August 22, 2009
· Written by Sheridan Sakura Carlotta
· Filed under Elizabeth Amber, PARANORMAL
“Raine: Lords of Satyr” by Elizabeth Amber
Sheridan Sakura Carlotta’s thoughts and notes on “Raine: Lords of Satyr” (also known as Please God Help Your Child Sheridan Maintain Her Sanity And Heal Her Of Her Recurring Tendency To Purchase Books Based Solely On Their Covers Amen); written concurrently as she reads this book and tries very hard not to scream “ARE YOU SH*TTING ME” as loud outbursts of sound tend to draw complaints from the neighbours.
(1) Meditated briefly to recall pertinent facts of the Satyr story as set out in Nicholas’s book and mentally prepared self. Assured self that having at least read the first book, this second book in the series would be more of the same and therefore would receive no major surprises (the kind that’ll leave a girl staring wide-eyed at her ceiling cos she’s too frightened to go to bed). Feel better! Open book.
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July 23, 2009
· Written by Sheridan Sakura Carlotta
· Filed under Elizabeth Amber, PARANORMAL
“Nicholas: The Lords of Satyr” by Elizabeth Amber
I’m pretty sure the saying as “randy as a goat” has been parried about on this website once or twice before but it has never more been more appropriate than in relation to the Lords of Satyr series since you know, the heroes are mystical half man, half goat beings. Lola and I seem to have strayed rather far from our usual serving of werewolves, werejaguars, werepanthers (and such other exotic and dangerous animals) to that of the almost, every day zoo/circus/ (and now) farm variety. I worry for the day that one of us stumble upon a half man, half mosquito book; notwithstanding the fact that Mozzie Man would no doubt be some sort of vampire hybrid with an impressive stinger.
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