Review: Fantastic follow up, you do NOT want to miss out on this series!!!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 07 4, 2014
Chrysoprase – B.Kristin McMichael5+As you all may know, I love love love B. Kristin McMichael. I believe that she is a brilliant writer, thinker, story teller, and just an astonishing human being. I mean jeez… not only does she write but she’s got a PhD in biology, not to mention young ones and a hubby to take care of. Sometimes I feel like I’m juggling the world and can’t handle it, so I can’t even fathom how she finds the time to write such beautiful, intelligent, swoonworthy books. I think that you should also know that I devour her books, every time. B.Kristin is one of my no-holes barred trustworthy one-click authors. No joke, I don’t need a synopsis or even a cover photo. Just put that word baby in my hands and I’m in my reader’s heaven.“Trust your heart, trust your friends, and remember to love”Chrysoprase is the 2nd installment in the Chalcedony Chronicles. This book is such an amazing follow up to the first book [Carnelian]. Not only does B.K. leave you stunned by her talented writing but she dazzles you with new and interesting facts, thrilling history, twists and turns, angst, suspense, love, laughter, and moments of absolute shock. I definitely had some suspicions throughout the book, but when it came down to it they were just suspicions. However, some of them came to fruition, but not exactly in the way that I anticipated – which I adore.I also love the fact that B.K. can give you just enough sexual tension to be completely satisfied, even if you’re into reading more of the erotic type novels. Sometimes I feel like books get sickening with the loss of plots because of the “need” to have sexual scenes in the book. I mean I get it, sex sells… but what happened to the rest of the story!? Sometimes you just want MORE than that, and B.K. delivers a fantastic storyline that will leave you with the ultimate book hangover.“Marcella Navina, I swear before the gods that you are the only girl for me. I love you with every bit of my body and soul, and will never love another in life or death.” “… You are already bound to my heart tighter than any marriage could ever be” -SethIn Chrysoprase the story revolves more around Mari’s prophecy more than her relationship. With everything that happened in the first novel, Mari is searching for answers and will do whatever it takes to get them. I don’t want to indulge you with too much information, especially if you haven’t read the first book. Of Which by the way I totally recommend you doing so. Mari unfortunately has to rely on the last person in the world she ever wanted to see again. Logan, her ex-boyfriend from high school leaves a bad taste in her mouth. The last thing she wants to do is work with him on her prophecy. Needless to say, secrets are being kept on both sides of the unlikely coupling. Mari is incredibly wary of Logan’s intentions with just cause.“I will never hurt you again” Logan said.“I promise you that, Mari. If you let me be the one, I will give you anything you want. I can make you happy. Seth will only bring you sadness. He isn’t from our time. I love you, Mari, and I know you can love me, too, if you tried. The spark between us isn’t gone. It can never be gone.”I mean when I first started reading about Logan I was like oh no, not this jerk. Definitely didn’t like him. After a little while he grew on me, but let me tell you I have such a love/hate relationship with his character it isn’t even funny. Logan is a charmer, I’ll give him that. I just can’t get over the heartbreak he caused my favorite sassy little red head Mari. Throughout the entire book I just kept thinking to myself that he has an ulterior motive. I’m not gonna tell you if he actually had one, or if he didn’t… cause obviously I REALLY want you to read this series.As much as I missed a few of the supporting characters from the first novel in the series, like Mari’s best friend Sim, I was still appeased.  You definitely still get some Sim time, but the depths of this novel are so much more intense that you don’t even realize she’s not entirely present.  Then there is Ty. I love me some Ty, he’s such an adorable best friend. Ty is the absolute meaning of loyalty. Haha, see what I did there? ;) I’m a dork, I know.Before I keep babbling on and on about how much I loved this installment in the chronicles, and give away top secret information that needs to be discovered by the reader themselves, I’ll leave you with this… I NEED BOOK 3!!!! I can NOT wait for the next installment in this series.  It’s such a good thing I have one more B. Kristin novel (The Day Human Prince) to read while I’m anxiously awaiting the next book. Although I’m gonna have to pace myself, so I’m not craving too much B.K. at once! Hehe. I never have any disappointments when I read her works, and I guarantee you won’t either.  I seriously wish this author the best luck in the world of authors, she deserves the very best. B. Kristin McMichael is one of those authors who can take you out of your worst book slump and bring you back to the reason that you love reading.