Mini Review: Scorched Skies by Samantha Young

Scorched Skies by Samantha Young

• Pub. Date: March 11, 2012
• Publisher: Self Published
• Pages:350
• Series:Fire Spirits #2
• Goodreads/Amazon

FEAR THE HEAT...

The White King has crossed the line, sounded the horn, sent out the wolves.

When blood is shed and life is lost the reality of Ari’s position as both hunter and prey finally sets in. It seems her father will stop at nothing to force her will to his own and distracted by Charlie’s latest mistake and her seemingly misguided attraction to Jai, Ari never thought to fear anyone else but the Jinn King.

Blindsided and attacked, Ari learns a new wolf has joined the hunt. A dark sorcerer believes he knows a way to bleed the power of the Seal and wield it as his own, and he is even less patient than The White King.

The War for the Seal has only just begun… and it’s time for Ari to turn it on its head.
It’s time for Ari to stop acting like the hunted.

It’s time for Ari to become the hunter

First Sentence: Rusted earth trembled beneath Ari's feet, cracks in the thirsty ground glowing ember in the prevading darkness.


Review: Okay so I read this one back in December and realized I hadn't done a review for it, so here is a quick review of a few things I liked and disliked in the second book.

I didn't like this one as much as the first one but I did love all the action and getting to know some of the characters on a more deeper level along with learning more about the world in which the Jinn lived in. My favorite character is still Jai we learn so much more about this swoon worthy guy and why he struggles with his feeling for Ari. Also we get to meet his friend Trey who so far is an all around good guy and pushes Jai to see how good Ari is for him.

What I didn't care for in this book much was Ari, well okay I liked her as far as getting what needs to be done when it came to the action/adventure part of the book but she got on my nerves in the romance department her character still has a lot of developing to do that's all I have to say about that.

Overall still found this to be a quick read and will soon be picking up the third book once I put a little more dent in my tbr pile.

Review: Slumber by Samantha Young

Slumber by Samantha Young

• Pub. Date: May 17, 2011
• Publisher: Self Published
• Pages: 350
• Series: The Fade #1
• Amazon/Goodreads

Molded by a tragic childhood, nineteen-year-old Rogan finds it extremely difficult to trust people. Now Haydyn, her best friend and the one person she does trust, is dying and only Rogan can save her.

Setting off on a journey to retrieve the plant that will cure Haydyn and subsequently the ills that will befall them all if she dies, Rogan is stuck in close quarters with a protector she distrusts above all others.

Wolfe Stovia.

The son of the man who destroyed Rogan’s family.

At a constant battle of wills with the handsome Captain of the Guard, Rogan just knows this adventure together will be fraught with tension. She never imagined, however, that the quest would be so dangerous… not least of all when she finds herself falling for a man she could have sworn was her no.1 enemy…

Mature YA fantasy romance (for older readers).

First Line: When I was a child the world smelled of summer.


Review: Have I been under a rock, how is it this is the first time I have come across a Samantha Young book. I was sucked in to the world Young created, and her writing was done so well. Needless to say I'll be adding some more of her books to my kindle.

Rogan witnessed her entire family get violently killed when she was young because of her power, now years later she is the handmaiden and very close friend of Haydyn the princess, but when Haydyn falls ill to a sleeping disease the world in which they live in starts to become pretty chaotic and Rogan is the only being who has the powers to track the one thing that will wake their princess up. So Rogan along with the royal guards and of course the Captain of the Royal Guard Wolfe who also happens to be the son of the man who killed her entire family set out on a journey to find the plant that will save their princess and their world.

I couldn't help but feel sorry for Rogan the beginning of the book which started off so brutally violent sucked me in and then as the story progressed to see how she dealt with being around the son of the man who killed her parents and her little brother was only making me feel for her character even more. Of course Rogan has Wolfe all wrong and he does not take after his father in any way but you can't tell Rogan that for the first half or so of the book. She thinks he is just like him and is plotting his revenge to kill her since because of her, his father eventually was found guilty for his crimes and killed. But boy is she wrong about Wolfe in every way imaginable.

There was some serious tension between the two characters, obviously. But I lived for the moments in which they interacted, things were so heated I couldn't get enough of the two. The relationship was so very complicated between the two especially since Rogan truly does hate Wolfe but it was interesting to see that hate slowly very slowly turn into love throughout their journey.

I also loved the world building. Young created a whole new world called Phaedra and the cities and the people within it with all their magical powers were quite entertaining to read about. And I liked that there was a lot of action in the book also, there was always something going on besides just the development of Rogan and Wolfe's relationship. Overall this is a fast paced read and I highly recommend it.

Memorable Quote

He was the last man in Phaedra I should ever trust, should ever feel anything toward. But those shades of grey just kept creeping in.