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Available
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Publication
Don Mills, Ont., Canada : Luna, c2012 [i.e. 2011].
Description
Fantasy. Fiction. Romance. HTML: Magic has a price--and for Amber Sarga it's days and years off her life. Each curse she breaks ages her--and the bigger the curse the bigger the cost, and not only to her. That's why she hides away and has vowed not to get involved again... That's why she hates looking in a mirror... And then an ill-fated stranger arrives. Rafe Davail doesn't believe in curses--not even knowing that in his family every first son dies young. Amber offers guidance but she won't break the curse. Still, as she grows closer to Rafe and discovers the secrets of their pasts, she wonders if for this time, this man, she should risk it all....
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LibraryThing member ExLibris_Kate
2.5 stars
The story behind this book really intrigued me. I loved the gift of curse breaking and the fact that saving someone else took its toll on the person who broke the curse. Along with the magical gifts that Amber has, there are also Brownies that live at her house and assist her, as well as
Unfortunately, I think the story suffered from a lack of world building. There are several different types of beings to keep straight (brownies, fire sprites, etc..) and a lot of the dialogue is taken up trying to explain who they are and what they do. As a reader, that really took me out of the story. The books that really draw me in are the books that present the world through the story and the characters, not by straight explanation. For that reason, I didn't feel very attached to any of the characters and I couldn't really get involved in the story. It was a good idea, but I did not feel involved in the world of the book.
The story behind this book really intrigued me. I loved the gift of curse breaking and the fact that saving someone else took its toll on the person who broke the curse. Along with the magical gifts that Amber has, there are also Brownies that live at her house and assist her, as well as
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giving her advice about the curses she breaks. The romance between Amber and Rafe is sweet, but not too graphic, so those who like just a little romance will be pleased.Unfortunately, I think the story suffered from a lack of world building. There are several different types of beings to keep straight (brownies, fire sprites, etc..) and a lot of the dialogue is taken up trying to explain who they are and what they do. As a reader, that really took me out of the story. The books that really draw me in are the books that present the world through the story and the characters, not by straight explanation. For that reason, I didn't feel very attached to any of the characters and I couldn't really get involved in the story. It was a good idea, but I did not feel involved in the world of the book.
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LibraryThing member rhonda1111
5 STARS
This is my first book that I have read of Robin's but won't be the last. I enjoyed learning about her world. Seeing Amber all she risks to help others and lessons she learns.
I would love to meet the residents of Mistic circle, besides Amber and the brownies. I fit in that world love
Amber is a curse breaker but she pays a big price for it. Each time she breaks a curse she pays with years of her life. Her biggest one so far cost her 5 years of her life and it also effects her animals and those she has ties too. Amber learned that lesson the hard way.
Amber one day while she is out in her garden a brownie appears Pred and his wife appear they live over at her neighbors house who has gone away for awhile and become friends with Amber when she starts giving them chocolate. Amber is 26 years but her body is now in her 30's.
Conrad and Rafe show up to her house and Conrad wants her to fix his curse both of them are cursed but Rafe does not believe in the curse.
Conrad just got divorced and lost his son in custudy battle. His curse in his line when the male has a son he looses him and when he finally finds him he dies.
Rafe family curse is the first male dies by his 33 birthday. Rafe is 32 and has money and plays hard.
Amber tells them she can't help and finally is willing to do their geneolgy and see if she can tell them anything about their family curses.
Their is a lot of magic,elf,drawfs brownies and bad guys and quests.
I really love all three of the brownies and others that bond with Amber and their relationships. I think its the interaction of the characters that makes this a book I did not want to put down. Hope to read more about Mystic Circle residents.
I was given this ebook to read in exchange of honest review from Netgalley.
This is my first book that I have read of Robin's but won't be the last. I enjoyed learning about her world. Seeing Amber all she risks to help others and lessons she learns.
I would love to meet the residents of Mistic circle, besides Amber and the brownies. I fit in that world love
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chocolate too. Amber sure has to buy a lot of it because she uses it to bribe or pay for favors.Amber is a curse breaker but she pays a big price for it. Each time she breaks a curse she pays with years of her life. Her biggest one so far cost her 5 years of her life and it also effects her animals and those she has ties too. Amber learned that lesson the hard way.
Amber one day while she is out in her garden a brownie appears Pred and his wife appear they live over at her neighbors house who has gone away for awhile and become friends with Amber when she starts giving them chocolate. Amber is 26 years but her body is now in her 30's.
Conrad and Rafe show up to her house and Conrad wants her to fix his curse both of them are cursed but Rafe does not believe in the curse.
Conrad just got divorced and lost his son in custudy battle. His curse in his line when the male has a son he looses him and when he finally finds him he dies.
Rafe family curse is the first male dies by his 33 birthday. Rafe is 32 and has money and plays hard.
Amber tells them she can't help and finally is willing to do their geneolgy and see if she can tell them anything about their family curses.
Their is a lot of magic,elf,drawfs brownies and bad guys and quests.
I really love all three of the brownies and others that bond with Amber and their relationships. I think its the interaction of the characters that makes this a book I did not want to put down. Hope to read more about Mystic Circle residents.
I was given this ebook to read in exchange of honest review from Netgalley.
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LibraryThing member jjmcgaffey
I'm not sure about this one. There's an excellent story here - an interesting universe, well-structured characters (all of them, the protagonists down through the brownies to Spark), and a well-earned happy ending. The only part that bothers me, but it bothers me a lot, is the way she handles sex -
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it's the overwhelming attraction trope to a fare-thee-well. Rafe started it - stealing a kiss, and touching. Amber doesn't object, though. But they end up falling in bed too easily, to my mind. I think it would have been a much stronger story if they'd resisted more, if sex wasn't a casual adventure in the middle but an aim in itself. I don't know quite why it does bother me so much - there are plenty of other books where sex starts early, including others by Robin D. Owens, and it doesn't bother me. Maybe because it feels like the sex is all the bond they have, then suddenly there's true love - the other annoying romance trope, if the sex is great it must be true love. Unconvincing. But I will read the others in the series, at least once. Show Less
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Physical description
369 p.; 21 cm
ISBN
9780373803415
Local notes
Mystic Circle, 2
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