Curse the Dawn

Cassandra Palmer, Book 4

By: Karen Chance

Narrated by: Cynthia Holloway

Cassandra Palmer may be the all-powerful Pythia now, but that doesn't mean people have stopped trying to kill her. Most of the supernatural power players don't want independent-minded Cassie as chief clairvoyant - and they'll stop at nothing to see her six feet under.

The Vampire Senate does support Cassie in her position, but their protection comes with a price: an alliance with the sexy master vampire Mircea, who has claimed Cassie as his own. But even the vampires will have trouble keeping Cassie alive now that the self-styled god Apollo, the source of the Pythia's power, has it in for her in a big way.

To save her life - and the world - Cassie's going to have to face down her creator once and for all.

©2010 Karen Chance (P)2010 Tantor

Keep Them Coming

This is a great book. An easy listen and a fun, quick romp through a magical world that, frankly, I wish I lived in. Cassie Palmer is quirky, and although maybe not a fully 'rounded' character, she has an arc that shows some major personality. Plus, she's spunky, and I like it! Narrator is really great, following the numerous action sequences easily now and giving every character their own inflections and nuances. You really need to start from the beginning with this series, too much is happening to try to catch up and really get into it. Every book gets better!

Best book in the series so far!!!

Karen Chance really hit her stride with this installment, the evolving partnership between Cassie and Pritkin is fabulous, and left me rolling with laughter! I had almost lost interest with this series, and am really glad I decided to try one more book. Now I'm hooked and hoping the next one is equally as much fun.

Karen Chance + Cynthia Holloway = MAGIC

Book 4 finds Cassie desperately trying to find someone to help her learn to use her new Pythian powers. She tries to make nice with the Silver Circle but they refuse to recognize her as Pythia and place a bounty on her head. Apollo and his allies are also after her.

In an effort to protect her, Mircea puts Cassie in the penthouse at Dantes surrounded by powerful golden-eyed master vampires. All this protection has Cassie feeling like a prisoner. Her struggles to get some respect as Pythia lead to some wild adventures and hilarious situations. I love the scenes with Marco and the vampire bodyguards. Marco instantly became one of my favorite characters in the series.

This the best book in the series so far. It is clever, original, imaginative and laugh out loud funny. Karen Chance is at her best when she writes comic scenes and Cynthia Holloway is an awesome voice actress! I think Holloway must do voice-overs because she can create so many different character voices. Despite all the time travel, some of the funniest and most memorable scenes in this series take place in Dante's Casino in Vegas.

Finally

Cassie, Mircea, and Pritkin are back and dysfunctional as ever. In this installment, the world's chief clairvoyant tries to be assertive, stay alive and oh yeah, kill a god in her spare time. This is just a fun series. The author is witty and the characters are ridiculous and I love it all. Holloway is a solid narrator but is unable to produce a British accent for Pritkin.

So good

I loved this book. I can't wait for the next book to come out. The narrator is one of the best I have heard and the book is exciting. This series is definitely worth checking out.