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The Amazon's Curse (Atlantis)

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I really loved this story and have to say that Zane is my favorite character in the Atlantis series so far. The only thing I think was missing was length. I agree with some of the previous comments that this book was really just too short. I loved the characters and wish they had been developed more and given a longer story. If you like the Atlantis series though, this book is worth the read. If you don't have Kindle you can find the e-book on other sites pretty cheap and get free software to read it. The price is great.

THE AMAZON'S CURSE is part of Gena Showalter's Atlantis series and probably should be read after THE VAMPIRE'S BRIDE. Zane, a fierce vampire warrior, and Nola, a lovely Amazon soldier, cross paths again when Zane is captured by the Amazons. Their intention is to capture, breed with these strong male warriors and free them. Most males didn't have a problem, but Zane spent too many years as a demon queen's whore.

Nola spent her entire life hating men for they brought nothing but pain. Four months ago when she met Zane, his affections frightened her. She has been cursed with invisibility and Zane is the only one who can see her. She will have to learn to trust Zane if she is to be set free.

I love these little mini-sagas. Okay, maybe this one was a little too mini, but I still enjoy them. Each gives me more background information into the series and the characters.

This was just "okay." I felt Showalter sped through this short story and didn't give the characters enough time and care. I was bumming she seemed to have hurried through this short story because none of her other books are like this. She writes well, she has some very fun and new ideas...and I'm just sorry this book didn't get all of her attention!

I read The Amazon's Curse and was let with a lot of questions. It was a short stories. But it was missing something?????

I was so excited to read this book and to start reading the whole atlantis series. After reading this, I changed my mind about the entire thing. First off, I am wondering how the author is "award winning." It was too short, not descriptive enough, and just cut off at the end. Not like a cliff hanger, more like she forgot the last 100 pages. I would not recommend this book to anyone.

I've been on a bit of a novella, shortstory or inde author kick lately. (Mostly because if I'm going to pay $7-10 for the amazon list prize for a computer file--I really, really need to love the author. Don't get me wrong--I love my kindle christmas present...but ouch!

Anyways, this story started out with another interesting concept. I normally don't like vampires, but surprisingly I liked Zane. Nola was okay--I didn't love her, but that might have been because this shortstory didn't allow for much in way of character development. I might have grown more attached in a longer work. What I didn't like was the silly, burtally stupid Amazon culture. They annoyed me no end. Meh!

Another problem, this story didn't feel like a stand alone--I've missed the events that lead up to this. I might go backtracking to try to figure out the reading order, or just buy the bundle. Verdict is still out on this one. Overall I enjoyed the shortstory prequel 'The Darkest Fire' a lot more than this one.

It wasn't bad but it could have been better. It's a short story and it reads like one too, the story just seemed to go by pretty quick. I thought it could have been much better and was a bit disappointed. I've really enjoyed all her other books.

I love Gena but didn't love this story. The whole curse thing never really got explained well or how it was broken. That or I was yawning when it happened. I'll stick to her Lords from now on I think.

As always, a well-witten story that can stand alone or follow-up as a continuation of the series. My ONLY disappointment is that I felt, with the nature of these particular characters, they were deserving of a full-length Novel. Specifically Zane, who has been introduced much before, and the horrible things he experienced. It would have been nice to see more time given to his happy conclusion. For those of you that are new to this Author, I would highly suggest starting with the 1st book of the series. For once you do that, not only will you be compelled to read the others, but you will know why we willingly pick up any scraps that we can!

Not only was this book super short but when you met the characters in the other books and even when the whole contest thing went down these were actual characters that had life to them. This book or e-book seems to have been slapped together just to finish the series I guess. You pay for what you get. For 2 bucks and some change it's not worth it. I think it really sucked and lacked the creativeness of the other books. I know this is to be a romance and what not but the book is a waste. Sorry to repeat myself but I am really mad because I fell in love with the Atlantis Series. 5 thumbs down