Fire (Elemental Series #4) Author: Shauna Granger ISBN13: 9780988512634 Release Date: December 18th 2012
Genre: Young Adult,Urban
fantasy Series: Elemental #4
Summary Demons, faeries, and mermaids. Claws, teeth, and nightmares.
They
have been beaten and bruised, set on fire, and nearly drowned, but
manage to always find their way home. Over their last Winter Holiday
break before college, Shayna, Jodi, and Steven try again to put aside
the magic in their lives for a little mundane fun. But Shayna's mother
is having dreams of fire and death. A mysterious stranger by the name
of Liam has just arrived in town. And Shayna's attempts to manage her
new angelic powers are set back by Steven's insistence that the trio
intervene in a riot outside of a concert, with disastrous consequences.
In
her attempt to stop the riot, a man sees Shayna use her magical
abilities – a man driven mad by watching his brother die at the hands
of a black witch. He stalks Shayna, plotting to destroy her and her
friends. With her mother’s warnings echoing in her mind, Shayna is now
in the fight of her life against an unlikely foe: a human man.
Author
Like so many other writers, Shauna grew up
as an avid reader, it was in high school that she realized she wanted to be a
writer. Five years ago Shauna started work on her Elemental Series and released
the first installment, Earth, on May 1, 2011. When not reading and
writing, Shauna enjoys cooking and playing hostess whenever she can.
Trial by Fire (Raised by Wolves #2) Author: Jennifer Lynn Barnes ISBN:1606841688
(ISBN13: 9781606841686) Release Date: June 14th 2011
Pages: 357 Format :Paperback Genre: Young Adult, Paranormal Series: Raised by Wolves #2
This is book two of the series.
Summary There can only be one alpha.
Bryn
is finally settling into her position as alpha of the Cedar Ridge
Pack—or at least, her own version of what it means to be alpha when
you’re a human leading a band of werewolves. Then she finds a teenage
boy bleeding on her front porch. Before collapsing, he tells her his
name is Lucas, he’s a Were, and Bryn’s protection is his only hope.
But
Lucas isn’t part of Bryn’s pack, and she has no right to claim another
alpha’s Were. With threats—old and new—looming, and danger closing in
from all sides, Bryn will have to accept what her guardian Callum knew
all along. To be alpha, she will have to give in to her own animal
instincts and become less human. And, she’s going to have to do it
alone.
Bryn faces both the costs, and the rewards, of love and loyalty, in this thrilling sequel to Raised by Wolves.
My Thoughts on the Book
It has been a couple of years since I read the first book of
this series, but as I was reading the beginning of this book, things from the
first book came back to me. Not a lot of books do that to me, not unless I'm
reading the books back-to-back. To me, that shows how memorable and enjoyable
this series is. I loved every moment of this book, and it had twists that I did
not see coming. The book was well written. It wasn’t too fast, but not too slow
either. I found also that this is very much a Young Adult book and, everything
that happens in this book is suitable for the genre age. The plot of this story
still centers around Bryn like the first book, only its about her and her new
pack.
This book centers around a human alpha name Bryn. Her pack is called Cider
Ridge pack, which is located in the small town area called Cider Ridge. The
area was given to her by her old alpha, Callum, for her pack. Her pack is
mostly made up of female werewolves, which is something very rare in the wolf
community. Her pack is always be target of other werewolf attacks, as other
alphas want the females for their packs.
The plot picks up when a mysterious
girl appears at the high school Bryn, Devon, Lake and Maddy attend. We learn
later that this person is a psychic, and that she is the one most feared in her
group. Then a wolf appears, badly hurt when he was stuck midway in his human to
wolf transformation. They learn this wolf’s name is Lucas, and that he wants to
stay with Bryn’s pack. It doesn’t take long before they realize that he isn’t
telling the full truth, but they have to save him any way they can. They learn
that the human psychics have powers that could hurt wolves. Bryn was scared for
her pack to go up against the psychics, but she knew that they were working for
Shay, and she couldn’t let Shay win to steal the females from her pack
Bryn is just getting use to
her alpha responsibilities. Growing up in a werewolf pack helped, but she still
has a lot to learn. She's able to learn quickly, and grows into a responsible
alpha. Bryn is very protective of her pack, and in turn they protect her
because she is human. She works hard at being an alpha, and to learn more about
her power about being a resilient. An example of this power is when Bryn when
she is backed into a corner and in danger. She began to see red and blanked
out. When she came around, her enemies were on the ground and she couldn't
remember what happened.
Devon is still as silly as
ever, making quotes from plays and other media. He is about the same age as
Bryn, and grew up with her in the pack, but unlike Bryn he is a werewolf. Is
demeanor becomes serious when Shay, his brother and alpha of Snake Band pack,
is mentioned. He doesn’t like his brother at all, and wants him dead. However,
he can't bring himself to kill Shay. One reason is because he wants to stay
with Bryn and protect her, and the second reason is because he is still too
young to even try to defeat him. He is a really good guy, and I find it a good
thing that he is with Bryn as her second.
Chase is just someone you
adore and like right away. He is a werewolf and is a resilient like Bryn. He is
always looking out for Bryn. No matter what, she will always come first for
her. His dedication goes as far as even being willing to be separated from the
pack and live as a lone wolf for her. However, he wants to stay with her. Chase
and Bryn has a connection that no one else has, and it draws you into those two
characters more.
Lake is one of the older werewolf’s of the pack. She’s one of
Bryn’s closes friend, and the pack's weapon expert. She had to learn this
skill, as she grew up being the only female werewolf in her childhood pack.
Whenever anyone needs something to do with weapons, she’s the person to call.
Maddy is one of the females they had found in the last book. She
is a resilient like Chase and Bryn. She was the one who kept telling Bryn that
they had to save Lucas. She saw herself in Lucas because their lives were
almost the same. She’s a good character and has strong convictions in wanting
to save Lucas, no matter what.
We get to learn more of Ali and her past. She is a mother figure
towards Bryn. We learn that she knows a lot about psychics, and she even goes
with Bryn to help her learn about them. She tells Bryn that the psychics live
in a group called a Coven. She told them that they usually have one leader, and
the rest follows under her/him. The Coven they are up against are being
controlled by an empath (someone who can sense emotions), and Bryn and her pack
have to figure out how to get to the leader to save the Coven before more blood
is spilled.
With the new characters and new situations, this book series
just got more interesting. The bad guys aren’t the same, and that leaves you
wondering what the author comes up with for the third book of the series.
Shadow of the Blood Moon (Blood Moon #2) Author: Robin P. Waldrop ASIN: B0092S4KB6 Release Date: August 27th 2012
Format :
Kindle Genre: Young Adult, Romance,
Paranormal Series: Blood Moon #2
Summary Genevieve Labreck is
back with a score to settle. Her mom has been kidnapped by Zane, hybrid
and all-around monster. Rumors fly that Gen’s mom is holed away in
Prague, a city recognized by humans for its serene beauty and intense
culture, but Gen and Will know something humans don’t. Prague is haunted
by dark, evil forces. Can Gen and Will save her mom, or will they be too late? Some will live, others will fall. At what price do you walk away from those you love?
Author
Robin P.
Waldrop hails from Miami, but lives in Alabama with best friend, business
partner, and husband John. She is a mother of five, grandmother of five, and
owner of a variety of different animals.
When she’s
not working at her business with her husband she’s found at her computer where
she breathes life into all the wonderful characters that are born from her
vivid imagination .
She is an
award winning author who enjoys writing edgy YA paranormal/Urban Fantasy, and
FBI suspense/thriller novels and short stories. Always a voracious reader
with an unapologetic television addiction, Robin still searches for the
perfect cup of coffee.
Ties to the Blood Moon Links(first book of the series)
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Like so many other writers, Shauna grew up
as an avid reader, it was in high school that she realized she wanted to be a
writer. Five years ago Shauna started work on her Elemental Series and released
the first installment, Earth, on May 1, 2011. When not reading and
writing, Shauna enjoys cooking and playing hostess whenever she can.
