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Boys of the Zodiac #6
Virgo: The Warrior Prince
Not even death can break a fey’s word or stop a fey’s love...
Legend speaks of Banbha, the most powerful goddess of both fertility and war. She led an army of fairy folk and regularly made war on the humans. She was destroyed in one of the wars she loved so much, and her remaining followers were either killed along with her or driven underground. Her only son refused to avenge his mother’s death, choosing the coward’s way. Despite his divinity, he married a human woman and had a son.
Legend never names the man who bested the evil goddess and ended her followers: Prince Castan, the warrior prince. Castan offered quarter to Banbha’s son, Reghan, who chose the way of peace instead of seeking revenge. And legend never knew Reghan fell in love with Castan and sacrificed his very kingdom for the man he loved.
Now, Prince Castan’s life is mapped in the stars, but his destiny is the hands of his greatest enemy, and most loyal love, the fairy prince Reghan...
Genres: Gay / Fantasy / Fairy Tale / Witchcraft / Magic / Series
Legend speaks of Banbha, the most powerful goddess of both fertility and war. She led an army of fairy folk and regularly made war on the humans. She was destroyed in one of the wars she loved so much, and her remaining followers were either killed along with her or driven underground. Her only son refused to avenge his mother’s death, choosing the coward’s way. Despite his divinity, he married a human woman and had a son.
Legend never names the man who bested the evil goddess and ended her followers: Prince Castan, the warrior prince. Castan offered quarter to Banbha’s son, Reghan, who chose the way of peace instead of seeking revenge. And legend never knew Reghan fell in love with Castan and sacrificed his very kingdom for the man he loved.
Now, Prince Castan’s life is mapped in the stars, but his destiny is the hands of his greatest enemy, and most loyal love, the fairy prince Reghan...
Genres: Gay / Fantasy / Fairy Tale / Witchcraft / Magic / Series
176 pages, Kindle Edition
First published January 1, 2010
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About the author
Pepper Espinoza
81 books87 followersPepper Espinoza has published several books with Liquid Silver Books, including The Zebra Wore Fishnets and The Zebra Wore Red Stockings, Amber Quill Press, Whiskey Creek Press, and Samhain Publishing. She currently lives in Utah with her husband and two cats. She hopes to complete her Masters degree in Literature in May, 2008.
Ms. Espinoza also collaborates with Vivien Dean, and they publish as Jamie Craig. Together they have Amber Quill Press bestseller The Master Chronicles, and The Silver Series with Juno Books
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Ms. Espinoza also collaborates with Vivien Dean, and they publish as Jamie Craig. Together they have Amber Quill Press bestseller The Master Chronicles, and The Silver Series with Juno Books
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February 19, 2012
This is my first Pepper Espinoza book. I've never read a fantasy-m/m romance-erotic-paranormal story like this before. I didn't think i was going to continue on after the first few chapters because it came across a little wordy and I was confused with certain parts. But hours later I found myself nearing the end of this book and I still had a few questions in my head with some of the plot-line. Even afterwards I still though about the main couple...which lead me to realize I loved this couple. I liked the story (Yes I did skim through a few wordy parts). This was an original idea and good story.
A plus for me is that a lot of the m/m stories tend to have an 'effeminate' male and a 'masculine' male which comes across as a straight love story with a little something extra added into the mix. I usually get fed up with stories like this. Ms. Espinoza wrote two versatile characters which was refreshing. They were both two strong male characters with out "cookie baking, sock knitting, hands on hip raising, crying over chick flicks etc.' added in to stick to either male characters. Thank you Pepper for this!! I think this was my favorite quality of this book.
So, give this story a chance. If you want to read good m/m loving characters that do not have to act in other horrible stereotypical roles, I do not think you'll be disappointed. I give it 4 1/2 stars but rounded up.
Is the story engaging? Thoroughly.
Would I read this author again? Yes.
Good job, Pepper.
A plus for me is that a lot of the m/m stories tend to have an 'effeminate' male and a 'masculine' male which comes across as a straight love story with a little something extra added into the mix. I usually get fed up with stories like this. Ms. Espinoza wrote two versatile characters which was refreshing. They were both two strong male characters with out "cookie baking, sock knitting, hands on hip raising, crying over chick flicks etc.' added in to stick to either male characters. Thank you Pepper for this!! I think this was my favorite quality of this book.
So, give this story a chance. If you want to read good m/m loving characters that do not have to act in other horrible stereotypical roles, I do not think you'll be disappointed. I give it 4 1/2 stars but rounded up.
Is the story engaging? Thoroughly.
Would I read this author again? Yes.
Good job, Pepper.
July 23, 2011
A 3.5 rating, really.
This novel was good, it had the beginnings of an epic to it between mortals and fey but somewhere along the midpoint of the novel the story lost that focus and re-centered around the main couple's romance, which isn't bad since they're sweet but the last 1/5th of the novel felt terribly rushed and honestly confusing.
Castan and Reghan gave me a serious Arthur and Merlin vibe, adding in the fey realm equaling to Avalon or something, which is probably why I liked the story, even Aine and her relationship with Bertram made me think of Gwenevere and Lancelot. That's about where all the similarities end though.
There are a lot of minor plot lines that are left unexplained at the end, like who was Bertram's accomplice to the bigger issue like who helped Castan defeat Banbha. Reghan is revealed to be nearly as powerful as a godling, yet he's unable to defeat Banbha... how the heck did a mere mortal like Castan do it? I think the story could have easily stretched into a sequel or even a trilogy with all the other characters and hinted plotlines fleshed out more.
I'm also a bit confused on Aine's pregnancy... she spent three months with a certain boy and less than an hour with her husband.
Anyways, the novel was a fun read with a HEA eventually. I was a bit scared there would be torture considering Reghan's prisoner of war status and the narrow-minded king, but it was all right and not as bad as it could have been.
This novel was good, it had the beginnings of an epic to it between mortals and fey but somewhere along the midpoint of the novel the story lost that focus and re-centered around the main couple's romance, which isn't bad since they're sweet but the last 1/5th of the novel felt terribly rushed and honestly confusing.
Castan and Reghan gave me a serious Arthur and Merlin vibe, adding in the fey realm equaling to Avalon or something, which is probably why I liked the story, even Aine and her relationship with Bertram made me think of Gwenevere and Lancelot. That's about where all the similarities end though.
There are a lot of minor plot lines that are left unexplained at the end, like who was Bertram's accomplice to the bigger issue like who helped Castan defeat Banbha. Reghan is revealed to be nearly as powerful as a godling, yet he's unable to defeat Banbha... how the heck did a mere mortal like Castan do it? I think the story could have easily stretched into a sequel or even a trilogy with all the other characters and hinted plotlines fleshed out more.
I'm also a bit confused on Aine's pregnancy... she spent three months with a certain boy and less than an hour with her husband.
Anyways, the novel was a fun read with a HEA eventually. I was a bit scared there would be torture considering Reghan's prisoner of war status and the narrow-minded king, but it was all right and not as bad as it could have been.
October 19, 2010
This was very good until near the end, when an abrupt change of focus and clumsy tie-in to another book interrupted the flow ...
October 13, 2015
3.75 Stars
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