Review: Heartache, excitement, and intrigue...my favorite things
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 11 4, 2013
KIng Hall is a fast-paced fantasy that has themes of family and friendship...with a tease of hot things. Mrs. Dawn leads you on a merry little ride through a world where mysticals and regular people have co-existed for while...yet something is afoot and you can feel the "big bad" coming with her excellent foreshadowing and hints of darkness and prophetic books.The characters are what sucked me in...the heroine and hero are well-developed and beautiful and strong. These aren't wishy washy young adults; they change and progress as they deal with themes of loss and learning who your friends are and just exactly what secrets you can trust them with. Danger is around every corner when you're a mystical, but a tight group of 4 different powerful creatures learn to get along and become best friends within the walls of King Hall.The characters were fascinating to me:  Lily (the shifter/vampire) is the main heroine who struggles with figuring out just who she is and why she's been assigned to be a Queen of the shifters. Pearl is the gorgeous, slightly ditzy friend who is the perfect foil for Lily's harshness at times. Jack is the playboy who finds his mate and then some; and then...Ezra. I just fell in love with him the most, because he's been hurt and is suffering. He takes it out by pretending to be bored or disinterested, but I could read between the lines...I could see the connection he has with Lily. Each time he "feed" her, I got a little excited...waiting to see if THIS was the moment they realized the truth.Friends become enemies, suave politicians are not to be trusted, and heartache comes for all who dwell in the land of mysticals. I can't wait to see how Scarlett takes book 2! Here's hoping for a speedy sequel!!!Fantastic job!