The Invisible Ring (Black Jewels #4)
Summary: Jared is a Red-Jeweled Warlord bound as a pleasure slave by the Ring of Obedience. After suffering nine years of torment as a slave, he murdered his owner and escaped -- only to be caught and sold into slavery once again. The notorious queen who has purchased him, known as the Gray Lady, may not be what she seems. Soon, Jared faces a difficult choice: his freedom, or his honor.
398 Pages
My Rating: A
Dreams Made Flesh (Black Jewels #5)
Summary: Jaenelle is the most powerful Witch ever known, centuries of hopes and dreams made flesh at last. She has forged ties with three of the realm’s mightiest Blood warriors: Saetan, the High Lord of Hell, who trains Jaenelle in magic and adopts her as his daughter; Lucivar, the winged Eyrien warlord who becomes her protector; and the near-immortal Daemon born to be Witch’s lover. Jaenelle has assumed her rightful place as Queen of the Darkness and restored order and peace to the realms…but at a terrible cost.
439 Pages
My Rating: A
by Anne Bishop, narrated by John Sharian
Fantasy/Romance
I'd forgotten how much I loved this world until I started listening to The Invisible Ring. Even before one of my favorite characters of all time appeared, I was enjoying it. The second Daemon appeared, I loved it. He and his father and brother are just wonderful, all of them. And seeing them again, watching their affects on their worlds, made me very happy. Invisible Ring is a lovely story, and was my favorite book of January, and Dreams Made Flesh is probably going to be my favorite of this month. If you haven't done yourself the favor of reading this series, definitely start. It's such a rich, lush world, I just want to sink into it, even with all its inherent darkness.
Jared's story is one that gives a great view into how this world works, but with the happiest ending possible. And the Meaning of what the Invisible Ring is will make you smile, even as he fails to understand it time and again. Dreams tells the story of Lucivar falling in love, and of the aftermath of the original Black Jewels Trilogy, and the way this world treats men (ie, much the way ours treats women). Not a pretty or happy story, that second part, but the story of Daemon and Jaenelle finally coming to terms with what happened in the final book of the trilogy is perfect.
I will say this world won't be for everyone. I want everyone to love it as much as I do, but it's got a darkness that will definitely make it too much for some readers. Still, if you don't mind darkness and bad things happening to people, definitely give them a try. And if you've read the first three books, but haven't read more? These are must reads. I can't wait to read more.
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