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Paulo Mello pcmello — I am not going to write any spoilers about the plot so i don't ruin it for people, but I will spoil it for people who have been looking forward to another Coelho book by giving my harshest review. Now, i get to be harsh because I am one of Paulo's biggest fans, and I take his work very seriously, and trust me, I had been looking forward to this book for the past 6 months. Needless to say, I was highly disappointed. I would have given the book two and a half stars just because there was some valuable information in it and it was a quick read. This book is different than the rest of his works, even though Veronika Decides to Die was different when it was published too, but it too included a self-search, etc. The Winner Stands Alone is seriously not your typical enjoyable Coelho read. To elaborate on that, I am making a list of the things i did NOT like: 1- Too many charachters that did not add any postitive impact to the plot. 2- Scattered thought about very random things and issues. 3- I felt as though Coelho went to Cannes Fils Festival, hated it, and wanted to complain about it. 4- I also felt he really rushed to write all the ideas and publish a book without really formulating the full scope on the characters, the story, and the plot. 5- Knowing Coelho's background, I believe that he felt as though there were so many wrong things in the world that he would like to fix but cannot, and therefore decided to include them in a book so that people's interest in these issues is triggered, (e.g. blood diamonds, going "green", teenage violence, apathy and indifference, economic inequality, superfecialness, plastic surgeries, etc). 6- The book was generally just very negative, which is really unlike Coelho. He made it seem that everyone is unhappy, and there is no way that anyone at any positision or situation or lifestyle can ever achieve real true happiness. Everyone was miserable in the book, the businessman, the writer, the actors, the directors, the distributors, the journalists, and models, the assistants, the police officers, and the general public. 7- I think that this book could have been devided into 6 books if Paulo took his time and really went into each character and developed its own story. Would have had a much better outcome. Ok, so now that I am done ranting about what i did not like, let me tell you what I liked. Igor is the most intruiging character: the vigilante, the lover, the man who believes he is doing the work of God. He almost reminded me of the Stranger in the Devil and Miss Prym. What I really liked about this charachter is that, similar to other Coelho charachters, he believed he talked to his angel/guardian/God, but the best part is that this entity is not a benevolent good spirit, it's spiteful and orders him to kill. It kind of freaked me out, because I started thinking "how do we know that the guarian we trust is an angel or a demon, or a mere figment of of our good/bad imagination?" So i thought this part was very interesting. I wish he's made the whole book exclusively about Igor's journey through life. My last sentiment is that the ending was very predictable, and the book did not add anything new to my knowledge or intellect. I will continue to love Coelho, and I will expect much better in his next books to come.

Pako Jacobo _ako_acobo — A lovely little book--a compilation of letters written by Helene, a starving writer, living in New York to a London book shop. The book, so simple, and silly really, and spoke so strongly of life druing WWII, of its time, and of the alliance between our country of England. It is a testimony to books and how we depend on them, how they become a part of us, and how they can bring people together...

Isabel Vila isabelvila — Pale Demon is Kim Harrison’s 9th book in the highly successful Rachel Morgan, Hollows series. Like any series that has been out for over a substantial period of time, The Hollows overall has had high and low points. The first three books were outstanding, but after the death of a very popular character Kisten, the books to me, felt like they began to lack direction and focus. Kisten’s death was the loss of a vivid and exciting hero. I respect authors who have the balls to kill off a popular character in a series. If handled properly it can be a dramatic turning point in the progression of the surviving characters growth. However, readers were given no resolution on the mystery for several books/years. By the time the killer was revealed, so much time had elapsed, it felt like a shrug instead of what should have been heart-rending closure. I grew concerned as to whether a series I really enjoyed and was willing to plop down hard-earned cash for hard covers as automatic buys, was going anywhere. There were several books in the middle where I just read the reviews and then waited a year for them to come out in paperback. Last year’s release of Black Magic Sanction made things look like they were back on track. Overall Pale Demon ranks up there with the first three as one of the most exciting of the series. In fact, it summed up so many things it could have been the end of the series and I would have been almost satisfied. In Black Magic Sanction, Rachel was accused by the national coven leaders of being a Black Witch, and was told she would need to testify on her behalf at a convention in San Francisco, the results of which could send her to the Ever after permanently. In Pale Demon, Rachel, Ivy and Jenks try to fly out for the convention (and to attend her brother’s wedding, a plot device that literally goes nowhere). If Rachel misses the convention, she is automatically found guilty and subject to the punishment of banishment, and to try to keep her from attending, she is put on a “No Fly” list by the coven. Trent has to go on some mysterious “Elfish” quest and Rachel against her will, is convinced by Quen to drive Trent out to the West Coast safely, in exchange for his testifying on her behalf at the trial. This turns into the Urban Fantasy version of Chevy Chase’s Vacation films, with Trent; Rachel, Ivy, Jenks, and later Vivian from the coven , and Pierce from the ever after all packed into Rachel’s mom’s Buick as they travel west to California. Everyone is under a massive deadline time wise, making it obvious, it is impossible for Rachel to do everything she needs and has promised to do. In addition to being stuck in a hot car, with no time to stop and rest other than potty breaks, two-minute showers and truck stop food, they are attacked by hired assassins, pixies, and a day walking demon strong enough to topple a national landmark. Nerves are frayed, alliances are tested, betrayals are faced, and along the way, sacrifice comes from an unexpected character. Some of the best scenes are when Rachel is in the Everafter with Al and Newt. Al and Rachel become, dare I say it, friends and it is obvious that he has grown attached to her and is lonely. Newt is more lucid than usual, and Rachel discovers she has an unknown talent that makes her a very hot commodity down under, where she surprised Al by trusting him with her life and innermost thoughts, something that leaves him shaken afterward. Jenks is recovering from the loss of his beloved Matalina, and finding his way as a Pixie, after his deep grief, and his hilarious comments bring much needed levity, (after a trip to Disneyland, he now thinks of Tinkerbell in a much different light). Ivy, as always has Rachel’s back during battles and she and Rachel have a very poignant moment where they reach a deep understanding. Pierce as usual screws things up royally, but then makes an even bigger sacrifice for Rachel then Trent, one that surprisingly she doesn't rush off to rescue him from once she is made aware of it. This is definitely the book for anyone who has wanted more Trent/Rachel time, and not only does he redeem himself in a big way, he gives Rachel the freedom of choice, something no one else has ever done to this degree, and at GREAT personal cost to himself. You find out a twist at the end that puts every action he has made over the series in a surprisingly positive new light. The consequences for some of Trent’s actions in Pale Demon are catastrophic, but they are suffered by unknown masses and his good deeds are reaped by characters we are strongly attached to, so it tends to balance the scales in his favor as a reader of the series. I was glad to see a change in their relationship as the way Rachel would treat Trent in the past and in the beginning of this book was very aggressive and emasculating which ended up making her seem very juvenile and him seem very insecure. Both Trent and Rachel seemed in the past to bring out the worst in each other and I was glad to see them stop that nonsense, and not only work together as a team but trust each other and the new found maturity was very refreshing. She finally sees what he is capable of and realizes how dangerous and powerful his magic is. I never really got why Harrison didn't find a way to have Rachel actually involved in the Quest past getting Trent to Seattle. She keeps having Rachel and Trent talk about how important this is, and how she is to act as his Mirror and Shield but then another character goes on the actual quest. While it is endearing in its own way, by having the book all seen only through Rachel's eyes, we have little to no idea what happens other then its outcome, which evidently what would be a Megans law felony in human culture is just considered an Elfish quest. My concern is this. The series is wrapping up. Harrison is editing book 11 as we speak, and I believe there is only going to be 12 in the series. I have always felt, from the very beginning, that Harrison was foreshadowing Trent as Rachel’s HEA. Everything that happens in this book points this way and love or loath him, there is a nuanced relationship there that has grown over the series. However, the blogosphere is burning up with rumors that Harrison is implying during book signings that not only will Rachel not end up with Trent but that there is a new character she is bringing in that will be “The one.” I saw a live telecast video from a book signing in Cincinnati on Friday, and in it Harrison was positively giddy when hinting at Rachel’s new love interest. She said he would give all her other “beau’s” a run for their money. I don’t want an introduction to a new boyfriend. To bring in someone new at this late stage in the series seems counterproductive to one already so full of characters some major player get little to no airtime. I worry because I’m sure on some level Harrison at one point was in love with her (at the time), new character Pierce and “I opine,” we all saw where that went. L.Blanchard www.dangerousromance.com

Kareem Hosem khosem — OK read