When the Summer Queen of the fae orders Aislinn Finvarra to act as a guide for a half-incubus who is known to possess dark magick and sexual power, she must protect not only her heart, but her very life. [Summary from B&N]
This book, the first in Bast’s new Dark Magick series, sat on my desk for weeks. On the verge of checking it in unread, I picked it up, flipped to a page and read a few lines, and thought “eh, maybe I’ll read it after all.”
My main quibble is that the story was told, not shown . As a result, the characters fell flat. Oh, they were nice enough, but I didn’t come to care for them. I was told that Aislinn was compassionate, intelligent, had a backbone, etc., instead of seeing this for myself as she was put through her paces. The same went for Gabriel. Along with that, the dialogue seemed a bit…simple.
A couple of things the book does have going for it is that it is 1.) a quick read and 2.) the world-building is interesting. Overall, a plesant enough escape if you have a few hours to spare and no other book pressing you to pick it up.
Urgh. I hate when authors tell, but don’t show. That’s just a case of lazy editing. At some stage the manuscript should be revised and someone should sit the author down and say “It’s good, but it can be better if you….”
Danielle – It’s one of my biggest pet peeves, too. Telling really robs a story with potential from truly hitting the mark.