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Publisher:
Berkley Trade
Release Date:
November 6, 2007
Genres:
Paranormal Romance
Reincarnation
Historical Romance
ISBN:
Print
9780425217399
Bookmark Rating:
Reviewed by
Jennifer Ray
Review Posted:
May 2008
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~ETERNITY~
Raven
St. James and her mother are accused of witchcraft one fateful evening, and
summarily executed in the center of their village. One man stood alone against
their accusers, trying to save them, but was doomed to failure in the face of so
many.
Duncan Wallace never forgot his failure, nor could he forget the beauty that
touched his heart so in the space of a mere moment. Her vision haunts him as if
she were still alive and breathing even today.
But Raven is alive and breathing, and Immortal High Witch who is now immersed in
the struggle for her very life as she flees from the mortals who would kill her
out of fear and the Dark Ones who would take her very heart in order to prolong
their own evil lives. Her flight lands her in America, where she and Duncan
finally meet again and consummate their love all to briefly before he is killed
trying to save her from a mob once again.
Having sacrificed himself to save another witch, Duncan will be reborn as an
Immortal High Witch one day. If it takes an eternity, Raven will wait for him.
Having read some of Maggie Shayne’s previous work, I expected to love this
book. It had everything I wanted – an author whose work I admired, a plot that
intrigued me, and characters who piqued my interest.
What unnerved me in the story was the fact that it moves back and forth between
first person point of view and third person point of view. I am not a reader
who minds either one, and I rarely notice which voice a story is written in, but
having both in the same book was extremely distracting for me, and made it
difficult to really immerse myself in the book, no matter how interesting the
plot was.
Other than that, the plot stood up to my expectations, as did the character
building. Were it not for the issue I had with the book constantly switching
between first person and third person, I imagine I would have been able to enjoy
ETERNITY much more than I did.
All that aside, I am glad I read the book, as it provided a basis for the later
stories in this saga, which I was able to enjoy more from knowing the history
behind all of the characters.
~INFINITY~
After
the defeat of the Dark One who took the life of Arianna’s lover centuries ago,
she discovers the many secrets in his journals – among them the fact that an
Immortal High Witch whose heart has been taken can be revived by replacing their
heart.
This knowledge brings Arianna hope she never dreamed of, and she sets off on a
journey to Nicodimus’ resting place, to attempt just such a resuscitation
herself.
It works. But Nicodimus has few memories upon waking, and those he has brand
her a betrayer to him.
As with the first book in this collection, I fully anticipated this being a tale
I would adore. Also like ETERNITY, I enjoyed the plot and
characters in INFINITY immensely.
While it was not quite as prevalent as in the previous story, INFINITY
also switched between first person and third person point of view, which
disrupted the flow of the story and made it impossible for me to lose myself in
it. I will say that there was less of this in INFINITY than there
was in ETERNITY, however.
As with the preceding tale, I wouldn’t recommend missing this story if you are
planning to read those that follow INFINITY in this saga.
Note: This review was originally
written by Jennifer Ray for another review site. It is being reposted at
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