Helpful Score: 1
Overall enjoyable story. Needs a little more world building but characters have lots of room for development.
Lenna W. (bratz54) -
A whole new different type of paranormal romance, totally different for the Cat & Bones stories. This was hard to get into in the beginning but towards to middle it got better. Ivy is the last blood descent of King David, from David and Goliath myth. Adrian is also the last of his bloodline but from Judas, his people always betrayed the Davidism people. Ivy's sister was kidnapped by the demons and they want Ivy in exchanged so they can find David's slingshot so they can rule the earth realm and to kill off the Archons, aka angels and all thing Light. Ivy, Adrian, Costa are on a journey to find the weapon to free her sister but that was the easy journey. The next two books are her search for the Staff of Moses and the third of a weapon not named yet. This is also a building romance between Ivy and Adrian but they have to go through trials to be with and trust each other.
Kathleen K. (katydid597) -
This is a new series by Jeaniene Frost. I love her Cat & Bones vampire series, so I thought I'd give this one a try. It's not a vampire series, but we definitely have supernaturals by the buckets full.
Ivy, our heroine, has always "seen things", and even though she's been through medications, medical docs, etc., nothing has really helped, although she finally fibbed to her folks and friends and told them her meds were working, and all the visions were gone. However, when her sister disappears and her adoptive parents are killed in a car accident, she decides to go searching for Jasmine herself, and that's when the crazy begins big time!
When she stops at a bed and breakfast in Bennington, Vermont, the last known village that Jasmine had visited, all hell literally breaks loose. The proprietor swears she hadn't seen Jasmine, but when Ivy's back is turned, Mrs. Paulson tries to bash in her skull. Not very friendly, to say the least, and Ivy had noticed when she entered that the B&B was filled with one of her "visions".
When she is rescued by Adrian, who really doesn't seem to be very trustworthy either, she finds herself embarking on an adventure to not only save her sister, but the entire world.
While she and Adrian start a love/hate relationship (due in part to each of their heritages), and they attempt to work together to find a supernatural weapon that only Ivy can activate, she learns that she isn't entirely human. But then, neither is he.
I know the story sounds rather like the same old/same old, but Jeaniene is a terrific story teller, and I couldn't put the book down. Finished it in one day, and can't wait for The Sweetest Burn, the 2nd book in this series. If you like action, supernaturals up the wazoo, and just plain great story-telling, I think you'll love this book, and the new series, too!
Ivy, our heroine, has always "seen things", and even though she's been through medications, medical docs, etc., nothing has really helped, although she finally fibbed to her folks and friends and told them her meds were working, and all the visions were gone. However, when her sister disappears and her adoptive parents are killed in a car accident, she decides to go searching for Jasmine herself, and that's when the crazy begins big time!
When she stops at a bed and breakfast in Bennington, Vermont, the last known village that Jasmine had visited, all hell literally breaks loose. The proprietor swears she hadn't seen Jasmine, but when Ivy's back is turned, Mrs. Paulson tries to bash in her skull. Not very friendly, to say the least, and Ivy had noticed when she entered that the B&B was filled with one of her "visions".
When she is rescued by Adrian, who really doesn't seem to be very trustworthy either, she finds herself embarking on an adventure to not only save her sister, but the entire world.
While she and Adrian start a love/hate relationship (due in part to each of their heritages), and they attempt to work together to find a supernatural weapon that only Ivy can activate, she learns that she isn't entirely human. But then, neither is he.
I know the story sounds rather like the same old/same old, but Jeaniene is a terrific story teller, and I couldn't put the book down. Finished it in one day, and can't wait for The Sweetest Burn, the 2nd book in this series. If you like action, supernaturals up the wazoo, and just plain great story-telling, I think you'll love this book, and the new series, too!
