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Steamy & Smart, September 19, 2010
This review is from: Poisoned Kisses (Harlequin Nocturne) (Mass Market Paperback)
Poisoned Kisses, another book in Stephanie Draven's Mythica series, strikes an awesome balance between traditional steamy romance, the consequences and toll of war, and oh-by-the-way, a little Greek mythology thrown in.
Kyra, daughter of the war god Ares, is on a mission to destroy evil and that means Marco Kaisiris, an arms dealer who also happens to be a shape-shifting hydra. However, as is usual with Draven's writing there is much more to the story than boy meets girl and they fall in love. Both characters are superbly crafted. Kyra is a heroine with an attitude and Marco is a dark leading man with a past. While the both fall prey to the wild attraction that romance characters do, they do so against a backdrop of the serious issues of war that Draven is not afraid to tackle.
Draven's ability to weave a story that encompasses serious subject matter, Greek mythology and steamy romance makes her an author to watch! This book is really unlike any romance I've read before. (and there was even a bonus story included in the back!)
What a fun read!
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I want more, October 24, 2011
There something about Stephanie Draven's stories that stick with you and leave you wanting to know more, to read more.
I had someone tell me that Poisoned Kisses was a must read and they were right. Greek mythology holds a new meaning when you read this book. Stephanie has a way of making it come alive to you.
She's now one of my "must have" authors and I can't wait for her new book to come out!
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Best Nocturne I've Ever Read, December 4, 2010
This review is from: Poisoned Kisses (Harlequin Nocturne) (Mass Market Paperback)
I review Nocturnes regularly at The Pen & Muse blog, and this is by far the best Nocturne I've ever read. Stephanie Draven handles the re-interpretation of mythology with consummate grace. So fluid and easy, it's hard to understand why I haven't read one of her books before. But this was truly a masterpiece. I saw another reviewer said, "if all romance novels were this good, the genre wouldn't have a bad name." I second that.
You don't need me to tell you what the book is about--you can read the blurb for yourself. Suffice to say, I read these books a lot. They all start to sound the same after awhile, and that's not necessarily a bad thing. But this book is different. It's hard to put my finger on exactly all the things that make it different, but here's my biggest praise:
This book is not only well-written and engaging with a killer plot, but it's smart. As a woman with three degrees and a lifetime of intellectualism, it was nice to have an author treat me like an intelligent adult reader. I actually felt like I'd learned something after finishing this book. But not in a preachy-high-horsey way. More like the way you scratch your head and think, how in the **** did she just do that? Masterful.
Typically, I don't say, "hey, you should buy this book" because you just never can account for taste. But I'm gonna go out on a limb and say, you should probably buy this. At least plunk down the three bucks and change for the e-version on Kindle. It's worth the three hours (or however long it takes you to read it.
POISONED KISSES is going in my keeper pile for good.
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