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Barb Hendee

Autor(a) de Dhampir

43+ Works 8,020 Membros 137 Reviews 13 Favorited

About the Author

Inclui os nomes: B. Khendi, Barb Hendee, Barb Khendi

Image credit: J.C. and Barb Hendee

Séries

Obras de Barb Hendee

Dhampir (2003) — Autor — 1,613 cópias
Thief of Lives (2004) 1,137 cópias
Sister of the Dead (2005) — Autor — 998 cópias
Traitor to the Blood (2006) — Autor — 812 cópias
Rebel Fay (2007) — Autor — 649 cópias
Child of a Dead God (2008) 518 cópias
In Shade and Shadow (2009) 364 cópias
Blood Memories (2008) 292 cópias
Through Stone and Sea (2010) 286 cópias
Hunting Memories (2009) 173 cópias
Of Truth and Beasts (2011) 156 cópias
The Mist-Torn Witches (2013) 151 cópias
Between Their Worlds (2012) 103 cópias
The Dog in the Dark (2012) 90 cópias
Witches in Red (2014) 80 cópias
Memories of Envy (2010) 74 cópias
A Wind in the Night (2014) 69 cópias
Witches with the Enemy (2015) 68 cópias
First and Last Sorcerer (2015) 60 cópias
In Memories We Fear (2011) 59 cópias
To Kill a Kettle Witch (2016) 50 cópias
Ghosts of Memories (2012) 49 cópias
The Night Voice (2016) 45 cópias
The Dead Seekers (2017) 40 cópias
Lawless Lands: Tales from the Weird Frontier (2017) — Contribuinte — 22 cópias
Through a Dark Glass (2018) 16 cópias
A Girl of White Winter (2018) 9 cópias
A Choice of Crowns (2018) 8 cópias
A Choice of Secrets (2018) 7 cópias
The Hunters' Girl (2020) 5 cópias
Homeward (2014) 4 cópias
Cemetery Dance Issue 3 (1990) — Autor — 1 exemplar(es)
Alone with a Soldier (2016) 1 exemplar(es)

Associated Works

Realms of Infamy (1994) — Contribuinte — 353 cópias
Curse of the Full Moon: A Werewolf Anthology (2010) — Contribuinte — 37 cópias
Quick Bites: Fiction to Sink Your Teeth Into (2004) — Contribuinte — 12 cópias
The Best of Talebones (2010) — Contribuinte — 8 cópias
Rat Tales (1994) — Contribuinte — 7 cópias
Ghosttide: Tales of Horror, Dark Fantasy, Suspense (1992) — Contribuinte — 4 cópias
Cemetery Dance Issue 13 (1992) — Contribuinte — 1 exemplar(es)

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Conhecimento Comum

Data de nascimento
1964
Sexo
female
Nacionalidade
USA
Locais de residência
Boulder, Colorado, USA
Oregon, USA
Educação
University of Idaho (MA)
Ocupação
teacher
Relacionamentos
Hendee, J. C. (spouse)
Organizações
University of Colorado, Denver
Agente
Ashley Grayson

Membros

Resenhas

:rubs hands together:

Guys. GUYS. Look. Preamble these books are not connected beyond that lady and her looking Glass (and the vague European/french fantasy-esque environment).

I have my CLEAR favorite (Book 2: A Choice of Crowns) and my clear UNFAVORITE (Book 3: A Girl of Winter White), as well as the one I enjoyed but not quite as much (Book 1: Through a Dark Glass).

A CHOICE OF SECRETS KNOCKS THEM OUT.

We have Nicole, a happy, carefree not quite 18 year old who is puzzled by her older sister's forthcoming marriage but largely unconcerned. To her way of thinking her beautiful awesome older sister is a catch and Christophe - family friend and neighbor - is the best. Heck Nicole is even content with the notion she'll likely never marry and care for her parents in their old age while being a spinster aunt to her nieces and nephews. As she puts it "[she is] a daughter of White Deer Lodge" and everything that entails.

When I say this girl is happy with her life and future I quite mean it.

Unfortunately drama must occur and it comes in the form of an indiscreet affair her sister is embroiled in that has the potential to screw everyone's lives up.

Nicole's first choice is to tell her older brother Erik who is besties with Christophe but would certainly do the right thing to solve this issue. That goes as well as you'd expect when you ask a warrior to be subtle.

While the ending works out potentially the best (in terms of how it effects everyone's lives), it does leave Nicole feeling less content with her future life.

Choice 2 is to remain silent. Again this goes as well as you can expect since her sister's lover is a cad, scoundrel and downright cruel. It's okay for a hot second.

In the end a lot turns out better then it could have, mostly because Nicole (once again) puts in a lot of effort to give everyone a better ending.

Choice 3 is Nicole tells the family. Which...does not go as well as one could want. Oh at first it's mostly okay. Like Nicole knows there's not great stuff in the future but that's a LATER issue and one she's pretty certain no one will listen to her about anyhow (she's not wrong). Its also, like in Books 1-3, where she chooses LOVE for herself (though not at first, I'll get into that).

The ending is the best for Nicole since she has a life that she truly enjoys and feels fulfilled by.

Much like Olivia's choices in CROWNS this came down to two things: how much pain could Nicole tolerate for herself versus other people. Truthfully all three endings would give Nicole a measure of fulfillment in life, but it would also cause people she cares about to suffer.

For Nicole there are two people she is constantly, through all three Choices, trying to protect. Chloe, her beloved elder sister who's only real fault is she fell for an unscrupulous cad and Christophe, who she only begins to see in a new light after his desperate confession (one can make the argument she obviously cared for him a great deal more since she catered to his preferences in food and clothing but I digress).

In the 2nd Choice she says to Christophe again and again "She is my SISTER" in regards to why she (more or less) takes Chloe's side. Which I think is the important part here, especially in regards to her chosen path at the end. Nicole is the younger sister, but she is clever, determined and observant. Chloe is skilled at being a Noble Lady, but when push comes to shove she let's her fears overwhelm her innate talents at taking control of a situation. Nicole by contrast is constantly thinking thinking thinking of ways to save everyone or at the least cause the least amount of pain.

I found her choice interesting. I felt for sure she'd go a slightly harder path, but I can understand the compromises she made. They are very in line with her character and the person we see in all three choices.

For Nicole - who in every path did her best to save her sister, save her family and bring Christophe a measure of peace - she has to learn that no one is "one side" or perfect. Not her brother, not Chloe, not Christophe. People are hella complicated.

I feel with her choice she understood that. You have to take the good with the bad - understanding each day comes with it's own sacrifices.

SO WHAT IS BOOK 5 ABOUT?
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lexilewords | Dec 28, 2023 |
I actually quite enjoyed this. The characters were varied and interesting and the vampire genre was done well, I even felt sympathy for the vampire's Rashed and Teesha.
The pace was decent and I felt the story wrapped up well enough to satisfy you yet also eager to read the next installment.
 
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spiritedstardust | outras 32 resenhas | Dec 29, 2022 |
On her seventeenth birthday Megan has to choose between one of three brothers, her sister was originally promised to one but she has died and in order to save her family embarrassment she has to choose. Will it be Rolf the Elder, strong but his father's shadow; Sebastian the second son, interested in clothes and style and jealous of his elder brother or Kai the younger who is carrying a massive chip on his shoulder. She must choose and while at the dinner she fears that they will all be difficult choices and that she will have it hard. She hides from the dinner and a mysterious mirror appears and shows her the outcomes of the three choices, allowing her to make a more informed choice. All have good and bad points but in the end it's up to her to choose.
It was interesting to see the choices play out and the cascade that happened after the choices; the different ways that her life turned and how some of the choices would always be the same but some would differ. I enjoyed it.
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wyvernfriend | Sep 12, 2022 |
The Dead Seekers is the first book in a new series and that is something that I'm bloody happy about since I really loved this book! And, now I will try to write a review about a book I love which I hate to do since I just want to say read it, it's brilliant. But, I will try to be a bit versatile than that.

The book starts off with Tris Vishal being born. But, he never breaths and the midwife has to tell his poor parents that the baby is stillborn. Then, the midwife notices that he starts to breathe when she carries him away, but there is something strange about him that will mark him as different from others. He has the ability to send spirits back to where they come from. But, he also risks the lives of everyone who is close to him. Mari Kaleja learns this the hard way as a child when her whole family is slaughtered by spirits. Now she first for revenge, and it's The Dead Man she is after. But, when she finally finds Tris must she be certain that he is the right one. But, traveling with him may not be the best idea. She watches him, and he is not as she had expected. Could this really be the man she has been chasing all these years?

I found myself really enjoying this book, both the setting and the characters. Trish whose gifts are a burden for him and Mari who has spent years looking for revenge. I'm usually not much for romance in books, but one can't really say it's any romance in this book since it's more two lonely people getting to know each other (with a hint of romance). And, that's probably one of the reasons I love the book so much. There is no lusting or instalove.

As for the story itself. I loved getting to know more about Tris power, and Mari's own secret is interesting and very handy. It was also great reading about how their relationship developed from an uneasy alliance to more of a worry about each other, although Mari still wanted to kill him. But, she is a bit conflicted. The last part of the story is the best when they have to figure out who is killing soldiers. Is it a spirit or a revengeful man/woman?

I loved the ending of the book. It's the kind that put a smile on my face and I'm really looking forward to reading the next book in the series.

I want to thank the publisher for providing me with a free copy through NetGalley for an honest review!
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MaraBlaise | outras 4 resenhas | Jul 23, 2022 |

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Obras
43
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Membros
8,020
Popularidade
#3,020
Avaliação
½ 3.7
Resenhas
137
ISBNs
148
Idiomas
5
Favorito
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