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Lord of the Forest (Elementals, Book 3)

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Although this book is titled "Lord of the Forest", I sometimes wondered if it shouldn't have been Lords of the Forest & Flame, as Vane, Lord of Fire/Lava, was in this book a LOT.

While Marius' story was quite good, and the supporting characters we're introduced to (Querky & Esau), were great, it didn't engage me quite as much as Gideon's (Lord of the Dark) story. I haven't had a chance to pick up Lord of the Deep/Simeon's book, so I can't speak of it.

Ironically, this book made me want to chuck it, and move onto Vane's story. As the author is dead, I hope it will still appear.

the beginning was good but toward the end it was if the author ran out of ideas and just kinda mashed thoughts together in order to just end it.

This latest installment of Dawn Thompson's Elemental series is a complete departure from Lord of the Deep and Lord of the Dark. The character persona's have changed drastically. Character physical descriptions have changed significantly also. The history behind Marius' curse is explained twice with two different stories that do not reconcile. There are surprising typos that one could not easily correct if he or she did not have the two previous texts. The number of pages is incorrect. Usually Thompson's installment is 320 pages per book, this, however is 222 pages.

I DO NOT believe Thompson completed this text and the publishers simply wished to gain a profit from what little materials she may have begun before her passing. I think this text is a fabrication that disrespects the literary history of Ms. Thompson. Yes, she wrote explicit material with heavy mythological influence, BUT SHE DID IT WELL! Whoever completed and/or edited this text should have at least read the first two in the series. All I can say is incredible, I am in disbelief of such shoddy work!

The shapeshifting Lord of the Forest Marius is tired of the annual midsummer revelry in which he must perform super-deity like sexual escapades as the trysts have become increasingly meaningless to him. He even considers skipping the gala, which would bring issues with the summer solace that his festival renews. However, as he hides in his secret pool preparing himself mentally for another ordeal, Linnea the goddess of the hunt finds him. She peaks his interest and suddenly sex seems perfect.

Meanwhile Ravelle the malevolent shapeshifting demon plans to take the Forest Isle. While his only potential opposition are making love and ignoring his presence or that of his horde, his minion abducts Marius in his centaur physique. They take their prisoner to the land of the humans with only his beloved huntress capable of rescuing him.

The third Elementals tale (see LORD OF THE DARK and LORD OF THE DEEP) is more a straightforward fantasy with a somewhat minor romantic subplot. The story line is fast-paced and filled with action including a few erotic encounters between Marius and Linnea although their interludes are much less than in the first two stories. Still Dawn Thompson provides a fine entry in her thrilling Elementals saga.

Harriet Klausner