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| One of the books I'm enjoying |
Now on to my ongoing look at the Sci-Fi novel / author
The Science Fiction Novel - Kelley Armstrong
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| Kelley Armstrong |
"I've read a few supernatural series; the Anita Blake books, the Blood Ties books, etc. I'd started watching the TV series that is based on Kelley Armstrong's Women of the Otherworld series before I read this first book. It was interesting to compare the two.
There are differences; different characters, some different story lines, but all in all, both are very interesting. This story is told in the first person by the only female werewolf in the world, Elena, and she is a woman who has struggled to accept her werewolfness. She tries to live a normal life in the city, Toronto, but is called back to the Pack's home in the country at Stonehaven when the Pack is threatened by a group of mutts, unpacked werewolves.
The story is slow at times, with Elena's time spent on trying to discover what it is she actually wants to be. She can be frustrating at times, but the story moves along and the action picks up steadily. I did enjoy the story and I think part of the slowness can be attributed to the fact that I was comparing it to the TV series. I enjoyed the story and will find the others in the series and continue to read up and see who the other women in the Otherworld might be. Looking forward to finding out. (3 stars)"
"The second book in the Otherworld series by Kelley Armstrong, again featuring female werewolf, Elena Michaels. In this book we meet many other magical species; witches, demons, sorcerers, etc.
Elena is captured by a group that are keeping a variety of species in an underground camp; to experiment on and observe them. Throw in a psycho boss who also likes to hunt the various inmates and a doctor who craves the feeling of power that she thinks a werewolf might bring and you've got an interesting tale.
Elena is a bit wimpy (weak anyway) in this story, but then again she is a prisoner. But when it comes to the crunch, she acts quickly and mercilessly, with the help of her Pack and other magical beings. It wasn't perfect but I do think I'll continue to read this series. I have the next one on my bookshelf. (3.5 stars)"
"Paige Winterbourne was always either too young or too rebellious to succeed her mother as leader of one of the world's most powerful elite organizations- the American Coven of Witches. Now that she is twenty-three and her mother is dead, the Elders can no longer deny her. But even Paige's wildest antics can't hold a candle to those of her new charge- an orphan who is all too willing to use her budding powers for evil... and evil is all too willing to claim her. For this girl is being pursued by a dark faction of the supernatural underworld. They are a vicious group who will do anything to woo the young, malleable, and extremely powerful neophyte, including commit murder- and frame Paige for the crime. It's an initiation into adulthood, womanhood, and the brutal side of magic that Paige will have to do everything within her power to make sure they both survive."
"Meet the smart, sexy — supernatural — women of the otherworld. This is not your mother’s coven...
Kelley Armstrong returns with the eagerly awaited follow-up to Dime Store Magic. Paige Winterbourne, a headstrong young woman haunted by a dark legacy, is now put to the ultimate test as she fights to save innocents from the most insidious evil of all.. . .
In the aftermath of her mother’s murder, Paige broke with the elite, ultraconservative American Coven of Witches. Now her goal is to start a new Coven for a new generation. But while Paige pitches her vision to uptight thirty-something witches in business suits, a more urgent matter commands her attention.
Someone is murdering the teenage offspring of the underworld’s most influential Cabals — a circle of families that makes the mob look like amateurs. And none is more powerful than the Cortez Cabal, a faction Paige is intimately acquainted with. Lucas Cortez, the rebel son and unwilling heir, is none other than her boyfriend. But love isn’t blind, and Paige has her eyes wide open as she is drawn into a hunt for an unnatural-born killer. Pitted against shamans, demons, and goons, it’s a battle chilling enough to make a wild young woman grow up in a hurry. If she gets the chance."
"Former supernatural superpower Eve Levine has broken all the rules. But she’s never broken a promise—not even during the three years she’s spent in the afterworld. So when the Fates call in a debt she gave her word she’d pay, she has no choice but to comply.
For centuries one of the ghost world’s wickedest creatures has been loosed on humanity, thwarting every attempt to retrieve her. Now it has fallen to Eve to capture this demi-demon known as the Nix, who inhabits the bodies of would-be killers, compelling them to complete their deadly acts. It’s a mission that becomes all too personal when the Nix targets those Eve loves most—including Savannah, the daughter she left on earth. But can a renegade witch succeed where a host of angels have failed?"
"Broken is the sixth book in Kelley Armstrong Women of the Otherworld series and the 2nd I've read. It's probably better to read the books in order but everything seemed to make sense and it was easy to get the picture of where the lives of the characters seemed to have gone since the 1st book. I think this one was a bit silly even for a fantasy but it was still an enjoyable, quick read.
We find Elena, the werewolf, heavily pregnant with the assistance of her mate, Clay. They still reside with pack alpha, Jeremy Danvers and the rest of their pack in Upper New York. They receive a call from an old acquaintance requesting their assistance. This involves going to Toronto, Elena's old stomping grounds, to commit a B&E and steal a letter, purported to have been from Jack the Ripper, from a wizard. This involves some tricky partial switching from werewolf form to human, which is kind of neat.
What results from this theft is that a portal is opened releasing zombies and maybe Jack the Ripper himself. Elena, her werewolf mates and other friends must now race to close the portal and prevent the city of Toronto from succumbing to ancient diseases and also to keep themselves alive. Witch Jaime comes to assist and they also meet Zoe a vampire who may have been involved in the original theft of the From Hell letter.
It's all very convoluted and confusing, lots of suspects and theories about what happened and what to do about it. Jeremy and the other werewolves must keep Elena and her baby safe and Clay steadily declines after being scratched by an infected zombie. It's a bit of a whirlwind adventure, silly at times, sexy at times and with lots of action. I wouldn't write home about it, but it was still a fun read. (2.5 stars)"
The complete listing of Kelley Armstrong's books can be found at this link.
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