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An Exception (2012)

by Megan Derr(Favorite Author)

3.82 of 5 Votes: 1

languge

English

genre

Romance

publisher

Less Than Three Press LLC

series

Jewel Bonds

review 1: Rating: 3.5 starsI like the world in which the story is set but my favorite of the three books is still An Admirer.In this story there is an older mage, Riot, who thought he was set and his future secure untill the lord he was working for died and the new one turned out to be a scumbag, who destroyed Riot's reputation and threw him out, because the mage didn't want to have any sexual relations with him.The story was pretty short and all happened very fast and convenient. Of course when Riot started searching for work there appears a deligation who need a mage and while there are some difficulties the romance happens pretty fast. I didn't feel the conection to the characters or any romantic feelings they had for each other.Still it's a a nice story and well written, it just... more didn't have a spark the first book in the series had.
review 2: 4.5 starsIn Ms. Derr's world, homosexuality has never been an issue. Age, look, and yes, economic status matter. But not love between men. As a result, she can focus on the romantic side of the story without having to put any energy on bigot characters.An Exception is the third story in "Jewel" series. While there's no characters from the previous books made appearance (beyond one time mentioning Scilsor and Johnan), the world is the same. A mage has jewel that would change color following the soldier's eye color with whom he bonded. Riot (what a riot name!) was a 42-old mage. He's never been bonded before. When the Lord whom he served for decades died and replaced by a young Lord that not only seek for total submission but also sexual favor, Riot chose to leave the service. He kept his principle: never mix business and pleasure. Not that he wanted to sleep with the new Lord, though. After all, the young lord is everything he despised: arrogant, stupid, etc. Riot met Coroe, a much younger soldier who was looking for a mage to work together guarding his princess. Slowly, their attraction to each other was blooming. Riot now was put in a dilemma: Would he keep his principle of separation business and pleasure, or give in to the pull from the handsome soldier?I like reading this book. It felt familiar, like meeting old friends and got an update of what happened with him. As other reviewers stated, I also wished this too be a bit longer... less

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