book question

[amalthia]

Has anyone read this book Melusine by Sarah Monette? It sounds incredibly slashy and normally I go to the library before buying a book but I'm trying to buy electronic books now and I was hoping someone had read this already?

Honestly, if they had the second book bundled with the first like they have the Naomi Novik's Temeraire trilogy I would have bought the books already...ah well for now I'll just add them to cart and give it some more thought.

edit: I'm currently re-reading the Sharon Shinn's Samaria trilogy. I went through Archangel very quickly and I'm going to read Dazzleland before I move onto Jovah's Angel. (btw between this trilogy and Escaflowne I think I now know where I get my wing kink from) :)

Comments

[delibby.livejournal.com]

I just emailed you about this, de at aithine dot org

[delibby.livejournal.com]

also, bed now. it's nearly midnight. if you want them, the earliest I can get them to you is when I'm home for lunch from 12-1 tomorrow (or later today) Friday Pacific time.

[cimera.livejournal.com]

'Archangel' is one of my all-time favourites, but I haven't read the other two...would you reccomend them?

[amalthia]

I loved the other two books they really fleshed out the universe though neither of the next two books is about Gabriel and Rachel they are still fascinating. I do recommend reading the next two books. :)

[frogspace.livejournal.com]

Has anyone read this book Melusine by Sarah Monette?

On the one hand, I liked the world, especially how it was set up culturally (Greek names, French curses, English terms). I also liked what she did with magic as an idea and its conflicts with religion and philosophy. Her writing is very strong, too.

On the other hand, I really despised one of the two main characters. He is an annoying and mean bastard who acts stupid again and again and again with no change in sight. (Example: I was a teenage prostitute and now everyone knows! That means I'm bad and deserve to suffer. What shall I do? Oh, I know. I break up with my lover, go to my old cunning and devious master, whom I know to be an enemy of the state, and let him rape me. Because I deserve it! What do you mean, he didn't just want my body. He used me to achieve his own purposes? Oh no, how could that be?) It doesn't help that he is also the gay character because that's the one character I don't want to hate.

The slashy bits are mostly his incestuous desire for his brother who happens to be a likable thief and contract killer and also to be straight.

I would recommend the book for the world building but I wouldn't recommend it for the slashy bits. It's just too frustrating on that end.

[amalthia]

lol, okay now I really want to read this story. I love non-con type stuff and it really sounds angsty but I won't get my expectations too high just in case I start to feel the same frustration you mentioned.

[ariss-tenoh.livejournal.com]

I've read Melusine and its sequel. Reviews are in my Memories if you want to look.

[amalthia]

will check out your reviews. :) thanks