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wesquive's review
5.0
Full review on my blog, link below
http://thecostaricanreader.blogspot.com/2016/04/book-review-guardian-chronicles-of.html
Even though the beginning, the first few pages were slow but once I passed that I could not putting down. It was amazing. The story, the characters specially Elizabeth. A very unique character. Loved this book.I think the way the Author presents a story involving time traveling is fantastic, never confusing going from one period of time another. Liked the character's development and the world Elizabetta has created, interesting, inviting, this book, the story makes you want to know more about the characters and what is going to happen every single minute you are reading it. Loved the Author's writing style and also loved the cover.
Overall, a wonderful debut novel, packed with romance, action, time traveling, all the historical elements, great characters, a must read which I totally recommend and I cannot wait to read the next book in the series.
http://thecostaricanreader.blogspot.com/2016/04/book-review-guardian-chronicles-of.html
Even though the beginning, the first few pages were slow but once I passed that I could not putting down. It was amazing. The story, the characters specially Elizabeth. A very unique character. Loved this book.I think the way the Author presents a story involving time traveling is fantastic, never confusing going from one period of time another. Liked the character's development and the world Elizabetta has created, interesting, inviting, this book, the story makes you want to know more about the characters and what is going to happen every single minute you are reading it. Loved the Author's writing style and also loved the cover.
Overall, a wonderful debut novel, packed with romance, action, time traveling, all the historical elements, great characters, a must read which I totally recommend and I cannot wait to read the next book in the series.
bookfever's review
3.0
Recently I've read quite a few time travel stories that had a little of the same storyline. And I must say that The Guardian definitely belongs to the few I've liked the most.
I wish some things in this book had been explained a little better and I also would've loved some more information or backstory when the characters were initially introduced.
I did love the characters, though. Especially the two main characters, Elizabet and Jareth. Together they had quite some chemistry and I really loved their bickering. It was so entertaining! Jareth could be a big jerk but for some reason I can forgive him for it because it was charming in a way.
Like I said, some things I wished were explained a little more like the whole host and guardian thing. but then again, I thought the writing was very good, so it wasn't a main problem for me.
Overall, The Guardian by Elizabetta Holcomb was a good read. It reminded me a bit of Outlander, so I think fans of that book (and tv show) would like it a lot. Just like I did.
I wish some things in this book had been explained a little better and I also would've loved some more information or backstory when the characters were initially introduced.
I did love the characters, though. Especially the two main characters, Elizabet and Jareth. Together they had quite some chemistry and I really loved their bickering. It was so entertaining! Jareth could be a big jerk but for some reason I can forgive him for it because it was charming in a way.
Like I said, some things I wished were explained a little more like the whole host and guardian thing. but then again, I thought the writing was very good, so it wasn't a main problem for me.
Overall, The Guardian by Elizabetta Holcomb was a good read. It reminded me a bit of Outlander, so I think fans of that book (and tv show) would like it a lot. Just like I did.
booktopiaavenue's review against another edition
5.0
This book surprise me in the best way possible. I love how the time traveling was so essential to the story and how everything made more sense as the story went on. I honestly laugh so much while reading this book and I hope more people could read this beautiful story and appreciate.
sonia_reading's review against another edition
1.0
Overall this book fell flat. I really wanted to like this book since I was given an ARC by the author, and people on Instagram were saying really good things, but I just couldn't like it. I found the writing style really easy to read, and I quickly read through the beginning of the book. I was captured by the writing, but there were too many parts to the story that were not explained. It was partially set historically, but the readers didn't get immersed in one specific history since other time periods were muddled together. It was difficult to learn much that was historically accurate. The main characters were interesting, but I didn't feel like their meeting was believable enough to fit with the plot and there was instant love going on. I liked that the author included characters with autism, but their portrayals seemed very stereotypical and the language used to describe was outdated and slightly offensive. The author seems genuinely interested in having diverse characters, but the story seemed to be trying to cover too much and missed the mark.
cozydayreads's review
5.0
Actual rating: 4.5 stars
Rating: 4,5I
So, a while ago I received this book as an ARC. Or well... it would've been an ARC, had I replied earlier which I didn't so I received it as an ebook on the release date. Since Elizabetta was kind enough to send it to me, I started reading it right after I finished A Dance With Dragons (the whole series took me almost a year, but so worth it). She also sent me like promo pics with quotes from the book and when I read them, I wasn't sure what to think. Like, one of the quotes on the pictures I received was “She was a lioness, and she belonged to him.” That's just a quote which I'm not sure what to think of. But I read it anyways and I loved the book.
I loved the writing style. It was quite a refreshment. I had just finished a series with a pretty dense writing style, and this was just so much easier to read (please note this isn't a bad thing). It was light, it was fast-paced, it was just perfect. I also loved how 'short' the book was and I would have finished it sooner if I had had the time.
I also I really loved the characters. Elizabet is just such a cutie who should be protected from everything at all costs. And despite her struggles and own problems she manages to get through life and I admire her for that kind of courage. Also Minh and Gabriel... They don't make a lot of appearances, but I did get attached to them... I get attached way too fast.
Then there's Jareth and he's.... not your typical guy. Now, let's do keep in mind that he's from another century like 700 years ago, so he's old fashioned and maybe a little too old fashioned? Like even Edward Cullen was more modern than Jareth Tremaine. Why, you ask? Well Jareth is a male, 14th century England. And in that time the role for women and men was a lot different. And he does show that, he's.. he's pretty dominant which put me off a little at first. But he can also be very charming and sweet and he's incredibly smart so this does make him a great character.
The book was really fast paced. There were a lot of things happening, one action followed the other and it was awesome. I don't think there was ever a moment where I was like “ugghh, this is so boring I can't do this” because it's action packed which makes it great.
I do have one thing I didn't like that much. And that's more a general thing than a specific thing. See, this is the first book in the Chronicles of Amalgam series. And usually, when you have first books, things get explained. If something is not like the real world, the why is usually explained in that first book to set ground for the series. Unfortunately, I didn't see much of that in The Guardian. I have no idea what the Amalgam is, why host are needed and why they need guardians. I have no idea why they are doing what they do, why they are time traveling and why (spoiler alert maybe) someone is trying to kill Jareth. Could be I read over it, or maybe forgot it but I am pretty sure I didn't see much of an explanation in the book which I do think is a shame. Why? Because now I really have no idea what will happen in the next book. What will they fight for, what will they fight against?
This book would have been perfect if there had been a little more ground for the next book, a little more clearance on everything.
But despite that minor thing of not really explaining everything (you think I would count this heavier than a half star, but the thing is that you don't really get confused despite not knowing some stuff. Maybe because it's so fast paced and you don't really have time to think about that sort of stuff, I don't know) it was still a great read, honestly.
I really enjoyed this book and I would recommend it to people who like time travel books since time traveling is a huge element. And if you want to get started with that genre, this is a great start. Also a side note; this wasn't only my first 'ARC', but also my first time travel book and I'm honestly happy that this was the first book in that genre I got to read.
Rating: 4,5I
So, a while ago I received this book as an ARC. Or well... it would've been an ARC, had I replied earlier which I didn't so I received it as an ebook on the release date. Since Elizabetta was kind enough to send it to me, I started reading it right after I finished A Dance With Dragons (the whole series took me almost a year, but so worth it). She also sent me like promo pics with quotes from the book and when I read them, I wasn't sure what to think. Like, one of the quotes on the pictures I received was “She was a lioness, and she belonged to him.” That's just a quote which I'm not sure what to think of. But I read it anyways and I loved the book.
I loved the writing style. It was quite a refreshment. I had just finished a series with a pretty dense writing style, and this was just so much easier to read (please note this isn't a bad thing). It was light, it was fast-paced, it was just perfect. I also loved how 'short' the book was and I would have finished it sooner if I had had the time.
I also I really loved the characters. Elizabet is just such a cutie who should be protected from everything at all costs. And despite her struggles and own problems she manages to get through life and I admire her for that kind of courage. Also Minh and Gabriel... They don't make a lot of appearances, but I did get attached to them... I get attached way too fast.
Then there's Jareth and he's.... not your typical guy. Now, let's do keep in mind that he's from another century like 700 years ago, so he's old fashioned and maybe a little too old fashioned? Like even Edward Cullen was more modern than Jareth Tremaine. Why, you ask? Well Jareth is a male, 14th century England. And in that time the role for women and men was a lot different. And he does show that, he's.. he's pretty dominant which put me off a little at first. But he can also be very charming and sweet and he's incredibly smart so this does make him a great character.
The book was really fast paced. There were a lot of things happening, one action followed the other and it was awesome. I don't think there was ever a moment where I was like “ugghh, this is so boring I can't do this” because it's action packed which makes it great.
I do have one thing I didn't like that much. And that's more a general thing than a specific thing. See, this is the first book in the Chronicles of Amalgam series. And usually, when you have first books, things get explained. If something is not like the real world, the why is usually explained in that first book to set ground for the series. Unfortunately, I didn't see much of that in The Guardian. I have no idea what the Amalgam is, why host are needed and why they need guardians. I have no idea why they are doing what they do, why they are time traveling and why (spoiler alert maybe) someone is trying to kill Jareth. Could be I read over it, or maybe forgot it but I am pretty sure I didn't see much of an explanation in the book which I do think is a shame. Why? Because now I really have no idea what will happen in the next book. What will they fight for, what will they fight against?
This book would have been perfect if there had been a little more ground for the next book, a little more clearance on everything.
But despite that minor thing of not really explaining everything (you think I would count this heavier than a half star, but the thing is that you don't really get confused despite not knowing some stuff. Maybe because it's so fast paced and you don't really have time to think about that sort of stuff, I don't know) it was still a great read, honestly.
I really enjoyed this book and I would recommend it to people who like time travel books since time traveling is a huge element. And if you want to get started with that genre, this is a great start. Also a side note; this wasn't only my first 'ARC', but also my first time travel book and I'm honestly happy that this was the first book in that genre I got to read.
paperdreamsblog's review
4.0
Please check out my review here: http://www.paperdreamsblog.com/br-the-guardian/
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