"Witchy Business" (anthology), #5
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katikatAn anthology of three short stories. Genre? Paranormal romance.
"Under His Spell" by Julie Leto: The mythology was way too complicated for such a short story. The prose was way too purple. And there was more sex and moaning and horniness than plot. Ick. I mean, when you are about to slay your arch nemesis and you get all hot and bothered and almost start moaning aloud just because your partner is standing next to you, then there's just something majorly wrong with you!
"Disenchanted?" by Rhonda Nelson: Better, but still no cigar. I loved the relationship between Ben and his sister Vivi and the story itself was rather funny but Bryony's "I've only read about you but I ~know~ you and I love you and I'm totally and absolutely sure that you would love me too" attitude smacked of a rabid fangirl!
"Spirit Dance" by Mia Zachary: The best story in this book. Some nice Native American folklore. It wasn't just about sex this time and Siobhan and John actually knew each other before hopping in a bed together - which is always a plus in my book - but John's pig-headed refusal of anything magical, even though he had seen and heard it with his own eyes and ears annoyed the heck out of me after a while. Just like John's attitude towards his son - John himself had seen the ghost of his wife too, but instead of admitting it to Ben, he was trying to convince Ben that it was all in Ben's head, that Ben was crazy. Ick.
An OK book, but overall disappointing.
"Under His Spell" by Julie Leto: The mythology was way too complicated for such a short story. The prose was way too purple. And there was more sex and moaning and horniness than plot. Ick. I mean, when you are about to slay your arch nemesis and you get all hot and bothered and almost start moaning aloud just because your partner is standing next to you, then there's just something majorly wrong with you!
"Disenchanted?" by Rhonda Nelson: Better, but still no cigar. I loved the relationship between Ben and his sister Vivi and the story itself was rather funny but Bryony's "I've only read about you but I ~know~ you and I love you and I'm totally and absolutely sure that you would love me too" attitude smacked of a rabid fangirl!
"Spirit Dance" by Mia Zachary: The best story in this book. Some nice Native American folklore. It wasn't just about sex this time and Siobhan and John actually knew each other before hopping in a bed together - which is always a plus in my book - but John's pig-headed refusal of anything magical, even though he had seen and heard it with his own eyes and ears annoyed the heck out of me after a while. Just like John's attitude towards his son - John himself had seen the ghost of his wife too, but instead of admitting it to Ben, he was trying to convince Ben that it was all in Ben's head, that Ben was crazy. Ick.
An OK book, but overall disappointing.
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Date: 2010-01-22 02:54 pm (UTC)when you are about to slay your arch nemesis and you get all hot and bothered and almost start moaning aloud just because your partner is standing next to you, then there's just something majorly wrong with you!
Well the major thing wrong with you I think is that a few seconds later you are nemesis-chow.
Disenchanted sounds like a stalker story. Where did you find this antho???
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Date: 2010-01-23 05:15 pm (UTC)