Review: New and Fresh
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 08 1, 2013
I have followed the author for awhile now on Facebook and have read the snippets of the book that she had posted.  After reading those it sparked my interest so much that I couldn't wait to read this. So, going into this I had the "please don't suck, please don't suck" mentality.Scarlett Dawn has done an incredible job of fleshing out the characters so you get to know them.  This story is focused on Lily but you have three other characters that are mainstays throughout the book. You have the sweet and beautiful mage with golden hair and eyes to match, the elemental who is an all round good guy with pretty looks and blue hair, then you have the hot, brooding, to cool for school vampire.  These people shouldn't be close but they develop a friendship that is very well thought out and you invest in the characters. There is so much I could say about the character but I really don't want to spoil any of the story for those who haven't read this yet.The book starts off with Lily, who we learn is a hybrid. Half shifter half vampire.  Her kind is forbidden and she does everything possible to hide who she really is.  She does this very well and the only person who knows is her mate Dominic.  In the beginning all the characters and the story seem kinda juvenile.  The story opens up with bananas and condoms.  It amused me but I was worried where the story was leading.  There was really no worry there because soon these juvenile thinkers would turn into more developed and more mature characters. The story progress was slow to start but really gained momentum and I had a hard time putting it down.I really could see this is a tv show or a mini series it has all the makings for something to be done with it.  Honestly for me this is new and fresh. Harry Potter always seemed kiddie fied even when we got to the last book it was hard to see that they were growing up.  I like this because it brought in more than shifters and vamps.  Neither which I am a huge fan of but I really hope that the author will bring us more about Jake and Pearl, the elemental and mage.  I have  a thing with magic and I just can not wait to see where she takes us in upcoming books.