Review: Amazingly Different and Refreshing Paranormal, YA Series!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 04 25, 2014
Wraithsong(Desirable Creatures Series #1)Melissa Cushing's Review [...]4.5 OF 5 STARSWhere do I start when reviewing this book? It was simply stunning. The concept for me was different than anything else that I have read, period. The authors writing style was beautiful and the book was well edited. I loved the concept of Sonia being a Huldra and her supernatural ability to control anyone, especially men. It was refreshingly different than your typical paranormal YA novel which made it intriguing and impossible to put down. The author did a beautiful job of explaining the idea behind the myth pertaining to the Huldras  and used enough description so that I could envision the story for myself and I found myself cherishing each and every word. Right from the beginning I was hooked and could not put it down. According to Norse Mythology, Huldra's used to live in Northern Europe a long time ago and were believed to seduce men who entered their forests. They were stunningly beautiful and were known as enchantresses.Here is the synopsis for this fabulous new series from Goodreads:Seventeen-year-old Sonia is in her senior year when she realizes that she is even more different from her friends than she thought. One day there's an incident with her and another student, proving she has the same ability to control people as her mom. Though she has had a few similar experiences before, this incident verifies exactly how different she is.Things really begin to change when Sonia meets a senior named Anthony. Soon she finds herself consumed by him--which is shocking--because she's just not one to fall in love. Anthony is handsome and mysterious, but that's not what drives Sonia crazy. While other guys usually fight for her attention, Anthony doesn't even give her the time of day. And even stranger yet, her ability to control people doesn't work on him. Little does Sonia know that he keeps a deep secret too, and that that very secret holds the answer to who she really is.With only a few weeks left of school, horrible things happen: Three of Sonia's cousins, living in another state, are killed, and Sonia's mom vanishes without a trace.Anthony tells Sonia that her mom has been taken to an invisible island called Wraithsong, and that his mother is the abductor. To save her mom's life, Sonia is forced to accept Anthony's help and travels with him to find the island, but when Anthony's mother discovers they are working against her, she sends someone to kill Anthony and capture Sonia.Again, I have to stress that I read this story in a day because I had no desire to put this book down. I needed to know what was going to happen next. I LOVED Sonia and Anthony's characters although I felt at times Sonia was a little too easily swayed to believe the lies Anthony's mom and her accomplices fed her, but she is extremely young and in all honesty she was kept in the dark until things really hit the fan so I guess it is to be expected. The ending really left me hanging there..... but the sequel I believe is due out this summer so at least I do not have to wait too long... Fingers Crossed  I will be reading Book 2 for sure ~ Advance Order! AWESOME book! Anyone that is a lover of paranormal, Young Adult, and Romance... this book is for you. Believe me, there are so many Paranormal YA books out there that are similar to one's we have all read, BUT not this one. This is a unique, beautifully written, adventurous and wonderful Paranormal Romance! Check it out......******************************************************************************************************************************************************Here is the passage that I had been waiting for and the reason I could not put this book down ~ I love Sonia and Anthony's relationship ~ through all of the lies and deceit they endured throughout this book.... I could finally breathe a sigh of relief...Should I believe him? I search his eyes trying to find in them the answer to my question. My search is impossible.He touches my shoulder and glides his finger down my arm all the way to my fingertips. His touch leaves trails of goose bumps on my skin. He nears me and then caresses my cheek."You don't need to be afraid anymore. I'm here - for you."I feel the sincerity of his words deep in my core. He risked his life by coming here, searching for me. He cannot be evil, like Maureen and Layla have tried to convince me he is. He must be inherently good - even after all the evil things that have happened to him. "Take me away from here," I say, feeling like I have just come home."You're not mad at me for not telling you?" Anthony asks.I look at him. "How can I be mad at you? You came here and risked your life to rescue me."He embraces me tightly and all my fears evaporate. "I missed you, Sonia." I hear the relief in his voice; it is the same relief that exists in my soul.In that very moment, I know without a shadow of a doubt that all Maureen has been feeding me about Anthony are lies. I feel so safe back in his arms and know he'd never purposely deceive me or hurt me in any way.*******************************************************************************************************************************************************