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3.86 AVERAGE
3.86 AVERAGE
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Having read the majority (26/28) of the Dark series by Christine Feehan, I didn't hesitate to pick up another series written by her. I have to say though, this book blew my mind! Not only was it based more on real humans (with psychic powers) but this is the first time I've encountered a main character that has a developmental disability. Not that Feehan has never introduced characters with physical abilities, as one of her heroines is blind and another is mute. But this is the first time we've gotten a look at someone who doesn't have any outward "disabilities" and yet who is strong, independent and capable in her own way. I absolutely love how Feehan paints the picture of Rikki and how amazingly supportive Lev is of her. I can't wait to continue this series!
3.5 stars
Perhaps if I’d been in a different mood while reading this I might have at least given it a 4 stars, but I found myself uninspired to read this. It wasn’t that it was a bad book, but I definitely didn’t really feel any sort of attachment or emotion for/from the characters and it made this book a bit of a struggle for me to read.
I liked that the heroine was autistic, she was such an interesting person and I liked than she was shown as a strong person. I didn’t really care for Lev at times, I just found him boring. I think the romance was lacking but I’m unsure if that’s because of the nature of their relationship (they’re both not good with people) but it was high in the mystery/suspense to find out who was starting the fires and why. The why had me feeling a bit disappointed, I expected something else so the revenge aimed at someone not really at fault was annoying.
Overall I enjoyed the book, I didn’t think it actually mattered that I hadn’t read the Drake sisters series first, as it was just mentioning certain people and maybe one event, but for the full experience it’s probably better.
Perhaps if I’d been in a different mood while reading this I might have at least given it a 4 stars, but I found myself uninspired to read this. It wasn’t that it was a bad book, but I definitely didn’t really feel any sort of attachment or emotion for/from the characters and it made this book a bit of a struggle for me to read.
I liked that the heroine was autistic, she was such an interesting person and I liked than she was shown as a strong person. I didn’t really care for Lev at times, I just found him boring. I think the romance was lacking but I’m unsure if that’s because of the nature of their relationship (they’re both not good with people) but it was high in the mystery/suspense to find out who was starting the fires and why. The why had me feeling a bit disappointed, I expected something else so the revenge aimed at someone not really at fault was annoying.
Overall I enjoyed the book, I didn’t think it actually mattered that I hadn’t read the Drake sisters series first, as it was just mentioning certain people and maybe one event, but for the full experience it’s probably better.
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
4.5 Stars I'm rounding up for the depiction of autism in this book.
I enjoyed this story even though it was a little slow at times. This story really is all about Rikki and how she filters her world. I loved how strong the depiction of autism is in this novel. There was so much to love about Rikki and how she has learned to function in a world that doesn't always make it easy for someone different. She's found herself a niche and carved out a perfect little nest for herself with her adoptive sisters. The arrival of Lev in her carefully orchestrated world throws everything into chaos, but also provides the opportunity to find the answers she's never gotten about her own past.
I liked Rikki and Lev together. Sure it's a bit insta-lovey but I accept that more in my paranormal stories than in any other. Lev is in a lot of ways your stereotypical alpha male, but I did love how he worked his life around Rikki's needs. He always worked things with a great balance between accepting the parts about Rikki that were always going to be a little different and also helping to push her boundaries and expand the world she could function in.
I liked being back in Sea Haven and look forward to more in the series. If there was one downside in this story it was not getting to see Lev's reunion with his brother and I do hope we get to see that in the future.
I enjoyed this story even though it was a little slow at times. This story really is all about Rikki and how she filters her world. I loved how strong the depiction of autism is in this novel. There was so much to love about Rikki and how she has learned to function in a world that doesn't always make it easy for someone different. She's found herself a niche and carved out a perfect little nest for herself with her adoptive sisters. The arrival of Lev in her carefully orchestrated world throws everything into chaos, but also provides the opportunity to find the answers she's never gotten about her own past.
I liked Rikki and Lev together. Sure it's a bit insta-lovey but I accept that more in my paranormal stories than in any other. Lev is in a lot of ways your stereotypical alpha male, but I did love how he worked his life around Rikki's needs. He always worked things with a great balance between accepting the parts about Rikki that were always going to be a little different and also helping to push her boundaries and expand the world she could function in.
I liked being back in Sea Haven and look forward to more in the series. If there was one downside in this story it was not getting to see Lev's reunion with his brother and I do hope we get to see that in the future.
3 stars
Trigger Warnings:loss of loved ones, car accident, mention of rape, and fire
Trigger Warnings:loss of loved ones, car accident, mention of rape, and fire
In this first book in the new Sea Haven/Sisters of the Heart series, which is itself a spinoff from the entertaining Drake Sisters series, Ms. Feehan delivers a good read with new characters you will want to know! Here we meet a woman with Autism who has fought to make a life for herself in a world where many find her difficult and too different to matter. She is also being stalked though she doesn't know it. We meet a trained operative who doesn't immediately remember who he is or what he is doing and the path they forge together is inspiring and true to a way of life I'm familiar with as the parent of a child with Autism. I was deeply moved by the disorder's portrayal, in a good way. I look forward to reading about the other 4 Sisters of the Heart who are bound in special ways to the element of the Earth.