Review: Warning: sparks fly in annax territory
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 05 16, 2014
3,5 to 4 stars.All in all, a really enjoyable read and I'm glad the author sent me her story.The plot: Olivia (her human name and Teil her annax name) fled Viddion, the annax city at the age of ten. Raised by very religious human foster parents with a kickass sister, she vowed to never come back. Now a teacher (but frightened to teach teens)fate is conspiring and forces her to return to her old city as a school's representative of a student exchange project.Extrimely traumatised by her past Olivia is overwhelmed by panic attacks but tries to retain her sanity and accomplish her mission. In a desperate attempt to control her emotions and deny her inner wild annax nature she plays "miss prim and proper" in crisp suits and city shoes totally inadequate for the wild environment.But from the moment she meets Baphrem, larenleader's son and Captain of the Guard, all hope to remain cool and controlled is lost. He pushes all her buttons to awaken her wild side and force her to find her connection to become her true self. Their attraction is instantaneous, sparks fly and the battle of will takes epic proportions.While both characters engage in a power joust, someone is slowly poisoning the larenleader and the tionnax, annax enemies, lurk at the border.What I really did like was the battle between Olivia/Teil and Baphrem. Olivia is victim of Baphrem's pranks and retaliate with energy determined to avenge herself. Baphrem is hot but he is also like those boys in love with a girl and pestering her to attract her attention. I laughed at their antics and awaited the next round delightedly.Thanks to their tumultuous relationship there never was a dull moment in the book.The universe is original and interesting but its complexity left me confused sometimes.Klias, Baphrem's friend and arctic warrior was a very interesting character and I'd like to read its story in an other book.