| Iona
Sheehan lives in America, but she has always wanted to visit
Ireland and felt drawn to the country. After her grandmother
tells her about a family secret she is compelled to go there
and discover more about her roots. Meeting her two cousins
is a stroke of good luck, as is getting a job at a riding
school owned by a very attractive man. But she has strange
dreams and soon has to defend herself against the magic of
the evil sorcerer Cabhan, banned from her family since the
13th century…
Ms Roberts has done quite a few series of books with a paranormal
theme, and this one is another such. Witches, curses, sorcerers
and magic spells entangle with lovely descriptions of Ireland,
romance and sex to form a heady brew. If you have read her
other supernatural novels this one might seem like more of
the same as it is not very different in tone, plot or concept.
I had hoped for something more different and new, but it is
a relaxing and entertaining tale and has some of the magic
(pardon the pun) that has made this author so very popular.
She knows her setting too which helps, and her descriptions
of Ireland are some of my favorite parts of the book. To its
detriment there is not a lot of character development or conflict,
making it a good book to calm down with at the end of a long
day, but not perhaps as thrilling or fresh as earlier works.
I will be interested to see how the series develops.
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