Author: Nora Roberts
Rating: ***** (This is not a 5 letter swearword. It's 5 stars)
What it's about:
Hoyt Mac Cionaoith(mac KHEE-nee)/McKenna(as it's called in present time) is a sorceror from 12th century Ireland who is transported to present day New York. He is sent there by the Goddess of War, Morrigan, who is also his ancestor of some kind. His brother, Cian(KEY-an) was turned into a vampire when he was still in the 12th century and now he's rich and still alive-or as alive as a vampire can be.
Morrigan told Hoyt he needs to form a circle of 6 to protect the worlds(there are more than 1) against the evil Vampire Queen, Lilith. This circle of 6 consists of the sorceror(Hoyt), the witch, the scholar, the warrior, the one of many forms and the one who is lost. Therefore, he must set out to find these other 5 people to complete the circle. Morrigan gives them 3 months to prepare themselves. A month to gather, one to learn and one to know.
Hoyt manages to convince his brother(who is also his twin! I forgot to mention that) to help him and Cian's best friend, King comes along too. Hoyt also had a dream about a witch called Glenna who helped him and he tries to find her. Don't worry, he didn't have to bother, she found him 1st. So now he has found 4(he thinks King is the warrior), he's got 2 left.
They travel back to Ireland, where it all started. In the centuries that Cian lived, he managed to get rich through businesses and other stuff I don't know, so he was rich enough to buy back their old family home and grounds. They go back to live there and it brings back memories for Hoyt. The other 2 come to them from Gaell which is another world and they are Moira(MWA-ra), future queen of Gaell and her cousin Larkin, who's a shapeshifter. I don't wanna ruin the suspense and tell you everything. Just gonna say it's a really good book and the sequels are even better. Don't read the spoilers unless you really want to know what happens or you've read it before. I'm warning you.
Spoilers:
King was kidnapped and turned into a vampire and was then killed by Cian. Turns out King wasn't the warrior after all but they didn't know that. The actual warrior that completes the circle is Blair Murphy, Hoyt and Cian's youngest sister, Nola's descendent. That means Hoyt and Cian are her great-great-great(and many many many more)uncles. Hoyt and Glenna also get married and on the night of their handfasting, they are attacked by vampires and they have their first big battle.
What I think:
Filled with hot guys, beautiful girls, powerful magic and bloodthirsty vampires, this book is THE book to read if you're looking to just sit back, not relax and enjoy the story. (I'm not done. Just lazy to write now)
Overall:
A story of romance and courage. Fighting scenes do not disappoint and vampire-lovers will love it. You'd better get ready book 2 & 3 of this trilogy because when you're done, you're gonna want more.
Look out for:
Book 2: Dance of the Gods
Book 3: Valley of Silence
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