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    Tangled Webs

    Written by Anne Bishop

    Narrated by John Sharian

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    About this audiobook

    The invitation is signed "Jaenelle Angelline," and it summons her family to a special soiree. But when her guests enter the house, they find themselves trapped in a living nightmare created by the Black Widow witch--and if they try to use Craft as protection, they risk being sealed in the house forever. But Jaenelle did not send the invitation. And now she and the rest of her family must rescue the others inside--and then find out who has created such a place, and why...
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPenguin Random House Audio
    Release dateMar 3, 2009
    ISBN9781429526616
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    Tangled Webs
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    Anne Bishop

    Anne Bishop is the bestselling author of the Black Jewels series, the Tir Alainn Trilogy and the Landscapes of Ephemera series. Her novels are published in Australia, Germany, the UK and Portugal, as well as the United States. In her free time, she enjoys gardening, reading and music.

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    • 4/5
      The characters from Bishop's Black Jewels series face off against a madman intent on destroying them.I'd heard that this book was "iffy," and I think that's a valid assessment. It feels quite different from the rest of the series. As Bishop says in her itty bitty intro, this is a smaller story. It's not epic. The world doesn't teeter on the brink of destruction. And to top it all off, it's sort of a Hallowe'en tale, complete with haunted houses and psychopathic killers.So it's not epic and it's a little bit corny. Oh well. I still got a huge kick out of it.I care far less about big, world-shaking plots than I do about characters, and I absolutely love Bishop's cast. They are such a family. They squabble and fuss and clash and connect. They care about one another, and it shows. I'm preoccupied with anything that focuses in on family and familial issues. I love a good fictional family, and these folks are a great fictional family. They've quickly become one of my favourites.I like that Bishop is willing to do quieter things with them, too. (Assuming one can call a book in which someone tries to off the lot of them "quieter...") I like that she's willing to write different sorts of stories that allow them to grow in new ways. Nobody's pushed to their limits here, but they do move forward. They learn new things about themselves and about each other, and they become more comfortable with the way they all fit together. The world-shaking stuff may be resolved, but Bishop's left plenty of room for other sorts of conflict. I, for one, am willing to read it for as long as she's willing to write it.(A slightly different version of this review originally appeared on my blog, Stella Matutina).
    • 3/5
      I've you've made it through the original trilogy and are looking for more, this is an entertaining little story. Romantic, dark and melodramatic to the point of ridiculous (which is something I like at times - it's part of what escapist reading is all about). The villain is somewhat Mary Sue-ish (which was a nice twist, even though he was flat as most of her villains) and I encountered another haunted house plot device in a Tanya Huff book I read a few years ago, so I could've wished for something a little more original, but it's nice to see Bishop enjoying her characters and looking for new ways to heal them.
    • 5/5
      Spooky houses

      Once again Anne Bishop does not disappoint. A writers attempts at writing books about the Bloods are very popular. The Bloods are reading them, too, but not because they are less realistic than laughable. He finds out they are laughing at his work and decides to find out what they are really like and punish them for their lack of respect. Meanwhile Janelle is planning a lesson of her own. I loved this, loved the characters, as usual and am going on to the next book in this series.
    • 5/5
      A new author has taken the Blood by storm. Jarvis Jenkell is a famous author among the landen. He has just learned that he is Blood and has decided to write a semi-autobiographical mystery series. Unfortunately, he doesn't know anything about actually being a member of the Blood and his attempts are laughable - to the Blood.Jenkell's book gives Jaenelle an idea. She and Marian are going to create a "spooky house" that plays up to the landen's stereotypes of the Blood. Neither Daemon or Lucivar are really excited about this idea but they have a hard time saying no to Jaenelle.Jenkell also has plans for a "spooky house." He wants to get back at the Blood who laughed at him. He is particularly angry at the SaDiablo family. He sends invitations to Lucivar, Daemon, and Surreal. Lucivar and Daemon don't respond for one reason or another but Surreal does and takes along her friend Warlord Prince Rainier. Soon Surreal and Rainier find themselves trapped in Jenkell's house along with seven young adults. Everywhere they turn they find traps and dangers that they need to survive. They also need to find a way out without using Craft because each use of Craft closes one of the exits. Closing them all will leave them trapped forever. Once Jaenelle, Daemon and Lucivar discover Jenkell's house, they have to find a way to outwit him and get their friends out. Jenkell will soon find out what it means to anger a Black-Jeweled Warrior Prince and Eyrien Warlord. And Jaenelle isn't pleased either!I enjoyed this story despite a lot of spooky parts. Giggling spiders! Beetles! I loved seeing Daemon and Jaenelle's relationship now that they aren't in the middle of saving the world.
    • 3/5
      Probably not the best installment in the series, but mostly entertaining nonetheless. However, there was no character development whatsoever. It felt sort of like a long novella. So, on I go to more stories.
    • 3/5
      Why did Jaenelle suddenly acquire a Scottish ascent? After the main series, this was super distracting...

    • 4/5
      A "Spooky House" set up to lure some high-ranking jewels to prove a point about who is and isn't a power.

      Dark themes, but in the end it all turns out ok - Or does it?
    • 2/5
      This book was really awful. Most of the other Black Jewels books I was able to stand the horrible parts because I knew all they had to do was get out of Terreille and everything would be alright, but this one was just awful all the way through. It was so harsh and violent and everyone kept dying... I didn't like it at all. It was just... nasty, with so little of the good, clean, self-respecting balance in there that is supposed to be in Kaeleer.
    • 4/5
      As the author preface to the book states, the big war may have been averted but there will still be small battles to wage. Consider what may happen when a landen (non-magic wielder) of the Realms, in the course of research for his next book, performs the ritual and comes out as Blood, a magic user and the guardians and caretakers of the Realms. But imagine if he grew up in the portion of the shadow realm (Kaeleer) named for the realm of light (Terreille) still reeling from the millennia of corruption? Among a territory where the Blood do not observe the honor of Protocol, sneer at him, and seeds of resentment grow. Where he decides to take out his anger on the most powerful and influential members of all the Blood for the perceived slights. And does not count on the bonds of family, or knowing the full truth of the people he hopes to ensnare, or what the price may be for playing out his cruel games. I have not read Tangled Webs since it first came out and decided to revisit the later stories. And spent almost every page wanting to scream at Jervis for being so short-sighted ad not even asking a basic question like how one of his hired hands might be connected to his "prey." The book also delivers more views into the personalities of the characters, and I loved seeing more of Tersa.
    • 3/5
      Bishop tells us right up front in this book that "the big battle has been won, the big tale has been told," and that this is just a day-in-the-life-of sort of story. which is to say 2 very obvious things: 1)don't start here, 2)it's nowhere near as good as the books that *did* tell the big story.

      but you knew that, thanks to the handy disclaimer up front. you don't particularly mind though (those of us who loved those previous entries, anyway), since Bishop is absolutely *killer* at characterization. that's really what made those other books so much fun. this novel feels like a short story that got plumped up with a lot of side travels so that the reader could check in on all those fave characters one more time. and they're doing fine, life moves on after the big battle apparently, and that's pretty much what this book is all about. nothing earth-shattering, no big changes for our crew, but a fun little diversion anyway.
    • 4/5
      I liked this one. It has the original characters from the Black Jewels Trilogy which is fun.This is kind of like a filler book, the main danger is gone and this is what happens afterwards. It was a fun little read with your favorite characters. Don't expect a whole though, it's not as exciting as the original trilogy. There's no 'big baddy' or journey or anything like that.But it was fun to delve back into this magical world with awesome characters.
    • 2/5
      I'm a bit disappointed. As much as I like the characters of the black jewel universe, in this book that just wasn't enough. In all honesty, the story was sort of lame. We have the three most powerful people in the realm, and they almost get defeated by a weasel. Really, the bad guy is a coward who is only just Blood. And the whole of it gets done in a spooky house. Which was not really interesting, it is a stupid setting to begin with, and after the first few (view spoiler) and surprises, it gets boring. We get the idea: they're wandering around the house and are getting attacked by creepy stuff. After a while it gets clear that they are not going to find the exit by themselves. And then it's waiting for the outside help. Also, it's starting to irk me that apparently Jaenelle really is not as strong as Daemon. She's supposed to have power over the whole range of jewels, so that should include the black. I get that she didn't want to be as powerful as she was before, but why does she have to be weaker? It seems like a cop-out to me...
    • 3/5
      It was better than I had expected given the reviews I had read about it. It is not juvenile (which was my biggest worry) but it is not "dark" either. The characters are the same as in the trilogy (plus some) but there is no real suspense or "drive" and you know they'll all be fine afterwards 'cept maybe Rainer, but who is he anyway? I dislike the "halloween" stories that most TV shows put on that time of the year, so I dislike this in book form too - it's not interesting when we all know that the results are not going to be devastating - i.e. there's a big difference in the destruction of an entire realm and the killing/trapping of one or two people (and that requires that you assume they'll be killed, but you don't get that feeling from this story - the suspense just isn't there).That being said - it's like reading a followup on the (mundane) lives of the characters we met in the trilogy. It's good for that... just don't expect a suspenseful dark fantasy and you'll be good to go.
    • 5/5
      Suko doesn't like Surreal, but I do. This book centers more around her and Rainier, the gay Warlord Prince who was the former dance instructor to the Coven and Second Circle to Jaenelle Angelline. Anne Bishop isn't an especially good mystery writer (I can sympathize, LOL), but I find myself re-reading it quite often. The brothers SaDiablo, Daemon and Lucivar, have large roles to play. Lucivar especially gets to flex his muscles, and as he often plays a subservient power to his brother and father and Queen, it's nice to see him get to be the action hero.
    • 4/5
      If you're looking for a mind blowing read, pass this over. While still fantastically written, the pace of this book is much more muted than the epic trilogy. Aimed more at satisfying readers' cravings than pulling in new victi- I mean, new readers, Anne Bishop builds on what we already know from the trilogy and plunges into story telling.The characters are still as charming and funny, and it's so easy to fall in love with them again. Surreal and a new character, Rainier, feature most in this novel, but we get to see Jaenelle, Daemon, Lucivar, Saetan and other beloved characters again. I'm a little disappointed that Jaenelle has given up her Ebony Jewels. What could have added a little more oomph to the story was watching Daemon deal with the antagonist. However, the book is a little vague on how the SaDiablo family dealt with him, choosing instead to focus on well known characters.By the Time the Witchblood Blooms is a short story featuring Surreal. It takes place before the trilogy, and shows Surreal on one of her assassinations. Not as bloody as you think; Surreal has style.
    • 5/5
      When a novelist discovers his origins and begins writing murder mysteries about the Blood, no one takes him seriously - in fact, his whole series is treated as a huge joke by his Jewel-bearing readers. Moved to hysterical tears by his depictions, Janelle decides to create her own Spooky House for the Landen's to enjoy - and she enlists the help of her sister-in-law and long suffering relatives to do so.Unbeknownst to Janelle, however, someone else has created a Spooky House with much darker intentions in mind. Caught fast in the lurker's web, will Surreal and her companions be able to break free? Or will the house claim them all as its victims?A bit predictable, but so well-written I didn't care.
    • 4/5
      This is definitely not the book I'd start with if you're new to Anne Bishop or her Dark Jewels series. I'd recommend reading at least the opening trilogy first of Daughter of the Blood, Heir to the Shadows and Queen of the Darkness--and even the short novel "Kaeleer's Heart" included in the anthology Dreams Made Flesh. I think this novel is more than just "okay." I did enjoy it, in the spirit of being able to spend some time with old friends, which is the way I've come to think of these characters. I thought it had an interesting premise, and it has the touches of humor leavening dark themes I so enjoy in this series. Plus, it heavily features the character Surreal--in my opinion always a good thing. (And as a bonus at the end includes a short story with her). So if I'm ranking this only 3 and a half stars, it's just because it doesn't for me come quite up to the high mark of the original trilogy--but it's a good read.
    • 4/5
      Yet another fine realm book by author Anne Bishop. If you have had the priviledge of reading one of her novels, you will know what I am on about. Simply put, I cannot get enough of this series.
    • 4/5
      An entertaining read. Definitely a must for fans of the Black Jewels series. While the plot is not as well done as the trilogy, there are still a few gotcha moments and some humor. The characters are excellent. I really enjoy the way the book offers a glimpse into their every day lives. I may need to reread the trilogy now.
    • 4/5
      We can´t help ourselves we want to be with this characters, know them and look into their lives. Almost in the same way that the commoners want to know more about the Blood and go look for it in a hunted house!The plot is not as brilliant as before, but has a lot of goose bumps moments that bring us back to the Trilogy.I was a bit disappointed because I hoped for some closure on some characters, specifically Surreal (next book, maybe...?)
    • 3/5
      Read this book for the characters, not for the plot.
    • 3/5
      Silly but mostly enjoyable. If you are a die hard fan of the Black Jewels series, you will likely enjoy it, if you don't think too hard about the plot details. However for anyone unfamiliar with the Black Jewels world, this is not the novel to start with. As Ms. Bishop states, the wars are over and the major villains are defeated, so this is a story that focuses on more minor events between the characters. The main characters from the trilogy are all there, and while the story is supposed to focus on Surreal, I think almost as much time was spent on Lucivar and Daemon. I actually found Lucivar to be the most interesting one, and I think his character gets more development than the others in this book, as well as in "Dreams made Flesh".Anyway, as other reviewers have said, the actually story about the "spooky" house and the jealous writer was pretty silly. There are lots details that don't make sense, but who's counting? The villain is one dimensional and kind of pathetic, but of course he is awful enough to justify his comeuppance.Oh, and the story featured lots of strangely trivial little conflicts between the main characters which served no other purpose than to have them get angsty, exchange snappy comebacks, and "rise to the killing edge". On the one hand, I know that readers likely expect these things given the characters, so I can understand why Ms. Bishop writes it in, but I don't think she established enough conflict to justify all the "angstiness". I mean in the previous books, the characters have gone through torture, war, abuse, etc., and then they get all freaked out about the wording on invitations or being shut out of a library.Anyway, besides the silliness, its always fun to revisit characters you like, so I found the book to be mostly enjoyable if I didn't think too hard about it.
    • 4/5
      it was very interesting to see the black jewels universe without the doom and gloom of the trilogy. but at the same time, i really missed the doom and gloom and refuse to believe their lives all now just about domestic things. ::sigh:: i loved it and i hated it all at the same time.
    • 3/5
      Surreal gets trapped in a haunted house. I just couldn't buy the danger of the premise, seeing the villain was such an idiot, and the blood are meant to be so powerful and smart. How did the villain capture and kill those black widows to make this all powerful house if he was so weak himself? Where did his skills/knowledge come from? There felt to be gaping holes in the plot. I liked the Daemon and Janelle interactions, but they are always my favorite characters in this series. I liked catching up with old favorites, but felt no fear or tension, because I knew the good guys would win and Anne Bishop would not kill of a character as important as Surreal, which made the whole book a bit tame. I would say for real fans only. B-
    • 5/5
      I've enjoyed every single one of the books from this series, finding the perspective on magic and society a refreshing break from traditional fantasy series. This volume maintains the same quality one comes to expect from the series, and you can't put it down once you start. This was one of several books read during recovery from illness that I finished with a "wow."
    • 4/5
      The back cover promise us a Surreal story while in fact it's not. Nice read if you want to go back to The Black Jewels universe, but pretty shallow. I would recommend it to hard core fans only, for the others, stopping at Dreams made Flesh is plenty enough.
    • 1/5
      Plot: It's hard to believe that this kind of plot actually made it past an editor, the gap is so large compared to what the trilogy was like. It's a haunted mansion/lunatic plot, which is so unfitting for this universe that it's incredible this made it past the first beta reader. Doesn't match the universe, doesn't match the characters, doesn't match the preceding books, and is badly done on top of it.Characters: There's not much added to the characters anymore. Some little tidbits come up that tie in with the previous books, but nothing truly new. Characterisation relies on the reader knowing the main trilogy. The antagonist is boring and highly unrealistic - partly because he never gets fleshed out. Style: Bishop's style was never anything extraordinary, but here she at least manages to stay away from repeating silly jokes ("phallic delights", anyone?) and doesn't use phrases so often that they become tedious. A problem the book has is that when you're accustomed to the more intricate use of violence in the trilogy, this one falls flat and delivers merely gore. Plus: Some nice little scenes between the existing characters. Minus: The plot. Whatever made her think that plot is a good idea?Summary: A good series jumped the shark with this volume.