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Aug. 30th, 2008 12:15 amSo I've been reading Jacqueline Carey's Kusiel books the last couple of days and I just HAD to make a post about how awesome they are and how you should all read them.
It's epic fantasy stuff and, yes, there's sex, and alternate sexual practices, so I know these books aren't going to be for everyone and that's fine.
But oh, oh, OH, they're just the best books ever. The romance is now one of my all-time favorites, across all mediums. The characters go through so much, have HUGE obstacles, that never go away, never really CAN go away, and yet there's SO MUCH love. And it's one of those relationships that you actually get to see develop and grow over time. You believe in it.
And there's tons of political intrigue and this well-thought out religion (sort of "alternative religion" I've been calling it. Some seeds of real life Christianity in there . . .). I've been utterly consumed by these books over the last couple of days and it's been a long time since I've read anything that's drawn me in that way.
(I've actually only read the first three, so, if by some chance anyone else besides![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
jadzia325 has read them . . . don't spoil me, please!)
Off to re-read some of my favorite parts before going to bed!
It's epic fantasy stuff and, yes, there's sex, and alternate sexual practices, so I know these books aren't going to be for everyone and that's fine.
But oh, oh, OH, they're just the best books ever. The romance is now one of my all-time favorites, across all mediums. The characters go through so much, have HUGE obstacles, that never go away, never really CAN go away, and yet there's SO MUCH love. And it's one of those relationships that you actually get to see develop and grow over time. You believe in it.
And there's tons of political intrigue and this well-thought out religion (sort of "alternative religion" I've been calling it. Some seeds of real life Christianity in there . . .). I've been utterly consumed by these books over the last couple of days and it's been a long time since I've read anything that's drawn me in that way.
(I've actually only read the first three, so, if by some chance anyone else besides
jadzia325 has read them . . . don't spoil me, please!)Off to re-read some of my favorite parts before going to bed!
