Review: Passion, suspense and more- this series has it all
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 03 23, 2014
I really like series as then you can just continue on with the story.  Better yet, I like boxed sets as you don’t have to pause to buy the next book.The Sacred Breath series was an excellent value price wise.  Content wise I found it to be much better than the average romance and well worth reading.Regarding the mermaids- well, this isn’t a sunshine, rainbows and fairy dust read.  There are mermaids and they are delightfully crafted with a wicked good twist from what one usually thinks when hearing the word “mermaid”.I liked Aazuria almost immediately.  To the average human she appears to be eighteen years of age in actuality she is six hundred plus.  She is quite astute and has the ability to see below the surface and social veneer of humans. She interacts well with her sisters and there were times I had to laugh as I read some of the banter.Aazuria’s daughter Varia is also very well crafted and you get the sense of an ethereal presence when thinking of her.  Aazuria, to me, radiated more of a royalty presence.  Both were good and I liked how the author made their similarities and differences stand out.There are serious moments also and more than a few times you get the vibe that something is brewing beneath the surface.When Aazuria is captured I could feel the claustrophobia I think she may have felt being cooped up and dependent upon Hamnil for the smallest needs.Varia’s birth was one of those moments I will not forget for a long time.  No spoilers but the author captures the intense emotion of the event extremely well.There are some other intense moments (some involving Aazuria and some not).  I can see why the author created these moments as they give us a glimpse of the characters involved and things we may not have seen about them otherwise.There’s so much more I’d like to add but for the sake of time, I’ll just say this-I didn’t want this series to end and had there only been one book I would have been thoroughly dismayed. Fortunately there were four and I hope the author continues the saga.Beautiful mix of romance, fantasy and  drama all mixed together. Quality read and I highly recommend this set.