Review: A Taste of Something New
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 05 3, 2014
Syphon's Song is a wonderfully new and exciting story that opens with Bronte Casteel being pulled from her current existence and tasked by her family to deliver a message to the family's powerful enemy. She has been cast out to the world of mages, existing in the severely regulated world of the Nons, and living in constant fear with a secret. Rather than being a Non (a non magically gifted). Bronte actually has magic, a type of magic that has not been seen for many years and historically those who were found to have this gift have been killed on discovery of this power. She has lived in constant fear for her life, suffering the emotional abuse of the rejection of her family, all while trying to eke out a living as a musician. On arrival at the Rallis estate she encounters Vincent, whose path she crossed when she was a child, and the fireworks begin. The Syphon's Song is a wonderful journey filled with a plethora of emotions including palpable fear, hope, and love all with an undercurrent of anger fueled with the fires of revolution in the making.The writing was clean and well executed and filled with wonderful characters that are a joy to get to know. The only thing that keeps this from being a five star read in this reader's opinion is a gap in the world building; i.e. perhaps there could have been more world building regarding what occurred to bring about a world filled with mages and nons resulting in the prejudices against the nons. For those who enjoy a little smexy heat in their reads you will not be disappointed. The smexy parts are very sensual and well written adding to the storyline making it a richer read. The ending is very satisfying and while this is book one you are not left hanging, but rather curious and eager to see what will happen next with this world and the characters we have come to know.I would recommend this book to fans of adult paranormal romance that is story driven and a little taste of something new in the mix. I received this book from NetGalley.