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Lesserblood Lies
To protect her children from the despotic Trueblood, Merianne defied them by taking her girls and fleeing the planet. Even though Merianne's daughters are Lesserblood, they have the Talents. The Trueblood would train her children to use their dangerous gifts, but their methods are cruel, and Merianne would never see her girls again.
Merianne tries to give her girls a safe, quiet life, but when they befriend Thorne, a brilliant scientist, she finds herself drawn to the kind and captivating man—despite his uncanny resemblance to the Trueblood.
Thorne wants to help the girls control their emerging Talents, and he's intrigued by their mother. But just as Merianne finally accepts Thorne's help, two of her children are seized. To rescue the girls, Merianne and Thorne must risk death at the hands of the Trueblood, who will kill to protect their lies.
Refreshed version of 'A Greater Art', newly revised by the author.
Merianne tries to give her girls a safe, quiet life, but when they befriend Thorne, a brilliant scientist, she finds herself drawn to the kind and captivating man—despite his uncanny resemblance to the Trueblood.
Thorne wants to help the girls control their emerging Talents, and he's intrigued by their mother. But just as Merianne finally accepts Thorne's help, two of her children are seized. To rescue the girls, Merianne and Thorne must risk death at the hands of the Trueblood, who will kill to protect their lies.
Refreshed version of 'A Greater Art', newly revised by the author.
313 pages, Kindle Edition
First published December 12, 2011
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December 14, 2011
Merianne is trying to protect her children from tyrants looking to use their gifts to further galactic politics. Thorne is a gypsy-like scientist on the verge of paving uncharted territory. Their lives collide setting in motion changes that will affect a planet.
Don't pick up this book expecting a scifi romance or you'll be disappointed. This story is more a science fiction, coming of age, epic adventure, love story which has sex in it.
Romance is all about the courtship of the main characters and this story is anything but. In fact, there are large portions where the two characters are nowhere near each other and, actually, having separate adventures.
This is a solid 3.5 star read, but I'm giving it four because of the rich, if truncated, promise of the universe. It does require a lot of patience, however. That's part of the problem. If you go into expecting a romance, this story drags and makes choices that the romance reader will likely have little patience to sit through.
The main characters are just not good romantic leads, though they turn out to be really interesting characters from a science fiction point of view. Merianne reminded me of the Eloi from the 1960 H.G. Wells movie, The Time Machine. At times, her naivete is borderline stupid and for a romance heroine that is a death knell, but for a science fiction standpoint, it makes sense. She is clearly not stupid, but her lack of worldliness is oftentimes infuriating. Thorne works a little better as a romantic lead, but some of his actions and behavior smacks of 'Me, Tarzan. You, Jane" while others show him as being rather socially inept and somewhat naive, himself.
Now as a scifi fan, I was disappointed by how truncated the story felt. There was so much that could have been explored: the Truebloods, the rebellion, the Talents, etc. The list is rather long actually and normally I would dock at least one or more stars for the lack of depth. Yet, this story is still really rich with creativity and potential and that's why I'm giving it the four star rating. I wanted to know how things were going to turn out and I'm glad I stuck with it even if the end got wrapped up a bit too neatly.
If you are looking for a scifi romance, this book is likely to end up in your DNF pile. However, if you are looking for something different, a grand, adventure filled love story (albeit truncated) with scifi elements and you're patient with some uneven storytelling, then I think you'll enjoy Lesserblood Lies.
ARC provided by Carina Press via Netgalley.
Don't pick up this book expecting a scifi romance or you'll be disappointed. This story is more a science fiction, coming of age, epic adventure, love story which has sex in it.
Romance is all about the courtship of the main characters and this story is anything but. In fact, there are large portions where the two characters are nowhere near each other and, actually, having separate adventures.
This is a solid 3.5 star read, but I'm giving it four because of the rich, if truncated, promise of the universe. It does require a lot of patience, however. That's part of the problem. If you go into expecting a romance, this story drags and makes choices that the romance reader will likely have little patience to sit through.
The main characters are just not good romantic leads, though they turn out to be really interesting characters from a science fiction point of view. Merianne reminded me of the Eloi from the 1960 H.G. Wells movie, The Time Machine. At times, her naivete is borderline stupid and for a romance heroine that is a death knell, but for a science fiction standpoint, it makes sense. She is clearly not stupid, but her lack of worldliness is oftentimes infuriating. Thorne works a little better as a romantic lead, but some of his actions and behavior smacks of 'Me, Tarzan. You, Jane" while others show him as being rather socially inept and somewhat naive, himself.
Now as a scifi fan, I was disappointed by how truncated the story felt. There was so much that could have been explored: the Truebloods, the rebellion, the Talents, etc. The list is rather long actually and normally I would dock at least one or more stars for the lack of depth. Yet, this story is still really rich with creativity and potential and that's why I'm giving it the four star rating. I wanted to know how things were going to turn out and I'm glad I stuck with it even if the end got wrapped up a bit too neatly.
If you are looking for a scifi romance, this book is likely to end up in your DNF pile. However, if you are looking for something different, a grand, adventure filled love story (albeit truncated) with scifi elements and you're patient with some uneven storytelling, then I think you'll enjoy Lesserblood Lies.
ARC provided by Carina Press via Netgalley.
January 21, 2012
Merianne fled her home planet of Incolai in an attempt t0 protect her daughters from the governing Truebloods. When their talents become apparent, her Lesserblood children are snatched away back to their home planet and away from their native mother. With the help of Thorne, a freesearcher with unknown Tureblood ancestory, Merianne must make a journey which will have her facing not only those who have ruled her life but also with the decisions her children will make.
While Ainsley Davidson's book, Lesserblood Lies, has some sex, the book can't truly be classified as sci-fi romance. It is firmly a science fiction book which examines human nature and rebellion in a society ruled by classes. With depth and dimension, this interplanetary story yields an enjoyable read for those willing to give it a chance.
Disclaimer: A copy of this book was provided by the publisher.
While Ainsley Davidson's book, Lesserblood Lies, has some sex, the book can't truly be classified as sci-fi romance. It is firmly a science fiction book which examines human nature and rebellion in a society ruled by classes. With depth and dimension, this interplanetary story yields an enjoyable read for those willing to give it a chance.
Disclaimer: A copy of this book was provided by the publisher.
January 21, 2012
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December 30, 2011Enjoyed this. Great world-building & unique characters
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