Fog & Mist book review

A book review of the novel: Fog & Mist written by Kelsie Engen

Theme:

Strong Heroine, Strong Alpha, Fantasy

What the book was about:

Cursed land.
Evil stepmother.
A princess cast into prison then slavery.
A handsome prince searching for his lost sister.

What the book actually contained:

A princess cast into princess for the only crime of 'existing' then sold into slavery. Will she survive the cold? Will she survive her slave master? How far will her evil stepmother go to destroy the princess?  Will the prince find his lost sister and what does this have to do with the slave princess?
Why the heck is it so damn cold, will it end?

Was the book worth buying/reading?

Yes!  Although this book is based on a fairytale (Snow White), it's certainly not for children. The first few chapters are a bit of a drag but the author is laying down the plot & introducing the characters - hang in there!  There is one chapter that is so intense at the beginning, it almost made me put the book down as I couldn't handle the stress the character was going thru!  ..but I stuck in there and glad I did and am looking forward to the next in the series.

Rating:

4 stars out of 5.

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Note: I received an Advanced Readers Copy (ARC) of this book BUT all views & comments are my own.

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The Alpha's Oracle by Merry Ravenell

A book review of the novel: 

The Alpha's Oracle by Merry Ravenell

This is book one in the series IronMoon and it's full of tough fighting Alpha males whom you hate at first read but then slowly begin to like as you understand more about them.

The book is based around the Seer/Oracle, Giana and how she was claimed against her will by the brutal alpha Gabel.

He's rough, tough, mean and brutal.

How will she cope? She's removed from her home, marked against her will, humilated and just wants to go back home.

I loved this book. It's a rough & tumble werewolves series, no lovey dovey stuff here!

Five out of Five stars for me!  I'm clicking straight over to buy the second book in the series. 

Have you read this book? Did you like it? Will you read it?

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No Alpha by G. Bailey

A book review of the novel: No Alpha written by G. Bailey.

Theme:
Werewolves, multiple Alpha's, weak Heroine... or is she?

What the book was about:
This book had potential, a great plot - a weakling female wolf shifter who nobody wanted. Three buff Alpha males to her rescue or well, to actually kind of abduct her. Rape, well it kind of wasn't but hey, it was. What would happen to her? Would she find a happily ever after?

What the book actually contained:
A rushed storyline, especially at the end. It ended on a supposed cliff-hanger but hey, I didn't actually care at that stage as the last chapter was too rushed, too much thrown in and I lost all 'connection' with the female.
A confusing era - when was the story actually supposed to be set in? The females wear corsets and they ride in horse drawn carriages yet their speech was modern and this well, when can you actually squeeze a glass bottle? (see image below).

Was the book worth buying/reading?
Well, no.
If the writer had taken her time to flesh out the characters a bit more and didn't rush the story line then yes. If the writer had shown more maturity within the writing itself and had stuck to a game plan rather than meeting a wordcount and finishing it off as quickly as possible, then yes.
If the writer could choose an 'era' in which the story was set and stick to it, then yes.
The main character was totally naïve and her constant 'talkback' to the scary Alpha's didn't fit with her character.
Yes, there was a twist at the end but not one that engaged the reader because by at this point the author was stuffing as much as she could into the book with minimum, making it rushed & very shallow.
There is a second book in this series but heck, I'm not even going to bother reading it as I'm guessing it'll contain the same rushed plot, thin characters and weird-ass happens that don't really fit in with the actual story.

Rating:
3 stars out of 5.

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