Review: Day of Sacrifice
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 11 4, 2010
What an amazing novella to start off a new series! I started reading and didn't stop until the last page.The characters are captivating, the story fantastic and the anticipation for the next installment unbearable!Every supernatural family must sacrifice their first-born on the day of their 21st birthday in order to stay in favor with the Gods; this sacrifice will ensure prosperity and good fortune for the family. Each sacrifice is assigned a Guardian to watch over them; to keep them alive and out of peril until their day of sacrifice (DOS). I had to stop and appreciate the irony there.This brings us to Flora a first born twin to a family of successful witches; Flora, to everyone's chagrin, is living life to its fullest. When you know you're destined for death since the day you're born it's hard not to try and live life to its fullest. On her friend Adrian's DOS she discovers there's a hit on her from a rival family done in the hopes that her father's successful business will fail without the blessings her sacrifice will afford them. Flora only has 3 days until her DOS, her guardian literally just resigned and her replacement isn't here yet. Pursued and Guardianless she flees to the very public sacrifice of Adrian, hoping that witnesses will put a stop to the attempt on her life; instead, it earns her a new Guardian in the guise of Julian.With the help of Julian, Adrian's sexy compassionate Guardian, Flora survives multiple attempts on her life but she also learns that there are secrets and an important prophecy that have been kept from her since her birth. Flora makes it to her DOS but what happens there is anything but what is expected!Flora makes for a fabulous heroine and Rebellion, the next installment in the series will be highly anticipated.