Review: Shadow of Hope
Rating: 2 out of 5
Date: 04 16, 2014
***I was gifted a copy of this book by the author in exchange for an honest review***I have to admit that when you are reading a book that has not been edited properly, it can be mildly annoying, depending on how bad the editing is. In this copy, there was no indication of when someone was talking so the conversations and other verbal communications ran right into the story, which really annoyed me. I kept reading however, trying not to let that annoyance colour my judgement of the book.When I read the first chapter, I originally thought that I would enjoy this book. Much to my disappointment, I struggled with it. So much so that I had to put it down and leave it for several weeks before I could try again.The story starts off back in a time of Gods and Goddesses. Gaia entrusts her daughter with a secret and this secret gets passed down from generation to generation. Aries wants that secret, no matter what.Zoe finds herself in a situation that sees her needing protection.  Evan finds himself entrusted with her safety."Shadow of Hope is a fast paced, thrilling paranormal romance novella."I don't think I'd have put this into the Paranormal Romance genre. Yes, the two main characters have fallen in love by the end, but the story is not based around love, in my opinion.Characters: I really did not feel any infinity with any of the characters. I just didn't feel any empathy, sympathy or otherwise to any of them.Storyline: The idea is good but I think it could have been developed more. It has all the right ingredients to be a great story but it just felt really rushed.Very disappointed with this book, it started off fairly well but really didn't enjoy it at all.2 Stars from me.