Review: Fun Paranormal Romance
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 12 25, 2013
I dove into the Shadows of Destiny series because the first book in the series, Destiny Divided, was FREE. Did I say FREE? Yep, I did. It’s actually on a list I made of awesomely series that start with freebies. And while I’m going all link happy in this paragraph, I might as well link to my review of Destiny Divided (book one). There, the link gods are happy now.This was Erin and Marcello’s story. Erin was going through some major life changes – she’d been taken away from everything she knew by an eight hundred year old vampire and then there were magical surprises… She was challenged and, in turn, challenged her eight hundred year old babysitter – umm, vampire. They both had to adapt and grow up a bit in order to get what they ultimately wanted and to thrive. I found myself riveted to the story, wanting to witness this process and their progression. Their fun banter did not hurt either.She wanted either to push him out the door and slam it shut, or yank him back in and tackle him on the bed. She settled for staring dumbly instead.The story was interesting and fast paced. There was magic, vampires, the Underworld, the Fey, and a sneaky dragon. There was also action – the fighting kind and the sexy kind. You can’t really go wrong with that. I think so, anyway. But then, I love magic and fairy tales. And sex. I might have said that before. Once or twice.She gulped. Perhaps provoking the vampire had been a bad idea. The image of poking a wild bear with a stick came to mind.My one complaint is that, to me, that – the above quote – was build up to some super hotness! A pissed off alpha vampire about to put his woman in her place. YES! I’m a pervert, remember? That’s what I find hot. So, I was a little bit disappointed here cause Marcelo went really easy on Erin and let her get away with a lot with minimal consequences. But, again, pervert.Anyone who has something to lose has something to fear.I really liked that this series, in addition to being sexy and fun, had some food for thought. Like the quote above. So true. And sweet.It doesn’t pay to be the tough guy, Aila. If at any time something hurts, you must tell me. …insert lecture here…“Something is hurting me right now.”“What?”“You. Your lecturing is making my ears bleed.”Did I mention the fun and funny?“Trust is a risk. It has nothing to do with the person being trusted, but the one doing the trusting. Six months, six years, six days, it doesn’t matter. If you are waiting for someone who will never cause you pain, you’ll be waiting forever. Love hurts. If it doesn’t, you’re not doing it right. Only you can decide if it’s worth the pain.”That’s pretty deep right there. Take it from this eight hundred year old vampire. He knows what he’s talking about.Overall, this book was fun, fast paced, and had lots of witty banter. It had magic, and creatures of the dark and the light – what’s not to like?