Review: Unique Urban Fantasy with a Norse Twist and Elves!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 06 28, 2013
Make sure you buy the complete Season 1 of "Boreal and John Grey" because after the first episode, you're going to be so addicted that you'll be clamoring for more, and as each episode ends with its cliffhanger, each one is better than the one that came before it, and trust me, you will want to have the rest of the story available immediately because you won't be able to put this book down. Season 1 is a collection of all five "episodes" or books 1-5 so far, and our story revolves around the unique combination of Norse mythology and legends with Elves mingled with the real world. Ella Benson, our protagonist, is a cop with a Paranormal Investigation team, and her partner, Simon, has recently disappeared under mysterious circumstances.There are gates between the world of the Elves and Earth that are breaking down as the Veil is thinning, and we soon meet one such special Elf who has broken through, Finn. He's secretive and doesn't talk much but he's there for Ella when she needs him, and he's one hell of a fighter. They work together to figure out the mystery of what's been causing the gates to allow strange creatures through, as well as the significance of the enigmatic John Grey, who figures prominently in one of the Norse sagas that Ella reads up to try to make sense of what's going on and how she can prevent what turns out to be a full-scale invasion from the Elves.This series has everything you could ask for--characters you can really get behind and root for as well as some more complex characters with definite shades of grey; intense action-packed fight scenes and interesting world-building with the Norse saga and mythology that ties in to the narrative quite well to make it more fascinating; and did I mention it's unputdownable? ;-)(I received this book from the author in exchange for an honest review)