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Lord of Legends
He is Arion, King of the Unicorns. Powerful, seductive, he could possess any female he desired—until now. He is condemned to live as a man, and it is only the enchanting Lady Mariah Donnington's innocence that can release him from his curse.
Abandoned on her wedding night, frightened of her hidden, otherworldly heritage, Mariah is instinctively drawn to the mysterious stranger she discovers imprisoned on her husband's estate. But as the secret of Arion's magical identity unfolds, their friendship burns into a passion that cannot, must not, be consummated. For to do so would destroy them both.
Abandoned on her wedding night, frightened of her hidden, otherworldly heritage, Mariah is instinctively drawn to the mysterious stranger she discovers imprisoned on her husband's estate. But as the secret of Arion's magical identity unfolds, their friendship burns into a passion that cannot, must not, be consummated. For to do so would destroy them both.
389 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published March 24, 2009
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Susan Krinard
76 books330 followersTrained as an artist with a BFA in Illustration from the California College of Arts and Crafts, Susan Krinard became a writer in 1992 when a friend read a short story she'd written and suggested she try writing a romance novel. A long-time fan of science fiction and fantasy, Susan began reading romance -- and realized what she wanted to do was combine the two genres. Prince of Wolves, her first romance novel and one of the earliest to feature a werewolf hero, was the result. Within a year Susan had sold the manuscript to Bantam as part of a three-book contract, and the novel went on to make several bestseller lists.
Since then, she's written and published over fourteen paranormal and fantasy novels, and written stories for a number of anthologies, both fantasy and romance. Both the anthology Out of This World (which included Susan's "Kinsman") and the novel Lord of the Beasts appeared on the New York Times Bestseller List.
Susan makes her home in New Mexico, the "Land of Enchantment", with her husband Serge, their dogs Freya, Nahla and Cagney, and their cat Jefferson. In addition to writing, Susan's interests include music of almost every kind, old movies, reading, nature, baking, and collecting unique handmade jewelry and decorative crafts.
Since then, she's written and published over fourteen paranormal and fantasy novels, and written stories for a number of anthologies, both fantasy and romance. Both the anthology Out of This World (which included Susan's "Kinsman") and the novel Lord of the Beasts appeared on the New York Times Bestseller List.
Susan makes her home in New Mexico, the "Land of Enchantment", with her husband Serge, their dogs Freya, Nahla and Cagney, and their cat Jefferson. In addition to writing, Susan's interests include music of almost every kind, old movies, reading, nature, baking, and collecting unique handmade jewelry and decorative crafts.
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December 13, 2009
When this book passed through my till at work, I was intrigued by the beautiful cover art. I totally expected another vampire romance novel. I casually flipped to the back cover and, through a supreme effort of will, managed to stifle my laughter until after the customer left. I immediately raced to the shelf to find another copy and, sure enough, the hero on the cover is . . . the King of Unicorns.
If there exists a less sexual mythic beast than the unicorn, I'm not aware of it. A symbol of purity and virginity, Susan Krinard does her best to write a twist on the vampire/werewolf trend but talk about struggling uphill. Luckily, the first third of the book deals with a mystery man who doesn't know he is a unicorn, and Krinard could easily be writing any kind of shape-shifting hero, there is so little unicorn presence, except for the (unintentionally?) hilarious family motto "Beware My Horn". And it isn't needed. The set up is interesting and Krinard successfully builds some sexual tension between the heroine and hero. Unfortunately, it's all for nothing. The rest of the book is mind-blowingly unrealistic even within the genre. And since when are unicorns known for their learning ability and intellect?
The "Beware My Horn" family motto is so obviously a euphemism to the reader, and a bad one at that, I can't believe no character in the story gets it.
I still like it, but mostly for the first part of the story and because I can show my friends that, yes, there is a romance novel involving the "King of the Unicorns". And it's as ridiculous as it sounds.
If there exists a less sexual mythic beast than the unicorn, I'm not aware of it. A symbol of purity and virginity, Susan Krinard does her best to write a twist on the vampire/werewolf trend but talk about struggling uphill. Luckily, the first third of the book deals with a mystery man who doesn't know he is a unicorn, and Krinard could easily be writing any kind of shape-shifting hero, there is so little unicorn presence, except for the (unintentionally?) hilarious family motto "Beware My Horn". And it isn't needed. The set up is interesting and Krinard successfully builds some sexual tension between the heroine and hero. Unfortunately, it's all for nothing. The rest of the book is mind-blowingly unrealistic even within the genre. And since when are unicorns known for their learning ability and intellect?
The "Beware My Horn" family motto is so obviously a euphemism to the reader, and a bad one at that, I can't believe no character in the story gets it.
I still like it, but mostly for the first part of the story and because I can show my friends that, yes, there is a romance novel involving the "King of the Unicorns". And it's as ridiculous as it sounds.
August 18, 2016
As a horse lover, the moment I learned that the hero of 'Lord of Legends' was a unicorn banished into the body of a human male, I couldn't wait to dive in and read how this mystery came to be.
Mariah's marriage was a sham. She agreed to marry the Earl of Donnington and even sailed across the ocean from America but she never agreed to have her husband leave the morning after their vows without a word or letter proclaiming his whereabouts or when he'll return. Instead, the man that she thought she loved left with nary a kiss, leaving his virgin bride to fend for herself in an unknown land with his cold mother who carelessly blames Mariah for her son's disappearance.
Now, roaming the extensive grounds of Donbridge, Mariah feels nothing but loneliness. But her life is given renewed purpose when she discovers a man locked in the Folly. Mariah is struck instantly by his strange and uncanny resemblance to her husband. They look identical except for the prisoner has thick white hair and endless deep pools of black for his eyes. His cell, only truly habitable by a large dog, is cold and filthy. His water bucket is empty and the whole place smells of rotted food. Then there is the unsettling fact that the prisoner is very naked with sleek muscles rippling beneath smooth skin. Unfortunately, but thankfully, he is wearing a rudimentary loin cloth that barely hides his virile maleness.
Sadly though, the prisoner appears to be mad. Throwing himself against the iron bars of his cell and locking Mariah's gaze with his wild black eyes. Mariah discovers quickly that he can't talk nor does he know who is or how he came to be locked in a cell. Mariah is no stranger to madness. Her mother suffered for years from delusions of another world where fairies and unicorns bounded upon an endless sea of green grass. Having lost her mother despite her valiant attempts to bring her back into the real world, Mariah feels that helping the mad prisoner might help her to feel that she's done something right for someone in need. One thing does become clear, the prisoner knows and hates Mariah's husband with a vengeance and she begins to suspect that Donnington had something to do with his imprisonment.
Mariah, needing a name for the prisoner and since he doesn't have one, dubs him Ash. She gathers clothes and other necessities along with books to take back with her to the folly. It's soon discovered that Ash could talk but that he simply didn't remember. He tells Mariah that her recital of the books helped him to find his words. Over the next few days, Mariah and Ash spend time learning from one another. And when they accidentally touch, sparks ignite sending warmth traveling into every corner of Mariah's body.
It doesn't take long before memory returns to Ash. While Ash certainly isn't his real name, he decides to let Mariah continue to think that he's possibly Donnington's cousin, suffering from a miled bout of amnesia. For Arion, the King of Unicorns can't ever let Mariah find out the truth about him or he'll never again return to his true form or back to his home of Tir-na-Nog. Banished by the leader of the Fane, Oberon, after being polluted by the scheming usurper, Cairbre, Arion was punished into the form of a mortal man and cast out of Tir-na-Nog. Cairbre, power hungry and conspiring to steal the thrown from Oberon, had tried to persuade Arion's help. But the Unicorn King not only denied him but laughed in his face. Angered and scared that Arion would go to Oberon; Cairbre got to the Fane lord first and convinced him of Arion's treason. But Cairbre whispers to Arion that he can return if he helps to bring across the Gate a mortal virgin named Mariah. Upon her safe arrival, innocence still intact, Cairbre will return Arion to his true form. Hating his clumsy mortal body, Arion will do anything to return to Tir-na-Nog, even if that means he must win Mariah's trust only to betray her.
Mariah is bit nonplussed by Ash's rapid learning skills. Soon he is speaking, reading, and acting like a true English gentlemen and he's also becoming difficult to control. With the help of her only real ally, Sinjin, Donnington's brother, Mariah is able to break Ash out of his cell and install him at the grounds keeper's cottage. Promising that he'll not leave the cottage or attempt to confront the Dowager Lady Donnington, Sinjin will then provide him clothes befitting an English lord and help him to act as such as well. But it's not long before Ash breaks their rules. Pouncing on Sinjin's and Mariah's belief that Ash is a long lost cousin, Ash uses a visit from Prince Albert to make his surprise entrance into human society.
Mariah, frustrated and angry that Ash has stepped out so brazenly into society, can't help but wonder about his motives. Revenge seems logical. Is Ash using her to get back at Donnington for wrongly imprisoning him? It's a horrible thought but Mariah can't help but let it consume her heart. Now more than ever, Mariah strives to distance herself from Ash but when he asks her to join him at Rothwell, Sinjin's home, at the request of the Prince, Mariah can't say no. As long as Ash needs her, she will be there for him. Little does she know that Ash wants to keep Mariah as close as possible in the hopes of earning her heart. Hoping that taking her out from under the Dowager's all seeing and cruel gaze, perhaps it'll make it easier for Mariah to succumb to his need. But Ash isn't the only one intent on betraying Mariah.
Lady Westlake, a cruel woman who would have Donnington to herself, strives desperately to tarnish Mariah's reputation beyond ruin in the hopes that when Donnington returned, he'd seek an annulment after learning of his wife's unforgivable behavior. The Dowager aids Lady Westlake in her endeavor, not because she wants the conniving woman in her son's arms but rather to help her dispense with the American upstart so that she may find her favorite son a good English girl. Someone more appropriate and befitting for the role of Countess. And these two woman are ruthless in their plans.
Ash slowly comes to realize that betraying Mariah is not something he could ever do. Yes, he wants to return to Tir-na-Nog and destroy his enemies both mortal and immortal, but he's come to admire Mariah's courage and her trust in him. When Mariah admits that she thinks she's starting to go insane as her mother did, Ash knows that Cairbre is close and is tired of waiting for him to deliver his promise. Cairbre is sending his spies after Mariah. They are fairies or sprites that buzz about Mariah constantly. Then there is the fact that Mariah is catching glimpses of Ash's true form. When her heart is open to the minute amount of Fane blood flowing through her veins, the world of Tir-na-Nog is revealed. But Mariah can't trust these visions. She can only believe that her greatest fear is coming true. She is just as mad as her mother.
When suddenly Donnington returns, Ash is once again imprisoned and Mariah makes the deal that if Donnington lets Ash free, than she will be his wife in truth, forever. But neither the Dowager, Lady Westlake nor Ash will allow that deal to fruition. Ash will have his vengeance and he will make sure that Mariah is safe not only from Tir-na-Nog, but from her mortal enemies as well.
'Lord of Legends', while satisfying, wasn't entirely what I was expecting. I truly thought that with a Unicorn hero there would be a more mystical feel to the novel. My mind was captivated for the first hundred pages and then my interest slowly waned. I thought there were too many evil characters plotting Mariah's downfall. And Lady Westlake was cruel to the extreme. It almost seemed like the novel revolved more around the plotting of these evil characters rather than focusing on the romance.
Also, Ash never felt real to me. In the beginning I hung on his every look, word, and thought but then he became a shell or place holder in the novel. The worst aspect was that I never truly believed that he loved Mariah except for the last two or three pages. Granted it was his goal to get Mariah to love him not the other way around but I would have liked to read in his monologues that he was falling for her. That he loved her with every inch of his soul but alas, that was never the case.
Conversely, I believed in Mariah's love for Ash. She suspected her feelings for him early on and she truly would have strived to do anything and everything for him. And she did. She risked her reputation and her life for Ash again and again. With all the magic that Ash possessed, why couldn't he have salvaged her reputation? Her peers were tearing her to shreds but his comfort seemed paltry and more a matter of necessity rather than a burning desire. Plus, he almost has sex with another woman! I nearly lost complete respect for him there.
Lastly, the ending was brief and hazy. Of course they did reach their happy ending and I did like how that unfolded in the last thirty pages or so but I didn't feel that the plot and sub plots were tied up. I closed the book wondering about things. I guess that all and all, it just wasn't what I was expecting from the novel. It starts off with bang and ends to crickets chirping.
Mariah's marriage was a sham. She agreed to marry the Earl of Donnington and even sailed across the ocean from America but she never agreed to have her husband leave the morning after their vows without a word or letter proclaiming his whereabouts or when he'll return. Instead, the man that she thought she loved left with nary a kiss, leaving his virgin bride to fend for herself in an unknown land with his cold mother who carelessly blames Mariah for her son's disappearance.
Now, roaming the extensive grounds of Donbridge, Mariah feels nothing but loneliness. But her life is given renewed purpose when she discovers a man locked in the Folly. Mariah is struck instantly by his strange and uncanny resemblance to her husband. They look identical except for the prisoner has thick white hair and endless deep pools of black for his eyes. His cell, only truly habitable by a large dog, is cold and filthy. His water bucket is empty and the whole place smells of rotted food. Then there is the unsettling fact that the prisoner is very naked with sleek muscles rippling beneath smooth skin. Unfortunately, but thankfully, he is wearing a rudimentary loin cloth that barely hides his virile maleness.
Sadly though, the prisoner appears to be mad. Throwing himself against the iron bars of his cell and locking Mariah's gaze with his wild black eyes. Mariah discovers quickly that he can't talk nor does he know who is or how he came to be locked in a cell. Mariah is no stranger to madness. Her mother suffered for years from delusions of another world where fairies and unicorns bounded upon an endless sea of green grass. Having lost her mother despite her valiant attempts to bring her back into the real world, Mariah feels that helping the mad prisoner might help her to feel that she's done something right for someone in need. One thing does become clear, the prisoner knows and hates Mariah's husband with a vengeance and she begins to suspect that Donnington had something to do with his imprisonment.
Mariah, needing a name for the prisoner and since he doesn't have one, dubs him Ash. She gathers clothes and other necessities along with books to take back with her to the folly. It's soon discovered that Ash could talk but that he simply didn't remember. He tells Mariah that her recital of the books helped him to find his words. Over the next few days, Mariah and Ash spend time learning from one another. And when they accidentally touch, sparks ignite sending warmth traveling into every corner of Mariah's body.
It doesn't take long before memory returns to Ash. While Ash certainly isn't his real name, he decides to let Mariah continue to think that he's possibly Donnington's cousin, suffering from a miled bout of amnesia. For Arion, the King of Unicorns can't ever let Mariah find out the truth about him or he'll never again return to his true form or back to his home of Tir-na-Nog. Banished by the leader of the Fane, Oberon, after being polluted by the scheming usurper, Cairbre, Arion was punished into the form of a mortal man and cast out of Tir-na-Nog. Cairbre, power hungry and conspiring to steal the thrown from Oberon, had tried to persuade Arion's help. But the Unicorn King not only denied him but laughed in his face. Angered and scared that Arion would go to Oberon; Cairbre got to the Fane lord first and convinced him of Arion's treason. But Cairbre whispers to Arion that he can return if he helps to bring across the Gate a mortal virgin named Mariah. Upon her safe arrival, innocence still intact, Cairbre will return Arion to his true form. Hating his clumsy mortal body, Arion will do anything to return to Tir-na-Nog, even if that means he must win Mariah's trust only to betray her.
Mariah is bit nonplussed by Ash's rapid learning skills. Soon he is speaking, reading, and acting like a true English gentlemen and he's also becoming difficult to control. With the help of her only real ally, Sinjin, Donnington's brother, Mariah is able to break Ash out of his cell and install him at the grounds keeper's cottage. Promising that he'll not leave the cottage or attempt to confront the Dowager Lady Donnington, Sinjin will then provide him clothes befitting an English lord and help him to act as such as well. But it's not long before Ash breaks their rules. Pouncing on Sinjin's and Mariah's belief that Ash is a long lost cousin, Ash uses a visit from Prince Albert to make his surprise entrance into human society.
Mariah, frustrated and angry that Ash has stepped out so brazenly into society, can't help but wonder about his motives. Revenge seems logical. Is Ash using her to get back at Donnington for wrongly imprisoning him? It's a horrible thought but Mariah can't help but let it consume her heart. Now more than ever, Mariah strives to distance herself from Ash but when he asks her to join him at Rothwell, Sinjin's home, at the request of the Prince, Mariah can't say no. As long as Ash needs her, she will be there for him. Little does she know that Ash wants to keep Mariah as close as possible in the hopes of earning her heart. Hoping that taking her out from under the Dowager's all seeing and cruel gaze, perhaps it'll make it easier for Mariah to succumb to his need. But Ash isn't the only one intent on betraying Mariah.
Lady Westlake, a cruel woman who would have Donnington to herself, strives desperately to tarnish Mariah's reputation beyond ruin in the hopes that when Donnington returned, he'd seek an annulment after learning of his wife's unforgivable behavior. The Dowager aids Lady Westlake in her endeavor, not because she wants the conniving woman in her son's arms but rather to help her dispense with the American upstart so that she may find her favorite son a good English girl. Someone more appropriate and befitting for the role of Countess. And these two woman are ruthless in their plans.
Ash slowly comes to realize that betraying Mariah is not something he could ever do. Yes, he wants to return to Tir-na-Nog and destroy his enemies both mortal and immortal, but he's come to admire Mariah's courage and her trust in him. When Mariah admits that she thinks she's starting to go insane as her mother did, Ash knows that Cairbre is close and is tired of waiting for him to deliver his promise. Cairbre is sending his spies after Mariah. They are fairies or sprites that buzz about Mariah constantly. Then there is the fact that Mariah is catching glimpses of Ash's true form. When her heart is open to the minute amount of Fane blood flowing through her veins, the world of Tir-na-Nog is revealed. But Mariah can't trust these visions. She can only believe that her greatest fear is coming true. She is just as mad as her mother.
When suddenly Donnington returns, Ash is once again imprisoned and Mariah makes the deal that if Donnington lets Ash free, than she will be his wife in truth, forever. But neither the Dowager, Lady Westlake nor Ash will allow that deal to fruition. Ash will have his vengeance and he will make sure that Mariah is safe not only from Tir-na-Nog, but from her mortal enemies as well.
'Lord of Legends', while satisfying, wasn't entirely what I was expecting. I truly thought that with a Unicorn hero there would be a more mystical feel to the novel. My mind was captivated for the first hundred pages and then my interest slowly waned. I thought there were too many evil characters plotting Mariah's downfall. And Lady Westlake was cruel to the extreme. It almost seemed like the novel revolved more around the plotting of these evil characters rather than focusing on the romance.
Also, Ash never felt real to me. In the beginning I hung on his every look, word, and thought but then he became a shell or place holder in the novel. The worst aspect was that I never truly believed that he loved Mariah except for the last two or three pages. Granted it was his goal to get Mariah to love him not the other way around but I would have liked to read in his monologues that he was falling for her. That he loved her with every inch of his soul but alas, that was never the case.
Conversely, I believed in Mariah's love for Ash. She suspected her feelings for him early on and she truly would have strived to do anything and everything for him. And she did. She risked her reputation and her life for Ash again and again. With all the magic that Ash possessed, why couldn't he have salvaged her reputation? Her peers were tearing her to shreds but his comfort seemed paltry and more a matter of necessity rather than a burning desire. Plus, he almost has sex with another woman! I nearly lost complete respect for him there.
Lastly, the ending was brief and hazy. Of course they did reach their happy ending and I did like how that unfolded in the last thirty pages or so but I didn't feel that the plot and sub plots were tied up. I closed the book wondering about things. I guess that all and all, it just wasn't what I was expecting from the novel. It starts off with bang and ends to crickets chirping.
June 26, 2010
Well perhaps 2.5 stars...I won't even bother to tell you anything about this book as so many have done wonderful jobs of it already...The only thing I can say is it never came together for me... and I am really easy to please with books as I go into fiction as fiction especially fantasy fiction I leave it to the author to put together anything they want that makes them happy and I will buy into it..usually. As long as the main characters speak to me and has a few good secondary characters to round out the cast...this, after the start, left me flat. Simple as that. The last handful of pages gave them the HEA but I didn't care so much about it. Perhaps I was just suffering from Krinard burn out.
November 23, 2010
King of the unicorns, Ash was imprisoned by Mariah's new husband (who is a big game hunter) in a vain attempt to hunt the unicorn when Ash shifts. Ash was betrayed by his own kind (the Fane or Fae) and cursed to live as a man. Mariah found him imprisoned in filth on the estate and her virgin heart could do no other than fall in love with this sweet tortured man. (You know what they say about the virgin and the unicorn, right?).
I really liked this book though the part in the Prince's court (Prince Albert of England) was a tad bit tedious. I don't usually go in for all the backstabbing that goes on in court. Ash is a wonderful hero and Mariah is a delightful heroine.
I really liked this book though the part in the Prince's court (Prince Albert of England) was a tad bit tedious. I don't usually go in for all the backstabbing that goes on in court. Ash is a wonderful hero and Mariah is a delightful heroine.
April 4, 2012
I found the description of this as an ad in the back of another novel and the concept was so ridiculous I had to see if I could get my hands on it. Unicorn trapped as a man? Yeah, of course one of the local libraries had it. Surprisingly, this wasn't nearly as pathetic as I'd expected, but I'm certainly glad I didn't have spend any money on this. Mariah is a weak character and easily manipulated by everyone around her and Ash is, well, as is a unicorn/man who sees her as a means to an end until-- wait for it-- he develops emotions and falls in love with her.
Formulaic at best, laughable at worst. Overall thoughts: meh. 1.5 stars is more like it
Formulaic at best, laughable at worst. Overall thoughts: meh. 1.5 stars is more like it
July 22, 2009
I am giving it two stars instead of one because I liked the time period it was set it, but other than that I didn't care for this book. Its starts out really slow and it takes forever to get to the point and by the time the climax of the story takes place, I just didn't care anymore.
December 18, 2020
Set in the late 1880's, a naïve and innocent young woman marries an English Lord. Her husband mysteriously leaves on her wedding night. She finds a man nearly naked imprisoned on the property who at first can't speak and doesn't know who he is. He rapidly learns how to speak, and Merry enlists the aid of her brother-in-law to help. The tale evolves into romantic desires, as well as opening the gate to the fairy world. Done with care bringing about a lot of anguish and self sacrifice,
November 19, 2020
Unicorn n human? It is fiction but still, animal n human? Not my cup of tea but still enjoyable to read
December 31, 2021
Interwoven between current world and Fae world. Well done!
August 26, 2011
I really like Susan Krinard's writing style. She uses rich language and plays to all the senses. Lord of Legends was beautifully written. Her characters are consistent; the unicorn is just as proud and kingly in human form as he is in unicorn form, even though he doesn't have so much as a scrap of clothing to his name.
I found all the aristocracy intrigue a little tedious in this one, but the rollercoaster relationship beteen the H/h was worth wading through a lot of thinly veiled insults and murmuring behind gloved hands.
I recommend Lord of Legends for the wonderful way fantasy and reality are woven together and for the hourney the main character, Mariah, takes as she faces her biggest fear: insanity, and comes out the other side with love as her beacon.
I found all the aristocracy intrigue a little tedious in this one, but the rollercoaster relationship beteen the H/h was worth wading through a lot of thinly veiled insults and murmuring behind gloved hands.
I recommend Lord of Legends for the wonderful way fantasy and reality are woven together and for the hourney the main character, Mariah, takes as she faces her biggest fear: insanity, and comes out the other side with love as her beacon.
July 2, 2009
Arion, king of the unicorns, is cursed to remain in his human form unless he betrays the woman who loves him. Can he discard his heritage to be true to her, or must he lie to return to a world so different from hers she can only imagine its wonders? Mariah meets the stranger imprisoned on her husband’s estate and recognizes the bond that resonates between them. Is she going mad like her mother, or do her visions speak of another realm? Should she believe the sexy lord’s claims that they belong together, or follow the path of reason?
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March 18, 2013Only the last 10 pages were really any good. It took me FOREVER to finish this book because it was soooo boring. It seemed the book was more focused on damaging Mariah's reputation than anything else and she couldn't even put up a fight. Mariah had no backbone and nothing to recommend her. I thought this was gonna be good by the cover and as a horse lover the mention of a unicorn king and it wasn't. Sadly disappointed over this book.
June 22, 2013
I really liked it alot. The only thing that i noticed is that the part about the mystery man was a little drawn out. When i read it i felt like i was right there with the characters living it out.
I loved the passion and the mystical descriptions. It held my attention all the way through. It showed many acts of kindness and respect.It showed how to keep determined and not give up. It showed in the end no matter what you always have a winning heart.
I loved the passion and the mystical descriptions. It held my attention all the way through. It showed many acts of kindness and respect.It showed how to keep determined and not give up. It showed in the end no matter what you always have a winning heart.
August 4, 2009
It started off okay, but once that boy said something about used to be a unicorn or "I was something magnificent", I dropped it. It's just so unrealistic even for a fantasy book. Not knowing how to talk then after a bear story he all of a sudden has a VERY wide vocabulary.
Maybe next time. Nothing caught me here, but maybe it wasn't time for me to read this book.
Maybe next time. Nothing caught me here, but maybe it wasn't time for me to read this book.
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July 30, 2011Meh. Seemed kind of disjointed. Didn't make a whole lot of sense/flow well at some points. Didn't get the click between the main characters. All the women (except Mariah) were just bitchy and the men were pretentious asses Then, it seemed the the author didn't have a way out of the story, so made one of the characters a witch all of a suddenn. ????
July 10, 2012
I loved this book. Some of it was a little long winded but the reasons why made sense. I felt the ending was nearly rushed but it worked. Some things you could predict happening, but not everything. The language can be hard to get past because it's set in late 19th century England. That's my favorite time period to read from so I loved every bit.
July 23, 2010
I am not much of a historical romance fan, I can't get into them. With a little bit of a paranormal angle mixed it with it, it wasn't actually too bad. It definately isn't a must read in my view, but I would pick it up again.
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July 26, 2009I liked the beginning, but about half way through the book I had to finally stop reading it. Too much of the same thing! Needed to be shorter.
May 12, 2009
this was a first book of hers that i read and i didnt like it very much
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July 4, 2009Not normally into fantasy but I liked this. The last chapter wa a little "wrap it up and alot of info" but it made me want to read the next book....and find the 1st one.
September 24, 2009
I like it when the paranormal creature involved is something other than vampires and werewolves. In this case, we get a unicorn. Cool.
to-read-paranormal
April 22, 2010Found this book today and it sounded interesting- read the reviews and it may not be interesting. Oh well I will soon find out.
June 9, 2011
was interesting with a unique storyline.
November 9, 2015
I was bored, this stopped the boredom but no in any unforgettable manner. I liked it because the idea is a good one but I found my self scanning.
October 23, 2011
Loved it..
October 21, 2012
This book was just ok. The idea of a man becoming a unicorn was a bit strange for me.
July 27, 2013
I don't know if it was my pregnancy brain but it took along time to read and I just couldn't get into it.
May 26, 2014
Really enjoyed this.
July 26, 2014
Was okay, but a bit slow, found it lacking something...
May 6, 2016
DNF.
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