Hi Guys!!!
Tomorrow it's Author Take Over, and this week I have the pleasure to introduce Julieanne Lynch, author of the Rose Saga, Shadow World, and her new book coming in March; The Taken. To prepare you for tomorrow, I have reviewed The Curse of the Rose & A Dance for Fools.
The Curse of the Rose:
Just to make it clear, in case anyone
should be in doubt. Curse of the Rose is erotica. As you know, I have been
avoiding erotica in the past, mainly since I want more than just sex in the
books I read. I want a story, a plot in there as well. Julieanne delivers
everything I need and want. And then some.
Bianka is nothing more than a child when
she is chosen to be the next Rose. If she truly had known what it entailed, I’m
quite sure she would’ve run the other way as fast as she could.
Iona is the current Rose, and the one who
chooses Bianka. All Bianka know is that it is NOT an option NOT to be selected,
why, she doesn’t know. It has long been a tradition for the Townspeople in
Hollóko to lead their virgin daughters to the castle. The price is high, but
the reward is that no one else disappears during the year.
What caught my attention was the story
behind the Bianka we meet centuries later, after she was chosen. The woman she
has evolved to is just the tip of the iceberg. Yes, she has fun by sneaking out
of the castle with Batar (the King’s son) to feed of unsuspected humans,
fooling around with Batar (the sex scenes are filled with need, want and are
toe curling). Secretly she is longing for her freedom, to be able to run away
and never look back. In a way, she is still a child inside. Hoping for
something to happen, but she is adult enough to know that she has to do
something herself.
Reality… well, Bianka has a choice, and her
mind is set. The question is if she is prepared to pay the price for her
actions?
I
truly enjoyed Curse of the Rose, and I found the different characters to be
fascinating, intriguing, and frustrating. (I never claimed to be easy to please
*smiles*), and I can’t wait to read more from Julieanne.
Young, beautiful and naive, a young Bianka
doesn't truly understand the price that comes with being the chosen one.
Taken from her family, her future is unknown to her, but one thing is for sure: an eternity of need, want and greed.
Can Bianka break the curse that leaves her insatiable, or will she just be another night-walker bound to the Rose?
Taken from her family, her future is unknown to her, but one thing is for sure: an eternity of need, want and greed.
Can Bianka break the curse that leaves her insatiable, or will she just be another night-walker bound to the Rose?
You can buy The Curse of the Rose here
A Dance for Fools:
SPOILER WARNING: If you haven’t read The Curse
of the Rose, there will be spoilers in this review. Fair warning!
Oh wow…. I thought The Curse of the Rose
was a great read, but in A Dance for Fools Julieanne truly shows what an
awesome author she is.
Bianka
is furious. I don’t think that covers it, to tell the truth. Hell hath no fury
like a woman scorned. Bianka is about to prove to all around her that pissing
her off and belittling her is the wrong thing to do.
True, Bianka is in the situation due to her
own actions. Killing Iona wasn’t a good choice for her since she wanted her
freedom. Instead, she gained more restriction. See, by killing the Rose, she
took her place. But Bianka isn’t going down without a fight, and the old king
and all the nobles are about to find out what she has in mind.
But when someone close to Bianka turns on
her and random attach is happening, she needs reevaluate her strategy, find the
guilty one and end this fight before it goes into a full blown war.
I couldn’t put A Dance for Fools down. It
was insanely good. The characters are more developed, there’s more depth to
them, the sex is… well, more than what they were in The Curse of the Rose.
There’s more edge to them, a kind of desperation in a way, that wasn’t there
before. And still toe curling. I am happy I didn’t read these in public, I tend
to blush easily. ;-)
Something even MORE amazing and wonderful
is Julieanne’s talent for making a plot filled (and I do mean PACKED) with more
twists and turn than you thought was possible. Just when I thought I had it
figured out, she turns the table on me. I always love when an author does that.
Well… not always, to tell the truth, I can bitch about the events like anyone
else, the fact is still there; the books will never get boring to read when an
author gives you a great spin. :-)
If you’re not into erotica, do not despair.
Julieanne has spread her talent to more than one genre, and I’m sure you can
find a book (or more) that will intrigue you. Just follow the different links
underneath her Author Bio, and happy hunting!!
Bianka, a vampire with an insatiable thirst
and desire for the body unlocked Pandora's box when she disposed of Iona,and
instead of getting the freedom she desired, she condemned herself to a curse.
With her new found fate as the Rose,comes the responsibility of choosing her own courtesan and fulfilling her pledge to Artemis and the Oracle, but Bianka is hell bent on revenge, and if she can't have her freedom then at least she can play the King and his court for fools.
Of course, nothing is never simple, and as Bianka puts all her energies into revenge, she doesn't see the ensuing chaos that she unleashes.
A dance for fools is only the beginning of the end...
With her new found fate as the Rose,comes the responsibility of choosing her own courtesan and fulfilling her pledge to Artemis and the Oracle, but Bianka is hell bent on revenge, and if she can't have her freedom then at least she can play the King and his court for fools.
Of course, nothing is never simple, and as Bianka puts all her energies into revenge, she doesn't see the ensuing chaos that she unleashes.
A dance for fools is only the beginning of the end...
You can buy A Dance for Fools here
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