Review: Another fantastic book by Raine Thomas!!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 04 17, 2014
I have now come to terms with the fact that I will read and enjoy anything that Raine Thomas writes…young adult, new adult, contemporary, romance, fantasy…grocery list…  Well, maybe not that last one, but you know what I mean.  It’s great to find an author who can write many different types of books and do it all so well!  After a couple of contemporary romances, Ms. Thomas is back to her roots with this new fantasy series and I, for one, am glad.  Her imagination knows no bounds and this book is proof of that.I loved the Estilorian realm in her Daughters of Saraqael series and, to tell you the truth, I was fearful that this might feel too “been there, done that”.  Boy was I wrong.  This new series is NA which adds a completely different dimension to the story and Alametria is definitely unique.  What is the same, however, is that once again I’ve fallen in love with the characters and the storyline!Kyra is from Earth, or so she believes.  As her adventure begins, she learns that no only is she from another galaxy but she’s also the Ascendant, someone meant to bring peace to the worlds.  Alametria, the planet she’s from, is more advanced than Earth in many ways but, the decisions it’s inhabitants have made also prove to be troublesome.  This makes Kyra’s introduction to this world startling.  As she begins to gain back her memories of her life, she also discovers that much of what goes on there is not to her liking.  TaeDane (Ty) is Kyra’s protector…a bodyguard, if you will.  He is fiercely loyal, brave, strong and, well, dreamy!!  Yes, totally dreamy!!  He’s determined to protect Kyra and in doing so brings all the swoons!  I can’t wait to read more about their forbidden love.  Their chemistry is definitely hot!!  I should also mention that this world has great secondary characters as well.  Some I love and some I love to hate!There are plenty of adventures, twists and turns and evil characters in this book.  It’s a quick read…mostly because I couldn’t put it down.  I love that this story doesn’t end in a cliffhanger but that, at the same time, you fully understand there’s so much more to come.  This story is not nearly done and Kyra and Ty have so much more adventure ahead of them.  And, thankfully, I’m sure there will also be more romance in their future…because this girl can never have enough of that!