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== Book Review == | == Book Review == | ||
'' | ''The following review was originally published by Tera on her Blog, A Succubi's Tale on [https://www.succubus.net/blog/2017/11/12/a-review-of-spirited-by-naomi-stone/ November 12, 2017]'' | ||
Amelia finds herself both blessed and cursed in a single day. Having a djinni appear is a delight, but the appearance of a Lilit with one thing on her mind isn’t. Coming to terms with the reality of having creatures of power around her isn’t the problem, the issue is where her heart goes and who’s heart and soul she’s put at risk. | |||
The work is a complicated novel of love, lust, need and desires which combine to tell a lovely story with heat and a plot that allows for needed character development to occur for the main characters. The telling of that story works really well and I enjoyed the conflict as forces light and dark battled with each other towards the climax. | |||
The main succubus, referred to as Lilit, character Lily, along with her kin in the story, are a bit two-dimensional for my liking. They all are single minded in their focus, there’s a lack of imagination, or more specifically, the ability to create thoughts that are beyond their niche. They are sexual beings, they feed on the lusts of others, but there needs to be something more than that. | |||
The Lilit aren’t the focus of the story, they are a means for plot to advance, characters to be drawn to each other. Even so, I just didn’t find their development that interesting overall. Evil and nasty are a character type, but that alone isn’t enough for character growth. Given that they pop in and out of the plot, it’s not surprising that they haven’t much time, compared to other characters, to become more. | |||
I realize that the story isn’t really about the succubi encountered, as a whole. They are a means for the story to be pushed onwards and that’s expected. I just would have liked them to be a little less “evil” and “stereotypical” than they are. It’s not a story about succubi, though they are an important part of what happens. | |||
Three and a half out of five pitchforks. | |||
As a fantasy romance novel, this is a delight by far. As a work about succubi, there’s a lot left for me wanting. | |||
== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
*[https://www.amazon.com/Spirited-Naomi-Stone-ebook/dp/B0779WVRGK/ This work in Kindle Format at Amazon.com] | *[https://www.amazon.com/Spirited-Naomi-Stone-ebook/dp/B0779WVRGK/ This work in Kindle Format at Amazon.com] | ||