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Heartsong (2010)

by S.W. Vaughn(Favorite Author)

3.94 of 5 Votes: 1

languge

English

genre

Romance

publisher

Loose Id

series

Fae

review 1: Little harder to read than Skin Deep, but I liked it just as muchWarning: This review might contain what some people consider SPOILERS. Rating: 7/10PROS: - The Fae realm that is only hinted at in the first book actually makes an appearance (albeit brief) here, and it’s fascinating. Nothing too original, but seeing characters I was already familiar with as they navigated the Fae world had my undivided attention.- I liked the magical angle in the story. The Fae characters use their magic sparingly and are limited in the types that they can perform. Sometimes I had almost forgotten that they were capable of magic by the time they used it again.- I thought the sex scenes were well done: tender and hot, made sweeter by the fact that Uriskel has such a bristly personality but ... moreis so gentle with Trystan.- Rarely do I think that 180-degree turns in personality are depicted well. In the case of Braelan, the secondary character who (slight SPOILER here) starts out as a villain and turns into an ally, I thought the about-face was very well-written.CONS:- The story requires a large suspension of disbelief right from the start. I realize that this is a fantasy, but it is *rooted* in reality. Trystan is a human character, after all, who lives in New York City. I simply couldn’t make myself believe that a streetwise hustler would allow himself to be played and get himself into the mess that Trystan does. He’s gullible and foolish, and those don’t seem like the sort of traits a street worker would have.- Both of the main characters experience a lot of heartache through the course of the story. Uriskel in particular is subjected to numerous harsh punishments, most of which are described in a fair bit of detail. The angst level is certainly higher in this volume than in Skin Deep.Overall comments: I had a hard time getting through the story, not because it’s poorly written or I wasn’t attached to the characters, but because they go through a lot of unpleasantness. The moments of happiness are fleeting at best (until the ending), but that didn’t stop me from enjoying the story overall. I did get a little frustrated at times at the lack of communication, though: this is one of those stories in which one man will look over at the other, see him in a potentially compromising position, and jump to the absolute worst conclusion…and then never talk to him about it.
review 2: I am seriously in love with these Fae! The author does such an amazing job with the dialogue in this book. The story's main characters are: Trystan, hooker with the heart of gold; Uri, court slave with low self-esteem and a heart of gold; and Braelan, self-assured hot mess with-believe it or not-we all had our doubts-a heart of gold.This will be a definite re-read, I want to spend so much more time with these guys. Guess for now I'll settle for spending time with the third book in the series, so happy it's about the bratling prince, yea! less

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