Interesting start for a new series...

10:30 pm 23 November 2013

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Where to start....
Well at the moment i'm pretty much on a urban fantasy phase, so this seemed right my alley.

And it was!

The Writing (it deserves a capital W) was pretty much perfect. Crisp, and engaging, it kept me a happy reader.

The characters, Reya is a perfect leading character. For a Soul Redeemer she has a perfect balance of humanity with "don't mess with me you schmuck" attitude.

Regarding Thane, i felt as if he was perfectly drawn. He's a messed up character. Not very trust worthy, with his own agenda.

Then there's the plot...of urban fantasy...with paranormal romance...and sci-fi??

Okay, it worked...mostly. And i liked it so much during the first half of it, that i was considering giving it a four star rating.

Mixing some metaphysical ideas in this uf scenario was a pretty brave thing to do. Supposedly we humans (as souls) choose the role we want to "play" here in earth in order to learn. Nothing i haven't heard before, but this is probably the first time i read it developed in a story.

But then _i'm sorry _ i felt as if the author went a little overboard with all that was happening. Truly, the makings of a great imagination! But there was too much happening at the same time: Soul Redeemers, Legacy's....Atlantis!!

I don't know why this happens...but every time the name Atlantis is throw at in a plot, my concentration _just like the mythical..place _ starts to vanish! It's weird i know! I read about werewolves, but i can't deal with Atlantis?!!

And then there was magical crystals and staffs (and i started imagining Sailor Moon with her magical scepter and powers!) and then there was the lost pyramid thing (i had an Indiana Jones phase..Dirk Pitt not so much), and i was a little: Okayyyy.....

SO...if all of a sudden an unicorn were to appear, i wouldn't be surprised!

It was a little too much!!!

But the bad guy was truly evil. His plan was very "Machiavelli" and intelligent! So bonus points for that!

The ending...i liked how it "ended" ( a little code for those who have read it ;) down at the pyramid.

The romance part...well, i liked how it was played. It never overwhelmed the plot, and the characters had a good chemistry.

And like i previously said, great writing and engaging characters, this means i'm very much interested in reading the next one.