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kim_brockway_gatehouse's review
5.0
I am already a fan of [a:Elizabeth Hunter|5251202|Elizabeth Hunter|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1510179283p2/5251202.jpg]'s writing and have read the previous books in her Elemental Mystery Series and her Elemental World Series as well as the previous book in this new spin-off series.
This novella did not disappoint! I loved it!! I can't think of anything negative to say; the characters were fantastic, I feel that the plot is well balanced with action & mystery and has good sprinkling of humour and even hints of romance. I look forward to reading more of Tenzin and Ben's adventures and have already downloaded the next book in this series. [bc:Omens and Artifacts|34031628|Omens and Artifacts (Elemental Legacy #3)|Elizabeth Hunter|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1485538662s/34031628.jpg|55030332]
This novella did not disappoint! I loved it!! I can't think of anything negative to say; the characters were fantastic, I feel that the plot is well balanced with action & mystery and has good sprinkling of humour and even hints of romance. I look forward to reading more of Tenzin and Ben's adventures and have already downloaded the next book in this series. [bc:Omens and Artifacts|34031628|Omens and Artifacts (Elemental Legacy #3)|Elizabeth Hunter|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1485538662s/34031628.jpg|55030332]
vmars314's review against another edition
5.0
Another great Benzin novella! They are so good together and I can't wait to read more.
ruby_roundhouse's review
adventurous
emotional
funny
mysterious
medium-paced
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.0
nadiareadsstuff's review
5.0
love ben and tenzin!
i loved it! i just wish they were full length novels. i cant wait for the next one. waiting patiently for it!
i loved it! i just wish they were full length novels. i cant wait for the next one. waiting patiently for it!
bookworm2913's review
5.0
Ahhh! I love it!
I’m so in love with Ben & Tenzin!! This series is amazing and delving into this storyline is amazing for me. I CANNOT wait to see where they go from here! I’m so stoked there are more to read 😄
I’m so in love with Ben & Tenzin!! This series is amazing and delving into this storyline is amazing for me. I CANNOT wait to see where they go from here! I’m so stoked there are more to read 😄
valeehill's review
5.0
Benzin are da bomb! Although this story is filled with wit there are several instances where Ben felt...conflicted. Lost between the human and vampire existences. Elizabeth Hunter's conception of how these worlds meet, collide, and meld is captivating. I believe it is because she focuses on the humanness of her preternatural beings rather than their super-humanness. And, that ending?! What a teaser for what may come!
monadh's review
5.0
Ben gets suckered (again)
After the travel arrangements Tenzin made for him after their last adventure, Ben should know better than to get involved in another one of her crazy schemes. He does, actually, but he just can’t seem to help himself.
Ben is kind of at loose ends; he does not know what he wants to do with his life once he finishes university. He could of course work for his „fake“ uncle Gio, tracking down and restoring rare books to their owners, but lately Gio and Beatrice are leading kind of an unexciting and dull life. So when Tenzin asks him to meet her in Italy to help her with a project he doesn’t need much convincing. Gio impresses upon him that he can go anywhere in Italy, except to Naples, because the vampire leader of Naples is completely crazy and unpredictable, and on top of that there is unrest in the vampire community, because a library in Naples, where many vampires had hidden their own books, has been robbed and naturally the vampires can’t go to the authorities, so Gio and Beatrice have been tasked to recover the missing books. After Ben has executed an assignment for Gio in Rome, he is not really all that surprised Tenzin wants him to meet her in Naples. Some valuable coins where also stolen (from nobody less than the crazy vampire leader), and Tenzin has announced that she has a lead on them. This leads them to Venice, where things are not quite as expected and Ben is once again embroiled in a scheme of Tenzin’s making. Though he is no slouch and well trained, he is only human and as such strongly disadvantaged vis-a-vis the vampires. On top of that, what started out as a straightforward recovery job has all the markings of turning into a political cluster-fuck.
This is the second prequel novella to the Elemental Legacy series, which will also feature Tenzin and Ben. We see Ben struggling with becoming a responsible adult and confronted with the decision of what he wants to do with his life. We also see the relationship between Ben and Tenzin develop further and though there is only the slightest hint of romance (the dance scene), Tenzin at least has given up introducing him as her human lover, but jokingly refers to him as her publicist, which people believe even less. But Ben envisions a completely different relationship with Tenzin, and I hope we are going to find out how he will accomplish this while Tenzin continues to manipulate him ever so subtly (or not). Great story, fun and diverting, with just the right amount of historical details and local color. Another 5 star read!
After the travel arrangements Tenzin made for him after their last adventure, Ben should know better than to get involved in another one of her crazy schemes. He does, actually, but he just can’t seem to help himself.
Ben is kind of at loose ends; he does not know what he wants to do with his life once he finishes university. He could of course work for his „fake“ uncle Gio, tracking down and restoring rare books to their owners, but lately Gio and Beatrice are leading kind of an unexciting and dull life. So when Tenzin asks him to meet her in Italy to help her with a project he doesn’t need much convincing. Gio impresses upon him that he can go anywhere in Italy, except to Naples, because the vampire leader of Naples is completely crazy and unpredictable, and on top of that there is unrest in the vampire community, because a library in Naples, where many vampires had hidden their own books, has been robbed and naturally the vampires can’t go to the authorities, so Gio and Beatrice have been tasked to recover the missing books. After Ben has executed an assignment for Gio in Rome, he is not really all that surprised Tenzin wants him to meet her in Naples. Some valuable coins where also stolen (from nobody less than the crazy vampire leader), and Tenzin has announced that she has a lead on them. This leads them to Venice, where things are not quite as expected and Ben is once again embroiled in a scheme of Tenzin’s making. Though he is no slouch and well trained, he is only human and as such strongly disadvantaged vis-a-vis the vampires. On top of that, what started out as a straightforward recovery job has all the markings of turning into a political cluster-fuck.
This is the second prequel novella to the Elemental Legacy series, which will also feature Tenzin and Ben. We see Ben struggling with becoming a responsible adult and confronted with the decision of what he wants to do with his life. We also see the relationship between Ben and Tenzin develop further and though there is only the slightest hint of romance (the dance scene), Tenzin at least has given up introducing him as her human lover, but jokingly refers to him as her publicist, which people believe even less. But Ben envisions a completely different relationship with Tenzin, and I hope we are going to find out how he will accomplish this while Tenzin continues to manipulate him ever so subtly (or not). Great story, fun and diverting, with just the right amount of historical details and local color. Another 5 star read!
rhodered's review
3.0
The first novella in this series was such a standout that I think anything following it would have been a let down.
This is ok. It’s really not bad. But not stunning or terribly exciting (except for Tenzin’s house in Venice, I want that house).
One interesting note is that we see this fairly young man behave like an older one - he has the self possession of a 45 year old James Bond in a lot of ways. He is so comfortable with all women, even far more powerful ones, and so witty, knowledgeable, a great dancer, can hold his own in a fight...
He’s aged enough to be a little annoying to me. He gives a 400 year old gorgeous woman vampire a nickname and flirts with her. He places his hand on his human woman friend’s back as they enter a cafe. That’s...obnoxious in a young man because he is behaving as though he is more than their equals. And he is not. At most with human women it’s equal. With vampires, hell to the no.
Yeah, upbringing and all that. But, this book does not pass the gender switch test. Not all the time. That annoys me - he is too perfect and cocky.
This is ok. It’s really not bad. But not stunning or terribly exciting (except for Tenzin’s house in Venice, I want that house).
One interesting note is that we see this fairly young man behave like an older one - he has the self possession of a 45 year old James Bond in a lot of ways. He is so comfortable with all women, even far more powerful ones, and so witty, knowledgeable, a great dancer, can hold his own in a fight...
He’s aged enough to be a little annoying to me. He gives a 400 year old gorgeous woman vampire a nickname and flirts with her. He places his hand on his human woman friend’s back as they enter a cafe. That’s...obnoxious in a young man because he is behaving as though he is more than their equals. And he is not. At most with human women it’s equal. With vampires, hell to the no.
Yeah, upbringing and all that. But, this book does not pass the gender switch test. Not all the time. That annoys me - he is too perfect and cocky.
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