Christine Feehan - Magic in the wind
There seems to be a lot of fuss about Christine Feehan's books. So, I thought I'd read one. My library most recently received a copy of "Magic in the wind" so I requested it. When I picked it up, the first thought I had was, "That is one skinny little book." It has 103 pages, although the print is small. My inclination would be to suggest larger print, simply to give the book a bit more heft-- it's not going to break the little old ladies' arms if the book is a little heavier.
The back of the book has this paragraph:"Praised for her blend of 'action, suspense, and... erotically charged romance' (Booklist) New York Times bestselling author Christine Feehan presents the story of Sarah, the eldest of the extraordinary - and magical - Drake sisters, now rewritten and expanded, in this very special collector's edition..."
Once I read that, I tried to imagine how this tiny little book must have appeared originally, since it's been rewritten and expanded. I did get a small thrill at the idea that the book would be erotically charged. What's not to like about that? Bring it on, I say.
I read the entire book in one evening. Which isn't hard to do when you ignore all the things you should be doing instead. Like housework. And while I have no doubt the vampires in Christine's other books get up to all sorts of hot monkey lovin', unfortunately, Sarah and her neighbor (a complete stranger that, yes, her front gate (!) lets her know is her perfect mate) keep it pretty tame. I guess you can't devote a whole heck of a lot of pages to sexual horseplay when your grand total is 103 pages. The plot wasn't so bad-- there just wasn't room for much to happen in such a short book. Magical sisters, mysterious attempted murders-- it could have been developed into something interesting to read. But the problem really centers around the book's length-- scenes don't make much sense because there really aren't enough words there to explain what's really happening. I had to reread a pivotal scene several times just to really understand and picture in my mind what was really taking place at that point in the story. And what's really sad is that since they reissued this story (rewritten and expanded, no less) why not take the time to really redo the book and make it something worth spending the time on?
I expect there are others is the "Drake Sisters" series, and I may read another to see if things improve. But I think I'm ready to try out one of these sexy vampire stories instead. Especially since I can't count on Anne Rice to supply any more vampire stories anytime soon. :)
http://www.christinefeehan.com/
The back of the book has this paragraph:"Praised for her blend of 'action, suspense, and... erotically charged romance' (Booklist) New York Times bestselling author Christine Feehan presents the story of Sarah, the eldest of the extraordinary - and magical - Drake sisters, now rewritten and expanded, in this very special collector's edition..."
Once I read that, I tried to imagine how this tiny little book must have appeared originally, since it's been rewritten and expanded. I did get a small thrill at the idea that the book would be erotically charged. What's not to like about that? Bring it on, I say.
I read the entire book in one evening. Which isn't hard to do when you ignore all the things you should be doing instead. Like housework. And while I have no doubt the vampires in Christine's other books get up to all sorts of hot monkey lovin', unfortunately, Sarah and her neighbor (a complete stranger that, yes, her front gate (!) lets her know is her perfect mate) keep it pretty tame. I guess you can't devote a whole heck of a lot of pages to sexual horseplay when your grand total is 103 pages. The plot wasn't so bad-- there just wasn't room for much to happen in such a short book. Magical sisters, mysterious attempted murders-- it could have been developed into something interesting to read. But the problem really centers around the book's length-- scenes don't make much sense because there really aren't enough words there to explain what's really happening. I had to reread a pivotal scene several times just to really understand and picture in my mind what was really taking place at that point in the story. And what's really sad is that since they reissued this story (rewritten and expanded, no less) why not take the time to really redo the book and make it something worth spending the time on?
I expect there are others is the "Drake Sisters" series, and I may read another to see if things improve. But I think I'm ready to try out one of these sexy vampire stories instead. Especially since I can't count on Anne Rice to supply any more vampire stories anytime soon. :)
http://www.christinefeehan.com/
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