Saturday, May 21, 2016

REVIEW FOR - THE SIREN - BOOK 2 IN THE SOUL SUMMONER SERIES - BY - ELICIA HYDER

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DESCRIPTION:

All the missing victims of North Carolina’s deadliest serial killer have been found, all except Rachel Smith. When the FBI produces a photo proving Rachel is alive and well in Texas, one case is closed but another one is opened. Either this is a case of mistaken identity or there are more people than just Sloan Jordan and Warren Parish who seem to walk the earth without a soul.

Along with Detective Nathan McNamara, Sloan and Warren travel south to find Rachel and solve the biggest mystery of all: determining who—or what—they really are.

The Siren is Book 2 of The Soul Summoner Series.



MY REVIEW / THOUGHTS:

***** MAY BE SPOILERS BECAUSE THIS IS BOOK 2 *****

This book was so good.  I thought the first one was good, but this one is so much better.  I really enjoy it when a series I am reading stays strong through all of the series.  Although this is only number 2, but I have a feeling there will be another one :).

Sloan has the ability to read people and to heal people.  She can automatically tell if you're a good person or a bad person.  I wish I could have this talent....for real!  

Sloan finds out more about herself, and how she has the abilities that she has.  It's a fun and exciting journey to take with her.  

This book is full of twists, and turns that kept me involved the whole time.  I love when a book grabs me right from the beginning and flows well enough to keep me from putting it down.  It just makes my heart happy.  I felt like I was with Sloan and her friends the whole time.  

The only, and I mean only bad thing I have to say about this series is that there is a love triangle, and I hate those more than anything.  I usually won't read a book if I "know" there is the possibility of a love triangle.  That is how much I dislike them.  BUT, on the flip side there were so many other fantastic things about the story that I had to keep reading to find out what happens.

If you like mystery, adventure, and eerie happenings, you will really enjoy this series.  I am only giving it 4 stars because of the love triangle.  I just really don't like them.  If that wasn't in the book it totally would have been a 5 star read.

Source:  I was given this book as part of a promotional tour.  I was not compensated in any way for this review.  These are my own PERSONAL thoughts on the books.


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ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

Elicia Hyder is the author of several contemporary fantasy novels such as The Soul Summoner, The Siren, The Angel of Death, and The Daughter of Zion as well as a few contemporary romances, The Bed She Made and To Be Her first. Elicia studied American Literature and Creative Writing at the American Military University. She lives with her husband and five children in central Florida.

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DESCRIPTION:

Blessed–or cursed–with a connection to the souls of others, Sloan Jordan can see the best in people… and the worst. For twenty-seven years, she's kept her ability to judge the innocent from the wicked a secret, but eleven young women have been murdered in the mountains of North Carolina, and Sloan may be the only hope of finding their killer.

She has just agreed to help Detective Nathan McNamara with the case, when a stranger--who is as alluring as he is terrifying--shows up at her doorstep with a dark past and another puzzling mystery: she can't see his soul at all.

Now, Sloan is on the hunt for a deadly psychopath with two irresistible men. One of them would die for her, and the other would kill to keep her safe.

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Wednesday, May 11, 2016

BOOK REVIEW FOR - BORN TO TREASON - BY E.B. WHEELER

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DESCRIPTION:

Joan Pryce is not only a Catholic during the English Reformation but also Welsh, and comes from a family of proud revolutionaries. But when a small act of defiance entangles her in a deadly conspiracy, a single misstep may lead her straight to the gallows. Now, Joan must navigate a twisting path that could cost her life, her freedom, and her chance of finding love.


MY REVIEW / THOUGHTS:

This was such a fantastic story about sticking to your convictions and beliefs.  While Joan tries to keep her religion close to her heart without getting put to the gallows she takes on a life changing course to stay true to herself and her beliefs.

This setting is beautiful, and the author put me right in the action.  There was such a great story of, betrayal, love, and conviction.  I felt Joan's love for what she believes in to flow through out the book.  Although she knew what she was doing was illegal, she kept with it and love found a way to make things work.

I love how clean this book was and how involved it kept me.  I am in love with the ending!!!  I have enjoyed Wheeler's story, and know you will you.  Take a chance, buy the book!  You will not be disappointed.

Source:  I was given this book in return for an honest review.  I was not compensated in any way for this review.  These are my own PERSONAL thoughts on the book

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

E.B. Wheeler
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E.B. Wheeler grew up in Georgia and California. She attended BYU, majoring in history with an English minor, and earned graduate degrees in history and landscape architecture from Utah State University. She's the award-winning author of THE HAUNTING OF SPRINGETT HALL and BORN TO TREASON, as well as several short stories, magazine articles, and scripts for educational software programs. She lives in the mountains of Utah with her husband, daughters, various pets, and as many antique roses as she can cram into her yard. If she had spare time, she would spend it playing harp and hammered dulcimer, gardening, hiking, shooting archery, knitting, and reading.



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