ROMANCE | FANTASY | YOUNG ADULT | MYSTERY
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Sorensen has a knack for creating interesting characters. ~ Under the Covers
Jessica Sorensen is easily one of my favorite authors I discovered this year. Her NA Contemporaries have been amongst some of my top faves of 2013 so far. So I decided to further explore Sorensen’s backlist and decided to take the plunge with this book, the first in the Shattered Promises series. After some research, I believe this is a re-imaginaing of her YA book The Fallen Star, but just in a more mature, sexy way. You by no means need to read The Fallen Star in order to understand this book though.
A lot of this book reminded me of Jennifer L. Armentrout’s YA Lux series. Alex kind of reminds me of Daemon. He’s a jerkoff, a douche and a bastard all rolled into one, but there is a reason for that in the end. Gemma has lived twenty-one years without being normal. She has these vivid dreams and hallucinations while her family often neglects her. Again, it’s all for a very important reason that you will learn in this book.
I enjoyed the mythology in this book. It was unique and very different than what I have seen so far in NA and Paranormal. However, I did think the scene where Alex tells her the truth was a little overwhelming. You can tell that Sorensen spent a lot of time planning this series but it was a lot of load to handle all out once. It did, though, make me relate to Gemma’s character a lot involving the confusion and the anxiety, so maybe it was intentional 😉
Sorensen has a knack for creating interesting characters. I love Layken, the vampire we meet later on in the book. Alex, though mean, does have a certain charm to him that makes me keep coming back for more. And Gemma, I liked her toughness and her vulnerability. She’s imperfect and that’s going to give Sorensen a lot of room to grow.
The book does end in a cliff-hanger so I am definitely going to check out book two, FRACTURED SOULS.
P.S. The new covers!? Wow.
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The New York Times and USA Today bestselling author, Jessica Sorensen, lives in the snowy mountains of Wyoming. When she's not writing, she spends her time reading and hanging out with her family.
Sounds like a great read-thanks Ann!
Hope you enjoy! Love Jessica’s work!
Thanks for the review – this sounds good
Enjoy, Maria