#115 Book 0.5- New beginings,
This was a great book to set up a foundation for the rest in
the series to follow. It was also a great standalone book with decent
characters that dragged the reader into the book and into the story.
The two main characters are Jess and Slater, Jess a werewolf
desperate to escape her ass of an alpha and Slater the Alpha she runs to. The
two feel a bond towards each other and although they try to deny it soon enough
they can’t stay away from each other. With the looming threat of a deranged
member of the pack looking to become Alpha by killing Slater and putting Jess
at risk the two become inseparable. The two characters are unlike characters in
other books I’ve been reading as neither one of them are looking for love.
The secondary characters include Brody, Victoria and Gregory
while there are lots of other characters these are the ones I found most
noteworthy in this book. Brody is a higher up member of the pack and
practically Slater’s right hand man, he is also a great friend to Jess as she
gets settled in her new life at Edenton. Victoria is Slater’s vampire lover,
she is the person who has been there for Slater forever and is still happy
enough to advise Slater to go after Jess. Gregory is Jess’s old alpha the one
who she is so desperate to get away from that she moves to Edenton.
The storyline and pacing while similar to other books I’ve
read from the paranormal genre however it did have the big difference of being
inclusive of other paranormal species, not just werewolves. I think the
inclusion of these characters will be a big feature of the books as it gives
the series more than one path that can be taken. I also liked that there was a
slight twist at the end that I didn’t see coming.
I would give this book a 4.5 star rating and I think I read
it at just the right time when I needed a break from other types of books. On
to book 2; In Too Deep
#116 Book 1- In too deep,
This book had a lot
more going on than the first one; there were many levels and new challenges
that the characters have to face.
The book is focused on Fallon and Brody; characters we were
first introduced to in ‘New Beginings’. Fallon is a very tattooed friend of
Jess, after a bad break up with her boyfriend she decides to move to the town
Edenton with Jess. There she finds Brody, a good friend of Jess and a character
we know quite well from the previous book. Brody is a man grieving the death of
his wife until he meets Fallon after that Fallon pretty much consumes his every
thought and wish. Pretty soon, the two characters get together however with a
vampire gang causing a menace of themselves Brody and Fallon will have to put
up a fight to stay together.
There are lots of secondary characters in this book but
since I think a lot of them mentioned in this book are going to have a book
based on them later in the series I am just going to wait until I read deeper
into them in their own books.
The storyline was very imaginative and I liked how the
author brought in the ancient feud between vampires and werewolves to cause a
problem between the two main characters. The pacing was excellent introducing
the characters well and giving them sufficient time to get to know each other
and fall in love before making them a proper couple and adding in the next
problem in their relationship.
4 stars a really good book
#117 Book 1.5- Shadows fall,
This was a fun and quick read about a character I would very
much like to read more on and who I expect will come up in other books in this
series.
The main character is Amethyst, she is a nymph with a
difficult ex boyfriend who just does not seem to want to give her up and is
causing problems in her life. She is on the brink of deciding whether or not to
move to Edenton to get away from her problems.
There were some secondary characters however I think they
will be expanded on in their own books.
The storyline and pacing were good keeping readers hooked
from the very first page. I found the storyline to be refreshing and
simplistic, possibly leading up to the next book in the series but still
enjoyable. The pacing was very fitting to such a short book and it allowed
readers to gain a true interest in the characters.
4.5 star stars, a really good quick read.
#118 Book 2- Shadows of the past,
This book has expanded an already wide universe massively
and I think I am beginning to fall in love with the town the series is set
around. I do wonder however just how many people the author can fit in one place.
In this book I also began to feel bad for one of the secondary characters who
as of yet do not have a book based upon them.
This book expands on the character in the previous book Amethyst
and an existing member of the town members, Hayden. It is practically a follow
on from the book ‘Shadows Fall’ as it picks up from the predicament Amethyst is
facing at the end of the book. In this book however she meets Hayden a police
officer from Edenton who intrigues her instantly and the two become involved;
with a new risk being brought to this small town it challenges the new
relationship between Amethyst and Hayden.
The secondary characters in this book are again similar to
in the rest of the series and I think some of them will have books based on them;
however I do want to note that in this book I felt bad for Dacia and Clint and
I seriously think they either need to find their mates soon or get together.
The pacing and storyline were great; the storyline was
brilliantly original and the pacing kept me interested until the very last
page.
An enjoyable read 4.5 stars
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