Wizard's Daughter: Bride Series

I can see I am siding with the minority opinion again, but I really liked this book. Yes, there were some unanswered questions, and a few parts were confusing, but I think a book about magic is supposed to be that way. It is the realm of the unexplained, after all, so there is no clear need to explain everything. I enjoyed Rosalind's personality. She is very sensible and good-humored, even when dealing with trying circumstances. I loved the way she stood up to her step-mother-in-law, who was dreadful in a very satisfying way. You could tell she grew up among Sherbrookes. She had the Sherbrooke "voice". I'm not sure I understood if Rosalind was a debt, or if she was owed a debt, and it is not clear how Nicholas paid the debt to Rosalind, or if he paid it to someone else, or himself. It is very mysterious. I'm willing to accept that magic is mysterious, and if the book was written in a more straight-forward way, it would possibly be boring. Really, I had no complaint with any of that. I thought it was a real page turner, and I am looking forward to the sequel. (There will be a sequel, won't there? And all those questions we have will be answered later?)

It truly is one of life's mysteries how you can have such a range of varied opinions on something but as you can see reading here, "Wizard's Daughter" seems to be a prime example. I was shocked when I pulled up the reviews that I didn't see solid 5 stars here. I remember the first time I read a Sherrilyn Kenyon book and thought "My gosh! What absolute marvelous imagination!" Well, I read "Wizard's Daughter" in one night! It affected me the same way; I thought it was fantastic! The prose flowed from page to page beautifully, the characters were rich and unique in their personalities and quirk's. Wicked stepmother Miranda Vail was just down right laughable she was so bizarrely entertaining... especially with the ghosts! I laughed my butt off! And as for Richard, he showed just enough signs to make me think he's redeemable, perhaps in the next book? =) As to Rosalind and Nicholas' story it could NOT have been done any better. It wasn't your typical ballroom meeting and yet it wasn't just a 'lust' or 'love' at first sight either. You could *feel* there was something special going on from the moment Rosalind and Nicholas laid eyes on each other. Add some mystery, a riddle, and a wildly beautiful fantasy land full of dragons and creatures...that were described in such colorful detail you half expected to look up or turn the page and see them right there in front of you. I would love to see the next book build a relationship between Richard and Nicholas (and of course, Richard's own adventure and love story) along with a new mate for Bifrost! I too have been a fan of Ms. Coulter's. (Historical Romances) and this, to me, is her absolute BEST to date! =)

A very long time ago Captain Jared Vail was the only survivor when his ship and crew were lost at sea in a terrible storm. He awakes to find a bright light and someone telling him he is fine and that this person saved him so now Jared owes him a debt. The person on the other side of the light asks if Captain Vail will promise to pay this debt and he finally does. He is shown a young girl with red hair, blue eyes and freckles who sings a song and says "I am your debt." Now we come to the "present" of London, April 22, 1835 and Nicholas Vail is at a ball looking/hunting for a young woman he knows is there. He spots her with her beautiful dark red hair, pale skin. She is happy and laughing and he knows she is the one. She is a ward of Ryder Sherbrooke and is having her first season in London. She meets Nicholas Vail, Earl of Mountjoy, and they are both comfortable with and attracted to each other albeit for different reasons. Nicholas has been gone from England and made his way in Macau. She had named herself as her memory was gone when Ryder Sherbrooke found her beaten in an alley so her name is Rosalind de La Fontaine. Nicholas comes to call the next day and Rosalind, her "adopted" brother Grayson Sherbrooke and Nicholas visit an art and book fair in the park where Grayson purchases a very ancient book purported to have been written by a wizard. Neither Grayson nor Nicholas can translate and read the code in the book but Rosalind can. This story is very different from Ms. Coulter's FBI series and even the normal Sherbrooke historical romances but it is very well done. The story has several plot lines plus some "evil" stepbrothers and stepmother who also cause trouble. I found it a tad rushed at the end but still a wonderful setup and conclusion. Highly recommended.

the book was exiciting as always it kept you in suspense and make you try to finish so you can find out what was going to happen next. catherine did a good job once again.