Review: BUCKLE UP, BUTTERCUP! Because this is ONE HECK of a ride!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 07 8, 2014
WARNING:  If you ONLY enjoy reading stories that end with picket fences, kitty cats and rainbows, then you should skip these!!! Otherwise, BUCKLE UP, BUTTERCUP! Because this is ONE HECK of a ride!This series of books was an ASTOUNDING surprise for me.  I am reviewing all of them as one, because I CAN'T FATHOM why anyone would NOT read them ALL.  Although the writing style is slightly different in the first one, one book  is just as good as the other. I found them to be gripping to the point of VISCERAL.  I simply couldn't put them down, and TORE through all 4 books in about 2 days.  They are hard-driving, yet sweet, they are tough, yet beautiful.. and they are MY FAVORITE THING THAT I HAVE EVER READ!!!I loved the flawed characters, who were constantly fighting both internal and external wars.  This story has it ALL:  BAD@$$ female lead character, love of family, love of friends, romantic love (thankfully the romance was good, but not overdone), CONSTANT action, a front-row seat for a war of good vs evil, and a breathtaking fantasy landscape.  It is sprinkled with some good reminders about life in general, too.  For the first time in my life (40+ years), I cried at the end of a book.  At the same time, for the first time in my life, I wanted to IMMEDIATELY read a series of books again! I haven't re-read them yet.  But plan to do so. And I plan to read EVERYTHING that H.D. Gordon EVER writes.