"A Book I Love"
I'm quite the bookworm. I'll read just about anything if it interests me. Fiction, nonfiction, romance, young adult, fantasy, dystopian, historical. But there is one book I keep returning to. Dance of the Gods by Nora Roberts is a book I absolutely love! I've read it so many times I may need a new copy soon because my book is looking a bit ragged.
Dance of the Gods is the second book in the Circle Trilogy. (Morrigan's Cross, Dance of the Gods, and Valley of Silence) The whole trilogy is a fantasy fan's dream come true! There are witches, medieval sorcerers, vampires, demon hunters, ancient gods, a fairy tale castle, lots of romance, drama, apocalyptic battles. Each book focuses on a couple in the Circle, this group of six who are charged with a mission to defeat a vampire queen and her army.
In this book we learn about Blair, a demon hunter from Boston, and Larkin, a shapeshifting nobleman from another world called Gael, which is a kind of alternate version of Ireland, if they never left the Middle Ages. All the characters are wonderful but this pair I love the best. I was a big Buffy fan when I was a teenager so the fact that Blair was a demon hunter struck my interest.
I fell in love with Larkin. He is described as tall, muscular with tawny eyes and hair. And he's so charming and flirty. In the audio book, the reader gives him an adorable Irish accent.
I don't want to give any spoilers away because I think you should read this whole series. And you have to read all three books. If you only read this one, you'll be lost and if you only read the first two you miss out on the epic conclusion. But, the adventure and danger level picks up for the Circle as they travel from Ireland to Gael through a magic portal. Then, they have to start making preparations for the big battle to take place in book three. The relationships between the members of the Circle grow and change and things heat up between Blair and Larkin.
What I love about Nora Roberts is how she tells a story and works in the romance. Not like some books I've read which is all sex with a smidgen of story just so it can be sold in regular stores and not a porn shop. She portrays those scenes so beautifully it just takes your breath away but they don't take away from the story.
That being said, this book is not for children. It is also highly violent and the vampires are not like in Twilight. They don't sparkle (thank God) and they are actually scary. Lilith, the Queen of the Vampires is crazy and terrifying. Woman's got some issues.
But I really enjoyed this book. I can't say enough good things about it but if I keep going, I might spoil something. So I'll just leave it at that and let you draw your own opinion after reading it.
Have any of you read this trilogy? If so, what was your favorite book? Let me know, and no spoilers, please. For those yet to read it.
Thank you so much for reading this. I'm having so much fun with this challenge. For my YouTube followers, an update. I should be getting a new cord for my computer soon so videos will return. I just have to pay off a few bills first. You know, all that responsible grownup stuff.
Until then, I will keep putting up blog posts. Tomorrow is "Bullet Your Day." That should be easy. Wednesday is "Things You Want to Say to an Ex." Yeep! If I had to reign in the emotion for yesterday, I'm really going to have to keep in check with this one.
Have a great night!
Carey
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