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Terre D'Ange: un regno fondato dagli angeli e popolato da individui in cui una bellezza mirabile si accompagna a un'incondizionata libertà fisica e mentale. Un unico precetto guida infatti le Tredici Case che lo dominano: Ama a tuo piacimento'
Abbandonata dalla madre in tenera età e destinata quindi a servire in una delle Case, Phèdre è nata con una piccola macchia scarlatta nell'occhio sinistro. Per molti, un difetto irrimediabile. Per altri, un segno rarissimo e sconvolgente: il Dardo di Kushiel, il marchio che contraddistingue le anguissette, coloro che possono mescolare la sofferenza e il piacere per natura e non per costrizione. Un marchio che non sfugge al nobile Anafiel Delaunay, che paga il prezzo di servaggio per la giovanissima Phèdre e poi la accoglie presso di sé. Ma Delaunay non intende semplicemente farla diventare una cortigiana perfetta, un ambito oggetto del desiderio per gli uomini e le donne di Terre D'Ange. Vuole soprattutto che lei impari a osservare, ricordare e riflettere, che si trasformi cioè in un'abilissima spia, in grado di rivelargli i segreti sussurrati nell'intimità. Perché il regno è inquieto, agitato da complotti e intrighi che affondano le loro radici in un passato lontano, che Delaunay conosce fin troppo bene, e i pericoli si nascondono dietro apparenze insospettabili? Confidando unicamente sul coraggio e sulla determinazione, Phèdre sarà dunque costretta a trovare il suo posto in un universo dove tutti ' amici e traditori ' indossano la stessa maschera e parlano in modo suadente, dove un singolo gesto o una semplice parola possono fare la differenza tra la vita e la morte. E non avrà che una sola possibilità per difendere ciò che ha più caro'
- ISBN: 8850213778
- Casa Editrice: TEA
- Pagine: 896
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Did you cop a big eyeful of that? That's right. Those Tortoises are totally boning. Now, I'm sure there's many a tortoise out there who would find that image very appealing. Unfortunately, I don't. And this is my BIG PROBLEM with Kushiel's Dart. Not that it's full of tortoise sex, mind you. There's al Leggi tutto
Just a disclaimer here: This will be a very difficult review to write. In order to truly review this book, I have to talk about my own views on things and how books affect me personally. I am opening myself up here, which always makes me squirm. If you are reading this review and you don't agree wit Leggi tutto
I enjoyed this a lot at first, in a stupid trashy way, but got bored after a while, which is why I took so long to finish it. I think it reaches its height of trashy fun in Terre d'Ange; all the bits with Phedre living with the Skaldic tribes, getting away from them in the wintry tundra etc. etc. dr Leggi tutto
I don't care how long a book is, if it's failed to wow me by page 361 then I think it's time to give up, right? I understand a few things about this book. Firstly, that Jacqueline Carey is actually not a bad writer, that the world created and the politics of it are well thought out... but I still
There is this new guy at my office. The moment I learned he used to work at B&N, I wanted to run to his desk and start hounding him about books. Then I thought, Don’t scare him off. Pace yourself. I started stealthy checking the cover of the books he’d read during lunch. I tested the waters before t Leggi tutto
This is going to be a very unpopular review. So, to all of you who may hate me after reading this, I apologize in advance. From the rave reviews, and based on the vast number of people who seemingly loved this book enough to tattoo a representation of it on their body , I expected it to blow me away. Leggi tutto
The first thing everyone usually talks about regarding the Kushiel books is the sex, so I'll get it out of the way first: S&M, not for the faint of heart, absolutely integral to the plot. It's easy to summarize the book very briefly or very in-depth; it's almost impossible to do anything in between, Leggi tutto
once upon a time, in response to the question What Would You Like To See In Fantasy, i responded: 1. i would like to see an old woman as a protagonist. 2. or an interesting demon - but not a 'sexy' PNR demon. 3. or more epic fantasies set in steamy, wet jungles rather than european-style forests or m Leggi tutto
☠ DNF at 21% . Finally! A DNF! Believe it or not, it’s been such a long time since I added a book to my beloved DNF Graveyard that my murderous babies were getting super concerned and stuff! (So much so that they even considered calling Dr. Prawn to the rescue *eyeroll* Foolish—if bloodthirsty—crustac Leggi tutto
This book is so overwrought, so full of tangled, convoluted prose, that I found it hard to take seriously. The world, instead of being built up as an original creation, seems to be taken fairly whole cloth from the French Court of Louis XIV. I know everybody steals, but the best writers steal the mo Leggi tutto
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