What do you think?
Rate this book
Stolen Magic
Romance Can Be Tricky. . .
In a world where humans are displacing elves in alarming numbers, Adlia spends her days working at elf headquarters. But with no artistic talent of her own, and orphaned too young to have known her parents, Adlia is an outsider even among her own elven kind. Only Mark, her human photography instructor, sees that beneath her sarcastic humor lies a vulnerable soul—and a desirable young woman.
. . .Especially When An Elf Is Involved
But while relationships with humans are pleasurable, they're also complicated, as Adlia is about to discover. For somewhere between her mind-blowing first human kiss and falling in love, a mysterious memory loss strikes the elf population. Now Adlia has to save her people and herself before she forgets everything. If she succeeds, she may also solve an important piece of her personal puzzle and find that Mark fits perfectly.
In a world where humans are displacing elves in alarming numbers, Adlia spends her days working at elf headquarters. But with no artistic talent of her own, and orphaned too young to have known her parents, Adlia is an outsider even among her own elven kind. Only Mark, her human photography instructor, sees that beneath her sarcastic humor lies a vulnerable soul—and a desirable young woman.
. . .Especially When An Elf Is Involved
But while relationships with humans are pleasurable, they're also complicated, as Adlia is about to discover. For somewhere between her mind-blowing first human kiss and falling in love, a mysterious memory loss strikes the elf population. Now Adlia has to save her people and herself before she forgets everything. If she succeeds, she may also solve an important piece of her personal puzzle and find that Mark fits perfectly.
320 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published January 1, 2009
1 person is currently reading
33 people want to read
About the author
Esri Rose
2 books11 followersEsri Rose attended the University of Missouri in Columbia, graduating magna cum laude with a BA in Radio-TV-Film.
Rose has written and produced ads for radio and television. She also worked at the National Potato Promotion Board, and has forgotten more about potatoes than most people will ever know. In a memorable stint as associate editor of Zymurgy magazine at the Homebrewers Association, she demonstrated her capering skills in a turkey mascot suit. It was hot inside, and smelled of beer.
Leaving the corporate world, Rose opened a small skin-care business, where she alternately slathered soothing goo on women’s faces and ripped hair out of other areas. One of her most valuable tools was a fund of anecdotes that took clients’ minds off the “minor discomfort” of waxing. When she told a client she was selling the business to concentrate on writing, the client replied, “I won’t keep it up when you go. I mostly come to hear you tell stories.”
Bound to Love Her and Stolen Magic are Rose’s romantic-suspense novels about Elves living in Boulder, Colorado. Esri Rose lives in Boulder with her husband and her cat, only one of whom has pointy ears.
Rose has written and produced ads for radio and television. She also worked at the National Potato Promotion Board, and has forgotten more about potatoes than most people will ever know. In a memorable stint as associate editor of Zymurgy magazine at the Homebrewers Association, she demonstrated her capering skills in a turkey mascot suit. It was hot inside, and smelled of beer.
Leaving the corporate world, Rose opened a small skin-care business, where she alternately slathered soothing goo on women’s faces and ripped hair out of other areas. One of her most valuable tools was a fund of anecdotes that took clients’ minds off the “minor discomfort” of waxing. When she told a client she was selling the business to concentrate on writing, the client replied, “I won’t keep it up when you go. I mostly come to hear you tell stories.”
Bound to Love Her and Stolen Magic are Rose’s romantic-suspense novels about Elves living in Boulder, Colorado. Esri Rose lives in Boulder with her husband and her cat, only one of whom has pointy ears.
Ratings & Reviews
Friends & Following
Create a free account to discover what your friends think of this book!
Community Reviews
Displaying 1 - 5 of 5 reviews
June 5, 2009
"Stolen Magic" is my second book by author Esri Rose. Both books are set in a contemporary world much like ours where elves are struggling to stay alive as humans encroach more and more on the land that gives them life.
Adlia is both elf and orphan. She doesn't remember her parents (which is odd for an elf) and the elf who took her in functions as the leader of the Boulder elves, but has never managed to truly make Adlia feel loved and wanted. Then suddenly, a strange elf appears in town and elves begin forgetting (once again, a very strange thing for an elf) and are in danger of dying or becoming mortal and eventually dying anyway. As the small group struggles to find a cause, Adlia learns alot about herself and love.
Mark is a human and is very attracted to the remote and rather strange student in his photography class. She seems unsure about her beauty and is uncomfortable in just about all social situations. But when it appears her life may be in danger, Mark is ready and willing to do whatever it takes to keep her safe.
I had difficulty feeling a connection to Adlia. There seemed to be many things about her life left undisclosed or mentioned and then unexplained. She seemed to go from unsure attraction to sex kitten with lightening speed and the pace just seemed 'off' to me.
Mark as well was a mostly unformed character for me even at the end of the book. He was teacher, friend, and then BOOM!...lover who would sacrifice all. It just felt forced and I didn't buy it.
The pacing was jerky in enough places that it pulled me from the story enough to become irksome. The plot and 'bad guy' as well were glaringly obvious and the barest of explanations was given for his actions.
My reservations about this book are similar to those I had after reading the first one and I think I'll probably wait a bit before trying another. I would say that I think these books would likely do well if they were a little tamer in the sex category and were sold as teen fiction. Just my opinion.
Adlia is both elf and orphan. She doesn't remember her parents (which is odd for an elf) and the elf who took her in functions as the leader of the Boulder elves, but has never managed to truly make Adlia feel loved and wanted. Then suddenly, a strange elf appears in town and elves begin forgetting (once again, a very strange thing for an elf) and are in danger of dying or becoming mortal and eventually dying anyway. As the small group struggles to find a cause, Adlia learns alot about herself and love.
Mark is a human and is very attracted to the remote and rather strange student in his photography class. She seems unsure about her beauty and is uncomfortable in just about all social situations. But when it appears her life may be in danger, Mark is ready and willing to do whatever it takes to keep her safe.
I had difficulty feeling a connection to Adlia. There seemed to be many things about her life left undisclosed or mentioned and then unexplained. She seemed to go from unsure attraction to sex kitten with lightening speed and the pace just seemed 'off' to me.
Mark as well was a mostly unformed character for me even at the end of the book. He was teacher, friend, and then BOOM!...lover who would sacrifice all. It just felt forced and I didn't buy it.
The pacing was jerky in enough places that it pulled me from the story enough to become irksome. The plot and 'bad guy' as well were glaringly obvious and the barest of explanations was given for his actions.
My reservations about this book are similar to those I had after reading the first one and I think I'll probably wait a bit before trying another. I would say that I think these books would likely do well if they were a little tamer in the sex category and were sold as teen fiction. Just my opinion.
April 2, 2011
I have read both of the books in this series so far. I liked them okay. The biggest problem I had was that the world and how it works doesn't feel really well thought out. The major problem of this book, elves losing their memory, seems as if the author needed a conflict for this book then had to go back and make it fit the first book too. The cure for the affliction seems as if it would be hard to sustain over the long run and not very realistic. There is one character who seems as if he will have to spend his life continually doing very difficult crap in the freezing cold that will not advance his own life any. How many hours a day will he have to devote to a craft he only does to keep her alive? I mean sometimes it's all I can do to put myself out enough to get up and get my husband coffee. :-)
I do think that you will understand this book better if you have read the first one. I hope that the author stays true to her world and doesn't start throwing in vampires and werewolves and demons. Sometimes I feel that too many paranormal critters muddies up the story and stretches credibility a bit far.
The author shows promise so I'd be willing to give a third book in the series a try.
I do think that you will understand this book better if you have read the first one. I hope that the author stays true to her world and doesn't start throwing in vampires and werewolves and demons. Sometimes I feel that too many paranormal critters muddies up the story and stretches credibility a bit far.
The author shows promise so I'd be willing to give a third book in the series a try.
September 15, 2009
I'm noticing a lot of love between the elf race and the humans. Mostly the fact that it has a tone of love is surprisingly disturbing.
June 5, 2011
I couldn't connect with any of the characters and the plot was just boring.
January 1, 2012
Good Read keeps your interest!
Displaying 1 - 5 of 5 reviews