Morrigan's Cross by Nora Roberts

Morrigan's Cross (Circle Trilogy, #1)

by Nora Roberts

Modern-day New York: Glenna Ward is a strong, independent woman. She is also a witch, and knows that one day her powers will be put to the test. When the mysterious Hoyt Mac Cionaoith enters her life in the strangest of circumstances, Glenna finds herself irresistibly drawn to him. But even she is unprepared for the reason he has sought her out and the danger that lies ahead of them.

Twelfth-century Ireland: Hoyt Mac Cionaoith is visited by the goddess Morrigan and charged with the ultimate task: to save his and all future worlds. Hoyt's enemy is Lilith, the beatiful but deadly vampire queen who recruited Hoyt's twin brother, Cian. Five others must join Hoyt in his battle to defeat Lilith: 'the witch, the warrior, the scholar, the one of many forms, and the one you've lost'. Now he must find them, before it's too late. And Glenna is the first on his list . . .

Reviewed by Leigha on

4 of 5 stars

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A twelfth century sorcerer must unite with his twenty-first century vampire brother and four strangers in order to defeat the first vampire ever created, Lilith.

My second reading of the Circle Trilogy is just as wonderful as the first time around. Vampires, time travel, and alternate dimensions are new elements for Roberts, and yet she seamlessly intertwines them into an interesting world. The romance between Hoyt and Gleena is the least interesting quality to the novel despite all the attention spent developing it. Honestly, their romance suffers from timing. If they had more time together building their relationship (such as Moira and Cian) then perhaps their romance would have been more interesting.

Lilith is an intriguing villain, although I would have liked a bit more development on her motivation. Why is she developing an army to take over the world and, in particular, Geall? Perhaps the future novels address this question, but it would have been nice to have some sense of her motivation in this first installment. Additionally, Morrigan shows Gleena other worlds which could be affected by the coming war. Why are none of those worlds creatures helping out? Why is it only up to Earth and Geall to solve a problem that could effect multiple alternate realities? Inquiring minds would like to know...

tl;dr Despite an instant love romance between the main characters, Roberts crafts an intriguing world full of several fantasy elements.

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