Infinity

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Summary: ANOTHER AMAZING STORY FROM MAGGIE SHAYNE!
Review: Trust me, you won't be able to put this book down. Actually, I couldn't put either of them down since I read ETERNITY and then INFINITY all in one weekend. I hear that her next book in this series will be another prequel and it'll be Nadaba's story! I can't wait!

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Summary: Boring
Review: Ugh! I really did not care for this book and I normally like Maggie Shayne. It never really was that exciting and the characters were not likable.

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Summary: The Story Plodded Along, Like It Would Never End...
Review: Warning: Do not read INFINITY without reading its prequel ETERNITY, or else you will not understand what happens between Part I (medieval Scotland) and Part 2 (modern day) in INFINITY.

I was looking forward to reading INFINITY, because the hints about Arianna's back-story in ETERNITY intrigued me. Unfortunately, this sequel didn't grip my attention. The premise is interesting enough: Arianna and Nicodimus are both Immortal High Witches, who meet and marry - and are killed - before reuniting to battle an evil Dark Witch. However, the author has a ponderous and brooding writing style that didn't work in this book (it bored me actually), and the story didn't really pick up until after Nic dies. In the meantime, Arianna irritated me. She's one of those overly rebellious heroines who brings about disaster everywhere with all her rash decisions - yet all the guys drool all over her anyway cuz she's cute. (Insert eyeball rolling here) The ultimate cheesy moment in this book occurs when dirt-poor, social outcast Arianna is told by a Liard that she can pick any guy in the clan to marry - even his own sons - in order to protect her from villagers who want to burn her as a witch. Right. Whatever. Anyway, INFINITY is an alright read, if you don't mind all the caterwauling about unrequited love, etc., that the author pounds you on the head with. And if you don't mind predictability. Also, don't expect a lot of magic here. They are witches, but they never seem to cast any spells. They just mope about love and sex, and they die (and are resurrected) every so often. Ho hum. The prequel was a much better read.

For a silly and delicious witch story, read Teresa Medeiros' BREATH OF MAGIC and its sequel, TOUCH OF ENCHANTMENT.