Gate is a good reading fix while waiting for the next novel