Disappointing. Maybe because I read two books by the same author back to back, I could pick up on dislikes more in the second book. I read Poison Study and like it. Enough to read the second in that series? Probably not. Enough to start a new series (with higher ratings) by the same author with h...
I'm very surprised at how much I'm enjoying this series so far! Maria Snyder has done a fantastic job creating a whole new realm and having the ability for the reader to really understand this different world from ours. And these novels - there is so much information packed in here! It's not just...
I read this a long time ago, but really enjoyed the story and the characters. *Sigh* I love Maria V. Snyder. Still kicking myself in the arse for not reading her books sooner...
The third of the Study short stories and also the best, not only because it revolves around Yelena and Valek but also because it's the most developed of the three.There are a few moments when the villain is explaining his agenda that made my eyebrows shoot skywards in a "whut?!?" movement but I g...
A trilogy that held my attention and kept me up into the night. Easy writing style and good development of characters. Subjects of rape and nudity among other adult subjects leads me to shy away from handing the books over to teens. As a mom I enjoy reading this in other reviews. I thought it was...
Valek was so cold and calculating in Poison Study, it seemed silly that he took careless moves. His skill is in tactics, and he's in charge of the entire intelligence force in Ixia. To top it off, the love between him and Yelena built so slowly during the first book it seems a cop out that he is ...
The first book was great...lots of mystery and a very interesting premise. I was eager to read the second installment, and it was not too disappointing. The final book was a total mess. It kind of sucks when feel like you're trudging through something to get to the end so you can put yourself o...
I've never been much of a reader..... and then I got a kindle for Christmas. It's been 2 months and I've read 35 books. I have to say that Maria Snyder's "Study Series" tops my list. The world that she creates is captivating. I couldn't put the book down, literally. My husband probably felt negle...
Well, Glass Series ended.Opal Cowan, ex-glass magician, faces an uncertain future, as she knows that she can regain her magic only if she recovers her stolen blood. But is it that easy? Even with the help of Valek, Ixia's famous assassin, they are pitted against a dangerous enemy with evil intent...
I was so happy to be back in the world of Yelena and Valek! After reading the first one and falling in love with the book, I was more than ecstatic to find that there were two more! Now that the fans dreams (and mine) have come true we finally get to see what happens next. Maria did an excellent ...
Who better to have on my side? Rand, the cook, whose food I'd be eating on a daily basis, or Valek, the assassin, who had a nasty tendency of poisoning my meals? Ahhh where do I even begin??? Is there even an adequate place to start? Wellll, first I'd like to give a shout out to my two vacant be...
“What happened?” I asked. “I hit a wall. The security system has been enhanced and I couldn’t bypass it.” I ignored the tightness gripping my throat. “Is there another way?” The question squeaked out. “No.” “There has to be.” A whisper, all I could manage. My body felt as if it were trapped in a ...
Good day.” The glassmaker hustled Leif from his shop, closing the door right behind him.At least he didn’t slam it, Leif thought. He wiped the sweat from his brow with the back of his hand. Between the heat pumping from the glass factory’s brick walls and the unseasonably hot afternoon sun, his t...
My sais and glass spiders remained in my saddlebags. Right where I had left them with Janco. A brute of a man attacked him with a whip. Janco ducked and darted, trying to get to his sword. He was fast, but with each snap, the whip tore his shirt to rags. Blood stained the shredded material. ...
I’ll teach you how to draw your power without relying on physical contact. The power source surrounds the world like a blanket. You have the ability to take a thread from this cloth, pull it into your body and use it. But don’t take too much or you’ll bunch up the blanket, warping the source and ...
MY thoughts scattered and failed to connect. Warm hands guided me. Whenever the hands pulled away, the ground swelled and I tumbled off my feet. I thought about the lack of fear for only a moment before the air spun around my head. Lying down felt best. I sensed movement and smelled horses. Insid...
I ASKED Logan. “I don’t think so.” “Think?” “Sorry, some well-meaning scrub interrupted me before I could finish my calculations,” he teased, but his humor didn’t linger. “Can we fix the Transmission?” “I don’t know. The maintenance scrubs didn’t perform the routine cleaning and upkeep on it. I’v...