Ok, I have mentioned in a previous post that I have resorted to stacking my books in a plastic container. But I digress. This was my first pick of the bunch. Boy was I ecstatic. I don’t know what made me pick this book up, but the entire day on Monday 14th of February, I couldn’t put it down. Even when I had academic advising at uni, I couldn’t take my mind of it. It was so fantastic.
From page one, where you meet the protagonist as an abandoned child, you can’t help but feel for her. Sky Bright, of all the fiction novels I have read this is one character I could never be peeved at. Joss Stirling wrote this in a manner where you feel for her character. The abandoned orphan then became the new girl in a new country (something I am familiar with) and as I was reading this book it was like a breath of fresh air. No, this was quite suspenseful in deciphering the paranormal – was it about wolves? Perhaps vampire? And as I was reading it, I was so happy that it was other. I will leave it to you to figure it out, so go and read it!
Stirling set the novel in Wrickenridge, Colorado and it was apparent that this was experienced by the English Author because of the minute attention to detail that was built up from the get-go. The characters were genuine too. It is natural for the new girl, all the way from Richmond, England to be shy. But she was quite feisty too! Albeit inept at sports but she was authentic in her timidity but shone through on her love of music. The mystery sounding the protagonist’s love interest further adds to the suspense of the paranormal. I absolutely loved the first glimpse of Sky Bright’s love interest Zed Benedict on page 17-18 with his “bad boy” cohorts. It was intense! From then on, I knew Joss Stirling had me hooked.
I don’t want to give away too much of the novel, because I want you to read it and discover what a gem it is without you being too impinged by my love for this novel. I prefer to describe my emotions towards the novel then give away, chapter by chapter, what transpired in the novel. Take it from me, you will love it. If you are looking to read something that is paranormal, yet not your everyday vampire or werewolf paranormal, then this is for you. You will fall in love with Zed Benedict or 6 of his older brothers...see? Variety! (Zed’s all good but his brother, the character Xavier, sounds mighty fine too).
When I really love a book, such as this one, it doesn’t matter if it 2, 3, 4 in the morning I was stay up to read it. This lets you and I know that this is definitely a gem. It was the perfect book to read on Valentine’s Day.
I am eagerly anticipating Joss Stirling’s next novel.
Adios Amigos!
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