Review: Good read - fantasy w/a bit of paranormal romance thrown in
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 11 11, 2013
Good start to the series. Fantasy with a little bit of paranormal romance thrown in for good measure. Post-apocalyptic, dragons, magic, Celtic gods, demons (dark gods), alien critters, and some may consider it to be a bit dystopian.The heroine is a strong young woman who has lost everything, including her family, with the breaching of the portals by the demon dark gods with the assistance of nave druids and witches. The world as we know it has been forever changed with the arrival of the alien creatures who took over under the guise of helping the humans to fight the dark gods. Lucky for her, the heroine had latent magic abilities the aliens, "the old ones", brought out and helped her learn to control. In her struggles to stay alive, she's learned the hard way emotional entanglements just get in the way.She's thrown for a loop by the one-two punch of a wolf claiming her for his bondmate and Fionn, one of the original Celtic gods, claiming her for his own. Add to mix her undeniable attraction to Fionn, more magical abilities at her disposal, and the new plans the old ones have for her when she shows up on the radar of the dark gods who ooze sex appeal while they suck you dry. Ya know, there is only so much a girl can take before something has to give, and she breaks loose to fight back.Ann Gimpel has such good world building abilities, you feel like you are in the story. You don't want to leave once you meet the interesting characters.The story does however end with a series cliffhanger (but not a relationship cliffhanger). But that is okay because book two is in final edits and should be out in December 2013 or January 2014. I was given the opportunity to have a sneak peek at book two, and it is even better than this first book in the series. I hope Ann Gimpel has book three in works.