Review: Great stories, a little too much emphasis on sex
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 09 3, 2011
These were basically terrific, well-written romantic fantasy thrillers, and I would love to be able to give them 5 stars, but I have a few quibbles.  First, the villains were irredeemably EVIL through and through, with no redeeming qualities whatsoever, while the band of heroes is universally noble and self-sacrificing.  And at the risk of sounding like a prude (which I'm not) - while for the most part the heavy emphasis on irresistable sexual attraction, soul-mate style, between the main characters in each book is not that unusual for a romance novel, their almost total  (and constant) focus on sex is a bit much.  And occasionally the romantic interludes get a little ridiculous, like when the two lovers are in desperate flight from murderous villains who are right on their heels, and they stop in plain sight to gaze into each other's eyes, kiss and murmer numerous endearments.  That kind of made me want to scream "Run, you idiots!"  Or at the very least, HIDE!  All that quibbling aside, these are exciting stories, real page-turners, and I did enjoy them very much.