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"A fair maiden tough enough to kick [vampire] butts."-Rebecca York, "USA Today" bestselling author "Shadow of the Moon"
"An engaging heroine."-Kelley Armstrong, "USA Today" bestselling author of "Broken"
"An engaging heroine."-Kelley Armstrong, "USA Today" bestselling author of "Broken"
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Clairvoyant Cassie Palmer has inherited new magical powers - including the ability to travel through time. But it's a whole lot of responsbility she'd rather not have. Now she's the most popular girl in town, as an assortment of vamps, fey, and mages try to convince, force, or seduce her - and her magic - over to their side. But one particular master vampire didn't ask what Cassie wanted before putting a claim on her. He had a spell cast that binds her to him, and now she doesn't know if what she feels for him is real or imagined .....
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40 of 44 people found the following review helpful
Format:Mass Market Paperback
This is the second in the Cassandra Palmer series and is as good as the first (Touch the Dark). If you enjoy Laurell K Hamilton, Christine Feehan and the like, you will enjoy these. It took me a while to get into it but once I did I just had to keep reading. Cassie is a great lead character- she is resourceful, with out knowing everything- she manages her way through all the bad stuff without suddenly getting extra magic powers right at the end-a flaw in Hamiltons work- both "Merry Gently" fairy books and "Anita Blake" vampire ones.
In this second look she is still trying to get out of perminantly becoming the "Pythia", the worlds cheif clairvoyant. She has to deal with the "hands off"/love spell that Mircea put on her when she was 11 that has now blown up in both their faces- they can't keep there hands off each other- and Cassie can't get together with anyone else as the spell burns anyone she gets to close too- like Pritkin, the Mage assisin whom she has formed an uneasy truce with while she searches for Tony (bad Vamp) and Myra (Would be evil-Pythia) to stop them from killing her or Mircea. A fun time travelling vampire/witch tale. I reccomend it to you- but only after you have read Touch The Dark first!
In this second look she is still trying to get out of perminantly becoming the "Pythia", the worlds cheif clairvoyant. She has to deal with the "hands off"/love spell that Mircea put on her when she was 11 that has now blown up in both their faces- they can't keep there hands off each other- and Cassie can't get together with anyone else as the spell burns anyone she gets to close too- like Pritkin, the Mage assisin whom she has formed an uneasy truce with while she searches for Tony (bad Vamp) and Myra (Would be evil-Pythia) to stop them from killing her or Mircea. A fun time travelling vampire/witch tale. I reccomend it to you- but only after you have read Touch The Dark first!
43 of 48 people found the following review helpful
Format:Mass Market Paperback
I loved 'Touch the Dark' and have been dying for the next installment to arrive. Fortunately, it didn't disappoint!
The plot traces Cassie's journey from partial Pythia to the real deal, while acquiring some new problems in the form of a malfunctioning geis and a quest for a book of Merlin's spell - and she's still looking for her vampire nemesis, Tony. The ongoing war that pitches the Vampire Senate and the Silver Circle against Rasputin and the Black Circle is rumbling on, but is not central to developments.
The plot meshes beautifully with the previous novel, with little strands being picked up and developed.
The author's style is fluent and highly engaging. The book is written in the first person from Cassie's perspective and it works really well.
It's also extremely funny in places.
The descriptions in the book are wonderful. Scenes such as Dante's casino are vividly described, but so are the action scenes - and there are some real gems like Mac's tatoo parlour.
Most of the characters from the first book return and there are a few lovely new characters.
Cassie is a great lead character, with lots of personality and her conflicted feelings about her new powers and the motivations of those around her are nicely pitched. Her relationship options get a bit complex, with her getting intimate with one character, desperate to get in the same position with another and rather alarmed to discover another one apparently rather likes her. This is all well handled and the differing responses to each make sense.
Mircea returns and is still enticing although he doesn't have a lot to do apart from respond to the geis and help Cassie out.
We also get to meet Mac, a retired war mage. He's a lovely character and rather uniquely 'good' person in the book.
But the standing ovation has to be reserved for Pritkin. He is such a fantastic character - one of those that just spring up of the page with the force of their personality. He's as aggressive as ever, but occasionally shows some other facets to his personality. Most of my favourite bits of the book had him in.
I can't wait until the next installment.
The plot traces Cassie's journey from partial Pythia to the real deal, while acquiring some new problems in the form of a malfunctioning geis and a quest for a book of Merlin's spell - and she's still looking for her vampire nemesis, Tony. The ongoing war that pitches the Vampire Senate and the Silver Circle against Rasputin and the Black Circle is rumbling on, but is not central to developments.
The plot meshes beautifully with the previous novel, with little strands being picked up and developed.
The author's style is fluent and highly engaging. The book is written in the first person from Cassie's perspective and it works really well.
It's also extremely funny in places.
The descriptions in the book are wonderful. Scenes such as Dante's casino are vividly described, but so are the action scenes - and there are some real gems like Mac's tatoo parlour.
Most of the characters from the first book return and there are a few lovely new characters.
Cassie is a great lead character, with lots of personality and her conflicted feelings about her new powers and the motivations of those around her are nicely pitched. Her relationship options get a bit complex, with her getting intimate with one character, desperate to get in the same position with another and rather alarmed to discover another one apparently rather likes her. This is all well handled and the differing responses to each make sense.
Mircea returns and is still enticing although he doesn't have a lot to do apart from respond to the geis and help Cassie out.
We also get to meet Mac, a retired war mage. He's a lovely character and rather uniquely 'good' person in the book.
But the standing ovation has to be reserved for Pritkin. He is such a fantastic character - one of those that just spring up of the page with the force of their personality. He's as aggressive as ever, but occasionally shows some other facets to his personality. Most of my favourite bits of the book had him in.
I can't wait until the next installment.
32 of 36 people found the following review helpful
Format:Mass Market Paperback
I loved 'Touch the Dark' and have been dying for the next installment to arrive. Fortunately, it didn't disappoint!
The plot traces Cassie's journey from partial Pythia to the real deal, while acquiring some new problems in the form of a malfunctioning geis and a quest for a book of Merlin's spell - and she's still looking for her vampire nemesis, Tony. The ongoing war that pitches the Vampire Senate and the Silver Circle against Rasputin and the Black Circle is rumbling on, but is not central to developments.
The plot meshes beautifully with the previous novel, with little strands being picked up and developed.
The author's style is fluent and highly engaging. The book is written in the first person from Cassie's perspective and it works really well.
It's also extremely funny in places.
The descriptions in the book are wonderful. Scenes such as Dante's casino are vividly described, but so are the action scenes - and there are some real gems like Mac's tatoo parlour.
Most of the characters from the first book return and there are a few lovely new characters.
Cassie is a great lead character, with lots of personality and her conflicted feelings about her new powers and the motivations of those around her are nicely pitched. Her relationship options get a bit complex, with her getting intimate with one character, desperate to get in the same position with another and rather alarmed to discover another one apparently rather likes her. This is all well handled and the differing responses to each make sense.
Mircea returns and is still enticing although he doesn't have a lot to do apart from respond to the geis and help Cassie out.
We also get to meet Mac, a retired war mage. He's a lovely character and rather uniquely 'good' person in the book.
But the standing ovation has to be reserved for Pritkin. He is such a fantastic character - one of those that just spring up of the page with the force of their personality. He's as aggressive as ever, but occasionally shows some other facets to his personality. Most of my favourite bits of the book had him in.
I can't wait until the next installment.
The plot traces Cassie's journey from partial Pythia to the real deal, while acquiring some new problems in the form of a malfunctioning geis and a quest for a book of Merlin's spell - and she's still looking for her vampire nemesis, Tony. The ongoing war that pitches the Vampire Senate and the Silver Circle against Rasputin and the Black Circle is rumbling on, but is not central to developments.
The plot meshes beautifully with the previous novel, with little strands being picked up and developed.
The author's style is fluent and highly engaging. The book is written in the first person from Cassie's perspective and it works really well.
It's also extremely funny in places.
The descriptions in the book are wonderful. Scenes such as Dante's casino are vividly described, but so are the action scenes - and there are some real gems like Mac's tatoo parlour.
Most of the characters from the first book return and there are a few lovely new characters.
Cassie is a great lead character, with lots of personality and her conflicted feelings about her new powers and the motivations of those around her are nicely pitched. Her relationship options get a bit complex, with her getting intimate with one character, desperate to get in the same position with another and rather alarmed to discover another one apparently rather likes her. This is all well handled and the differing responses to each make sense.
Mircea returns and is still enticing although he doesn't have a lot to do apart from respond to the geis and help Cassie out.
We also get to meet Mac, a retired war mage. He's a lovely character and rather uniquely 'good' person in the book.
But the standing ovation has to be reserved for Pritkin. He is such a fantastic character - one of those that just spring up of the page with the force of their personality. He's as aggressive as ever, but occasionally shows some other facets to his personality. Most of my favourite bits of the book had him in.
I can't wait until the next installment.
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Great book
Loved this book . Will be getting more from this author. Sometimes these sort of books can be a bit boring, this one was far from that.
Published 22 days ago by Teddy
A great page turner, you just have to keep reading.
I loved the first book (Touch of dark) and immediately brought this one...Wow Cassie Palmer is a fantastic leader character and you want her to succeed. Read more
Published 13 months ago by claire cullen
Great second installment
I love Karen Chance as a writer, just wish she would write more, especially the Basarab series, which is much better than the Cassandra Palmer series. Read more
Published 15 months ago by Cheryl M-M
Well written, funny & just a tad confusing
This is the start of a series of books about a heroine (Cassie) and the relatives of Dracula, but with a Back to the Future kick or twelve. Read more
Published 18 months ago by Ray G
Still not quite in its stride
I found the first book in this series a bit messy and problematic with far too many characters and too many explanations slowing down the action. Read more
Published 21 months ago by daisyduck1976
4.5 stars
4.5 stars
Whew. Poor Cassie - that girl needs a nap more than anyone I've ever met! I read a review on Chance's web site that said something along the lines of this... Read more
Whew. Poor Cassie - that girl needs a nap more than anyone I've ever met! I read a review on Chance's web site that said something along the lines of this... Read more
Published 24 months ago by Rebecca
brilliant!
This story hits the ground running with non-stop action from start to finish. While I found the first book in the Cassie Palmer series a little confusing, everything is clear as... Read more
Published on 20 Nov 2009 by Potterywhizz
Amazing
I love this book. I prefer it in a way to touch the dark as it didn't cease to make sense and become confusing in some parts like the first book did and now I know what all the... Read more
Published on 18 Oct 2009 by B. Booth
Claimed By Shadow
I thought this book was excellent. Very enthralling and very clever in the way mysterious historical figures are explained with magical connections. Read more
Published on 19 Aug 2009 by Z. Deakin
Through the Looking Glass
I adored this book. The humour was really spot on and the wacky antics of Cassie, Pritkin, Mircea, Tomas and the like were racketed up a notch. Read more
Published on 26 Jun 2009 by Persephone
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