Wednesday, November 25, 2009

Review of Dawn of the Seraphs by Adrianne Brennan

Dawn of the Seraphs by Adrianne Brennan
Synopsis - Tamar is a Seraph, a member of an influential organization of powerful psychics known as ANGEL. Seraphs are humans who have evolved to have varying psychic abilities. Possessing a greater lifespan and intelligence than ordinary humans, Seraphs within ANGEL grow to their full potential through study and practice.

In the year 4287 on planet Earth, ANGEL has deteriorated to become the harbor of the bored elite. A small but passionate rebellion rises to take back the power they once held. In pursuit of his own dreams, Tamar is caught in the chaotic struggle for evolution, power, and to define the greater good.

Kir, an old rival from his days as an apprentice within ANGEL, resurfaces, threatening to shred Tamar’s world into bits...along with his heart. Their ideals clash, and a bitter fight ensues between them. Can Tamar’s courage save Kir from the darkness which plagues him while remaining true to himself and what he holds dear?


4/5 Whips by Terry Kate

And I will tell you why - IT WAS TOO SHORT!  Adrianne Brennan builds this fabulous and captivating world and then only gives us 60 pages of it!  I kid you not, at least 10 times I looked up to compare the page I was on to the 60 page count down and was so sad about how close I was coming to the end.  I loved the two main characters and wanted more then just the tease and tidbits of their past together.  This is a hot M/M and just a fabulous futuristic story.  

There is such a complex society within the book that often I felt I was speeding past it with no way to slow the train down.  I realize that having a complete story in such a limited page count is no easy feat and this was one of the most successful I have ever read.

Adrianne Brennan is a truly impressive author who I hope and pray will go back to this story and make it 3 to 4 times longer.  Please ma'am I want some more!   This is a worthwhile read even if it left me ready to go a little Misery on the author.  I am not often a fan of futuristic and this is amongst my favorites I have read.
Terry Kate 

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Thursday, November 19, 2009

Confessions of a Recent Slash Addict - Adrianne Brennan

I have a confession to make: I am one of many women who didn't understand the appeal of slash for a very, very long time. Comprehending what was hot about watching two men go at it was beyond me. Slash between two women I’ve always found hot, but never got into erotic romance novels between two men.

It actually was not until my favorite fandom pairing arose that I "got" it: it's really about two men whom you find to be hot and whose chemistry you find to be hot that makes it work. It's also about that lovely, perhaps-only-slightly-subconscious desire to be the filling in that sandwich. It is my belief that this is why m/m erotic romance sells well with women who want to appreciate men’s bodies and sexuality and find it to be a turn on.



The genre of m/m erotic romance had gone mainstream recently, and I blame it on the British sci-fi television show known as Torchwood. Its pairing of two of the main characters, Captain Jack Harkness and Ianto Jones, have sold the show for many people who may have never watched it. I personally got into the show because I am a fan of the original show it spun off from, which is Doctor Who. Torchwood broke through a lot of boundaries for the GLBT world with its loose boundaries and definitions of sexuality with its omnisexual main character, Jack.


  Often times my writing is inspired by what I read and watch on television, and I write what I consider to be “gender blind” characters for the most part. So far, my books have featured m/f, f/f, f/f/f, f/f/m, m/m, and m/f/m pairings. My scifi/paranormal erotic romance book Dawn of the Seraphs is my entry into the wide, wonderful world of m/m and it definitely won’t be my last! :D
Readers and writers, feel free to sound off! Are you a fan of the m/m genre and if so, why? Do you have any preferences as to associated genres? Do you prefer m/m paranormals, historicals, contemporary?
Check out more books by Adrianne Brennan at her site - http://www.adriannebrennan.com

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