Finally Done.....

After many many long days of reading Nightseer by Laurell K Hamilton, I finally finished the book this morning.

As most would expect there is a happy ending to the never ending book. Lothor cons Kelios into becoming his consort and as much as Kelios hates him pretty much on principle she would rather agree and twist the words of the oath than watch her friends die.

They succeed in getting off the island they were exiled on, to escape to Guardian Isle. For Kelios this is home. This is where her sister had decided to settle down and be Guardian of. This, most importantly, is where the Joining will take place between Kelios and Lothor.

Now these two people have been through a lot together in the few days they have been together. So many near death experiences and fighting side by side. However, Kelios is pure and the thought of having to go to a marriage bed frightened her.

Laurell K Hamilton wasn't too clear on how Lothor and Kelios ended up but with the way the last chapter was worded and I had to infer what had happened on that alone, I would say that Kelios and Lothor became friends if not eventually learned to love each other.

In my opinion Lothor had always loved Kelios from the beginning of the book. Kelios is a strong female character who is like a man in so many ways but still has the heart of a female. She is a warrior that knows not a lot about love and has never wanted it. She never wanted anything that would make her look weak.

That makes her easy to fall in love with though because if you think about it in fantasy terms the male warrior wants someone to match him not best him or be beneath him, but someone that will challenge him all the time so as he will never get bored.

To think of it in those terms it's easy to see why Lothor would fall for Kelios.

Part of me would recommend this book and part of me wouldn't. I am torn because this is a fantasy book and that hasn't been one of my favorite genres for a long time. It's slow at times and the terms make it easy to get lost.

However with those two things being said, if you take the time to read and properly understand the terminology, I think that quite a few people would find this book quite enjoyable.