Divine Misdemeanors
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Average rating3.6
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Ratings9
Average rating3.6
You may know me best as Meredith Nic Essus, princess of faerie. Or perhaps as Merry Gentry, Los Angeles private eye. In the fey and mortal realms alike, my life is the stuff of royal intrigue and celebrity drama. Among my own, I have confronted horrendous enemies, endured my noble kin's treachery and malevolence, and honored my duty to conceive a royal heir--all for the right to claim the throne. But I turned my back on court and crown, choosing exile in the human world--and in the arms of my beloved Frost and Darkness. While I may have rejected the monarchy, I cannot abandon my people. Someone is killing the fey, which has left the LAPD baffled and my guardsmen and me deeply disturbed. My kind are not easily captured or killed. At least not by mortals. I must get to the bottom of these horrendous murders, even if that means going up against Gilda, the Fairy Godmother, my rival for fey loyalties in Los Angeles.But even stranger things are happening. Mortals I once healed with magic are suddenly performing miracles, a shocking phenomenon wreaking havoc on human/faerie relations. Though I am innocent, dark suspicions of banned magical activities swirl around me.I thought I'd left the blood and politics behind in my own turbulent realm. I had dreamed of an idyllic life in sunny L.A. with my beloved ones beside me. But it becomes time to wake up and realize that evil knows no borders, and that nobody lives forever--even if they're magical.From the Hardcover edition.
Series
9 primary booksMerry Gentry is a 9-book series with 9 primary works first released in 2000 with contributions by Laurell K. Hamilton.
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I believe this is the best out of the Meredith Gentry books so far. The story had me hooked from a few chapters in and I couldn't put this book down. The first half of the book is solid storyline about fey murders and the situation with Merry's guards and followers she brought from faerie. Getting back into Merry's job as a private detective in the United States helped personify Merry and show that she's isn't just a faey but part human as well. The second half is more like the Merry books have been with her bringing people into their powers and the Goddess guiding her into creating/restoring the fey. I really want to know more about the Goddess's plan, it's just theories right now that are being tossed around by Merry and her fey. I liked learning more about the demi-fey and the different jobs and abilities they have. Throwing in Gilda the Faerie Godmother of L.A. was an interesting tweak on Faerie Tales and I found it a little funny and sad at the same time. I also enjoyed seeing characters from the earlier books again and the soldiers once more from the previous book.
