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Circle Trilogy #1
A Cruz de Morrigan
Uma batalha entre as forças do bem e do mal está prestes a começar. De um lado Lilith, a vampira mais poderosa do mundo. Do outro, a deusa Morrigan, que tudo fará para a travar com o seu círculo…
Irlanda, século XII. O feiticeiro Hoyt está destroçado pela perda do seu irmão gémeo, transformado num vampiro pela poderosa Lilith. A deusa Morrigan está determinada a enfrentar Lilith e avisa Hoyt de que chegará um dia em que se formará um círculo de seis, destinado a enfrentar Lilith e salvar a Humanidade. Hoyt usa os seus poderes para viajar à Nova Iorque dos dias de hoje onde descobre o seu irmão, um homem bem-sucedido mas frio e cínico, e pede-lhe auxílio na luta contra Lilith. Mas o círculo não está completo sem os poderes mágicos da artista Glenna Ward. Hoyt não confia na magia dela, mas ambos farão tudo para alcançar os seus objetivos. E ao enfrentarem legiões de inimigos, apercebem-se de que o amor que cresce entre ambos poderá aumentar as probabilidades de derrotarem Lilith…
Irlanda, século XII. O feiticeiro Hoyt está destroçado pela perda do seu irmão gémeo, transformado num vampiro pela poderosa Lilith. A deusa Morrigan está determinada a enfrentar Lilith e avisa Hoyt de que chegará um dia em que se formará um círculo de seis, destinado a enfrentar Lilith e salvar a Humanidade. Hoyt usa os seus poderes para viajar à Nova Iorque dos dias de hoje onde descobre o seu irmão, um homem bem-sucedido mas frio e cínico, e pede-lhe auxílio na luta contra Lilith. Mas o círculo não está completo sem os poderes mágicos da artista Glenna Ward. Hoyt não confia na magia dela, mas ambos farão tudo para alcançar os seus objetivos. E ao enfrentarem legiões de inimigos, apercebem-se de que o amor que cresce entre ambos poderá aumentar as probabilidades de derrotarem Lilith…
352 pages, Paperback
First published August 29, 2006
About the author
Nora Roberts
1,800 books55.8k followersNora Roberts is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of more than 200 novels, including Hideaway, Under Currents, Come Sundown, The Awakening, Legacy, and coming in November 2021 -- The Becoming -- the second book in The Dragon Heart Legacy. She is also the author of the futuristic suspense In Death series written under the pen name J.D. Robb. There are more than 500 million copies of her books in print.
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April 19, 2008
Oh my Gosh!!! One of the best series I've ever read. Love love LOVE these books!! My husband was in Iraq when I started this book, and I told him, "honey, I read this book and I know you'll love it. It's got vampires and witches and princesses and war and sex and everything else you can imagine. The only problem is it says NORA ROBERTS really big on the front and I know you're out there with a bunch of tough soldiers, and you might not want them to know you're reading romance novels." He told me to send it anyways, so I sent the first 2 books (I was still reading the third) and he starts calling me up "Babe, you send the third one yet??" Not only that, but he let other people over there read the series! My set of books made it through 4 people! Excellent books, I recommend to all!
May 3, 2013
Take one dead sexy vampire
+ one dead sexy sorcerer
+ one dead sexy witch
+ one dead sexy queen
+ one dead sexy shapeshifter
+ one dead sexy vampire slayer
= one hot mess
This is just . . . well, indescribable. I found this book on my bookshelf the other day and couldn't believe that I had ever purchased a Nora Roberts book. A quick look at the back cover held part of the explanation: "A battle is brewing between the forces of good and evil--a war will be fought across the planes of time--as Lilith, the most powerful vampire in the world, gathers her dark minions around her. The goddess Morrigan rises up to stop her--and with her, a circle of six . . ." Okay, maybe not high-brow literature, but it sounded pretty kick ass--I mean the Morrigan, the three-phased Irish goddess of battle? As I was reading, the other part of the explanation became evident when the receipt from Sam's Club fell out. I apparently only shelled out a couple of bucks for this when I bought it. I like to think that, if I had paid more, I would have investigated a little further as to what exactly I had in my hot little clutches. Oh, sweet irony, I've managed to book rape myself.
I'm all for a little mindless brain candy; after all, I willingly admit to enjoying Sookie Stackhouse novels. The problem with this is that Roberts has thrown in every fantasy stereotype and stock plot available to her. We have time travel, we have locales that lend themselves to fantasy (Ireland--both 12th century and modern day--and New York), vampires and wizards, unspeakable evil versus unbelievable good, alternate worlds, a final battle pre-ordained by the gods, and the list goes on and on and on. And so do Roberts' descriptions. Never, not once, did I have to wonder about what the quilt on the bed looked like or the glass from which a character drank. Her color descriptions read like paint swatches from Sherwin Williams. For all this excitement, the plot basically boils down to the following repetitious cycle: train with medieval weaponry, cook a meal, train with medieval weaponry, discuss magic, train with medieval weaponry, and have mind-blowing sex. This is, apparently, all that's required to stave off the apocalypse.
And who has instigated this apocalypse? Lilith, the world's oldest and most powerful vampire. However, her motivation for this apocalypse is standard issue power-hunger with only nebulous explanation as to what she actually plans to do with the world once she has it. She spends her days skulking around the caves off the coast of Ireland, wearing sumptuous clothes (oh, except, for when she's lying around bare-breasted in bed) while preening, whining, and bitching about how, damn it, she can't see her beautiful self in the mirror.
And Morrigan? She just pops in every now and then like a good-natured fairy godmother wanting to check on the fate of our heroes.
Will I be able to resist reading the rest of the books in the series? That would be a hell yes. Now please excuse me while I trot on over to Swaptree to hopefully swap this piece o' trash.
Cross posted at This Insignificant Cinder
+ one dead sexy sorcerer
+ one dead sexy witch
+ one dead sexy queen
+ one dead sexy shapeshifter
+ one dead sexy vampire slayer
= one hot mess
This is just . . . well, indescribable. I found this book on my bookshelf the other day and couldn't believe that I had ever purchased a Nora Roberts book. A quick look at the back cover held part of the explanation: "A battle is brewing between the forces of good and evil--a war will be fought across the planes of time--as Lilith, the most powerful vampire in the world, gathers her dark minions around her. The goddess Morrigan rises up to stop her--and with her, a circle of six . . ." Okay, maybe not high-brow literature, but it sounded pretty kick ass--I mean the Morrigan, the three-phased Irish goddess of battle? As I was reading, the other part of the explanation became evident when the receipt from Sam's Club fell out. I apparently only shelled out a couple of bucks for this when I bought it. I like to think that, if I had paid more, I would have investigated a little further as to what exactly I had in my hot little clutches. Oh, sweet irony, I've managed to book rape myself.
I'm all for a little mindless brain candy; after all, I willingly admit to enjoying Sookie Stackhouse novels. The problem with this is that Roberts has thrown in every fantasy stereotype and stock plot available to her. We have time travel, we have locales that lend themselves to fantasy (Ireland--both 12th century and modern day--and New York), vampires and wizards, unspeakable evil versus unbelievable good, alternate worlds, a final battle pre-ordained by the gods, and the list goes on and on and on. And so do Roberts' descriptions. Never, not once, did I have to wonder about what the quilt on the bed looked like or the glass from which a character drank. Her color descriptions read like paint swatches from Sherwin Williams. For all this excitement, the plot basically boils down to the following repetitious cycle: train with medieval weaponry, cook a meal, train with medieval weaponry, discuss magic, train with medieval weaponry, and have mind-blowing sex. This is, apparently, all that's required to stave off the apocalypse.
And who has instigated this apocalypse? Lilith, the world's oldest and most powerful vampire. However, her motivation for this apocalypse is standard issue power-hunger with only nebulous explanation as to what she actually plans to do with the world once she has it. She spends her days skulking around the caves off the coast of Ireland, wearing sumptuous clothes (oh, except, for when she's lying around bare-breasted in bed) while preening, whining, and bitching about how, damn it, she can't see her beautiful self in the mirror.
And Morrigan? She just pops in every now and then like a good-natured fairy godmother wanting to check on the fate of our heroes.
Will I be able to resist reading the rest of the books in the series? That would be a hell yes. Now please excuse me while I trot on over to Swaptree to hopefully swap this piece o' trash.
Cross posted at This Insignificant Cinder
March 31, 2009
ORIGINALLY POSTED AT Fantasy Literature.
Toss in a dozen fantasy clichés and stir for 352 pages
Nora Roberts (aka J.D. Robb), as you probably know, is a prolific award-winning (and best-selling) author of romance novels. Not being a romance novel reader, I had never before read any of her work. But, when I found that I could read her fantasy trilogy (The Circle) on audiobook, I decided to give it a try.
First, let me say that authors don't get to be award-winning best-sellers for writing poorly, so I'm perfectly willing to believe that Nora Roberts is an excellent romance writer and, if I ever decide to read a romance novel, I won't hesitate to pick up one of her books.
However, I couldn't help but get the impression from Morrigan's Cross, the first book in her Circle trilogy, that Nora Roberts is a romance writer trying to attract fantasy readers. And perhaps she couldn't decide which type of fantasy readers she wanted to attract because she threw a bunch of random fantasy clichés from several sub-genres of fantasy literature into the pot and stirred. And this is what came out:
* Hoyt: The medieval sorcerer who time-travels to the 21st century
* Morrigan: The Goddess who commissions Hoyt and the others to fight the vampires, but doesn't help much
* Cian: Hoyt's brother -- a centuries-old vampire who listens to Nine Inch Nails while flying his private airplane
* Lilith: An ancient vampire queen who's got black hair, red lips, and wants to rule the world
* Glenna: A red-headed NYC Wiccan witch in a little black dress
* Blair: A kick-butt female vampire hunter who can fell three vampires while changing her tire and says almost nothing that's not sarcastic
* Moira: A princess from Gael who must save her people and her land from evil
* Larkin: A handsome shape-changer who might have been interesting in another novel
With a cast like that, it sounds like there would be, at least, plenty of action... Not so. Vampires occasionally and suddenly appear out of nowhere, scrap a bit, and retreat. But most of the plot of Morrigan's Cross is focused on the relationship between Hoyt and Glenna who suddenly decide that, after knowing each other for about two weeks, they "complete" each other and must be married. They spend most of their time making the lights surge while they're in bed, and arguing (a lot) about how Hoyt wants Glenna to stay safe in the house. Occasionally they work on trying to figure out how to fight vampires.
There were some other disappointing plot elements. For example, Hoyt has traveled from the 12th century to the 21st and keeps brooding about what's going to happen to him and his family and if he'll succeed in his task to vanquish the vampires. Cian (his brother) tells him that he (Hoyt) becomes a legend in their family history. Basically Hoyt says "oh" and doesn't think to ask what he's so legendary for. Might there not be a clue there??
Most disappointing, though, is the arbitrary nature of the magic. It's as if Ms Roberts doesn't realize that fantasy readers demand a consistent, well-planned system of magic. Hoyt and Jenna show us a few remarkable displays of power (rose petals appear out of nowhere while they're in bed), but then seem to forget who they are at other times. At one point, they have to melt down Hoyt's mother's favorite candle-sticks (now centuries old) to get the silver they need to fashion crosses (I won't even get into the weird religious inconsistencies). Yet Glenna finds a wedding dress at NeimanMarcus.com and says a little charm ("As I will, so mote it be") which puts the dress directly on her body. When Blair asks (at the end of the novel) if that method might work to acquire the weapons they've been wondering how to get, Glenna says "I suppose it would." Aaarrrrggghhhh!
Perhaps the strangest thing is that the whole story has a narrator who's telling the tale (filled with explicit sex and blood-drinking vampires) to a bunch of young children sitting around the fire on a rainy day. Weird.
I won't be reading the other two books in The Circle Trilogy. And I think Ms Roberts should stick to the romance genre. She's very popular over there.
Read this review in context atFantasy Literature .
Toss in a dozen fantasy clichés and stir for 352 pages
Nora Roberts (aka J.D. Robb), as you probably know, is a prolific award-winning (and best-selling) author of romance novels. Not being a romance novel reader, I had never before read any of her work. But, when I found that I could read her fantasy trilogy (The Circle) on audiobook, I decided to give it a try.
First, let me say that authors don't get to be award-winning best-sellers for writing poorly, so I'm perfectly willing to believe that Nora Roberts is an excellent romance writer and, if I ever decide to read a romance novel, I won't hesitate to pick up one of her books.
However, I couldn't help but get the impression from Morrigan's Cross, the first book in her Circle trilogy, that Nora Roberts is a romance writer trying to attract fantasy readers. And perhaps she couldn't decide which type of fantasy readers she wanted to attract because she threw a bunch of random fantasy clichés from several sub-genres of fantasy literature into the pot and stirred. And this is what came out:
* Hoyt: The medieval sorcerer who time-travels to the 21st century
* Morrigan: The Goddess who commissions Hoyt and the others to fight the vampires, but doesn't help much
* Cian: Hoyt's brother -- a centuries-old vampire who listens to Nine Inch Nails while flying his private airplane
* Lilith: An ancient vampire queen who's got black hair, red lips, and wants to rule the world
* Glenna: A red-headed NYC Wiccan witch in a little black dress
* Blair: A kick-butt female vampire hunter who can fell three vampires while changing her tire and says almost nothing that's not sarcastic
* Moira: A princess from Gael who must save her people and her land from evil
* Larkin: A handsome shape-changer who might have been interesting in another novel
With a cast like that, it sounds like there would be, at least, plenty of action... Not so. Vampires occasionally and suddenly appear out of nowhere, scrap a bit, and retreat. But most of the plot of Morrigan's Cross is focused on the relationship between Hoyt and Glenna who suddenly decide that, after knowing each other for about two weeks, they "complete" each other and must be married. They spend most of their time making the lights surge while they're in bed, and arguing (a lot) about how Hoyt wants Glenna to stay safe in the house. Occasionally they work on trying to figure out how to fight vampires.
There were some other disappointing plot elements. For example, Hoyt has traveled from the 12th century to the 21st and keeps brooding about what's going to happen to him and his family and if he'll succeed in his task to vanquish the vampires. Cian (his brother) tells him that he (Hoyt) becomes a legend in their family history. Basically Hoyt says "oh" and doesn't think to ask what he's so legendary for. Might there not be a clue there??
Most disappointing, though, is the arbitrary nature of the magic. It's as if Ms Roberts doesn't realize that fantasy readers demand a consistent, well-planned system of magic. Hoyt and Jenna show us a few remarkable displays of power (rose petals appear out of nowhere while they're in bed), but then seem to forget who they are at other times. At one point, they have to melt down Hoyt's mother's favorite candle-sticks (now centuries old) to get the silver they need to fashion crosses (I won't even get into the weird religious inconsistencies). Yet Glenna finds a wedding dress at NeimanMarcus.com and says a little charm ("As I will, so mote it be") which puts the dress directly on her body. When Blair asks (at the end of the novel) if that method might work to acquire the weapons they've been wondering how to get, Glenna says "I suppose it would." Aaarrrrggghhhh!
Perhaps the strangest thing is that the whole story has a narrator who's telling the tale (filled with explicit sex and blood-drinking vampires) to a bunch of young children sitting around the fire on a rainy day. Weird.
I won't be reading the other two books in The Circle Trilogy. And I think Ms Roberts should stick to the romance genre. She's very popular over there.
Read this review in context atFantasy Literature .
June 26, 2008
I thought this story was exceptionally well written. There was a lot of humor with both the character's dialogue and expressions. The book was similar to a roller coaster ride for me with extreme ups and downs. There was love, deep sadness, humor, time-travel, bloody fighting with vampires, magic, shape-shifting, suspense and few neat surprises. I like that. I thoroughly enjoyed this book!
The rest of the trilogy was set up in this book and I can't wait to read them.
The rest of the trilogy was set up in this book and I can't wait to read them.
October 16, 2012
I absolutely loved this trilogy!
Then again, I really like Vampire lore.
Cian was my favorite guy, he was the most complex, wonderfully drawn character of the bunch. He and Moira made a wonderful pairing, my heartstrings tugged at the moments where they knew they deeply loved each other, but knew they couldn't have a life together with him as a vampire who will live forever and her as queen of an ancient world. My favorite lady was Blair, she and Larkin made a very close second in the couples/romance category for me, the prince charming-esque shape shifter and the bad ass butt kicking vampire hunter chick. Really liked Hoyt and Glenna but they weren't as well drawn and the romance there seemed pushed aside a little so that all of the characters could be introduced, and the stage for the final battle could be set.
And the vampire queen, Lilith. She is one of the darkest, evilest, most demented villains I have ever read, and I loved her character. She's very well drawn and developed as a villain. You not only see vulnerability and bad, you see how she came to be and why she is the way she is, and gain insight into her motivation. You get to understand her madness a little bit, and she's pretty bad ass.
Definitely a rocking trilogy!
Then again, I really like Vampire lore.
Cian was my favorite guy, he was the most complex, wonderfully drawn character of the bunch. He and Moira made a wonderful pairing, my heartstrings tugged at the moments where they knew they deeply loved each other, but knew they couldn't have a life together with him as a vampire who will live forever and her as queen of an ancient world. My favorite lady was Blair, she and Larkin made a very close second in the couples/romance category for me, the prince charming-esque shape shifter and the bad ass butt kicking vampire hunter chick. Really liked Hoyt and Glenna but they weren't as well drawn and the romance there seemed pushed aside a little so that all of the characters could be introduced, and the stage for the final battle could be set.
And the vampire queen, Lilith. She is one of the darkest, evilest, most demented villains I have ever read, and I loved her character. She's very well drawn and developed as a villain. You not only see vulnerability and bad, you see how she came to be and why she is the way she is, and gain insight into her motivation. You get to understand her madness a little bit, and she's pretty bad ass.
Definitely a rocking trilogy!
March 9, 2024
This one was a good read.
Unfortunately I had read The Guardians Trilogy before this book, and that series published 10 years after this series.
I couldn’t help thinking, Ms. Roberts found something lacking with this series, reworked and make it much better with the new series.
So, this one the original one and if you didn’t read The Guardians yet, it will a good read but if you already read The Guardians series, don’t bother to read this series.
Still, a fun read and three stars for the originality!
Unfortunately I had read The Guardians Trilogy before this book, and that series published 10 years after this series.
I couldn’t help thinking, Ms. Roberts found something lacking with this series, reworked and make it much better with the new series.
So, this one the original one and if you didn’t read The Guardians yet, it will a good read but if you already read The Guardians series, don’t bother to read this series.
Still, a fun read and three stars for the originality!
July 24, 2013
3.5 Stars
They are the sorcerer, the witch, the warrior, the scholar, the one of many forms and the one you've lost.
In this first book of the Circle Trilogy, we meet the six who have been chosen to lead the war against Lilith, the queen of vampyres, and her army. Hoyt, the sorcerer and Glenna, the witch, find love in all of the chaos of training and fighting.
This was a great start to this trilogy. The only problem I had with it was I just didn't feel the strong love connection between Hoyt and Glenna like you do in NR's books. I am hoping the last two books will make up for it, but as with all of Nora's books she has a way of sucking you into the story.
They are the sorcerer, the witch, the warrior, the scholar, the one of many forms and the one you've lost.
In this first book of the Circle Trilogy, we meet the six who have been chosen to lead the war against Lilith, the queen of vampyres, and her army. Hoyt, the sorcerer and Glenna, the witch, find love in all of the chaos of training and fighting.
This was a great start to this trilogy. The only problem I had with it was I just didn't feel the strong love connection between Hoyt and Glenna like you do in NR's books. I am hoping the last two books will make up for it, but as with all of Nora's books she has a way of sucking you into the story.
March 5, 2020
8.5/10
A mi el libro me ha gustado bastante , he disfrutado de los tiras y aflojas entre los protagonistas, me han gustado las peleas que han habido... y mi personaje favorito sin dudarlo es Cian. No tenia grandes expectativas, asi que estoy muy contenta de haberlo leído.
A mi el libro me ha gustado bastante , he disfrutado de los tiras y aflojas entre los protagonistas, me han gustado las peleas que han habido... y mi personaje favorito sin dudarlo es Cian. No tenia grandes expectativas, asi que estoy muy contenta de haberlo leído.
February 5, 2009
There is an evil that hunts during the night. An evil so terrible that it would feast upon the flesh of humans. There are stories of these beasts, these demons; they are called the Vampyre. Hungry for flesh and the blood in our veins. Lilith, the darkest vampyre of them all, is preparing for war. And she’s very hungry.
Having lost his brother Cian to Lilith’s kiss, Hoyt Mac Cionaoith is charged by the Goddess Morrigan to gather his own forces. He must gather five others: The witch, the warrior, the scholar, the one of many forms, and the one he’s lost.
Together, with Hoyt as the Sorcerer, the circle will be complete. Morrigan takes Hoyt to The Dance of the Gods, where he is to meet his fate. There, traveling through time, he is thrust from the mythical town of Eire, in the region of Chiarrai, in the year of 1128 to modern day New York, in the year 2006.
There he meets Glenna, the fiery Witch with red hair. He also meets his brother, the long dead Vampire and Larkin his sidekick and protector. They also save Moira and Larkin, royalty from Chiarrai.
Together, they form a circle that stands together against the most evil Vampire of all time. Lilith is bent on world domination and will stop at nothing until Morrigan’s Circle is all dead…
If this sounds a bit far fetched, that’s because it is. This is the first book in the Circle Trilogy and Robert’s first stab at all out fantasy. Though she’s had fantasy and paranormal elements in her novels before, this is the first time she’s strayed completely into that territory.
And boy does it show. That’s not to say that Morrigan’s Cross is a bad novel. Far from it. Once the novel finds it’s feet somewhere after the first two hundred pages, oddly enough once Roberts leaves the fantasy setting. But rest assured, once the story gets going you’re going to be hooked.
Morrigan’s Cross has all the trademarks of a Nora Roberts novel that you’ve come to expect: Great characters, snappy dialogue, wonderful sub plots and well written sex scenes hot enough to make the pages damp. And the plus is that, once the story has found it’s feet in Morrigan’s Cross, there’s no turning back. The next two books in the trilogy, Dance of the Gods and Valley of Silence, are incredible books that make you wish they went on forever.
But every trilogy has to start somewhere. And, for the Circle Trilogy, its starting point is Morrigan’s Cross. If you don’t like it at first, keep reading. It gets better, I promise.
Having lost his brother Cian to Lilith’s kiss, Hoyt Mac Cionaoith is charged by the Goddess Morrigan to gather his own forces. He must gather five others: The witch, the warrior, the scholar, the one of many forms, and the one he’s lost.
Together, with Hoyt as the Sorcerer, the circle will be complete. Morrigan takes Hoyt to The Dance of the Gods, where he is to meet his fate. There, traveling through time, he is thrust from the mythical town of Eire, in the region of Chiarrai, in the year of 1128 to modern day New York, in the year 2006.
There he meets Glenna, the fiery Witch with red hair. He also meets his brother, the long dead Vampire and Larkin his sidekick and protector. They also save Moira and Larkin, royalty from Chiarrai.
Together, they form a circle that stands together against the most evil Vampire of all time. Lilith is bent on world domination and will stop at nothing until Morrigan’s Circle is all dead…
If this sounds a bit far fetched, that’s because it is. This is the first book in the Circle Trilogy and Robert’s first stab at all out fantasy. Though she’s had fantasy and paranormal elements in her novels before, this is the first time she’s strayed completely into that territory.
And boy does it show. That’s not to say that Morrigan’s Cross is a bad novel. Far from it. Once the novel finds it’s feet somewhere after the first two hundred pages, oddly enough once Roberts leaves the fantasy setting. But rest assured, once the story gets going you’re going to be hooked.
Morrigan’s Cross has all the trademarks of a Nora Roberts novel that you’ve come to expect: Great characters, snappy dialogue, wonderful sub plots and well written sex scenes hot enough to make the pages damp. And the plus is that, once the story has found it’s feet in Morrigan’s Cross, there’s no turning back. The next two books in the trilogy, Dance of the Gods and Valley of Silence, are incredible books that make you wish they went on forever.
But every trilogy has to start somewhere. And, for the Circle Trilogy, its starting point is Morrigan’s Cross. If you don’t like it at first, keep reading. It gets better, I promise.
February 23, 2019
"Una historia que va mejorando a medida que avanza, aunque nunca llega a resultar fascinante. La parte de romance es simple y apresurada, no logró hacerme sentir prácticamente nada. Lo mejor del libro se da después de la mitad, momento en el cual aumenta la acción y ocurren algunas cosas ligeramente inesperadas. Hay un personaje que me gustó tanto que solo por él seguiré con la trilogía".
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La puntuación real sería un 2,5/5, pero le doy un 3/5 porque la historia tuvo una parte entretenida y por el personaje que logró encandilarme.
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La puntuación real sería un 2,5/5, pero le doy un 3/5 porque la historia tuvo una parte entretenida y por el personaje que logró encandilarme.
December 18, 2023
La historia me ha enganchado, osea para mi se ha leído fácil. Pero como historia de amor me parece muy floja, no sé tengo la sensación de que no sé en qué momento se han enamorado y me suele pasar bastante con los libros de Nora me encanta como describe todo en sus libros, pero eso, tengo la sensación de que en algunos casos se enamoran de repente y bueno sus escenas Spyce no son nada del otro mundo ya lo sabéis. Pero cuando leo a Nora es porque quiero leer algo más que una simple novela romántica. Lo dicho cómo novela fantástica está muy bien engancha, pero cómo novela romántica flojea y me han parecido mucho más interesantes los protagonistas del tercer libro Cian y Moira que promete ser el mejor. Espero que no me decepcionen. Y bueno el segundo ya sé quiénes son los protagonistas pero no me llaman mucho la atención y por ahora pienso que no pegan ni con cola. Espero que mi primera impresión esté equivocada y acabé gustándome mucho. En breve voy a empezar el segundo.
April 4, 2017
Read for the URR 2017 New Year's Reading Challenge prompt 'Fantasy Romance'.
17/1 - I think I feel the same about this as I did the first time I read it, years ago before I found GR or thought of writing reviews of the books I read, somewhere around 3.5 stars.
Glenna and Hoyt were perfectly fine characters, although possibly the least interesting of the three pairs. I'm looking forward to Cian and Moira's book - a meek, scholarly heroine with a vampire who has had a change of heart but not because of some kind of magic stopping him from hurting humans, because he just didn't want to deal with the mess killing humans would cause. Lilith's motivation for bringing about the apocalypse for all the worlds is a bit foggy as, as Spike would say (I'm paraphrasing one of his famous quotes, here) "Why would she want to annihilate all the Happy Meals on legs?". So far it hasn't been explained why killing your food source would be a good idea (I never understood why Angelus wanted to either), perhaps that will come later, but I think this book would have benefitted from that explanation. I think this book was trying to be a romance, but I felt like the mission was the focus of the plot, not Glenna and Hoyt's relationship. There were a couple of sex scenes, but they weren't that great as they kept devolving into poetry which I don't think makes for a memorably sexy scene. I couldn't help comparing this, slightly unfavourably, to my all-time favourite romance series, The Highlander series by Karen Marie Moning. With the time travel and the Tuatha De Danann both playing a major part in the plot, but me not connecting with the romance I just didn't like this as much as Beyond the Highland Mist.
I will continue with the series as I want to see how it ends and the sequels are on my 'reread to review' shelf.
17/1 - I think I feel the same about this as I did the first time I read it, years ago before I found GR or thought of writing reviews of the books I read, somewhere around 3.5 stars.
Glenna and Hoyt were perfectly fine characters, although possibly the least interesting of the three pairs. I'm looking forward to Cian and Moira's book - a meek, scholarly heroine with a vampire who has had a change of heart but not because of some kind of magic stopping him from hurting humans, because he just didn't want to deal with the mess killing humans would cause. Lilith's motivation for bringing about the apocalypse for all the worlds is a bit foggy as, as Spike would say (I'm paraphrasing one of his famous quotes, here) "Why would she want to annihilate all the Happy Meals on legs?". So far it hasn't been explained why killing your food source would be a good idea (I never understood why Angelus wanted to either), perhaps that will come later, but I think this book would have benefitted from that explanation. I think this book was trying to be a romance, but I felt like the mission was the focus of the plot, not Glenna and Hoyt's relationship. There were a couple of sex scenes, but they weren't that great as they kept devolving into poetry which I don't think makes for a memorably sexy scene. I couldn't help comparing this, slightly unfavourably, to my all-time favourite romance series, The Highlander series by Karen Marie Moning. With the time travel and the Tuatha De Danann both playing a major part in the plot, but me not connecting with the romance I just didn't like this as much as Beyond the Highland Mist.
I will continue with the series as I want to see how it ends and the sequels are on my 'reread to review' shelf.
July 28, 2008
I suspect that Nora Roberts has devoted fans everywhere, much like my husband is a fan of Walker, Texas Ranger. Hmmm. I found the vampires in this novel to be about as scary as a villain from an episode of Xena: Warrior Princess or maybe even Beastmaster. In fact, the novel was just as campy. I found all of the elements of fantasy to work too conveniently. There was never any true sense of conflict or romance for me (maybe I'm prejudiced). Moreover, having Hoyt, the sorcerer, travel through time to the current day to save the world brought back childhood memories of my love for the He-Man movie.
Six characters joining forces to save the world by defeating the evil vampiress. I can hear the movie trailer now, but I rather think it would be straight to DVD or maybe just a USA network movie. If the characters had better depth, and didn't seem so contrived, then I may have felt something for the book other than indifference. The book is harmless really, with the exception of occasional profanity. I did get plenty of smiles and laughs out of it, but mostly because I found the "love" scenes and, more often, the dialogue, to be silly and inauthentic. I suppose I was not her intended audience. It was a beach read, and nothing more. I can't say I would give her non-fantasy books a try after this one. We'll see. She apparently has over 150 books to choose from, which, I feel, could only be accomplished in a lifetime through insomnia and substance abuse, which I believe is the writing method of Stephen King. =) However, there are those who suggest she has ghostwriters. If not for my current mood, I may have written this review without sarcasm.
Six characters joining forces to save the world by defeating the evil vampiress. I can hear the movie trailer now, but I rather think it would be straight to DVD or maybe just a USA network movie. If the characters had better depth, and didn't seem so contrived, then I may have felt something for the book other than indifference. The book is harmless really, with the exception of occasional profanity. I did get plenty of smiles and laughs out of it, but mostly because I found the "love" scenes and, more often, the dialogue, to be silly and inauthentic. I suppose I was not her intended audience. It was a beach read, and nothing more. I can't say I would give her non-fantasy books a try after this one. We'll see. She apparently has over 150 books to choose from, which, I feel, could only be accomplished in a lifetime through insomnia and substance abuse, which I believe is the writing method of Stephen King. =) However, there are those who suggest she has ghostwriters. If not for my current mood, I may have written this review without sarcasm.
August 12, 2019
Paranormal/fantasy plot lines are not Nora Roberts forte. Plot line is not suspenseful or believable. NR should just stick to predictable romance trilogies.
February 12, 2018
Morrigan’s Cross – the first on the Circle Trilogy – the story of Hoyt & Glenna – the sorcerer & the witch
Story starts with the Goddess Morrigan telling Hoyt he had a mission that must be completed by him and 5 others:
“There is a battle to be fought, the greatest ever waged. Good against
evil. You must gather the forces.”
“You must leave this place and go to another, and another still. Some will
come to you, and some you will seek. The witch, the warrior, the scholar, the
one of many forms, and the one you’ve lost.”
“A circle of six, as strong and true as the arm of a god. When that circle
is formed, others may be formed. But the six will be my army, the six will make
the ring. You will teach and you will learn, and you will be greater than the
sum of you. A month to gather, and one to learn, and one to know. The battle
comes on Samhain” ..
..and so the Goddess Morrigan created the Circle to protect the world from the wrath of the uncanny vampire – Lilith – creator of the undead. But before this happened, Morrigan first called upon Hoyt Mac Cionaoith – the sorcerer of the 14th century to gather up the circle and must time-travel to the present to persuade his twin brother into joining…
But how can this be possible, when the sorcerer’s brother was just like the creature that they are trying to defeat – a Vampire??
I love this book the instant I read about Hoyt strongly facing up against his enemy and sworn to protect his family and bring justice back to his “undead” brother..
Basically, the story started in Ireland over 900 years with the goddess Morrigan calling on a circle of six to stand against an immortal enemy. the tale continues as we are transported to present time and the characters found themselves a little bit pre-occupied with the modern world.
Hoyt struggled dealing with his undead brother and building a circle that would destroy Lilith once and for all. I really loved the spin on the brothers, especially how they were going to form the circle of six and hoped that the war would soon be over. Of course, the love story between Glenna & Hoyt was something that made it even more interesting to read. The first fight scenes went so well, I loved it!
I have read Morrigan’s Cross when it was first published more than ten years ago, and up to know, it has remained one of my favorite Nora Roberts creation. I actually wished she would write more like this. I enjoyed how she breathe life to her characters. I don't know about the others who didn't seem to like how Nora wrote this novel, but I am and always be a big fan of hers.
Story starts with the Goddess Morrigan telling Hoyt he had a mission that must be completed by him and 5 others:
“There is a battle to be fought, the greatest ever waged. Good against
evil. You must gather the forces.”
“You must leave this place and go to another, and another still. Some will
come to you, and some you will seek. The witch, the warrior, the scholar, the
one of many forms, and the one you’ve lost.”
“A circle of six, as strong and true as the arm of a god. When that circle
is formed, others may be formed. But the six will be my army, the six will make
the ring. You will teach and you will learn, and you will be greater than the
sum of you. A month to gather, and one to learn, and one to know. The battle
comes on Samhain” ..
..and so the Goddess Morrigan created the Circle to protect the world from the wrath of the uncanny vampire – Lilith – creator of the undead. But before this happened, Morrigan first called upon Hoyt Mac Cionaoith – the sorcerer of the 14th century to gather up the circle and must time-travel to the present to persuade his twin brother into joining…
But how can this be possible, when the sorcerer’s brother was just like the creature that they are trying to defeat – a Vampire??
I love this book the instant I read about Hoyt strongly facing up against his enemy and sworn to protect his family and bring justice back to his “undead” brother..
Basically, the story started in Ireland over 900 years with the goddess Morrigan calling on a circle of six to stand against an immortal enemy. the tale continues as we are transported to present time and the characters found themselves a little bit pre-occupied with the modern world.
Hoyt struggled dealing with his undead brother and building a circle that would destroy Lilith once and for all. I really loved the spin on the brothers, especially how they were going to form the circle of six and hoped that the war would soon be over. Of course, the love story between Glenna & Hoyt was something that made it even more interesting to read. The first fight scenes went so well, I loved it!
I have read Morrigan’s Cross when it was first published more than ten years ago, and up to know, it has remained one of my favorite Nora Roberts creation. I actually wished she would write more like this. I enjoyed how she breathe life to her characters. I don't know about the others who didn't seem to like how Nora wrote this novel, but I am and always be a big fan of hers.
September 9, 2010
There was a time where I went through fantasy books like nothing. Group gathers together to tap formerly unknown powers to fight an ancient evil and save the homeland. I've read the same story hundreds of times. Different authors and different twists, but the same story none the less. After a decade or so I grew bored with that story. So what about Nora Roberts take on that story? I liked it.
Morrigan's Cross is the first book of the Circle Trilogy. Don't pick up this book and expect there to be any sort of resolution. There isn't. In this book the fellowship has been formed. The ring must be destroyed. No wait that's not right. How about, if the gates of Hell are not closed by XX time demons will flood the earth and Bhaal will rule? closer but still not it. Oh I know, six individuals must band together and defeat the vampire queen who took the life from one of them and destroyed another before she and her minions bring about armageddon. Yep that's the one. The time travel/romance angle kept this fresh and new for me. Same stock fantasy but with enough of a PNR bent to keep it new.
I'll definitely be reading the other two books in the series.
Morrigan's Cross is the first book of the Circle Trilogy. Don't pick up this book and expect there to be any sort of resolution. There isn't. In this book the fellowship has been formed. The ring must be destroyed. No wait that's not right. How about, if the gates of Hell are not closed by XX time demons will flood the earth and Bhaal will rule? closer but still not it. Oh I know, six individuals must band together and defeat the vampire queen who took the life from one of them and destroyed another before she and her minions bring about armageddon. Yep that's the one. The time travel/romance angle kept this fresh and new for me. Same stock fantasy but with enough of a PNR bent to keep it new.
I'll definitely be reading the other two books in the series.
August 20, 2021
I had extremely high hopes for this novel as focusing more on the mythological and mystical side of the story, but I was disappointed to see that it was just another quasi-sexual romance with very minimal and downplayed battles and lore, but overall still a decent story with semi-strong characters
November 13, 2018
Lido há uns anos atrás.
July 19, 2010
I really cant say enough about Morrigans Cross or the whole circle trilogy . I have read this trilogy 4 times , its really a great Trilogy and with the way its written you feel like you are living the story . This set has everything you could want, brooding vampires, sexy vampire hunters , werewolves,sorcerers, dragons and romance .
Morrigans Cross starts out in 1128 and continues through to present day with the help of the time traveling circle . So much goes on in these books I cant go into to much detail but if you enjoy anything to do with either magic, supernatural and paranormal you will love this Trilogy. Each character is special and different -you have a princess, a Vampire hunter and a witch all working together to stop a very evil vampire queen in different time periods while they sort out why they love the men they do one being a vampire, one being a wizard and one being a shape shifter .
If I was stranded on a desert island and could take only 3 books with me this is what I would choose hands down !
Morrigans Cross starts out in 1128 and continues through to present day with the help of the time traveling circle . So much goes on in these books I cant go into to much detail but if you enjoy anything to do with either magic, supernatural and paranormal you will love this Trilogy. Each character is special and different -you have a princess, a Vampire hunter and a witch all working together to stop a very evil vampire queen in different time periods while they sort out why they love the men they do one being a vampire, one being a wizard and one being a shape shifter .
If I was stranded on a desert island and could take only 3 books with me this is what I would choose hands down !
January 21, 2008
Really fast paced read about Vampires! It's more of a story about a group of six beings than a romance. Although they do touch on it. This is the first book of the circle trilogy. Basic gist of the firzt book is that there is going to be a war between a newly forming circle of six and a Vampire army. The group strugglesa to prepare. Each one is brought to the group at the charge of the goddess Morrigan. They all have their own skills. There is a sorceror, a witch, a scholar, a shapeshifter, a warrior, and a vampire (good guy fighting with the six against the rest of the vampires). They have some battles but the big fight is sti.l on the way. This is the book that lays the ground work for books two and three. I liked it even though I thought it might get a little cheezy like some of the other vampire books out there.
November 6, 2017
En los libros de Nora, cada grupo de personajes o ambientes tienen líneas similares pero también diferencias y su sello propio.Aquí pasa lo mismo, pero me ha sorprendido más de lo habitual. Nora usa otro registro diferente (mucho más mágico) al que estoy acostumbrado. En resumen, está siendo una de las mejores sagas que he leído de ella. Épica, cargada de magia, grandes personajes y una gran villana.
January 19, 2022
This starts well, then fizzles and drags. 2 of 10 stars
March 26, 2024
Tenemos una obra de viajes en el tiempo, saltos dimensionales, paranormal y un poco de fantasía. Todo esto hace una mezcla deliciosa para los que somos amantes del género. Comenzamos con una lucha de tu a tu con dos seres la mar de diferentes en una época medieval y terminamos con seis guerreros en Irlanda actual esperando el momento para salvar al mundo.
¡Apocalipsis! Preparaos para una batalla épica donde seis deberán luchar no solo contra estos monstruos, sino contra algunos temores, desconfianza, dolor, atracción y un pasado atormentado.
Para mi es una muy buena introducción a lo que viene, el libro no para de mantener la acción, hay romance, como tenía que ser, pero se da poco a poco a cuenta gotas, mientras conocemos a los seres de la noche, a los hijos de Morrigan y a otros que solo ofrecen su mano guerrera por lealtad y un gran amor fraternal.
Nora Roberts me ha dejado de una pieza, alucinada y adicta a su pluma de la cual espero seguir leyendo, ansiosa por ir a comprar el segundo en papel y sobre todo, ansiando que a las amantes de este género le den una oportunidad porque vale su peso en oro. ¡Feliz lectura!
¡Apocalipsis! Preparaos para una batalla épica donde seis deberán luchar no solo contra estos monstruos, sino contra algunos temores, desconfianza, dolor, atracción y un pasado atormentado.
Para mi es una muy buena introducción a lo que viene, el libro no para de mantener la acción, hay romance, como tenía que ser, pero se da poco a poco a cuenta gotas, mientras conocemos a los seres de la noche, a los hijos de Morrigan y a otros que solo ofrecen su mano guerrera por lealtad y un gran amor fraternal.
Nora Roberts me ha dejado de una pieza, alucinada y adicta a su pluma de la cual espero seguir leyendo, ansiosa por ir a comprar el segundo en papel y sobre todo, ansiando que a las amantes de este género le den una oportunidad porque vale su peso en oro. ¡Feliz lectura!
May 7, 2021
Buddy read this with my little niece and seeing as this was a reread for me I just wish I could go back and ask my teen self to make better book choices.
June 12, 2016
This book is filled with half-and-half emotions for me.
The Writing
The writing is smooth and easy. You don't have anything to really hinge on, and nothing to catch you up. But at the same time, the author has a bad habit of giving away how much she bullshits the storyline and details of interest. Her knowledge about medieval anything is more than flawed. It's blunt and clumsy--making the first couple of chapters in the book a sore trial as you bumble through since she does such a poor job of it. Things smooth out later, once she gets into the current century. Clearly she's a lot more comfortable writing present day than anything else. I'd say she should stick to it if she knows what's best for her.
The only downfall to the smoother writing once we get into present-day concerns is that we realize how brainless the reading itself is. Half the time you're reading nothing that really leads to anything. "Oh I'll throw in some training here for two pages. The other fifty can be of them oogling each other. Perfect!"
Moving on. Her grammar and vocabulary are fine. Each hit snags sometimes. And it's fine. I can deal with that. What bugs me is that I'm basically reading about nothing. Who cares about the fact that this "sorcerer" and "witch" with their mumbled mumbo-jumbo incantations are madly in love after, what, two days, and get married three weeks later. Begging their host, "Can we live in your house?" "Do you think it's bad that I want a wedding dress when we're supposed to be fighting a war?" "Man we don't have a lot of time to prepare for this epic battle, huh? Just a couple of months left, huh? Running out of time aren't we? But let's go complain and whine and wheedle and have sex all the time, and does this dress make me look fat?"
Heeehhhhhhhh. *Aggravated sigh* MOVING ON.
Plot
Just an excuse to make people hook up.
Characters
All decent if they're not paired up. With the exception of Cian and King. Oh but that doesn't last. Of course. Though the evil vampire queen can have her yuri. But nooo. No yaoi. None. (If you don't know what the terms mean, don't google them. Caution's advised. NSFW~)
Pretty much the only enjoyable characters are, of course, the side characters. The two main characters are just self-absorbed pricks that have redeeming qualities that are constantly thrown into the shadows by their whorish natures. And yes, that applies to BOTH the man AND the woman. Hoyt, Glenna--I'm looking at you two.
Everyone else is awesome because they're not stupid, pretty much. Aka, they don't think solely of themselves. Roberts has the most annoying tendency of "forgiving" her two main characters whenever they've done something blatantly stupid by making a big deal out of it, and then pretending like everyone got over it, or like they regret it. Psh. Yeah. Tell that to me when you two are off having sex while your host is drinking himself into a miserable stupor because the dumbass bitch decided to open the door, get herself almost killed, and instead got someone else killed cause he had to SAVE her dumb feminist ass! Idiot saying she didn't need anyone there with her when she answered the door--IN A SECLUDED AREA, NOT VISIBLE FROM THE ROAD, IN THE PITCH BLACK NIGHTTIME WHERE THERE ARE NO STREETLIGHTS, WHEN YOU KNOW YOU'RE IN THE MIDDLE OF A WARZONE, tell me, DO YOU ANSWER THE DOOR WHEN SOMEONE KNOCKS WITHOUT HAVING BACK-UP?!
-______- UUUUUHHHHGGGGGGHHH.
Main characters get a 1 out of 5,000 rating.
Side characters get a 3 out of 10. Not convinced they're epic because I distrust the inclinations the author has put into each one of them.
In the end... this wasn't terrible and it wasn't long. But it was not pleasant to read bullshit so much it was being shoved up my nose, down my throat, and what have you. I was going to give it a three star rating, but know what? This level of shallow-minded stupidity can't be made up for by just a few good side characters. Especially when they're degraded and ignored throughout the majority of things.
You wanna read this? Ugh. Fine. You might like it. But know this: you like the main characters and my stock in you as a level-headed, clear-minded person drops into wrinkle-nosed disgust. Take it out of the library. Do not buy this immediately. Trust me, it isn't worth your money.
The Writing
The writing is smooth and easy. You don't have anything to really hinge on, and nothing to catch you up. But at the same time, the author has a bad habit of giving away how much she bullshits the storyline and details of interest. Her knowledge about medieval anything is more than flawed. It's blunt and clumsy--making the first couple of chapters in the book a sore trial as you bumble through since she does such a poor job of it. Things smooth out later, once she gets into the current century. Clearly she's a lot more comfortable writing present day than anything else. I'd say she should stick to it if she knows what's best for her.
The only downfall to the smoother writing once we get into present-day concerns is that we realize how brainless the reading itself is. Half the time you're reading nothing that really leads to anything. "Oh I'll throw in some training here for two pages. The other fifty can be of them oogling each other. Perfect!"
Moving on. Her grammar and vocabulary are fine. Each hit snags sometimes. And it's fine. I can deal with that. What bugs me is that I'm basically reading about nothing. Who cares about the fact that this "sorcerer" and "witch" with their mumbled mumbo-jumbo incantations are madly in love after, what, two days, and get married three weeks later. Begging their host, "Can we live in your house?" "Do you think it's bad that I want a wedding dress when we're supposed to be fighting a war?" "Man we don't have a lot of time to prepare for this epic battle, huh? Just a couple of months left, huh? Running out of time aren't we? But let's go complain and whine and wheedle and have sex all the time, and does this dress make me look fat?"
Heeehhhhhhhh. *Aggravated sigh* MOVING ON.
Plot
Just an excuse to make people hook up.
Characters
All decent if they're not paired up. With the exception of Cian and King. Oh but that doesn't last. Of course. Though the evil vampire queen can have her yuri. But nooo. No yaoi. None. (If you don't know what the terms mean, don't google them. Caution's advised. NSFW~)
Pretty much the only enjoyable characters are, of course, the side characters. The two main characters are just self-absorbed pricks that have redeeming qualities that are constantly thrown into the shadows by their whorish natures. And yes, that applies to BOTH the man AND the woman. Hoyt, Glenna--I'm looking at you two.
Everyone else is awesome because they're not stupid, pretty much. Aka, they don't think solely of themselves. Roberts has the most annoying tendency of "forgiving" her two main characters whenever they've done something blatantly stupid by making a big deal out of it, and then pretending like everyone got over it, or like they regret it. Psh. Yeah. Tell that to me when you two are off having sex while your host is drinking himself into a miserable stupor because the dumbass bitch decided to open the door, get herself almost killed, and instead got someone else killed cause he had to SAVE her dumb feminist ass! Idiot saying she didn't need anyone there with her when she answered the door--IN A SECLUDED AREA, NOT VISIBLE FROM THE ROAD, IN THE PITCH BLACK NIGHTTIME WHERE THERE ARE NO STREETLIGHTS, WHEN YOU KNOW YOU'RE IN THE MIDDLE OF A WARZONE, tell me, DO YOU ANSWER THE DOOR WHEN SOMEONE KNOCKS WITHOUT HAVING BACK-UP?!
-______- UUUUUHHHHGGGGGGHHH.
Main characters get a 1 out of 5,000 rating.
Side characters get a 3 out of 10. Not convinced they're epic because I distrust the inclinations the author has put into each one of them.
In the end... this wasn't terrible and it wasn't long. But it was not pleasant to read bullshit so much it was being shoved up my nose, down my throat, and what have you. I was going to give it a three star rating, but know what? This level of shallow-minded stupidity can't be made up for by just a few good side characters. Especially when they're degraded and ignored throughout the majority of things.
You wanna read this? Ugh. Fine. You might like it. But know this: you like the main characters and my stock in you as a level-headed, clear-minded person drops into wrinkle-nosed disgust. Take it out of the library. Do not buy this immediately. Trust me, it isn't worth your money.
May 19, 2012
3.5 -> A Cruz de Morrigan inicia uma trilogia de estilo bastante diferente do que é habitual da autora Nora Roberts. Estamos habituados a associar esta escritora a uma registo romântico com alguma intriga e mistério, mas nesta obra descobrimos outra faceta sua. Mitologia, esoterismo e uma boa dose de coragem e fé, para não falar no amor, são os ingredientes chave nesta viagem pela Irlanda, na luta do bem contra o mal.
Os humanos estão em perigo e nem os deuses ficam indiferentes. Lilith, a vampira mais poderosa, ameaça extreminar a humanidade espalhando o caos, a morte e o sofrimento. Morrigan, a deusa celta da guerra e da morte, está determinada a não deixar que tal aconteça. Para isso escolhe seis pessoas, de diferentes eras, com diferentes poderes - uma bruxa, um feiticeiro, um vampiro, um guerreiro, uma erudita e um metamorfo. Quando finalmente estes seis se juntam, torna-se evidente que não estão preparados para a ameaça que aí vem. Cabe-lhes então iniciarem um treino duro, cheio de perigo e com algumas perdas pelo meio, que os vão marcar para sempre.
Nota-se que é um primeiro livro de introdução ao mundo e aos poderes nele existentes. A autora apresenta-nos as várias paisagens e cenários que serão determinantes aquando da batalha final, tal como nos apresenta cada personagem e nos dá a conhecer as suas personalidades. Gostei imenso de Cian, o vampiro, e de Hoyt, o feiceiro. Sendo irmãos e devendo estar, supostamente, em lados opostos, é engraçado como vão quebrando as barreiras um do outro criando uma ligação que não deixa o leitor indiferente. Também a forma como a autora usou o amor entre Hoyt e Glenna para criar uma arma poderosíssima contra a escuridão, mostra-nos que apesar de muitas vezes o amor poder ser uma fraqueza, também pode ser a salvação.
Sem dúvida uma obra muito romântica com uma escrita bastante leve e simples. A combinação entre a violência e os momentos de paz está bem equilibrada, fazendo com que a obra não se torne demasiado cor-de-rosa. Gostei e estou bastante curiosa para saber como é que a história se vai desenrolar.
Opinião completa aqui: http://branmorrighan.blogspot.pt/2012...
Os humanos estão em perigo e nem os deuses ficam indiferentes. Lilith, a vampira mais poderosa, ameaça extreminar a humanidade espalhando o caos, a morte e o sofrimento. Morrigan, a deusa celta da guerra e da morte, está determinada a não deixar que tal aconteça. Para isso escolhe seis pessoas, de diferentes eras, com diferentes poderes - uma bruxa, um feiticeiro, um vampiro, um guerreiro, uma erudita e um metamorfo. Quando finalmente estes seis se juntam, torna-se evidente que não estão preparados para a ameaça que aí vem. Cabe-lhes então iniciarem um treino duro, cheio de perigo e com algumas perdas pelo meio, que os vão marcar para sempre.
Nota-se que é um primeiro livro de introdução ao mundo e aos poderes nele existentes. A autora apresenta-nos as várias paisagens e cenários que serão determinantes aquando da batalha final, tal como nos apresenta cada personagem e nos dá a conhecer as suas personalidades. Gostei imenso de Cian, o vampiro, e de Hoyt, o feiceiro. Sendo irmãos e devendo estar, supostamente, em lados opostos, é engraçado como vão quebrando as barreiras um do outro criando uma ligação que não deixa o leitor indiferente. Também a forma como a autora usou o amor entre Hoyt e Glenna para criar uma arma poderosíssima contra a escuridão, mostra-nos que apesar de muitas vezes o amor poder ser uma fraqueza, também pode ser a salvação.
Sem dúvida uma obra muito romântica com uma escrita bastante leve e simples. A combinação entre a violência e os momentos de paz está bem equilibrada, fazendo com que a obra não se torne demasiado cor-de-rosa. Gostei e estou bastante curiosa para saber como é que a história se vai desenrolar.
Opinião completa aqui: http://branmorrighan.blogspot.pt/2012...
April 22, 2010
Hey Vampire fans, here's another series you might be interested in. I just finished all three books and wow, I'm still dreaming about it!
Of course, Nora Roberts is known for her romance novels so with three men and three woman and three books, I hope you can see where this is going. But Roberts is also known for her many S-E-X scenes so stay away all you PG-13 viewers, or you could just skip over them, it is a book after all.
I really enjoyed this series and I thought that each book was better than the last. My mom recommended I read it and I'm so glad she did. After reading the first couple chapters I probably would of put the book down and said, this is stupid. However, Mom said it was good so I kept going. A third of the way in, I was hooked.
This series is nothing like Twilight, the vampires are normal, dark seeking, kill em with a wooden stake kind of creatures. Still, if you liked twilight I'm pretty sure you'll love this series too.
1. "Morrigan's Cross"
2. "Dance of the Gods"
3. "Valley of Silence"
Of course, Nora Roberts is known for her romance novels so with three men and three woman and three books, I hope you can see where this is going. But Roberts is also known for her many S-E-X scenes so stay away all you PG-13 viewers, or you could just skip over them, it is a book after all.
I really enjoyed this series and I thought that each book was better than the last. My mom recommended I read it and I'm so glad she did. After reading the first couple chapters I probably would of put the book down and said, this is stupid. However, Mom said it was good so I kept going. A third of the way in, I was hooked.
This series is nothing like Twilight, the vampires are normal, dark seeking, kill em with a wooden stake kind of creatures. Still, if you liked twilight I'm pretty sure you'll love this series too.
1. "Morrigan's Cross"
2. "Dance of the Gods"
3. "Valley of Silence"
February 14, 2022
For a reading challenge, I needed to read a romance book from 2006. I had already read the Julia Quinn novel that came out that year...so I turned to Nora Roberts. To be honest, I don't know how much of the blurb I read going into this book, but I was in for some surprises....
I think the closer to 2006 you read this book, the more you liked it. This book felt a lot like an episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. And while I loved Buffy, this book was not wholly my cup of tea. There was just a little too much going on - including time travel and insta-love. It also may have been that I didn't vibe with the narrator.
This was definitely an experience, but I don't know that I need to finish the series.
I think the closer to 2006 you read this book, the more you liked it. This book felt a lot like an episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. And while I loved Buffy, this book was not wholly my cup of tea. There was just a little too much going on - including time travel and insta-love. It also may have been that I didn't vibe with the narrator.
This was definitely an experience, but I don't know that I need to finish the series.
November 10, 2018
Terug een machtig verhaal
Verteld zoals men vroeger verhalen vertelde ....over heksen, tovenaars, princessen en vampieren .....
Verteld zoals men vroeger verhalen vertelde ....over heksen, tovenaars, princessen en vampieren .....
July 5, 2022
Deseando continuar la trilogía
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