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A review by annettebooksofhopeanddreams
Revere by Lacey Carter Andersen
4.0
Lacey Carter Andersen is quickly growing into one of my favorite authors. So, when I got the chance to read an arc of this prequel I couldn't say no. Even though I'm participating in the N.E.W.T.'s and actually don't have time to read books that don't fit into the prompts. (I would be able to fit this book in with some trying, but I'm not doing it!) Luckily this prequel was quite short and luckily dad is watching football, so I read the story right after I got it.
What I love about this short prequel, is that it really sets the atmosphere and shows us something of the world and the challenges our characters will face. Nothing is explained. I assume that the world building will eventually come in the first book of the series, but I think that's what makes this prequel work. It doesn't answer anything. It just shows me what an interesting world might be waiting for me. I already have quite some questions and I can't wait to get all the answers.
Even though a big part of this book is about the sex, I somehow never had the feeling that it was just sex. Probably because even the very vivid sex scene was drenched in emotions and feelings. Yes, we knew what they were doing and which body part was where, but we also knew what it meant to the guys, to her. We knew what they wanted and longed for, we knew what they were afraid of. It made the sex interesting.
On top of that there is the last chapter of the story. We know that something is about to go wrong, that something is about to change and yet the scene stops when the excitement is still rising and rising. It's a good thing that I already have the first book in my e-mail, because I can't wait to figure out what has happened. Although I'm quite sure that answer won't be given in the first chapter. If we even already get it in the first book.
A nice first glimpse that certainly screams for more!
What I love about this short prequel, is that it really sets the atmosphere and shows us something of the world and the challenges our characters will face. Nothing is explained. I assume that the world building will eventually come in the first book of the series, but I think that's what makes this prequel work. It doesn't answer anything. It just shows me what an interesting world might be waiting for me. I already have quite some questions and I can't wait to get all the answers.
Even though a big part of this book is about the sex, I somehow never had the feeling that it was just sex. Probably because even the very vivid sex scene was drenched in emotions and feelings. Yes, we knew what they were doing and which body part was where, but we also knew what it meant to the guys, to her. We knew what they wanted and longed for, we knew what they were afraid of. It made the sex interesting.
On top of that there is the last chapter of the story. We know that something is about to go wrong, that something is about to change and yet the scene stops when the excitement is still rising and rising. It's a good thing that I already have the first book in my e-mail, because I can't wait to figure out what has happened. Although I'm quite sure that answer won't be given in the first chapter. If we even already get it in the first book.
A nice first glimpse that certainly screams for more!