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storieswithsoul's review
5.0
The review is for Marked by the Devil.
This story is ingenious and very satisfying. I enjoyed reading it a lot and would recommend to all paranormal fans. This is a must-read for you. Avail and Stephanie are both great characters and their chemistry is amazing. I loved how everything plays out and a little mystery at the end made it all the more fun to read.
This story is ingenious and very satisfying. I enjoyed reading it a lot and would recommend to all paranormal fans. This is a must-read for you. Avail and Stephanie are both great characters and their chemistry is amazing. I loved how everything plays out and a little mystery at the end made it all the more fun to read.
nikkisbooknook's review
5.0
Deceit & Lies by AK Michaels -
Brilliantly different read by AK Michaels. Set in a dystopian future rather than a paranormal present day, this book had an entirely different feel. It felt quite dark and gritty but still with the edge of humour you expect from Ms Michaels.
The world has been plagued by a inter-species war and witches have been hunted to almost extinction due to a dark prophesy. Rose is part witch, part werewolf and the survivor of a witch hunt when she was a young child. Left with a guardian whilst her father hunted those who hunted them, she is trained well...too well you could say by her fathers friend, Seth, and becomes a lethally effective assassin - The Black Rose.
She is sought out by the Demon, Basilius, to take down a rogue Vampire, Cassius Allarde, who is seeking to unite all "supers" under his commend and take over the world and hunt humans without regard. But Rose does not follow orders blindly, she researches her targets well and only kills when she knows, without doubt, that they are worthy of death.
When she goes to meet the engimatic Cassius, under the guise of working for him, she is hurt by a "super" and wakes up under Cassius' care. The man she meets has little in common with the intel she has been provided. So Rose gets to work determining the fate of Cassius and his followers before she concludes her assignment.
NO spoilers here but there is a cliffie (damnit!!!). I loved all these new characters. Rose, mysterious hybrid assassin; Seth - Ex Special Forces Soldier and Witch; Cassius - Vampire High Duke and all around hottie and Basilius - the new power hungry Demon leader of the Council (think paranormal UN).
There are also great secondary characters that I hope we see more of in the other books in the series such as Sue and Valentine (who I think are adorably self effacing). There are also a slew of icky bad guys that by the end of the book you will be making up your own tortures to inflict on them (Ms Michaels writes really good slimebags!!!!)
I read this in one go as I could not put it down and it was a well paced story with snappy dialogue and great interplay between the characters - both allies and protagonists! There are also nods to other paranormal authors throughout the book, Ms Michaels is not afraid to highlight the work of other authors to her large fanbase or to take a pop at certain sparklies!
Grey by Bella Roccaforte -
Grey has been around for a long time. He shuns his own kind generally, preferring bagged blood and hiding amongst humans as a Professor. But don't take hiding as a sign of weakness. Grey is all Uber Vampire, he just wants a quiet, drama-free life, away from his Maker, Charles!
But when a visit from his maker coincides with a dramatic increase in his thirst for blood, poor Grey is just about over the edge of no control. He drinks from humans and quiet a few time she has to be pulled back from the brink of draining them dry!
But Grey's mate is in a bit of bother and has a murderous stalker like betrothed on her heels and an authoritative father who wants her returned to the Underworld, tout suite! She has a "carer", Hera, who seems to be more of a jailer than a friend.
When Grey finally catches scent of his Bloodmate, nothing else will sate his need. But with her family, the Directive and a pact between worlds all in the mix, will Grey and his mate actually get to be together?
Grey was totally hot and a panty-melting professor! But he manages to avoid the over-sexed co-eds! Angus is great as the crotchety sidekick and Brownie to boot!. Grey's mate is a new paranormal type I have n't seen before and that also kept the story fresh. Loved it!
Brilliantly different read by AK Michaels. Set in a dystopian future rather than a paranormal present day, this book had an entirely different feel. It felt quite dark and gritty but still with the edge of humour you expect from Ms Michaels.
The world has been plagued by a inter-species war and witches have been hunted to almost extinction due to a dark prophesy. Rose is part witch, part werewolf and the survivor of a witch hunt when she was a young child. Left with a guardian whilst her father hunted those who hunted them, she is trained well...too well you could say by her fathers friend, Seth, and becomes a lethally effective assassin - The Black Rose.
She is sought out by the Demon, Basilius, to take down a rogue Vampire, Cassius Allarde, who is seeking to unite all "supers" under his commend and take over the world and hunt humans without regard. But Rose does not follow orders blindly, she researches her targets well and only kills when she knows, without doubt, that they are worthy of death.
When she goes to meet the engimatic Cassius, under the guise of working for him, she is hurt by a "super" and wakes up under Cassius' care. The man she meets has little in common with the intel she has been provided. So Rose gets to work determining the fate of Cassius and his followers before she concludes her assignment.
NO spoilers here but there is a cliffie (damnit!!!). I loved all these new characters. Rose, mysterious hybrid assassin; Seth - Ex Special Forces Soldier and Witch; Cassius - Vampire High Duke and all around hottie and Basilius - the new power hungry Demon leader of the Council (think paranormal UN).
There are also great secondary characters that I hope we see more of in the other books in the series such as Sue and Valentine (who I think are adorably self effacing). There are also a slew of icky bad guys that by the end of the book you will be making up your own tortures to inflict on them (Ms Michaels writes really good slimebags!!!!)
I read this in one go as I could not put it down and it was a well paced story with snappy dialogue and great interplay between the characters - both allies and protagonists! There are also nods to other paranormal authors throughout the book, Ms Michaels is not afraid to highlight the work of other authors to her large fanbase or to take a pop at certain sparklies!
Grey by Bella Roccaforte -
Grey has been around for a long time. He shuns his own kind generally, preferring bagged blood and hiding amongst humans as a Professor. But don't take hiding as a sign of weakness. Grey is all Uber Vampire, he just wants a quiet, drama-free life, away from his Maker, Charles!
But when a visit from his maker coincides with a dramatic increase in his thirst for blood, poor Grey is just about over the edge of no control. He drinks from humans and quiet a few time she has to be pulled back from the brink of draining them dry!
But Grey's mate is in a bit of bother and has a murderous stalker like betrothed on her heels and an authoritative father who wants her returned to the Underworld, tout suite! She has a "carer", Hera, who seems to be more of a jailer than a friend.
When Grey finally catches scent of his Bloodmate, nothing else will sate his need. But with her family, the Directive and a pact between worlds all in the mix, will Grey and his mate actually get to be together?
Grey was totally hot and a panty-melting professor! But he manages to avoid the over-sexed co-eds! Angus is great as the crotchety sidekick and Brownie to boot!. Grey's mate is a new paranormal type I have n't seen before and that also kept the story fresh. Loved it!
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