Review: Take a bite out of this wonderful fantasy novel and you wont be disappointed
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 10 24, 2013
When we received the request from Jane to review her debut novel, I gotta admit, I was a little scared of the fantasy angle. I've read vampire/werewolf books and fairy books but this one was definitely something different.Including all our super natural favorites, "Hereditary" introduces us to a completely different world full of all types of creatures and powerful beings. In particular, our lead, Beatrice Harrow is a synfree. Synfrees are known for their incredible beauty but this beauty allows them to feed off the desire and life force of those less powerful. Beatrice is 1/2 synfree from her mother and has been fairly sheltered most of her life due to the hatred that most races have against the synfrees.In "Hereditary," Beatrice is starting the Academy. A school for the gifted creatures. She is immediately a target for stares, comments, hatred and questioning looks. One student in particular, Cale, is the only student to make a point of coming up to Beatrice and attempting to be her friend."You're infamous. Apparently you have hair the colour of a desert sunset, and eyes that flash like a desert storm, nobody told me that your personality was like a desert cactus as well."When Cale befriends Beatrice, he comes with a number of his own friends including the Prince and Princess of the human world, Hazen and Rose.With just days until Beatrice turns 18, she is approached by another synfree who says he is there to help her deal with the power she will inherit on her birthday. Already she is feeling the need to "feed" and is forced to do so with the powerful synfree who turns out to be the King of synfrees. But this feeding creates some significant issues that no one appears to see coming. These issues combined with the incredible and unusual amount of power that Beatrice herself possesses, can only lead to one thing."Hereditary" truly was a great read if you are looking to break out of the normal romance. There is definitely some steamy moments, since our young Beatrice must "feed" off of desire in order to sustain herself. Mix that with a sexy prince, powerful King and some amazing side characters. Take a bite out of this wonderful fantasy novel and you wont be disappointed, well except that Book 2 isn't out yet!