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Death's Mistress
by
Karen Chance
It is part of the Dorina Basarab #2 series and is a urban fantasy in Paperback edition that was published by Onyx Path Publishing on January 5, 2010 and has 422 pages.
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Other books by this author which I have reviewed include Curse the Dawn, Hunt the Moon, Chicks Kick Butt, Fury's Kiss, "The Gauntlet", "The Queen's Witch", "House at Cobb End", Midnight's Daughter, Claimed by Shadow, Touch the Dark, Embrace the Night, Tempt the Stars, "In Vino Veritas", Updating Pritkin, Reap the Wind,, Ride the Storm, "Black Friday", Brave the Tempest, Masks, Shatter the Earth, Shadow's Bane, Queen's Gambit
Second in the Dorina Basarab urban fantasy series about a half-vampire, half-dhampir who intends to live, no matter what or who. Set in Brooklyn.
My Take
Dorina is one kick-ass girl! A little too inclined to act without thinking but loyal to her friends. At this point, Mircea has Cassie “under his thumb” and the ley-line races are underway (just to bring it in line with the Cassie Palmer series).
Claire has fled Faerie with her 9-month old son after a series of assassination attempts and the loss of a royal family rune which would have protected her son from death. She takes refuge in her old home with Dorina who combines looking for the royal rune with a simple job for Mircea. Only, as usual, Mircea hasn’t told her anything about why he really wants this job accomplished.
And it is a mess…politically, murderously, guilt-ridden, and full of revelations for Dorina.
Fascinating range of characters with a torturous political path to be twined. It’s amazingly violent and homey all at the same time…
