I figured i would read the book before seeing the movie since the book is always better. So far there have been many things i am hoping to see in the movie but i am only half way done so far. I hope to finish over the weekend or at least close to ( Read more... )

     We finally find out just what the invisible ring is. It is not a means of control like the ring of obedience but it is controlling in its own way. There are two types of invisible ring: the silver and the gold. The silver represents honor. Jared wears the silver for now because the only thing keeping him around Lady Lia is the need to protect ( Read more... )

     As the characters are getting ready to leave the clearing, they are hit by an attack. This attack ultimately shows that "the gray lady" is actually an imposter. The woman is Arabella Ardelia, grand daughter to Grizelle (the Gray Lady) and successor to the throne. Since the Gray Lady was attacked the year before she could not show herself ( Read more... )

     When Grizelle "traded" Polli over to the marauders, it seemed it was for food and shelter. Jared is resentful but another of the purchased slaves, Thera,  describes it as "even good queens sometimes have to make bitter choices". The odd thing though is that when they arrive at the shelter, it is decorated and set up for the Queen. The ( Read more... )

      Chapters 3-11 are mainly just the Gray Lady and her "minions" trying to get from the auctions back to her home. One of the main characters, Jared, hates her at first sight because he's heard horrible things about her seeing as the slaves taken to her territory are typically never heard from again. The last queen that owned him, he killed and ( Read more... )

     In the first chapter it explains the importance of the Ring of Obedience and in the second chapter we find where the title comes from as well as learning a little more about the jewels. One of the main characters, a pleasure slave named Jared, is being sold in an auction however no one wants him because he killed his previous owner and is thus ( Read more... )

 In the first chapter (which is very short) Bishop relates to a custom she uses in a few of her books. Before i mention it, you must understand that almost all of her books are meant for mature readers because there are many customs that are "unique" and that many would find funny. This particular reoccurring custom is a way of controlling males of ( Read more... )

 This particular book seems to be a precursor for the black jewels trilogy, a set by the same author. The main character is a guy named Krelis however Anne Bishop has a tendency to jump from character to character a lot so this may not be the main character at all. It starts by mentioning events that have already happened and by kind of setting up ( Read more... )

     So far i have to admit i am surprised that there are even 3 podcasts being turned in. I am glad i got mine done, its fantastic! I cannot believe i actually made the time limit too XD I have to admit that i am feeling pretty lucky here. Just watched it with my roommates too, they seemed to like it. I hope miss harris does. I have a 96% or a 97 ( Read more... )

     I really do not think that some of us have to grow up faster for there to be a balance. i believe that some of us have our childhood stripped from us at a ripe age and are forced to either mature and survive or stay the same and fall between the cracks. I am one of the few that decided not to fall between the cracks. Those that sit and flaunt ( Read more... )