Lady of Darkness (Lady of Darkness Series Book 1)

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There are more examples, these ones for me were kinda of the worst plot holes though. Oh, also, no man in this book (the four MCs and a rapist from Montenegro) don't have an issue at all with period sex. If nothing else was unrealistic, this takes the cake.

Novel by Fritz Leiber Cover of the first edition, published by Berkley Books. Cover art by Richard M. Powers. One thing I want to mention, though, is Lady of Darkness is a character driven book and there's not much of a plot going on, at least for me. Also, I felt a bit like I was thrown in the middle of the story and, while I usually am okay with that, this time it felt weird and took out of my enjoyment, because it didn't give me the proper payout.The sex of course, that's always the safest point to start for smut. Okay. Let's see. In the first book the sex was so little that I felt cheated and there was no scene with a massive orgy as one would expect from a book with 1 (one) woman and 4 (four) romantic interests. In book two, this is being corrected both in the number and quality of sex scenes. Richard A. Lupoff praised Our Lady of Darkness as "one of the scariest, most original, and most damnably convincing fantasy notions I've ever come across." [7] See also [ edit ] She also HATES the fire prince for killing her mom. she we don't even know why she thinks the fire prince killed her mom.

I have a feeling i could criticise this book for days but i am neither a good reviewer nor is english my first language so ill try get straight to the point. This review is for both books, that is for whole story. Scarlett has known nothing but loneliness and misery, especially since her mother was killed at the hands of the Fae Fire Prince. Everything she had done is in the name of retribution for her mother's death. These books are not short, so it is a bingeable series. If you’re looking for something simple and fast paced, these are not the books for you.At times it can feel repetitive and too long, but once your invested it is so exciting to watch everything unravel. As much as I enjoyed the city-as-a-puzzle aspect, I came to realize I'm simply not the biggest fan of stories on occult — and Our Lady of Darkness is all about that. In addition, the storytelling style is consistently passive, involving long segments of characters exchanging knowledge and finding. For readers interested in the subject matter, I could see this thorough lore/world-building being immensely immersive, but I was ready for some action to happen. Overall, the stake simply didn't feel high enough, the story concluded just when something remotely fantastical finally materialized.

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This city by the river and the fact that the Artist District was mentioned so many times??? What in the Velaris??? Equal part San Fransisco travelogue and Lovecraftian fantasy/horror, I went into Our Lady of Darkness expecting a moody, vintage horror, but ended up being more enamored by its documentary-like depiction of place. The best way to consume Our Lady of Darkness is to read it with Google maps open, following along the protagonist as he uncovers the dark secret hidden beneath this Califronian concrete jungle. The relentless reference to real-life streets, neighborhoods, and landmarks not only adds a layer of chilling credibility (it can be difficult to tell apart what's factual and what's fabricated at times), but ensures the story is solidly rooted in San Francisco, and not just some surface-level, touristy name dropping in an agnostic plot.

Lady of Darkness starts a week after the cliffhanger from Lords of Darkness. We’re in Harlow’s thoughts about her remorse and guilt for what she did. It took a really bad lapse in judgment for her to recognize how she felt about them. She seems like the bad guy here, but I think she was right to be as upset as she was, minus the revenge strategy. I’m praying for character growth throughout the series because if book 2 is filled with “It hurts, make it stop Cassius/Sorin/Callan” I might not continue the series What I can say is it's very well written, perhaps better even than any of his Fafhrd & The Gray Mouser stories. I say 'perhaps' only because it's difficult to compare the style of those light, drily humorous tales with this tautly suspenseful one. The novel uses explicitly Jungian concepts of female- and hidden- selfs to build a plot powered by the fictitious pseudo-science of megapolisomancy - and what a chillingly believable pseudo-science it is. Whisked away to the Fire Court, Scarlett Monrhoe finds herself in the hands of the man who killed her mother. The Prince of Fire. Thrust amongst the Fae court she loathes, she is at their mercy. She doesn't know what plans he has for her, but she has plans of her own. She just hasn't decided how thoroughly she wants to break him yet. If only he didn't tempt her with every breath, every touch, every kiss. It's another dangerous game that has her wondering if she will be the one irreparably broken in the end. I feel like if this could have been written the way I wanted it: When Sorin can't tell her the lady's name, why don't you ask why? Why don't you give a little on your end. Then when he lets some secrets out that are daunting, ok be mad, but don't become catatonic and unable to deal. Scream, vent, and put him in the dog house but don't cry about being betrayed. He literally was figuring things out as he went, its not like he knew from the beginning.

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I found this duo to be highly unorganized and frankly boring. In the first part of book one there is a section describing the Lords, it was very confusing because she was talking about 3 but there are 4 Lords. Throughout the books the Lords personalities were not differeniated alot making it hard to seperate them or even to get emotionally attached to the character. Some parts of the book and some dialogue sequences are extremely cheesy and wholesome, which really annoys me in supposed dark novels. Criminals and serial killers are not affectionate lovers and partners. It's as simple as that. FFS, how hard of a concept is it? I'm officially done with this book. DNF. Another episode of her seducing Callan whilst Sorin is on the other side of the door. And I'm out. This book was amazing! Our heroine is one vicious criminal who is trying to find who killed her mother. Unfortunately, in the process of doing so, she loses someone really important to her which makes her retreat into herself. Then a new lead appears and she decides to be done with it once and for all but all is not as it should be. I did a mix on audio & kindle for this book, & I did notice quite a few continuity errors which would be easy fixes. I found the major plot points pretty predictable (but this could be me feeling saturated in this genre, as I’m finding this with NA Romantasy books as a whole)

The focus is still mostly on the characters, and what plot there is so vague I had honestly started to think there was something wrong with my comprehension skills. There’s a reason every single crime syndicate out there fears the Lady. She’s ruthless, and she’s carved herself quite the reputation in our world. She is literally the most insufferable main character from the start of the first book. I was just hoping for I liked the nod and the reference to all those various works of literature, and the inclusion of real life people in the world of the arts and science in this story. That was very cleverly done. This does a lot to create and flesh out the fictional world. As with the other book in the duology of Dark Ladies, "Conjure Wife", Leiber does do a good job of building menace and the tension level, and with using that thematic question ‘Is it real or am I losing my mind?

Our female MC is -as they often are- a weakling. No, that's not doing her justice. She is a complete wuss. She can't even run 100 meters when we first meet her (but of course the men make her run 5 miles by the end of the second book) and she can't do sit ups or push ups or whatever without throwing up. However, early in the first book she wields, swings and kills someone with an effin' sword which weighs about 8-10 kg if you 've ever lifted one. Furthermore, she is a street artist (but mostly tagger blerh!). A well known street artist too, therefore quite active, and somehow the author wants us to believe she can't run but has never been arrested. Uhm, ma'am, in a post Mayor-Giulliani-era, street artists in New York are being chased, caught and persecuted so no, it doesn't work. She ain't no Banksy. I do recommend waiting on reading this book when the new format is out, since there's quite a lot of typos, extra words and some sentences don't flow as nicely as they should! Listen. Scarlet is one of those characters that is pretty hard to like. I would even compare her to Nesta in some ways. She is very broken and guarded and angry, but once you understand why she is the way she is....you will be able to connect to her. I certainly did. I could go on at greater length about the many beauties of the novel--the sharp yet affectionate portraits of the tenants, the love for good books, good conversation, and good music displayed throughout, etc.--but I suspect you would enjoy them better if you discovered them for yourself. So although I think the plot is great in this book, I would still consider this character driven. And it is slowwwwww. You need to be in the right mood for this to enjoy it. For me, it was exactly what I needed and I could not put it down., and I was so mad when it ended on a cliffy because I need more!