Review: Nice Surprise
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 06 22, 2013
I'm a huge fan of Kristen Ashley, but not of fantasy/time travel stuff.  I was pleasantly surprised at how  captivated I was by this book.  I became emotionally invested in the book pretty early on when the wife hunt occurred because I was so bothered by it that I had to see how it played out.  The book is not for the weak at heart or for those that want everything to be rainbows and sunshine all the way through.  There is a lot of both implied violence and violence in this story that can leave vivid images in one's mind if you are truly caught up in the story.  With that being said, there is also a great strength to story in the relationships built amongst the characters both through friendships and marriages.  The marriage of Lahn and Circe is powerful, raw, and beautiful.  Both are strong willed characters that have more to learn not only about their spouses, but about themselves in order to continue to lead their people on the path to survival. But when the realities of Circe's two worlds collide and she must choose between her old life and her new, the decision is heart wrenching.