Author: Kira Brady
Genre: Paranormal Romance
Series: Deadglass #1
Mass Market Paperback, 352 pages
Published on August 7, 2012 by Zebra
Source: Author
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||AMAZON ||BOOK DEPOSITORY||
Reading level: Ages 18 and up
||SUMMARY||
Nurse Kayla Friday has dedicated her life to science and reason. But for her, Seattle is a place of eerie loss and fragmented, frightening memories. And now the only clue to her sister’s murder reveals a secret battle between two ancient mythologies…and puts Kayla in the sights of lethally-sexy werewolf mercenary Hart. He’ll do whatever it takes to obtain the key to the Gate of the Land of the Dead and free what’s left of his soul. But seducing the determined Kayla is putting them at the mercy of powerful desires neither can control. And as the clock ticks down to hellish catastrophe, the untested bond between Kayla and Hart may lead to the ultimate sacrifice.
||REVIEW||
I knew I wanted to read this book right when I read the
summary, I’m a sucker for any book with werewolves or shifters…and this book
had both!! Before starting this book, I read several reviews that compared this
series to Karen M. Moning’s Fever series. I love the Fever series as much as
the next reader, but after reading this book the similarities to the Fever
series are the main heroine trying to find out who killed her sister and her
sister’s link to a supernatural world. Other than those two tid-bits, the
similarities ended there. This is one of the most original paranormal romances I’ve
read all year; I love everything about this book from the characters, to the
appealing world-building.
The novel
takes place in an alternate Seattle, where ghosts/Wraiths are the cause of the
occasional black outs around the city and the unknowing humans are dependent on
the old invention of gas lamps to light the dark. Kayla Friday, our heroine of
the novel arrives in Seattle to identify her sister’s body and what she doesn’t
know is that she just walked right into a war that has been brewing between two
shifter races for control of the city. The two main shifter clans are The Kivati
(Native American) who can shift to any animal on the totem pole) and the Drekar
(Norse) who are Dragon shifters.
I really enjoyed the world that Mrs. Brady created. She did
a wonderful job of blending Native American, Babylonian and Norse Mythology
together for a flawless story with strong-unique characters. Kayla, I don’t really know how I feel about
her, there were times when I admired her and other times felt annoyed with her.
Hart, was the typical tortured-bad boy,
alpha male which will have readers swooning over him. There were also secondary
characters that made a lasting impressing such as; Grace, a small girl known as
The Reaper, Oscar another fellow comrade of Hart, Lucia the prophesied princess,
Sven the Drekar and many more. The
pacing of the book was great, it keep getting more interesting with each page and
never let up even till the end. There were so many interesting characters in
this book, and what I like about this book was that there wasn’t necessary a
bad guy or a good guy...everyone was in the gray area. Everyone made their choices
because they believe that it was the right thing to do, which was refreshing to
see from the norm of other books.
There were a lot of twists near the end of
the book, which took me by surprised…totally didn’t see it coming! This is a
first book in a planned trilogy, and while the book ended on a good note for
our main hero/heroine the ending sets the next book up for a whole new problem
that needs to be solved. I highly recommend this to Urban Fantasy, Paranormal
and even Fantasy Fans. If you’re looking for a new, refreshing read full of
complex characters, and a dark and gritty world look no further….this series is
worth checking out! I can’t wait to read book 2, Hearts of Shadow which comes
out May 2013.
**Thank you Kira for sending me a copy of this book for review**
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