Book: Immortals: THE CROSSING

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Immortals: The Crossing
Joy Nash
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For centuries they have walked among us--vampires, shape-shifters, the Celtic Sidhe, demons, and other magical beings. Their battle to reign supreme is constant, but one force holds them in check, a race of powerful warriors known as the IMMORTALS.

For Manannán mac Lir, a musician and Celtic demigod, life had become a blur of post-gig parties, expensive whisky, and cheap sex. And then the baby almost died--a baby he had sworn to protect. On the hunt for the would-be killer, Mac finds Artemis Black, a stunningly dangerous woman who's inexplicably able to intertwine life magic with death magic. For the safety of his people, he should destroy her. But the aching vulnerability in her eyes calls to him. And the raw desire she inspires has nothing to do with a spell. Their love may be forbidden, but Mac and Artemis can't go back once they've made...THE CROSSING

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erm... it's actually a 2.5 stars... but I decided I would round it up.
It started off very well... then it just got old... and then plain weird.
Also, definitely not a book for the kiddies. The gore was minimal, it's the naughty-naughties.

So...

Immortal demigod gets bored with life, while human multi-spell-casting witch is on a quest and commits a crime in demigod's jurisdiction. After a lot of hoo-ha, demigod follows human witch to hell to accomplish her quest.

It got old when the topic of betrayal came up like, a kazilion times. Artemis (the witch) was something like a Mary Sue... she was able to cut through oh so many magical realms or wards or whatever... erected by gods. ha... and then suddenly she's all so helpless that she has to rely on Mac (demigod) for everything else. And when in hell, again she has to choose. *sigh* I'm not sighing for her, I'm sighing for myself. The idea got old.

As for Mac, I dunno. His raving fans (apparently he's a rock star of sorts) torment him in the beginning of the book, but by the end they're totally gone. A bit of consistency here please?

Anyway, aside from the recurring ideas and strange inconsistency, the book was an enjoyable read.