I enjoyed this second chance romance. I do so love dragon shifters. I was hooked and read in a day. The sex scenes are decent. I think the oral was stI enjoyed this second chance romance. I do so love dragon shifters. I was hooked and read in a day. The sex scenes are decent. I think the oral was steam and others a bit tame, but still hot. I'm looking forward to reading on.
Ancient Magic is book one in the Dragon's Gift: The Huntress series by Linsey Hall. This is my first taste of Ms. Hall **Read as a Prime Reading book.
Ancient Magic is book one in the Dragon's Gift: The Huntress series by Linsey Hall. This is my first taste of Ms. Hall and I enjoyed! Ancient Magic was a good introduction to the world and characters.
We are treated to a lot of different magic, shifters, creatures, and mixes. Cass, Nix and Del are rare FireSouls with the ability to steal powers and if discovered they would be imprisoned. They have been hiding from something or someone and the world for 10 years now, but that’s about to change.
Cass is our lead in Ancient Magic. She’s been pretending to be a Mirror Mage, but hiding is about to get even more difficult when Aiden the most powerful shifter approachers her and ask her to find a scroll that details all magical creatures. She doesn’t want to do it, but this scroll is a danger to her and her sisters. Cass is tough, but she fears her powers. She is going to need to learn about her magic and fight to protect those she cares about.
Aiden is powerful, more powerful then we are let to believe. Cass intrigues him. He can senses she posses magic, but doesn’t understand why she doesn’t use it.
The author takes use on an adventure that puts Cass and Aiden in precious situations. We travel all over on this hunt and learn that Aiden isn’t the only one searching for the scroll, something evil and from the sisters past is after it too.
The world building was nice, but I had questions and hopeful they will be answered as the series progress. The plot and action kept me intrigued and I’m curious as to what happens and how Cass will fair. As for the sisters; Nix and Del, we don’t get to see or interact a lot with them so, I’m not sure what their roles will be.
Ancient Magic was a delight to read. Urban Fantasy fans will enjoy. I’m looking forward to continuing.
A Cross to Bear is my first taste of M.J. Lovestone. I picked this up on Amazon Prime Reading, so it was free to read, unfortunately this book didn’t A Cross to Bear is my first taste of M.J. Lovestone. I picked this up on Amazon Prime Reading, so it was free to read, unfortunately this book didn’t work for me.
This was one messed up story. The writing was not great. This story has cheating, abusive rapist husband, a young silly heroine, and alcohol characters. I only got to Chapter 7 - 15% when I DNF’d this title.
I picked up A Cross to Bear; because of the title, cover, and free Prime Reading.
Gabriella Cross aka Gabby is only 25, married to a cheater, YES, he’s cheated before, but no she doesn’t leave him then, and of course he cheats again. When she learns it’s happened again she is heartbroken, crying, and whining all about it and her life. Gabby heads off to her sisters house. Maggy aka the sister is a high-end escort aka hooker.
(view spoiler)[- While she’s their complaining to her sister about her cheating husband a hot naked guy walks out into the kitchen and Gabby can’t take her eyes off him so, when he’s in the bathroom; what does her sister do, she tells her to cheat on her husband; because he’s done it so, you can too. Not cool!
- Next, the other issue is that their is way to much alcoholic drinking with all the characters. Their was so much drinking within the first chapter and continuing into the six chapter. Can we say; alcoholic’s.
- Another thing that I had issues with was the scene after her husband gets arrested. Gabby thinks it’s safe to head home and get her things. Well hubby shows up and fighting, yelling, and then him dominating her and rapping his wife happens.
- Last, the final straw for me was after this ordeal with her hubby, who is not her X yet, she has sex with the naked man she saw in her sisters house, Victor, with out a condom. (hide spoiler)]
To sum up: Gabby is a silly 25 year old, who should have left or never married her hubby. We get cheating on both sides, rape and abuse, and lots and lots of alcoholic drinking in the first 6 chapters. No real plot or storyline.
A Cross to Bear was not the book for me. If the blurb intrigues you, I urge you to give it a shot. Just because it did not work for me does not mean it won’t for you.
Angela (Angel's Book Nook)
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