Review: Great characters
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 06 18, 2013
*I'd like to thank the author for giving me a copy of this book, in exchange for my honest review.*The moment I read the synopsis and saw that this story involved Italy and chimera, I was hooked. I had to see what happened, because Italy is a very uncommon setting in paranormal stories, and chimera are just as uncommon characters. I have to say that I'm happy I took the chance and read it.The thing that I liked most about this novella was the characters. I loved Melina. As a scientist, she was very smart, but she also wanted something more out of life. Which is why she went to Italy and met Bruno, the mysterious and tortured hero. I felt sorry for him, because he'd lived for centuries, only able to see the world ten days out of the year. So I thought that these two characters worked perfectly with each other. If Melina had been any less adventurous and Bruno any less sympathetic, it definitely wouldn't have worked for me. Thankfully, this was not the case.The main plot of this story revolved around the whirlwind romance between these two. I didn't really see how they went from lust and interest to love as quickly as they did, but they worked well enough together. There was also a bit of a thriller aspect to the book as well, with Melina's work being so important. Once she found out what her lab planned to do with the formula she made, things started taking off. I thought that the attacks on her were dealt with a little too quickly, but all in all, it was interesting.Overall, I thought that this was a good novella. The characters were definitely intriguing, and I loved the story behind how Bruno became a chimera. I also liked the science aspect too. My only complaints with this novella would have to be that the feelings turned to love really fast, and that the attackers were just brushed off after they happened. Also, I didn't quite get the ending. I'm not sure if the next book continues the story or not, because the ending is a bit different. Still, if you like paranormal romance, I'd definitely say to give this one a shot. ~Brianna