Review: Scorching hot paranormal mixed with fantasy
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 05 6, 2014
* I received a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.I don't think I've ever read a book quite like this one before. Peyton's Ride is heavy on the fantasy element but at the same time, I was able to follow along pretty easily.At just 65 pages, Peyton's Ride isn't very long but it does pack a lot into a short amount of time. It feels more like a full novel. With its brief but thorough character descriptions and backgrounds, author Jennifer James gives readers who aren't familiar with her work a chance to get acquainted with the characters before she begins their journey.I loved that Peyton wasn't a boring heroine. She's an older woman, a divorcee and she is taking a step outside of her comfort zone with her plans of a cross country motorcycle ride. The fact that she isn't as sure of herself as a mature woman made her likable to me. I'd like to think it would be okay if, like Peyton, I didn't have all the answers to my life at 40. Peyton's a bit of a klutz and has a slight case of verbal diarrhea at the worst times but that just added to her charm. Way to go Ms. James for making Peyton feel like a friend instead of a dull mother figure.Ian is one of my favorite bad boys, simply because he is a bad boy. He's not faking it and he's not hiding it, he is what he is. I loved his raw masculinity and blunt way of expressing himself. He just oozes sexuality and I could see from the very first scene why Peyton was so hung up on him. I would be too if someone like Ian existed in my life.Peyton's Ride has such a heavy fantasy element that I should have been turned off by it completely but with such witty dialogue and easy to follow story line, I found myself enjoying Peyton's adventure immensely.Final Verdict: I was caught off guard by how much I really enjoyed reading Peyton's Ride. It was different but didn't feel foreign to me. The characters were fun, entertaining and extremely sexy. This was a great start to a series.