by Rhiannon Hart
Available in Aus and NZ-US resident can order from www.fishpond.com (free world-wide shipping)
Pages: 290
Format: Paperback
Source: www.fishpond.com
★★★★★ 5/5
Goodreads Synopsis:
I wanted to turn but I was held captive by the song on the wind. I’m coming, I told the voices. Please, wait for me.
When her sister becomes betrothed to a prince in a northern nation, Zeraphina’s only consolations are that her loyal animal companions are by her side – and that her burning hunger to travel north is finally being sated.
Already her black hair and pale eyes mark her out as different, but now Zeraphina must be even more careful to keep her secret safe. Craving blood is not considered normal behaviour for anyone, let alone a princess. So when the king’s advisor, Rodden, seems to know more about her condition than she does, Zeraphina is determined to find out more.
Zeraphina must be willing to sacrifice everything if she’s to uncover the truth – but what if the truth is beyond her worst nightmares?
My Review:
What an amazingly unique twist to vampire lore!
Zeraphina has always been a bit different ever since she was
sick as a child and has always felt the urge to go north. After her sister
becomes engaged to a Northern prince, Zeraphina thinks she’ll finally get the
answers she wants, especially when she meets Rodden, a man who seems to know
more about her than she does.
All of the
characters were great but I especially fell in love with the main characters
Zeraphina and Rodden. Zeraphina is curious, idependent, strong-willed
determined, snarky, and sometimes down-right ill tempered…Love her! Not to
mention she’s got an eagle…an eagle! And can shoot with a bow and arrow! How
cool is that?!?! And Rodden, Oh Rodden ;). Rodden is the sexy, aloof,
mysterious man with all the answers. HOT! But I didn’t just love their
personalities, I loved the relationship between them. No insta-love here! Its
definitely my favorite form of love: hate turned love! Always more interesting
than insta-love. There’s plenty of witty banter and snarkiness to go around. It
actually reminded me a lot of Yelena and Valek from Poison Study. I absolutely
loved their dialogue together.
The world building was excellent! While I think a map would
have come in handy, I like the author didn’t weigh us down with unnecessary
details, but gave us just the right amount to enjoy the world. *One thing to
note though is that the south is cold and the north is hot…yeah it confused me
too for a minute. Then I remembered that the author is Australian which is
below the equator and, therefore, the south is colder than the north.
The
vampire lore of this book is incredibly unique. I can’t really say much more
because that is part of the journey you go on in the book but I must say that
it was extremely interesting.
So, between
great characters, witty banter, great world-building, and a unique story, this book
is a must read!
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