This second book of the series gives us the vampire sister of Leo Yates (Book 1), Nora who has lived a traumatized life while she was a teenager, and the brother of Yesenia Vale, Dr. River Vale. Yesenia was attempting to use her Witch Time Bender powers to bring into the past a Fated Mate to a vampire. She did not focus on Nora, but Nora’s Fated Mate is who she has brought back in time- who turns out to be her brother. The story continues as the two try and reconcile their different lives. Jessie Donovan gives us quite a bit of backstory for both of these main characters, which would allow a reader who hasn’t read the first book to read this one with minimum problems. The characters are well developed, and the plot is easily followed. This series is a new direction for the author and shows that her imagination knows no bounds. I was given an ARC of this book by the author, and this is my honest opinion.
I have to say that I miss the Dragon Kings having stories located on Earth. The challenges that were presented here were mostly believable; at least if you believed in dragons. On Zora, and Earth clone, I know that they could be real, but more than likely not. So, my review is for the story between Shaw, a Dragon King, and Nia who is a courtesan for the ruler “the Divine”. They meet in the city that belongs to “the Divine” because Shaw and Merrill, another King, have been sent to gather information on this person, and the inhabitants of the city. Shaw becomes enamored of the beautiful Nia, and because of Shaw, she starts to question her own actions in acting on behalf of “the Divine”. The story takes a while to move to the exciting ending, with bits of what is happening with Merrill, and with the Dragon part of Zora. Donna Grant gives us just a glimpse of what is going on with Con and his fellow Dragon Kings, Rhi, and the dragons who have made Zora their home. Wish that more had been written on this part- for as important a character as Constantine is, it seems that his intelligence and abilities as King of Dragon Kings isn’t useful on Zora. The interplay between the Dragon Kings is what kept me involved and interested in prior books.
This book is well written, and the two main characters are fairly well developed. The story that takes place in the city is interesting, if a bit long. The ending is definitely a 5-star ending. But the overall book only deserves 4 stars- scenes of personal interaction are great but don’t make the slower parts deserving of more stars. Donna Grant is a wonderful writer, who writes interesting books. She continues to give readers reasons to enjoy her books. This book is interesting, but the first half or so seemed to take forever to read. A new reader should read the prior books in this part of the series- Dragon Kings- so that they understand the world it’s written in.
I did receive an ARC of the book from the author through NetGalley, and this is my honest opinion.
I had a bit of a hard time with the start of this book. Mary Kelley to me came across as a bit spoiled and whiney. As I got further into the story, she became more tolerable. The story has her as and IT director, and she and her co-worker and friend are sent to Ireland to work on a project for their company. The two get a flat to share and start going out in the evenings. While at a pub, Mary meets Sean Calhoun. The two seem to form a connection, but of course nothing is as it seems. For me the story got better at about the halfway point. The two main characters didn’t change much, but the story became more interesting, and the ending was very good. No grammatical errors, and well written, if you like a ghost or two in your reading, this book might be good for you. I probably will read the second book, and hope that the 2 main characters have grown up by then. I was given and ARC of the book by BookSirens, and this is my honest opinion.
I originally read this in May 2019, and only rated it 4 stars. This is an updated re-release by Donna Grant, and I’ve enjoyed it more this time around. I cannot pick out where changes were made, which is a good thing. The story centers on Leoma and Braith, who meet while trying to find a witch. Most witches are evil, but not all, and Leoma can pick out a witch easily. The story flows, and for our 2 hunters they have a book about them. But the larger story continues with Everwylde, book 2 in the series. Characters are well-developed and the plot is interesting. I have a copy of book 1 but received a new copy from the author. This is my honest opinion.
Annette Marie has crafted another compelling story for the reader’s enjoyment. It picks up where Book 2 left off, and it grabs you by the throat and drags you into this incredible world of Druids, Fae, Guilds, and magic and more. I cannot say enough about Annette Marie and her abilities as an author, writer, and graphic artist. Each of the books in this larger Guild Codex world are finely crafted and interwoven. Descriptive and heart pounding with the peril and excitement that the characters are feeling. Emotional and despairing. But also, she instills in them the feelings of hope, loyalty, trust, and love. Read the Guild Codex series, and you’ll become hooked on the story-telling abilities of this amazing author.
Annette Marie has written another fantastic book! Exciting and intriguing, this is more Saber and Rikr’s tale, with a bit of Zak and Lallakai. I didn’t care much for Saber’s character in the first book and that didn’t change until about halfway through this one. But Annette Marie writes such compelling characters, that each are both good and bad and weak and strong – in the end the reader can’t help but feel for each of them. Well done! And I’m waiting anxiously for Book 3. As always, this book is well written, with great character development. Read the prior books for the best experience
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