Review: A great first novel, a little ambitious
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 02 9, 2014
** Originally written for Book Bliss book blog. I received a copy in exchange for an unbiased and honest review**Review:4 starsGeneral: Eternal Flames is a great book one for a series. It has everything someone needs in a PNR to really fall in love with the series from a male with a brutal past, to sexy unstoppable warriors and action to keep you turning the pages. The world building was very descriptive and easy to picture everything which was a strong point for the series because I was drawn in very quickly. The plot itself was very original, there was an extreme focus on sex that gave it a lot of charge as well as a spin that many romance novels do not take...but that would be a bit of a spoiler to explain why.There was a little bit of confusion that I experienced in the book. The world building was great and the concept was wonderful. However it was a book that may have had a bit to much going on - which tends to happen a lot in first novels in a series. There were many concepts that had me questioning things and wanting more information as well as a few two many characters in the spotlight in the series. All things that I think were part in parcel to trying to set up a new world and I would bet wouldn't be an issue as the series grows and readers are more intimate with the characters already.Characters: Cassandra- Cassandra for me was a fairly common character. She was "heartbroken" and resistant but far more accepting of the situation than she should be given her history with men. She was an easy character to connect with, but very common, especially next to her hero.Marcus- Marcus was by far more original. He was resistant to the level that most book hero's aren't. Which made his journey far more entertaining to read. He was a little like Zadist fro the BDB series that respect. Also, his skill was that of a healer and for me gave him a little push on the likeable scale because you could really feel his heartache in his desire to avoid another connection despite how much he cares for his brethern.