Most Helpful Customer Reviews
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
She Is Unique, But Sidhe Is Not The Only One!, December 14, 2009
Genevieve Taylor is a fae, a sidhe fae. And while there are plenty of fae to be found in the city, Genny is the only sidhe fae in London. Which is why when a dead body turns up with sidhe magic all over it, Genny is the polices' number one suspect. Never mind she didn't do it.
Genny is on the run, and it's not only the police after her. Every vampire is dying to sink their teeth into her, ghosts are haunting her, and many others are after her body in more ways then one. Unfortunately the witches are causing trouble, and she has a fear of ghosts.
It seems everyone in London is after her and time is running out. Genny has to find the sidhe killer before its too late. But when her own kind turns against her is her only salvation in a vampire, and her own death.
The Cold Kiss Of Death will chill you to the bone and steal your breath away. Beautifully involving characters are wrapped in an absorbing and inventive mystery. Mesmerising and suspenseful, its heart racing action will keep you on your toes. A great read.
Help other customers find the most helpful reviews
Was this review helpful to you? Yes
No
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
(3.5) Sold me on this series, May 12, 2011
(3.5 stars) Sidhe fae Genevieve Taylor is in trouble again. Hannah Ashby, whom Genny met in the last book, has shown up again -- this time wielding powerful magic and demanding the priceless Fabergé egg Genny received from the Earl. Genny's also being haunted by the ghost of a young girl. Worst of all, she finds a friend murdered and is framed for the crime. Now she needs the help of the manipulative vampire Malik al-Khan, which never comes for free.
Much like the first Spellcrackers book, The Sweet Scent of Blood, the plot of _The Cold Kiss of Death_ is intensely convoluted. Plot points that seem at first to be central turn out to be peripheral and vice versa, as Genny discovers a complex web of schemes underlying what she thought was going on. Events that seem unconnected -- aren't. People turn out to be double-crossing each other. People turn out to be secretly related.
Suzanne McLeod does a better job this time of pulling it all together, though. While _The Cold Kiss of Death_ is sometimes confusing while you're in the middle of it, it's all pulled together really well in the end and makes sense when it does come together. There's one thread that looms huge at first and then is given a disappointingly simple resolution, but I wonder if that's a situation whose real import will become clear in a later book.
In addition, we get answers to many of the questions raised in the first book. We learn more about Genny's past, about Malik, about Rosa, about the other fae in London. Genny learns a new, powerful use for her spellcracking ability.
The writing itself is particularly good for this subgenre, and then the epilogue packs a terrible punch. We're led to believe McLeod has forgotten a particular loose end -- and there are plenty of writers who really have forgotten something like this -- but then we learn in poignant fashion that no, she didn't forget it at all.
_The Sweet Scent of Blood_ was somewhat frustrating to me, but _The Cold Kiss of Death_ has sold me on Spellcrackers; I'll eagerly read the next book and see what new revelations McLeod has in store for Genny.
Help other customers find the most helpful reviews
Was this review helpful to you? Yes
No
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
One of the best sequels I've ever read, July 2, 2010
Every once in a while you read a debut novel, get all excited about it, want to read the sequel, but the sequel doesn't compare with the original. I'm happy to say that this sequel to The Sweet Scent of Blood was just as fun to read as the first book in the [...] series. Suzanne McLeod's characters are an interesting mix of good and evil. Not one of her characters are completely good, though a few of her characters are simply evil. It makes for a great read. You are not sticking your finger down your throat thinking, "Ugh!, how corny" The mix of vampire lore and fae is good one
The main character, Genny (Genevieve Taylor) is suspected of murder, only the murder is not as simple as you would think. No, there are many twists and turns in this book, and once again I was surprised at the actions of a few of the characters. Malik, her vampire ....not yet boyfriend, interest... remains mysterious, though we learn { no, not the royal we, we as in readers } a little bit more about the relationship between Malik and Genny, even something that Genny wasn't aware of herself. I am usually able to read vampire books without feeling all gooey about the vampires { come on...they're dead! and usually cold, and the diet-kind of icky! } but I kind of like Malik, and Darius { the slut *grin* }, as well as the fae- Finn, and Tavish....and few others. Besides being in hiding while trying to find out the true killer, Genny has the added complications of the vampires all trying to own her, and the fae of the city deciding that they must all claim her also. Ghosts make appearances, and are interesting minor characters that play an important part in this story.
Wonderfully done. I'm hoping Ms McLeod feels like writing more about Genny and her crew. I'm hoping Ms Mcleod feels like writing anything in the urban fantasy genre. She writes well, and most important of all- THE DIALOGUE IS NEVER LAME, NEVER DUMB. There is no stupid dialogue between characters, and the main character only asks herself a few questions. She doesn't go on and on and on with the questions ad nauseum. (Former fans of a certain author will appreciate this!)
This book just flows, from beginning to end. I look forward to more books by Suzanne McLeod, who has now joined my mental list of auto-buy writers. By the way, if you go to her website, she has chapters up of BOTH her published books. I appreciate when writers put up excerpts. That way you can tell if the book is going to be something that you enjoy, if you'll like the style of writing. I wish more writers would do that. That's why I became interested in this series. Stumbled onto her website, saw the book covers, clicked on the excerpt, and WOW! Instant fan. Good excerpt - first chapter. You can't go by just the first page anymore for some books; the first page can be great, but then it might go downhill from then.
Ms McLeod's books are interesting from the first page to the last.
Help other customers find the most helpful reviews
Was this review helpful to you? Yes
No
|
![[Start the discussion]](http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/x-locale/communities/discussion_boards/start-new-discussion-sec._V192250339_.gif){kind=small}
