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| ISBN: | 0345516060 (ISBN13: 9780345516060) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Worldwalker Duology #1 |
| Setting: | Boston, Massachusetts(United States) |
C.E. Murphy
Paperback | Pages: 320 pages Rating: 3.56 | 1758 Users | 150 Reviews
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ACROSS TWO EXTRAORDINARY WORLDS, TRUTH IS THE DEADLIEST MAGICGifted with an uncanny intuition, Lara Jansen nonetheless thinks there is nothing particularly special about her. All that changes when a handsome but mysterious man enters her quiet Boston tailor shop and reveals himself to be a prince of Faerie. What's more, Dafydd ap Caerwyn claims that Lara is a truthseeker, a person with the rare talent of being able to tell truth from falsehood. Dafydd begs Lara to help solve his brother's murder, of which Dafydd himself is the only suspect.
Acting against her practical nature, Lara agrees to step through a window into another world. Caught between bitterly opposed Seelie forces and Dafydd's secrets, which are as perilous as he is irresistible, Lara finds that her abilities are increasing in unexpected and uncontrollable ways. With the fate of two worlds at stake and a malevolent entity wielding the darkest of magic, Lara and Dafydd will risk everything on a love that may be their salvation--or the most treacherous illusion of all.
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| Title | : | Truthseeker (Worldwalker Duology #1) |
| Author | : | C.E. Murphy |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Special Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 320 pages |
| Published | : | August 31st 2010 by Del Rey Books (first published January 1st 2010) |
| Categories | : | Fantasy. Urban Fantasy. Fairies. Fae. Magic. Paranormal. Romance. Paranormal Romance |
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Ratings: 3.56 From 1758 Users | 150 ReviewsCriticize Out Of Books Truthseeker (Worldwalker Duology #1)
Okay, good book, but for goodness gracious, it's like half the story. Where is the end? Oh I guess we have to wait for Wayfinder. For future reference, I am not a fan of this cutting-a-book-in-half-so-we-can-sell-two-titles-and-get-more-money-out-of-it trend lately. Happened to me with another book earlier this year too. I don't mind series. I don't mind trilogies. I don't mind never ending sagas (okay, well, that may be an exaggeration), but c'mon people, don't start one story arc, get to whatTrue rating 3.5 stars.While this book is written for adults this very much feels like a YA novel. (The character is just mid 20s)I really loved the beginning of this book. The relationship between our main character, Lara, and her best friend Kelly is hilarious. I liked the over all feel and direction of the book. Lara has the ability to sense the truth and is needed to help find out who killed Davids (fae prince/love interest) brother. I really loved the back story of the Seelie/Unseelie
We are told at the outset of the book that The heroine Lara, has anodd ability to be ableto hear the truth of what is said to her and that any comment which is not exactly honest jars with her. Interestingly the author explores what this means in real terms for the heroine and she actually starts off as a rather odd and humourless character in that everything she says is totally literal - even common statements that people make in day to day society in order to be polite are difficult for Lara.
I loved this book.Lara starts out as someone who tries to fade into the background. She limits her interactions with other people because the half-truths and polite lies we all use make her very uncomfortable. She does have a good friend, Kelly, who seems to understand (at least to some degree) how Lara feels. Kelly often tries to get Lara to open up to others, especially men. She wants Lara to be happy.Enter David Kirwen and Dickon Collins. David is a local weatherman and Dickon is his
It took me a while to get through this book. Like all of my reviews, I won't bother with a summary, since you can read what the book is about by the blurb. Ultimately, it's a compelling enough story that I do want to read the second book and find out how it all ends. I think the story itself is good. The problem is in the writing itself.NOT that it's horrible, writing-wise. But there's apparently a romance here and I just don't feel it. Largely because I don't care about the heroine or the hero,
There are a few fundamental constants about my reading tastes. One of those is that any book with a decent treatment of the Sidhe is guaranteed to appeal to me. The other is that any book by C.E. Murphy is guaranteed to do the same. Combine these, and the result is a tasty little urban fantasy that pretty much has "read this, Anna" written all over it.Lara Jansen has a strange gift: she can always, always tell when someone is lying. Compared to many high-powered, badassed urban fantasy heroines
C.E. Murphy has delighted me for years, and the Truthseeker world shows all the signs of doing the same. Certain elements are familiar enough from the Walker Papers series to make this right in Murphy s sweet spot while in other ways, Truthseeker takes a huge leap into the unknown. Like Joanne, Lara Jansen is unaware of the true extent of her abilities. Unlike Walker Papers, though, acceptance is not an issue, and the development of those abilities is quick and strong. Lara enters the story
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