Review: cracking follow up to book one
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 10 9, 2013
Rogue's Possession (Covenant of Thorns) Jeffe KennedyWell, I'd recently read and loved the first book so wanted to see what's in store next for Gwynn. She's now in the service of Lord Falcon, as pet sorceress for his war games - except they are real battles where people die.. Such is life in the land of the Fae, death is just part of the entertainment of the Lords and Ladies. Gwynn now has the cat  Darling as her familiar. Like all cats choose their owners, Darling wanted adventure and chose to be with Gwynn. He's a terrific character and I love his mental pictures of battle armour and Gigantor Darling!  He too can speak to Gwynn and she learns more about him in this book, and about just how bad things can get if a certain someone is not happy...no wonder everyone treads on eggshells while speaking of that person.Rogue won't tell her what will happen to the child nor why he wants one, and so as she's learned the hard way about how to make a bargain, she's come up with a way to fit in with his terms but prevent him from having sex unless she agrees. There are Very Strong penalties for breaking a bargain and its something none of the Fae do. Of course  Rogue is trying hard to seduce her, and she's already attracted to him so she needs to stand firm. Her bargain of one kiss per day, five minuets long at a time he chooses, and sleeping with her but touching with only one hand is trying for them both! .There is some great magic in this book, both fun things like the magical lighted pillows, the self emptying chamber pot, the always full drinks trolley and more serious things that affect battle play and lives. Rogue manages to arrange for Gwynn to go on a quest, and some of the characters from book one accompany her, Lady Blackbird and her daughter Starling, the wonderful Darling of course, and she also ends up with many more people in her entourage, some fairies, a sort of Bailiff - a brownie called Larch, and a few other people. She's learning a lot as she travels but somehow the more she learns the greater the dangers seem to get, and all the while the seductive Rogue is at her side trying to weaken her resolve. She needs to know more about this world if she is to stay safe, but in her quest for answers she needs to avoid drawing the attention of the insane fae/goddess she calls Titania who everyone fears intensely. Break a vow or bargain and its Titania that sets the punishment, and she sees humans and Fae alike as just disposable playthings. . The more she learns about cruelties she's caused in the past the more determined Gwynn is to escape her clutches. Priced at just 1.59 for 280 pages its another riveting read and I want book three Now :)Stars: five of course!