Review: 73-Page Prequel to The Graveyard Queen Series (Romance)
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 05 10, 2012
"The Abandoned" is a short novella and prequel to The Graveyard Series of books by Amanda Stevens. This series is published by Mira books which is an imprint of Harlequin. If you read this novella without the expectation of some romance and sensuality, you're reading in the wrong genre.In "The Abandoned", Stevens does a good job of mixing the elements of a paranormal mystery with the elements of romance. The push and pull of the sexual tension between Ree and Hayden is nicely done. While I prefer sex scenes to occur "behind closed doors", I understand that writing for the modern reader in this genre and for this imprint requires somewhat vivid descriptions of the act. This novella does provide a detailed description of one sex scene but it isn't on the level of erotica or "lady porn" as some imprints take it.After some digging around through additional reviews here, I found that the characters of Ree and Haydon don't appear to be central to the series. The series appears to be about Amelia and the character of Amelia is compelling enough to make me want to readThe Restorer (The Graveyard Queen). Ultimately, Stevens provides a decent introduction to the world of The Graveyard Queen series. Set your expectations accordingly and this will be a fun and light read about some scary and dark things.