Review: Intriguing Premise With Likable Characters
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 01 23, 2013
There's a lot happening in Lacy Dane's novella, Waterfall, in such a short span of time that it's hard to keep up with all the characters and action going on between the pages.  What starts out as an intriguing paranormal premise soon evolves into a mish-mash of frantic events that don't blend cohesively and cause the love story to get lost along the way.Four brothers who carry paranormal abilities based on the elements but also have traits of a vampire and dragon are desperate to find their mates who can help them gain back their weakening abilities have to band together when the youngest, Jordan, unexpectedly finds his mate who's just married another.  The path to their HEA isn't an easy one though as a dark force uses someone they consider a friend to cause the first step in bringing the brothers down.  Each of the brothers is sexy and commanding and while we get a good idea as to Jordan's abilities, the other's aren't quite as clear. One of them is particularly a mystery and shows up for a brief moment late in the story.  Their interactions are contentious as some of them are more arrogant than the others but there's still something about each of them that's irresistable.  Jordan's mate Celeste ran hot and cold for me.  Sometimes I liked her for her spunkiness and easy acceptance of the changes going on around but then she would do something feather-brained and become annoying.  Ultimately, she won me over as it's she who saves the day.The few sexual encounters in the story are hot, with the first being particularly creative.  The action scenes actually outnumber the bedroom scenes with the reasons behind them not always clear or necessary. The big bad and his purpose is another thing unclear as is the future of two characters who undergo dramatic physical changes within the last few pages, one of those character's changes seemed particularly over-the-top and out of the blue.Overall, this was an enjoyable story with a very unique premise.  The characters seemed well suited and interacted in entertaining ways. While there was too much going on in too short of a space that led to confusion and a schizophrenic feel the creativeness still won me over and has me greatly anticipating the next book in this story.