A Lick of Frost

Laurell K. Hamilton is back with the sixth book in her incredibly popular Meredith Gentry series, A LICK OF FROST, and like the other books in this series, it is filled with a magical mix of mystery, deception, duplicity and dark desires.

Princess Meredith NicEssus has been in a race for the Unseelie throne for several books now and has battled just about everything that goes bump in the night along the way with her battalion of royal fey guards each doing their part to keep her alive and put her on the thrown. A LICK OF FROST opens with an accusation in the human courts by Meredith’s Uncle and King of the Seelie court that several of Merry’s elite guards have raped a member of his shining court. Merry must protect her faithful guard from whatever plan her Uncle is brewing while finding a way to become pregnant and therefore ensure her place on the Unseelie thrown.

Laurell K. Hamilton fans, the time is here. The wait is over. A LICK OF FROST is tension-filled sexual promise fulfilled as Merry finally finds the throne in her grasp. This book has got to be Ms. Hamilton’s best Meredith Gentry book to-date. A LICK OF FROST has it all. The sex, violence, pleasure and pain that encompass all the magically charged Merry books is back again (though maybe more storyline and less sex than in the first five books), but this time there is also a deeper look into Merry’s heart and the difficult choices she is forced to make as a leader of the fey.

This reviewer can’t sing Laurell K. Hamilton’s praises high enough this time. This may be one of her shortest books, but it is also one of her best books yet. Ms. Hamilton manages to weave enough surprises at the end of this book to leave readers on the edge of their seats waiting to see what will happen next for Merry and her band of beautiful beaus. If you are wondering if A LICK OF FROST is worth the purchase price, wonder no more. This is the book you have been waiting for. Run, do not walk, to get your copy now. This one is a must read if ever there was one.

November 2007