Yvonne L. reviewed Tied With a Bow: Upon a Midnight Clear / First Light / Human Error / An Inconvenient Mate on + 929 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 3
Tied with a Bow is a collection of stories by Lora Leigh, Virginia Kantra, Eileen Wilks, and Kimberly Frost. Ive been big fans of Leighs Breed series and Wilks Lupi series. I dont remember ever reading Kantra or Frost.
The book starts with Kantras Upon a Midnight Clear. It is about an angel who was casted down on earth because he helped a little girl survived the French revolution and he was not supposed to intervene. All the fallen angels receive help from a human man as they try to adjust to society. I couldnt finish the story pass the first few chapters because Lucien (the fallen angel in question) was such a spoiled ingrate. It was hard to want good things to happen to happen to him when all I want to do is slap him and tell him to get over himself. So it wasnt worth the read for me. Perhaps if I had read the rest of the series before I wouldnt have judged it this harshly.
The second story was First Light by Kimberly Frost. This is based in a world where muses are real and are kind of treated like celebrities. In comes an angel (takes about 24 hours for him to remember who he is and that he has to kill his nemesis demon) who has been stalking/secretly taking care of a journalist named Kate. Now Nathaniel and Kate have to choose to be together or to kill the demon because they cant have both. The story goes between intriguing and down- right cheesy. I think the cheesy parts are supposed to be funny in an eye-rolling kind of way. Regardless I did finish the story and thought it was okay but didnt like it to continue the series.
Human Error by Eileen Wilks turned out to be my favorite story. I might be biased because Benedict and Arjenie are my favorite characters from Wilks lupi series. Here Benedict is about to spend the winter holidays with Arjenies family. He wants to make a good impression since even though they are Wiccan, their interactions and knowledge of lupi were very limited. Of course within minutes of meeting everyone he is forced to turned into a wolf but some unknown force and everyone has to ban together to save the world so to speak. It was fun and the plot interesting. I was captured from the very beginning. The end was a little bit weird but it was a great read. Its not the best standalone book. It would be better if you have read some of the series in order for you to appreciate it.
An Inconvenient Mate by Lora Leigh stands up in sexiness to her other Breed series. This one stars coyote breed Malachi on his way to hunt a rogue breed. I do wish it was a bit longer so there could be more story and character development. It felt a little bit rushed but I still enjoyed it. Not as good as the other ones but still worth the read if you are into Leigh.
Overall a pretty good read. I didnt like everything but what I did was fun enough.
The book starts with Kantras Upon a Midnight Clear. It is about an angel who was casted down on earth because he helped a little girl survived the French revolution and he was not supposed to intervene. All the fallen angels receive help from a human man as they try to adjust to society. I couldnt finish the story pass the first few chapters because Lucien (the fallen angel in question) was such a spoiled ingrate. It was hard to want good things to happen to happen to him when all I want to do is slap him and tell him to get over himself. So it wasnt worth the read for me. Perhaps if I had read the rest of the series before I wouldnt have judged it this harshly.
The second story was First Light by Kimberly Frost. This is based in a world where muses are real and are kind of treated like celebrities. In comes an angel (takes about 24 hours for him to remember who he is and that he has to kill his nemesis demon) who has been stalking/secretly taking care of a journalist named Kate. Now Nathaniel and Kate have to choose to be together or to kill the demon because they cant have both. The story goes between intriguing and down- right cheesy. I think the cheesy parts are supposed to be funny in an eye-rolling kind of way. Regardless I did finish the story and thought it was okay but didnt like it to continue the series.
Human Error by Eileen Wilks turned out to be my favorite story. I might be biased because Benedict and Arjenie are my favorite characters from Wilks lupi series. Here Benedict is about to spend the winter holidays with Arjenies family. He wants to make a good impression since even though they are Wiccan, their interactions and knowledge of lupi were very limited. Of course within minutes of meeting everyone he is forced to turned into a wolf but some unknown force and everyone has to ban together to save the world so to speak. It was fun and the plot interesting. I was captured from the very beginning. The end was a little bit weird but it was a great read. Its not the best standalone book. It would be better if you have read some of the series in order for you to appreciate it.
An Inconvenient Mate by Lora Leigh stands up in sexiness to her other Breed series. This one stars coyote breed Malachi on his way to hunt a rogue breed. I do wish it was a bit longer so there could be more story and character development. It felt a little bit rushed but I still enjoyed it. Not as good as the other ones but still worth the read if you are into Leigh.
Overall a pretty good read. I didnt like everything but what I did was fun enough.
Maria R. (kiky22) -
Love the book from Lora Leigh. I've been a fan of the Breeds series and this one is a classic. The other short stories well too dull for my taste.
Maggie G. reviewed Tied With a Bow: Upon a Midnight Clear / First Light / Human Error / An Inconvenient Mate on + 72 more book reviews
I'm a huge fan of Eileen Wilks and Lora Leigh and their novellas did not disappoint. They were exactly as good as I'd hoped. Wilks' characters are fascinating and sympathetic and her plotting is very smart. Leigh's Breed series is HOT; in a novella you get more heat and less plot but that's fine by me.
I'd never read Virginia Kantra but I'm going to look for her work now. Her novella had something that makes me want to take a second look.
The only disappointment was Kimberly Frost. Her story just didn't hold up and that's why I couldn't give this anthology 5 stars. It was probably too much of an "outtake" from whatever else she writes so perhaps it has meaning to anyone who reads her series but a story should stand on its own and this one didn't.
I'd never read Virginia Kantra but I'm going to look for her work now. Her novella had something that makes me want to take a second look.
The only disappointment was Kimberly Frost. Her story just didn't hold up and that's why I couldn't give this anthology 5 stars. It was probably too much of an "outtake" from whatever else she writes so perhaps it has meaning to anyone who reads her series but a story should stand on its own and this one didn't.
Lenna W. (bratz54) -
I read the first story by Virginia Kantra its the lost of what is published of The Children Of series and this story was about a child of the air, an angel, he lost wings and powers to help a human girl as a last wish from her dying mother. After 8 years Amy is 17 or 18 but fate has brought her angel back to her.
Also An Inconvenient Mate
Rule and Lawe's first cousin Isabelle Martinez has wanted to feel a breed lover for one night and Malachi is her breed of choice, well Malachi knows his mate is Isabelle but him Ashley and Rule are there to find a breed that is slice and dicing up scientist and Council people and they are there to get help from the Navajo Nation to find him but also a few others prisoners that the Council held and used for testings.
Also An Inconvenient Mate
Rule and Lawe's first cousin Isabelle Martinez has wanted to feel a breed lover for one night and Malachi is her breed of choice, well Malachi knows his mate is Isabelle but him Ashley and Rule are there to find a breed that is slice and dicing up scientist and Council people and they are there to get help from the Navajo Nation to find him but also a few others prisoners that the Council held and used for testings.
Amy S. (amylee) reviewed Tied With a Bow: Upon a Midnight Clear / First Light / Human Error / An Inconvenient Mate on + 69 more book reviews
I only read Lora Leigh. It was really good. A wonderful addition to the Breeds.
Rachel A. (ra7) reviewed Tied With a Bow: Upon a Midnight Clear / First Light / Human Error / An Inconvenient Mate on + 1026 more book reviews
Upon a Midnight Clear-
Had a hard time getting into this one. Not sure why since I liked her Children of the Sea series.
First Light-
Wasn't into this one either. I think it might be Frost's writing style. I read a different book I read by her (Would-Be Witch) and didn't care for it either.
Human Error-
I was lost. The Lupi series is one I haven't started, so I think that once I get around to that (it's on TBR, but I don't know when I'll get to it) series. I might come back to this.
An Inconvenient Mate-
Another example of (maybe?) my mood. Eh.
Had a hard time getting into this one. Not sure why since I liked her Children of the Sea series.
First Light-
Wasn't into this one either. I think it might be Frost's writing style. I read a different book I read by her (Would-Be Witch) and didn't care for it either.
Human Error-
I was lost. The Lupi series is one I haven't started, so I think that once I get around to that (it's on TBR, but I don't know when I'll get to it) series. I might come back to this.
An Inconvenient Mate-
Another example of (maybe?) my mood. Eh.
Glenna G. (keno) reviewed Tied With a Bow: Upon a Midnight Clear / First Light / Human Error / An Inconvenient Mate on + 869 more book reviews
loved it!
