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Fantasy. Fiction. Romance. Suspense. HTML:#1 New York Times bestselling author Nora Roberts presents the electrifying conclusion to her powerful Circle Trilogy. Worlds have collided and centuries have elapsed as six people have brought their unique powers, their courage, and their hearts to a battle that could drown humanity in darkness�?� Her face, so pale when she�??d removed her cloak, had bloomed when her hand had taken the sword. Her eyes, so heavy, so somber, had gone as brilliant as the blade. And had simply sliced through him, keen as a sword, when they�??d met his�?� In the kingdom of Geall, the scholarly Moira has taken up the sword of her people. Now, as queen, she must prepare her subjects for the greatest battle they will ever fight�??against an enemy more vicious than any they have seen. For Lilith, the most powerful vampire in the world, has followed the circle of six through time to Geall. Moira also has a personal score to settle. Vampires killed her mother�??and now, she is ready to exact her revenge. But there is one vampire to whom she would trust her soul�?� Cian was changed by Lilith centuries ago. But now, he stands with the circle. Without hesitation, he will kill others of his kind�??and has earned the respect of sorcerer, witch, warrior, and shape-shifter. But he wants more than respect from Moira�??even though his desire for her makes him vulnerable. For how can a man with an eternity to live love a woman whose life is sure to end�??if not by Lilith�??s hand, then by the curse of time? �??[Roberts] is one of the best writers in the roman… (more)
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Fun, but stil with the corny irishisms.
Often in a series like this, you finally get enough back story to really appreciate the heros and villians, and from that stand point, this one was on the money.
So when I wasn't thrilled, I wanted to know why--what other people
It did make me think more about my reactions, though, which was, after all, the purpose.
First, the good stuff. I liked the interactions between the group of 6, and basically the characters in general. The four stars is primarily for the characters, including the bad guys. The vampire leader Lilith, her 2nd in command Lora, her "son" Davey, and their wizard ally Midir were nicely creepy, believable, and 3-dimensional. They were vain and selfish, but cared about each other. I didn't agree with the reviews that said they weren't evil enough. Evil with human characteristics is so much more interesting than just pure evil.
Also, Cian and Moira were in a pretty impossible situation--always a good plot for a romance. He's an immortal vampire, content with his life in 21st-century earth. She's a mortal, queen of her people, in Geall, an alternate world that's mostly like medieval earth.
I appreciated Moira's growth once she became queen, and how she proved herself to her people, stood up for them, and motivated them.
But I think this trilogy dragged on too long for me. The war that was supposed to provide the bulk of the conflict in this book didn't. I didn't really care about any of the people involved in the earlier skirmishes; and the outcome, and even the course of the big battle at the end were predictable and thus lacked tension.
There was very little tension in the romance plot, either. Cian and Moira initially tried to deny their feelings for each other, but Moira decided to seize what happiness she could, and didn't have much trouble convincing Cian. Any complaints about their relationship from the other 4 or from Moira's subjects were dismissed easily.
And oddly, despite the fact that in Morrigan's Cross, Cian was a fascinating character, he had very little to do in this book. It's primarily Moira's book, about her becoming queen, her personal growth, her battle to save her people, and her tragedy of loving someone she couldn't have a happily-ever-after with. Cian was just a secondary character here.
As for the ending... I know plenty of people like paranormal stories that end like this, but it feels like a cop-out to me. In fact, I think I'd have liked this book better--or at least felt it was more honest--without the happy ending. Don't get me wrong--I do not at all advocate pushing the envelope of romance genre conventions by eschewing the happy ending--with an other-than-happy ending, I'd have called it something other than romance.
Something her recent books have been lacking.