Journal Entry 1 by Sidney1220 from McLean, Virginia USA on Friday, December 01, 2006

Received from pbs.

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From Publishers Weekly
Starred Review. Roberts's paranormal Circle Trilogy concludes with the "circle of six" warriors—the sorcerer Hoyt, Hoyt's vampire brother Cian, the witch Glenna, the warrior Blair, the shape-shifter Larkin and Larkin's scholar-princess cousin Moira—preparing for battle against the evil vampire, Lilith. Having traveled back through time to Moira and Larkin's ancient kingdom of Geall, Moira raises the sword from the stone to take her place as queen. With her five warrior companions by her side, Moira leads her people into battle against Lilith's army of vampires, who are intent on destroying Geall. Meanwhile, Moira and Cian give in to powerful feelings of love, stealing nights of passion that could spell ruin for both of them. As war befalls the kingdom, Roberts brings the same precise, resonant energy to battle scenes that make her sexual interludes shine, grounding magic, dragons and vampires in a believable world. The truest moments of this novel, however, belong to Roberts's fully formed characters, especially in the love sacrifices of Moira and Cian. Completing her series with the real-world complications of selfless, star-crossed love, Roberts has crafted a fantasy-romance trilogy with strong appeal for romance fans of all stripes. (Nov.)
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Journal Entry 2 by Sidney1220 from McLean, Virginia USA on Monday, June 04, 2007

Well, it looks like Ms Roberts has saved the best for last. While the previous 2 books were a bit bland for me, this one's got everything- a bittersweet love story, tales of courage, sacrifice, and redemption. It's not only the relationship between Moira and Cian that kept me reading, but all the other relationships are realistically and satisfyingly drawn as well- the friendship between the 6, the relationship between Moira and her family, even the twisted one between Lilith and Davey. I've liked all 6 characters before, and now I like them even more.

The only quibble I have is that with the battle between good and evil culminating in this book, and with this book being Moira and Cian's story, those 2 of course took center stage and I felt that the other 4 characters were short changed by having their stories told first. I guess this is one series that you really have to read as a whole and not as stand alones.