Review: Sometimes A Book comes a long that GRABS you by your throat and DOES NOT LET GO!!!!!!!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 05 20, 2014
This is one such book. I plan on setting up an blog soon that reviews books thoroughly in such a way as to reveal characters and partial plot lines.I shan't do it here because it is frowned upon.The book includes more than a few 'primary' characters that seem to come and go through out the first third of the book. In fact until the death of two of them, one is left with the impression that there are more than there really are.The ones that remain are hypnotic and memorable. They draw you to them and make you love them EVEN those you wish you could hate.The male lead is both a hero; an anti-hero and an enigma rolled up into one. In places you may even think he is a true villain. He is not but this is not revealed until nearly the end..The heroine? She too is extremely complex. She has many layers to her as well as aspects and sides. She grows on you..in more ways than one. I am being oblique but that is on purpose. Once you begin to read this novel you will understand WHY  I am writing in the matter that I am.The book is not a short read but - for me- that was/is part of the fun.  I love long books....that go into the depth of things and don't just skim over them.I truly wish the author would write another novel. This one is her first.  When I got it, the novel was free. Frankly, it is worth at least a $7.00-$9.00 (US) price tag. If Nora Roberts and Maya Banks not to mention Sylvain Reynard and E.I. James can charge that much, surely this author can/should as well. The book is WORTH that amount.  If you are considering reading this book simply because it is FREE please realize the current lack of a price is not a reflection of it's quality.It is not.It's a paranormal ROMANCE. It's a LOVE story with the total emphasis on love.After you have read it in it's entirety, you will understand my next comment.What I love about the book is the fact that the characters are very much individuals who do not reveal themselves according to any set formula. You cannot peg them or say....oh, so and so reminds me OF so this one or that one.There is only one other book which has effect on me and that is The Mummy by Anne Rice. That is a stand alone book and she (the author-Ms. Rice has decided never to follow up by writing any more in the series-even though I think she should.Ms Rice created a sub-genre when writing that book. I think this author has done the same with this one.My rating 5 stars/5 stars for character development and plot-line development. 4.5 stars/5 stars for sexual development and tension between the characters. 5 stars/5 stars for shocks, twists and turns not expected within the plot.If you have any questions for me, write:WriterMaven@gmail.comI have never revealed that in any of my reviews.I truly think this writer is a genius in the making and I am only sad that she or he has not continue to publish. I cannot say if the person has continued to write or not. I have come to realize that just because a person does not publish anything does not me she or he does not write anything.Basia