A Kiss of Shadows (Merry Gentry, #1)

by Laurell K. Hamilton

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “Stunning . . . steamy . . . an exciting and original world.”—San Jose Mercury News
 
Meet Merry Gentry, paranormal P.I., and enter a thrilling, sensual world as dangerous as it is beautiful, full of earthly pleasures and dazzling magic, and ruled by the all-consuming passions of immortal beings once worshipped as gods . . . or demons.
 
Merry Gentry, princess of the high court of Faerie, is posing as a human in Los Angeles, working as a private investigator specializing in supernatural crime. But now the queen’s assassin has been dispatched to fetch her—whether she likes it or not. Suddenly Merry finds herself a pawn in her dreaded aunt’s plans. The job that awaits her: enjoy the constant company of the most beautiful immortal men in the world. The reward: the crown—and the opportunity to continue to live. The penalty for failure: death.
 
Praise for Laurell K. Hamilton and A Kiss of Shadows
 
“One of the most inventive and exciting writers in the paranormal field.”—Charlaine Harris
 
“Sexy . . . Merry’s adventures are engaging and keep the reader turning the pages.”—St. Louis Post-Dispatch
 
“I’ve never read a writer with a more fertile imagination.”—Diana Gabaldon

• ISBN10: 0345423402
• ISBN13: 9780345423405
• Publish Date: 26 February 2002 (first published 3 October 2000)
• Publish Status: Active
• Publish Country: US
• Publisher: Random House USA Inc
• Imprint: Ballantine Books Inc.
• Format: Paperback (US Mass Market)
• Pages: 480
• Language: English
• URL: https://penguinrandomhouse.com/books/isbn/9780345423405

Reviews

[mitabird]

3.5 stars

[inlibrisveritas]

I've read LKH's Anita Blake series so i wasn't expecting too much of a difference, but as I read I realized that her skills are much better in writing these erotic type stories then the vampire hunter series. I really enjoyed it despite the amount of sex that the man character seems to have in a matter of a few days and how many guys, but it's a constant reminder of the fact that she is not human. A very good book, not just romance but it has actually depth to it.

[Melanie]

This is a re-read and re-listen for me. I've loved this series since I first started with it years ago. I love the characters and all their different personalities. I have a tendency to enjoy books with lots of likable secondary characters and Ms. Hamilton's books are full of them.

I really like the back story that comes with each of these characters. They each have their own issues and their own personalities. Some of those things I love, and some get on my nerves. But as with real people, it is all of these things that make them all great.

As for the narration, Laural Merlington does a great job. There are many characters in this book and only more to come. She does a great job keeping the voices separate and distinct. The maliciousness that she puts into Queen Andais's voice is perfect. She does mispronounce Doyle's name in this book, though I believe it is fixed in later books. She pronounces it as it is spelled, not as it is intended in the glossary of the book. Still overall, I love the narration.

[ibeforem]

This book is best categorized as “light on plot, heavy on sex”. It wasn’t bad, if you like to see how many different characters can have sex in the same book, sometimes under quite extraordinary circumstances. However, I like Laurell K Hamilton, so I’ll probably read more of these.