How crazy am I about this new author and her books? I just googled her, found her website here, saw the link to buy the first book of this series (The Hummingbird Wizard) and immediately clicked through and ordered it. When was the last time you heard of me doing anything like that?
I looked her up because this book, The Vanished Priestess, has a big $1 sale tag on it from the Dollar General store. I was paranoid that this phenomenal writer might have been discouraged and given up! Why she is not shouted from the rooftops, on the New York Bestseller List, talked about on Oprah (or at least the Witch's Cauldron), and in general touted as one of the best new authors in years, I do not know. This woman can really, really write. She writes beautiful passages like this one:
I lost his voice and I was scared to death and I lost time completely, the most amazing thing, like losing time under a chair cushion, fretting about it, and finally forgetting about it, then finding it again one day. But once you lose time, you never want to wear a watch again. And once you lose gravity, you never want to feel its tug again. I was sure I had not made beauty, but it was as close to eternity as I'd ever get.
There's more but I wouldn't want to ruin anything for you. She can write about adult sex and sexual attraction without veering into porn or Harlequin range. Her characters are totally believable, lovable, and quite out of this world. Throw in the gypsy lore and spells and herbs and talismans and it just doesn't get much better than this.
Meredith Blevins is simply one of the best. I hope the combined business powers that be don't fuck her up as she continues the Annie Szabo series.
Yes, a new post here! I've decided that since this little blog still gets a good bit of traffic, it must be that some of you only want my book reviews, not my random blabbing - and who could blame you! Thus book reviews will now be published both here and at Foovay's Cauldron.