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Know when Im done Ill try something later on the next time you want me back I sz was a good day I wanna was a I sort of liked the story, but there's nothing special that makes it stand out in comparison to other urban fantasy stories that feature a werewolf and a vampire as the main characters.
In fact, the Dakota Shepherd/Amorie pairing bares a lot of similarity to Winter Pennington's Kassandra Lyall and Countess Lenorre.
Amorie in particular seems a carbon copy of Lenorre, down to her French origins, her position in the vampire society and the multimillion dollar mansion.
The beginning of the book is a bit strange, with chapterand chapterdealing with the exact same incident.
Was chaptermeant to be a prologue of sorts It isn't really clear when Amorie makes her first appearance, was it before or after the breakin
The book is really a sort of large introduction to Dakota's world and the paranormal part of it.
There isn't a lot happening it involves Dakota trying to deal with the fact that she's awakened and trying to solve the mystery of why a large part of her memories seem to be missing.
Her acceptance of the paranormal is almost instant and doesn't bother her at all, We are introduced to key characters and organizations, and the only mystery being solved is her missing memories, and that wasn't nearly as exciting as I'd hoped.
The other thing that I found quite annoying was the endless descriptions of all the aura's Dakota sees.
I think the entire color spectrum was described, with its many, many different hues, The same could be said of the detailed descriptions of buildings and clothing although I learned what a handkerchief dress is.
I suspect the sequels will have more action and conflict, but it will take me a while for me to delve into them.
This was a really fun book, The worldbuilding had numerous fascinating elements to it and I'm really looking forward to seeing more of it in future books.
As this was the first book in a series, much of its length was dedicated to fleshing out the rules and background, so it was vital that all of said information be delivered in an accessible, entertaining way.
It was. While there might not have been much action or conflict in the story, it was chock full of funny dialogue, likable characters, an interesting mystery, a few emotional moments, some family drama, and probably a number of other things I'm not remembering right now.
If there's a part of the story I'm not completely sold on, it's the love triangle, I'm not a big fan of that device in general, but if you're going to do it, make it work.
I just never felt the connection between Amorie and Dakota, Dakota and Raelya Totally. I'mteam Raelya. But, I mean, I shouldn't be I should be torn, I should be able to see the appeal of the Amorie relationship, and I just didn't, At all. Ever. That's an issue, especially with a firstperson pointofview, I definitely should not be thinking, "Gee, I hope Amorie betrays her soon so Dakota can end up in a healthy relationship.
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Still, the romance is only one part of the book, Granted, it's the part I was most looking forward to and I really hope the triangle thing wraps up quickly, but there was a lot of really good stuff in the story that compensated for it.
I loved the familial relationship of the pack, the fun world details about things like auras, the little character details such as Dakota's dyslexia, the constant stream of references, and so on and so on.
As far as editing and proofreading go, there were errors, Nowhere near as many as you'd find in the worst selfpublished fiction, but there were enough to occasionally pull me out of the story.
I think some editing would have been useful in a few of the descriptions, too, I love a good kitchen, but I don't need two pages of descriptive text for a room the characters only visit once or twice, nor did I really need the huge blocks of text describing Amorie's hallways or bedroom.
A little flavor is great by all means, let me know that she's wealthy and has great taste but detailed passages about wood grain, crown moldings and decorative chair rails just aren't necessary.
Really, though, my criticisms are pretty minor in scope and scale, I thoroughly enjoyed the book, and I bought both the novella and the sequel long before I'd turned the last page.
There's a lot of world to explore here, and I'm eager to do it,
.stars.
Also, TeamJacobRaelya
Haha, just kidding,
No, but seriously, TeamRaelya, I really dont like books that start with a scene from later in the book, The first chapter of this book is actually part of chapter four, fortunately I found the story interesting enough to forgive this.
This wasnt an action packed story, but it has a kind of charm that pulls you in and keeps you reading.
Having established the main characters I hope the author adds a little more excitement in the next book,
"As humans, we sink so easily into a comfortable lie, especially when the alternative is an uncomfortable truth.Es un libro entretenido con interesantes personajes, pero muy poco desarrollados, Tratándose del primer libro de una serie, imagino que esto cambiará en los siguientes, La trama es bastante simple y se enfoca en Dakota, una mujer deaños que trabaja como vigilante nocturna de un museo.
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Todo parece normal hasta que un encuentro con un evento paranormal la 'despierta', En el mundo de Awakened las personas se dividen entre "Awakened" y "Unawakened", Entre los humanos conviven seres supernaturales, como vampiros, hadas y hombres lobo, pero sólo los que han despertado Awakened, es decir, que han sido expuestos y reconocen la "verdad", lo saben.
Y al despertar Dakota, se encuentra este nuevo mundo lleno de seres que para ella antes sólo existían en películas y empieza a descubrir algo más oculto en sí misma.
Los personajes con los que interactúa son muy diversos pero lamentablemente no sentí gran diferencia entre uno y otro no ayuda que casi todos parecen tener la misma voz.
Aun así me gustaron varios, pero espero que se desarrollen más en los siguientes libros,
En general, es entretenido y se lee rápido, con muchos momentos de humor y una protagonista agradable aunque un poquito fastidiosa con sus continuas referencias a películas x.
I looked at my hand in hers, "With great power "
Amorie shook her head, amused, "You are incorrigible. "
WARNING: may contain a few minor spoilers, Maybe. Small Ones. :WARNING
TLDR: It feels like it may be targeted at younger readers, but it was still a great read and I thoroughly enjoyed every second of it.
Initially lost amidst a slew of other Kindle Unlimited titles downloaded at roughly the same time, this title sat in the background of my Kindle for a few weeks before I even got started with it.
I knew nothing about it from the onset, aside from the fact that it appeared to have something to do with fantasy/spellcrafting judging by the "green burny hands" on the cover and that it was likely an urban fantasy judging by the style of dress on the cover.
Urban fantasy is usually not my thing, I just dont typically like how most authors weave the fantasy elements into the modern world, Jim Butcher is one of the few who really does it well for me, So that's why it wasn't initially terribly high on my list of priorities,
Once I had finally burned through a number of others, I finally started in on Awakened, and was at first taken aback by the modern internet references and nerd culture inserts.
While initially offputting, they came to grow on me, and I was continually shocked by how recently released that title must have been I hadn't bothered looking at the publication date given all of the current references.
It reminded me of how I had talked and communicated with my closest friends back in college not terribly long ago and really made the character much more relatable, at least in my opinion.
I've read a number of reviews that have found this to be a turn off, but such definitely was not the case for me.
The writing style was simple and easy to digest, It was quick, and not bogged down with detail like a lot of fantasy writing is, Maybe a little too much so The only critique I have for the book is that it could have maybe done with a little bit more description and detail.
I like long, books with long winded description and details, The opening chapter to Patrick Rothfuss' The Name of the Wind, A Silence of Three Parts, is pure literary heaven to me.
He takes pages upon pages to describe the fact that there was an utter lack of sound, It was wonderful to read, I realize though that not everyone enjoys that, and maybe the author was intentionally trying to avoid that, I'm not sure. Regardless, my complaint still stands that there wasn't enough description in the book, I loved the entire thing, and felt that it was, unfortunately, over too quickly, Longer winded descriptions may have served to slow down the pacing of the book and make it last longer, There is something to be said though for a quick and easy read though, and while I would prefer it to be longer, I recognize the merits of brevity and simplicity and will not in any way dock my rating for it.
Also, there is a fairly predictable love triangle that forms between the main character, her primary partner a fast and loud "love at first sight" sort of relationship and her later secondary romantic interest a slow, organic building up of friendship and then more kind of relationship.
Just for note, there is never any backstabbing or anything of that sort, It is all very much on the level, but for some readers the conflicting relationships and the later results of then carried on in the second book may be a bit unsettling.
It you're a hardcore, super monogamous kind of person, it may be slightly offputting, Then again, maybe not as the main character is like that, and you may relate to the internal conflicts she goes through.
The main character also, despite being, often feels more like she's in her teens, maybe early twenties, She can be pretty immature, and sometimes doesn't seem to understand the seriousness of a lot of things, Then again, with her back story and all that's happened to her, and the life she's led up until the events of this book, it all kind of makes sense.
She's exactly where she should be as far as her characterization goes, And it's also nice to read a book that isn't overburdened by the stresses and seriousness that we all face in our everyday lives.
I enjoy her carefree attitude and occasional immaturity, It's a nice escape from the stress of the real world,
So, to make a long story short, while there are parts of this book that make if feel like it may be aimed at younger readers, I found Awakened to be a fantastic read, and immediately went and devoured the second book, Hunted, as well.
Both were free through Kindle Unlimited, but I would have gladly paid for them, When I was finished with them, I also scooped up the little novella, Driven which takes place shorts after the second book and, I assume, shortly before the third even though I did, in fact, have to pay for it.
Worth every penny. .