Review: One of my favorite books EVER!!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 08 1, 2013
I received an ARC in exchange for an honest review.Once in awhile a book comes along that is such complete and utter perfection you just know in your heart of hearts that its magic. And really good writing. For me that book is King Hall by Scarlett Dawn.It was one of the most giddy book reading experiences that I have had in the longest time. I literally couldn't contain the myriad of feelings that I had while consuming this fantastic novel.The world building and mythology of the story was amazing and honestly completely unique. I read a lot of Para and Urban Fantasy and I really found everything that Scarlett threw at us as a reader, refreshing and new. It stands out with it's complete fabulousity.The strength of King Hall for me is the friendship between Lily, Jack, Ezra and Pearl, the four Prodigy Kings. It's a powerful thing, finding home. And for these four friends they find home in each other. They have the most incredibly awesome friend/family dynamic that I have run across in forever.Lily, the heroine and future Queen of the Shifters is compellingly strong and interesting while dealing with things that would make most individuals want to crawl in a hole. I can't wait to see where she goes as the series continues.Ezra is my new #1 favorite book boy, the future King of the Vampires, he had attitude and just enough of that bad boy with a heart of gold edge.When he first showed up on the pages I wasn't sure what to think or where it was going to go because well... I don't want to give spoilers. I just wasn't sure. But as the book went on, I knew I was screwed and was going to have to bump someone off my list of ever growing book boyfriends cuz' I loved him.Jack is destined to become the new Elemental King. Fantastically hilarious, he was the definite comic relief and when I wasn't paying attention to him he just snuck right into my bookish heart. I also loved how fiercely protective he was of his friends.Pearl is the coolest chick around, the future Mage Queen, she has these super awesome powers. She is the girl you totally want to be friends with, a girly girl who never enters annoying, I really liked her. She adds a sweetness to the dynamic between these four.The ending was surprising and shocked me a bit. It is slightly cliff-hanger-ish but not so much that you will want to scream and throw your reading device across the room, okay well, maybe you'll want to, but really you'll just want to because you want book 2. I know that I am totally waiting on pins and needles for the next book. I am very excited to see what is going to happen next and I have my fingers crossed for certain things to happen in the books to come.If you are in the mood for a "perfect" book than get King Hall as soon as possible. In fact just go get it right now :) Be prepared to stay up late finishing it cuz' once you start reading you won't want to quit until you reach the very end.Originally posted on Me, Myself & Books Blog