Review: Unique idea
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 12 30, 2013
Wow what a unique book from this new to me author. I have read quite a few shifter type books but I don't recall reading about a Phoenix before well unless you count Fawkes from the Harry Potter books! So this book was an irresistible one for me and I'm really pleased that I gave it a go.This story starts with a young journalist Ambrosia being left stranded in the middle of no where by the guy she as supposed to interview. The fact that he was probably completely insane as he believed he had discovered a real life Phoenix was just the icing on the cake! So here is Ambrosia miles from anywhere and what does she find? A gorgeous caring guy called Reece who just seems to disappear when his house goes up in smoke!A month later the dead guy Reece shows up at Ambrosias home and although she's relieved to see him alive it's really bad timing as it starting to look like her not to recent one night stand left her with a little present! Reece doesn't help matters though when he claims that the baby she's carrying is his and o yes he just happens to be a Phoenix! Turns out he had deliberately found somewhere remote as it as his time to be reborn and by breathing in the resulting ash Ambrosia became pregnant!Reece will protect his unborn child and it's mother at any cost but his own people may not be so keen. Facing prejudice in the most unlikely quarter Ambrosia has no choice but to trust Reece but will a relationship built just on necessity ever really work?This as an interesting take on paranormal romance. The idea of pregnancy resulting from ashes was maybe a little far fetched but hey oh it is fiction after all . I will be honest and say I don't think I personally would accept a giant bird man quite so easily but it worked for these characters. As for the characters Reece is an absolute sweetie and it was easy to understand Ambrosias attraction to him.This is hard for me to rate as I did enjoy it but I prefer a longer story.