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Kindred Rites

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I love these books! Although Kindred Rites and Night Calls can be read as stand-alones, they are even more powerful when you read all of the story. Allie is tough, strong, smart, brave, and caring--- a great heroine. She is in even more danger in this book, for not just her life is in peril, her soul is too. A position as Death's apprentice is a much better choice than what awaits her otherwise. Skillful handling of myth, mountain lore and woodcraft, herbology, etc. Kimbriel has done her homework, and blends them all in with a strong plot, believable characters, and a clear clean writing style that delights. Enough terror to give you a jolt, enough strong writing to satisfy even the pickiest reader. READ THIS BOOK

Starting with Fire Sanctuary, through Fires of Nuala and Hidden Fires, all of which I love and still have, onto this series, which leaves poor Ally with quite a way to go, I have followed KEK. She moves ve---rrrr------rrrrr----y slowly. Her stuff is so good, but it is hard to get new stuff when none is being written. I noticed that she has a new chapbook out, but that will just whet our appetites for more. Is it publishing problems? I am getting tired of publishers not advertizing their authors, then dropping them for low sales, especially when it is my favorite authors. Obviously, KEK is one of them and I hope she comes out with sequels to this series and even Nuala. We are hungry for more!

This is a great follow-up to the first novel (Night Calls). The pace set in the first book doesn't slacken, the characters feel right, the story is gripping, and the writing is so smooth as to be nearly invisible, like you're floating along in the story rather than translating words on a page into mental images. I picked it up one evening before dinnertime, and neglected to eat dinner and stayed up past my bedtime in order to finish it. I can't wait for the next book.

This book is wonderfully written. The themes are perfectly balanced, it has wonderful flow, and the story is interesting until the very last page. This author is one of the most talented I've come across in modern fiction, and I can't wait for her next book. KINDRED RITES is worth every penny, even with the extra fees to get it on special order. I'd recommend this book to anyone who is interest in the supernatural.

I loved this book. I enjoyed it so much, I bought a copy for both sisters and my mom. We also loved "Night Calls". We're all eagerly awaiting more in this series.

I almost passed on this sequel to the earlier, excellent 'Night Calls.' The cheesy cover art (a Native American looking woman a la Harlequin) gives the impression that this novel contains fantasy of the lowest order. The strength of the first book persuaded me to continue with this next installment, and I'm glad I did.
The continuing development of Ally Sorenson in the Scandinavian/herbal/mystic arts of the 'Gift' picks up beautifully where 'Night Calls' left off. Allie personifies the best attributes of the American frontier - practicality, curiosity, and courage. The language of this novel softly blankets the reader in the feeling that Ally's world is a little off from ours, but never in a distracting way. The fantasy elements are organic to the character development, and neither feels forced. While it's not strictly necessary to understand the story, I strongly recommend reading 'Night Calls' first as an introduction to Ally's world; her growth into adulthood will be more meaningful.

i've been waiting patiently, but please please please take time off from massage and web design to write a sequel to night calls and kindred rites!!! alfreda is a fabulous heroine and i want to know what happens to her during her time with cory. does she go east to visit her townie cousins? do she and shaw get married? EEK! please please please...pretty please? in other words - for those who haven't read these two books, they rock the casbah!

This book is one of my favorites and has been re-read often. Allie is totally engaging and her common sense and practicality are very refreshing. I am eagerly awaiting the next installment in the series.

This book brings back the interesting and believable heroine of "Night Calls", Alfreda Sorenson. It is a wonderful blend of fantasy, myth and folklore that is well worth reading and rereading. It should appeal to a wide cross section of readers from young adults to senior citzens. I would recommend it highly to those people who are trying to find well written and life like characters. Alfreda, Marta, Cory and Shaw are folks I would enjoy meeting. I hope Ms. Kimbriel writes another one of their adventures soon. I can hardly wait!!

What a great thing to have another Allie book! Night Calls is a keeper, and this one is too. The magic is real but it doesn't overwhelm the people.