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Part two of a story of mortal and fairy love. Great characters. Many love stories, human and other. Loved it!


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Lord Of The Beasts The Fane Book 2 Susan Krinard 9780373771394 Books Reviews

'Lord of the Beasts' is a pleasant dramatic story with a mystical twist, set a few hundred years ago in England. The story centers on a man who takes in an orphaned girl, interspersed with commentaries on animal cruelty. D--, half human & half fairy, is a magical young man who loves animals and can speak to them. C-- is a well to do young lady who appreciates travel and animals. D-- takes in a troubled orphan, I--; and together they meet up with C--, who needs D--'s help for her animals.

Altogether, this novel is a pleasant tale about animals and adoption. The romance between D-- and C-- is a sub-plot, not the main focus, and does't start until well into the novel. I wanted Romance, not Drama, certainly not didactic commentaries on how poorly humans treat animals, and my low rating is strongly influenced by this difference between my expectations (from the back cover) and the book's actual plot. The "zoos are horrid" commentary particularly bothered me.

Anyway, a pleasant enough novel, but certainly not Krinard's best.
This novel reads more like general fiction than romance. It's not a bad story but if you are looking for a deep romantic story this is not for you but if you like animals and fairies and such you will enjoy this novel.

Donal is a veterinarian living in Victorian England. He is no ordinary vet though; he is half fane (fairy-like) and human. He can also read the mind of animals, kind of an early Dr. Doolittle.

Cordelia is a widow who loves animals and she is quite an adventuress. She has saved many animals from horrible captive conditions and has a little menagerie set up at her estate. She wants Dolan to come to her estate because her wild animals are not faring well.

Dolan wants no part of this because he is attracted to Cordelia. But his compassion (a decidedly human trait) gets in the way. He rescues an orphan,named Ivy, in London from the hands of would be rapists and takes her to his country home. She is no ordinary orphan though and Cordelia takes her to her estate to make her a lady when she realizes that Ivy is educated and deserves her season. Donal accompanies her.

Cordelia is suffering from guilt for just about everything. This is almost a psychological drama because we see Cordelia's grapple with her guilt about her sister's death, Ivy's upbringing, her father's illness and even her husband's death. This guilt manifests itself outwardly in her great desire to save animals. This is noble and I liked her for it. She is kind of the early British version of Animal Cops and Dolan is the Pet Psychic. They are light years ahead of Animal Planet.

Codelia had an awful almost fiancé. He is truly villainous but, of course, she cannot see it. There are also Fanes from the fairy world frolicking in and out of this novel. They don't seem very nice, makes a reader rethink all the fun and light of the fairy world. The plot line is really good but the romance is really lacking. Dolan and Cordeila spend little time together and when they do, they bicker with Cordelia being overly sensitive and Dolan closing off his feelings. The animals were interesting though, especially since the reader knows what they are thinking and feeling, and it kept the story fresh for me.
Donal is a half-Fane vet who is able to speak to and understand animals. He runs into Cordelia, an animal lover herself, and through a mutual relationship with Ivy, a young woman Donal saves, he agrees to over see her menagerie. At this point the reader doesn't expect much, but then a plot is created that is twisted and surprising. There's jealousy, betrayal, and trickery that can all lead to a murderous end.

I don't really understand the low rating. I liked this book. It was quite a change from the paranormal romance books that I am use to. This was more of a...sweet book but it's far from sappy. Donal is a quiet hero but he faces danger with complete confidence. The bulk of the book deals with Donal's relationships with his animals and then evolves into a relationship with Cordelia. He believes that if he falls in love with a mortal then he shall lose his gift to speak with his animals, thus giving the reader an internal struggle with the main character.

I liked Donal's reserve nature. He didn't speak much but his attitude was strong. It made the moments where he did laugh and smile and joke even more meaningful for the reader.

I would recommend this book. It's an easy read worth killing time over.
I don't mind suspending disbelief for a story. In fact, I expect it at least once per book. But this book stretched my patience to the limit. I can't describe them in detail without giving away spoilers, but coincidence piled upon coincidence, just at the right moments to give this sorry excuse for a plot another leg to stand upon. It happened at least 5 times that I counted.

And excuse me, how many evil people do we need to come between the hero and heroine. One? Two? Three? Six? Is all of England and Faery secretly plotting against these two? I wouldn't have blamed the h/h for inventing aluminum sheets just so they could make their own tinfoil helmets. After all, their relationship was the subject of more conspiracies than JFK.

And oh, there was a relationship. There were in fact lots of them. The heroine with her sister, her father, her animals, her companion, her ward-to-be, the hero. He's rather down on the list. That's because he's spending so much time being holier than thou about his eco-friendly vegetarian lifestyle.

Honestly, I love a lot of Sue Krinard's earlier books, but this one jumped the shark for me. Myriad cliches and coincidences don't stand in for real plot and character development. I won't be picking up book three.
I loved that let you know what happened to the son it would be great if this was a series
Like the book wish there was more like it.
Part two of a story of mortal and fairy love. Great characters. Many love stories, human and other. Loved it!