Review: great begining to a new series.
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 05 9, 2014
Called by Fire, Delwyn Jenkins.Review from Jeannie Zelos book reviewsI love paranormal romance so this was a novel I was looking forward to. Kamryn, fire witch in training, was a great female lead. Strong and gutsy, not one of those TSTL ladies, I can't stand those. So she was perfect to play against Alex, the Knight and male lead. He was a well written character too, strong, courageous and yet had the “old scholar” gentlemanly thing going on, which fitted well with the fact he was hundreds of years old. I loved the rapport the two had right from the start, when Kam puts him in his place and instead of getting all “I’m a knight, you should respect me..” he admires her attitude.There's a lot going on here, introduction of a new world setting, witches, knights and others, along with humans in The World Below..then there's a murder and another missing witch to investigate, along with the fact of the schism between the Knights and the witches. I'm looking forward to further novels in this series, there's been a lot of building in this one and maybe that's why the actual story didn't rate a five from me. Its good but not great, I was interested but it didn't get me emotionally, but the world created is entrancing and I loved the way Delwyn has woven things together, bringing in adventure and some hot and sexy romance. Those scenes were well done, just the right balance of erotica and story.Overall its a fun read, a great start to a new series and I look forward to more. I'd like to see more from Kam's friends and Alex's group of Knights. I want to see how Alex and Kam work out together, how the problem of the murderous kidnapper gets resolved, its pretty clear there's more to come, and also what happens with the ruling group of witches ( forgotten the name for them, but the 12 ladies who run things) Its clear that they, or their predecessors have manipulated historical events to their needs, but that doesn't mean they're doing what's best for anyone, and has led to the dangers exposed in this book. There's a link left undone too, that I’m sure will crop up in later books, where the kidnapper has an “in” for information which could prove disastrous for everyone.Stars: Four, a good beginning.ARC supplied via Netgalley