Review: LOVE it, Big Cliffhanger though, but Was Exciting! A Must Read
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 12 3, 2012
I was pleasantly surprised that I really got into this book pretty fast. Read all of this book 1 in one day (I have the 2 in 1 book, but want to separate my reviews) I was not expecting the gore and horror of the first part, gave me a bit of nightmares, but that was really the only really gruesome part. If this was a movie, I would not have been able to watch that part, lol, my imagination was bad enough. I will never get that scene out of my mind of what Kayden did, Yuck. I can't ever see him as a hot guy, and possible love interest that some do, gross, I just remember the gory part, and what he really looks like. I do not trust him, (he is a demon after all) and really hope as book 2 goes on Essallie does NOT come to care for him, just yuck, is all I can say.Essallie is not a normal girl, as she soon finds out, she is able to conjure blue fire, and she is not always in control over it. 5 months after the grousom event where the demon Kayden murdered her boyfriend who betrayed her, she has moved back to her home town with her half-brother Jayden, in Belfast, Maine from NY.Not long after she gets there, Kayden shows up, saying he is there to help her. Essallie and Kayden are on the hunt to find out what she is, I will leave that a mystery for you to find out. She ends up trusting Kayden to an extent, too much in my opinion.I felt at times like I was in a Harry Potter world, where she is shown the secret hidden world, that is hidden inside a bookstore, that you access with a secret passage, that part all felt very Harry Potter to me, but not in a bad way, it was all its own thing, just similar in ways, that she is kept in the dark, not knowing what she is, and everyone else seems to know something anyway. It was not as believable as HP, as she is not someone who is famous and well known, etc. I still liked it though; the world-building on it was great.Really well written I think.  There were times I felt this first book to be rushed, but not really bad, but just a bit. I started the 2nd one, and it doesn't have that feel.This whole story really is original in a way, yes we have the supernaturals like many of this type, but the story itself is really good, and original, at least to me. Sometimes I got the feel that just about everyone she knew turned out to be a supernatural.I really liked her brother Jayson, I feel he is a great brother, and hope he will play a bigger role in books to come.I really liked Leo, and was blown away and so sad at one part near the end, won't say what. I just liked him a lot.And well, so far, I have a feeling I will really like Ari, we shall see as the story continues into book 2.I do highly recommend this book to anyone who enjoys paranormal books, not much for romance in this first book, but maybe in the next. There is adventure and excitement, and plenty of mystery.5 out of 5 for me. A Great fun, fast read.I was provided a copy of this book for my honest review for the book tour the author has going on. Visit my blog (link in my profile) to see the blog tour, my post 12/4