Sue's review of The Prince by Tiffany Reisz

 The Prince is the highly anticipated third book in the Original Sinners series by Tiffany Reisz.
As many of you know, I am a bit of a fangirl about this series of books. I understand why some people do not like them and that is OK, but to me this stuff is chocolate (I can't call it crack because this is much more necessary to life than crack and this won't kill me).

At the end of the second book in the series, The Angel, Soren lets his Eleanor (Nora) go with Wesley because he knows that without Wesley Nora is not completely free to be his "little one".

Wesley takes Nora back to his home on a Kentucky horse farm. Remember how we all thought he was this poor little college boy?

Guess who came from money?

Like, BIG money: he is called "The Prince of KY". Who knew?
 (I know where your mind went. Spank yourself for thinking naughty things about virginal Wes.)

What I like about this book (without too many spoilers):

1) I love the backstory of Soren and Kingsley in their youth. I love how their relationship at an all-boys school feels like a kinky high school love story, with all of the fumbling  and extreme feelings. It is a bittersweet feeling reading about it, because you know what they both become as adults. You cannot help but root for their affection for each other to survive, even knowing how they will turn out. You KNOW this is not going to be a fairytale; of course it is no fairy tale even during their affair. It is more like two different lost boys that find love.

2) Another thing I adore about these books is the different types of love that is explored in them, and no, I do not just mean in the kinky sense. Yes, these people are "damaged", but that damage is just a part of them. It is not some deep-seated flaw; it is just there, like eye color. Not something to be fixed or survived, just a part of who they are that they have learned to live with and incorporate into their persona. It does not define them, but it did help shape them and their perceptions (ohh that sounds so damn smart!).

Before I go off on another tangent, I have to talk about the line in this book that is just perfect.
It is perfectly perfect. It is so perfect, it is inspired writing. This is the hand that reaches into the writer and says, "Here, this is a gift for you."

" God closed his eyes "

I see this becoming a popular tattoo. It is a beautiful way to explain what happens. It is not graphic, it is simple and moving and perfect. Make certain when you read that line to tell me how it made you feel, because  I love it so much. I hope everyone melts when they read it the way I did
(I realize this is confusing because you have not read the book; HOWEVER once you get to that part of the book you will remember what I said and be all, "HOLY SHIT! Sue was right!")

yes this is what you find when you google God closed his eyes

These books have a lot of love in them, and unlike most romance novels that love tends to blur between various people. It is not the all-consuming, two leads in love and side characters being in love, with very definite lines drawn between who can and can't have physical contact, etc. Nora loves just about everyone. She has a big heart and has been 'with', in one way or another, just about everyone in this world. Tying her to one love is like trying to contain an element that is beautiful, necessary, and dangerous. What I adore about her is that I never know if she is the antagonist or the protagonist. I just never know about her: she is not evil, but she often does things for someone's own good that hurts, then it turns out for the best. Brutal honesty is what you get when you ask her a question. I guess Nora is right: sometimes there are questions we should not ask if we do not really want to know the answer.

OK, now that I have confused you I will let you guess what star rating I gave this. Take a minute. *taps toes and looks at watch*

Yes, you're right! This one got a 5 stars because it is so so intricate. Yes, you need to read The Siren and The Angel first so you can get to know the characters.

NOW what I did not like:
 I was mildly annoyed with the whole back and forth between the times thing. We would get one chapter in modern times with Soren and Kingsley then--cliffy. Turn the page and you end up reading about what is going on with Nora and Wes. The chapter ends and you are in the past, finding out what happened to Soren and Kingsley when they were in school together.

Here is why this annoyed me:
I am happily reading a long and BAM cliffhanger. I need the answer. I turn the page and I'm in another world. We basically have 3 stories all in one book. It is only because of Reisz' writing talent that it worked. She did a good job of tying the stories together at the end so

there really is no reason for this. Oh! TYING! Get it? lol

we get to see how these worlds are intertwined. 


To sum it all up, here is everything in a nutshell:

1. Great characters
2. great dialog
3. great mystery
4. great sex
5. laugh out loud lines
6. lines that will make you sigh
7. lines that will make you cry

Now for the promised MadLibs portion of our review! This is so that I can satisfy my need to tell you everything AND so I can satisfy the need to NOT to spoil the whole thing for you:

In the end of the book ______ and _____ were _____ in the ______, and then ____ _______ of ______, and she _______, and then he______ and _____ . Of course at this point ____ ______ and ____ . And as a reader I am all ______ because_____ and _____, and I screamed, "Tiffany you _______ ! How could you _____ to ______ and then ______ and just___ ___ ___ it ____ there???"

My Recommendation to anyone who has enjoyed any of Tiffany's stories is to preorder the book, get your friends together, read with them, and come back here to talk with me or find me on twitter and talk with me about it. I need more people to chat about this book with!

The BAD NEWS:
We will have to wait 'til Spring for the next book, called The Mistress.

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Sue's review of The Prince by Tiffany Reisz

Review of The Angel by Tiffany Reisz

The Angel

 Tiffany Reisz

THERE will be spoilers ahead! If you do not wish to be spoiled by my fangirling over this amazing book then stop reading and just buy it--you will not be sorry I promise you that !

I will wait patiently here while those who do not wish to be spoiled leave the blog.

OK are they gone?
Oh, good!

Lets talk about The Angel:

If you read Tiffany Reisz's The Siren, we are back in Nora's world. She is now with Soren. Zach is back home in England with his Grace, and Michael, the sad young man we met in The Siren, is doing better. Wesley went home.

Sounds like an HEA if ever I heard one..

BUT NOOOOOOOO!






Those nasty powers that be want to possibly promote Soren  to Bishop! An investigative reporter, a real hound dog, gets an anon tip and now the mystery and fun begins. Soren orders Nora to take Michael and leave, to go stay with a friend up state. The friend is none other than that lovely little playboy, Griffin.

What happens for the rest of the story is just a marvelous, slow, delicious reveal of personalities and circumstances that lead us to this point.(how's that for vague?)

What I adore about Tiffany's books is the slow, easy way things are shown to us instead of a massive narrative that feels like we are being preached at or beat over the head with plot and intent. We are given glimpses of these people. We get to know more about them through their actions and flashbacks, and using the investigative reporter to find out more details works beautifully.

Another thing I love about her stories is that while the sex is VERY hot and tasty, it is not the main focus of the story.

Yes, she is switch, living life as a sub to a dom priest /lover.

Yes, Griffin is a bi-sexual playboy Dom who has a taste for--well, everything.

But the main thrust (see what I did there?) of the story is not the sex; these characters are just humans who like to have sex.

NOW let us talk about young Micheal--this is his story after all. He is The Angel. A boy who came from a broken home who thinks it is his fault (like many children do), he thinks he is a pervert because of the way society views the things he is attracted: to he likes men, he likes women, and he is a sub.

Part of me says maybe this is one of those teenage phases like purple hair or wearing those god awful dirty ripped tee shirts and baggy pants (I'm in the midwest--those are still fashionable here), but then again this might just be who he is and my heart breaks for this kid who, like many teens, feels misunderstood by most of the adults around him. As a mom, I'm not thrilled at the idea of him going off with these people; however, better for him to get attention from people who care about him than indifference and being ignored or insulted by his own family.

Poor Micheal needs someone to love him, who wants to build him up and care for him, and he does indeed find that. Despite his being seventeen (almost eighteen ) I am OK with it mostly because I remember (vaguely) being that age.

Micheal needs this love to gain strength and be his own man. I know there are people who do not understand the whole D/s relationship, don't understand that it is a mutual thing. There will be people who will say, "Oh, he is so young to be making these choices..." blah blah blah

To that I give you this: a boy seventeen and a half, finishing up high school, can't afford to go to college, willingly signs the papers with a recruiter to say he will dedicate his time to service. Is he too young to make that choice and that decision?  Many young people that age chose those things. It is dangerous; it could affect him for the rest of his life; it could cause harm--many choices can cause harm--and I'm sounding preachy, so I must stop defending this imaginary boy. 

So, if you loved The Siren and want to learn more about this universe and the people that are in it, you will also love this one.

BE WARNED: the ending to this one will leave you craving the third installment. I know I got to the end and I was all, "WTF?? WHAT HAPPENS NOW??"

What happens now is that I have to wait till the end of November for the release of The Prince!

In the mean time, I will entertain myself with my silly fan blog dedicated to this world and I will read the works of many other fabulous authors--I hope to bring you more soon.

All in all, I give this book a 5 stars, and if you know me you know 5 stars does NOT happen often.

We at SYTYCW will be doing a Read-A-Long of this book.

October 5th and October 6th--2 nights of fun tweeting and give aways. Pay attention to main page of SYTYCW. You will see our October Read a Long tab go up in a couple weeks. When you click on that, it will give you the details about the contests and the read a long 

Review of The Angel by Tiffany Reisz