Betsy Flak

We meet Duncan, a vampire, an indestructible, who's on the run from the Clan (Vampire hunters) after he managed to kill some of them.
He hates the mindless fleeing though and when he comes across Adara, a Fire Diviner and one of the Clan's most devastating mages who was abandoned and left to die, he hatches a plan to get her to their side.

My take on this prequel:

A short prequel where we meet some of the main cast, Duncan and Adara (not sure if we'll meet the other vampires again or not in the actual series).

Honestly... I didn't particularly like it. The prologue really got on my nerves with all the it and it's variations. I know it was to show the contempt the Clan has for the vampires and viewing them purely as mindless beasts... but it was way over the top :(

World building so far was good, well described scenes which makes it easy to follow along.
Character development was decent. In such a short prequel you wont be getting into the minds of the cast of course, but we got some history of Adara, which was nice. Some additional info about Duncan's group would have been a plus, they all seemed randomly thrown together by Jones (Duncan's late Sire).

While the plot is great, the execution felt chaotic and unfortunately I couldn't get into it.

Pacing seemed fine, there were no (noticeable) errors and no sex (if that is important to you).

While this prequel didn't do it for me, I will at least give the first in the series a try, since the plot really does have potential.… (mehr)

The Impossible Creation follows a range of supernatural creatures, beginning with a pair of vampires as they stalk their latest prey. Duncan and Adara made for an odd couple and didn't appear to share the same goals and ideals as we may expect those of the same minority to.

Out two main heroines are Lucy, a warrior and university student, and Grace, a young high-school student that has secretly been dating her best friend's crush. I felt that Grace's character had a lot more personality than Lucy. You could feel every one of Grace's emotions as they developed, but Lucy remained quite difficult to read.

While some events felt a bit disjointed from each other, rest assured that this book comes to a surprising and dramatic conclusion that makes this read worth the wait.

I would rate this 3.5 stars.
Recommended for fans of Young Adult Fantasy and Paranormal novels.… (mehr)