Review: Phoenix romance! (the mythological bird, not the city)
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 12 30, 2013
The only fault I could find with this book was that I wish it had been longer...it seemed to go way too fast! This is the first book I've read of a phoenix shifter and yeah, I'm gonna go there, it was hot!Ambrosia Pellerin stumbles across what looks like a dilapidated cabin and a really hunky looking guy named Reece Bennu in the middle of the desert after having been accosted by a crazy man she was sent to interview. The crazy man swears he found a true phoenix, straight from mythology. After being taken care of by Reece, she's suddenly ushered out quickly and told to take his car when his building incinerates with him inside! Shocked, Ambrosia stumbles away.Later, we find out she is pregnant by Reece. No, she didn't have sex with him. Phoenixes can only procreate during a rebirth...which she unwittingly witnessed.I liked how Ambrosia was disbelieving when Reece comes to check on her to discover if she's pregnant or not. Who would believe someone claiming to be a phoenix right away? But I also liked how, despite being overwhelmed, she accepts it after being offered irrefutable proof.I would've liked more on the betrayal of his family member, more of a confrontation, more of a firm conclusion there as I thought it was a bit soft, but I truly enjoyed their courtship, Reece's blundering honesty and bewilderment, and his little sister, Celeste. If this book turned into a series, I'd be gobbling them up!Received my copy from Entangled in exchange for an honest review -- no compensation received