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Overall Rating: 3.25
Story Rating: 3.50
Character Rating: 3.00
First Thought when Finished: Divinity by Patricia Leever was an interesting twist on the standard Angel Urban Fantasy read. The last quarter of the story will have you counting down to the next installment.
What I Thought of the Story: Divinity is the first book in a new series (I think) by Patricia Leever. The story takes place in LA and follows a group of Hunters that keep us safe from Demons. These Demons are visually hidden from most normal people. I thought using a group of Hunters as the center of a new series was fantastic. They were easy to like and the first case we see them deal with is HUGE. The demons are up to more than just the normal "no good" and they have to stop them. I am talking Dr. Evil type of huge (I don't want to give it away). Divinity had a few pacing issues for the first half but the story finished strong. I am hoping we get more of this world.
What I Thought of the Characters:Divinity is basically the story of Evelyn and Daniel. Evelyn has been a Hunter for over 100 years and has relationship issues. Daniel is a new(ish) Hunter and is basically Evelyn's soulmate. Their romance is slow and mostly Evelyn gets in her own way where that is concerned. Divinity utilizes multiple view points switching from Evelyn's to Daniel's POV each chapter. This will work for some people very well but I am not a huge fan of that type of storytelling. I never quite warmed up to Evelyn and Daniel as a couple but I liked them as Hunters! I thought the side characters were great and hope we get to learn more about them as the series progresses. I think my problem was with Evelyn especially after seeing how Daniel thought. I might have had more patience if it was just from her POV. That is just a personal preference though and each reader will have a different reaction.
Final Thoughts: Divinity is a good introduction to a new Urban Fantasy series.
My 2 cents: Patricia Leever needs to kiss her cover artist for the amazing job that was done. This really has to be one of my favorite covers of the year.… (mehr)
Overall Rating: 3.25
Story Rating: 3.50
Character Rating: 3.00
First Thought when Finished: Divinity by Patricia Leever was an interesting twist on the standard Angel Urban Fantasy read. The last quarter of the story will have you counting down to the next installment.
What I Thought of the Story: Divinity is the first book in a new series (I think) by Patricia Leever. The story takes place in LA and follows a group of Hunters that keep us safe from Demons. These Demons are visually hidden from most normal people. I thought using a group of Hunters as the center of a new series was fantastic. They were easy to like and the first case we see them deal with is HUGE. The demons are up to more than just the normal "no good" and they have to stop them. I am talking Dr. Evil type of huge (I don't want to give it away). Divinity had a few pacing issues for the first half but the story finished strong. I am hoping we get more of this world.
What I Thought of the Characters:Divinity is basically the story of Evelyn and Daniel. Evelyn has been a Hunter for over 100 years and has relationship issues. Daniel is a new(ish) Hunter and is basically Evelyn's soulmate. Their romance is slow and mostly Evelyn gets in her own way where that is concerned. Divinity utilizes multiple view points switching from Evelyn's to Daniel's POV each chapter. This will work for some people very well but I am not a huge fan of that type of storytelling. I never quite warmed up to Evelyn and Daniel as a couple but I liked them as Hunters! I thought the side characters were great and hope we get to learn more about them as the series progresses. I think my problem was with Evelyn especially after seeing how Daniel thought. I might have had more patience if it was just from her POV. That is just a personal preference though and each reader will have a different reaction.
Final Thoughts: Divinity is a good introduction to a new Urban Fantasy series.
My 2 cents: Patricia Leever needs to kiss her cover artist for the amazing job that was done. This really has to be one of my favorite covers of the year.… (mehr)
Reviewed by Robin
ebook provided by Omnific Publishing
Captivating and passionate, as Ms. Leever puts a twist on a pirate’s tale, by taking us on an adventure with a female pirate who captivates us with her heart of gold.
Aeron Lynch isn’t what she appears to be and soon Orrin Walsh finds that out for himself.
Orrin is a sexy pirate hunter with a very good heart. Having lost his mother and sisters, who were raped and killed by pirates, Orrin along with his brother Kale and his father hunt these pirates and give them what they deserve. Now that their father has died it is just Orrin and Kale.
Orrin is on a quest to capture the lovely and spirited Aeron by Queen Winifred herself. Orrin takes off in search of Aeron. Finally he finds out where the allusive Aeron is. She isn’t what he expects. He finds her and is totally taken with her. She is beautiful.
Spotting Orrin watching her bathe she captures him or does he allow himself to be caught? Anyways she takes him to her camp where he is shocked at what he sees. In camp there are the people that Aeron captured and they aren’t captives as the Queen said instead they are happy and living as a family. They are safe; Aeron is providing the comforts they need and has led them to freedom.
As Orrin and Aeron get to know each other there is definitely something between them, Orrin vows to stop his quest for the Queen and instead help Aeron.
Meanwhile someone in the camp has become quite enamored with Aeron finding himself to be in love with her and does in no way want Orrin to take what he thinks is his. So off he runs to the Queen to let her know what is going on and where the secret island is.
Aeron has a dark past that hints of abuse and rape which as to the sweetness of the romance and helps to explain why she does what she is doing to the extent she does it.
Besides the romance that is blossoming between Aeron and Orrin there is mention of Darcy and Kale.
What a lovely read, where at times things happen not expecting them to so that you had to turn the page just to see what would happen.
Ms. Leever writes a powerful story of romance with undercurrents of facing past demons that ties the whole story into a lovely tale of intrigue. This was a great change from the normal pirate stories because of the strong female pirate. You can’t help but fall in love with Aeron and her plight from the start and along the way route for her to find true love.
I look forward to reading about Kale and Darcy’s story if Ms. Leever is thinking about it.… (mehr)
ebook provided by Omnific Publishing
Captivating and passionate, as Ms. Leever puts a twist on a pirate’s tale, by taking us on an adventure with a female pirate who captivates us with her heart of gold.
Aeron Lynch isn’t what she appears to be and soon Orrin Walsh finds that out for himself.
Orrin is a sexy pirate hunter with a very good heart. Having lost his mother and sisters, who were raped and killed by pirates, Orrin along with his brother Kale and his father hunt these pirates and give them what they deserve. Now that their father has died it is just Orrin and Kale.
Orrin is on a quest to capture the lovely and spirited Aeron by Queen Winifred herself. Orrin takes off in search of Aeron. Finally he finds out where the allusive Aeron is. She isn’t what he expects. He finds her and is totally taken with her. She is beautiful.
Spotting Orrin watching her bathe she captures him or does he allow himself to be caught? Anyways she takes him to her camp where he is shocked at what he sees. In camp there are the people that Aeron captured and they aren’t captives as the Queen said instead they are happy and living as a family. They are safe; Aeron is providing the comforts they need and has led them to freedom.
As Orrin and Aeron get to know each other there is definitely something between them, Orrin vows to stop his quest for the Queen and instead help Aeron.
Meanwhile someone in the camp has become quite enamored with Aeron finding himself to be in love with her and does in no way want Orrin to take what he thinks is his. So off he runs to the Queen to let her know what is going on and where the secret island is.
Aeron has a dark past that hints of abuse and rape which as to the sweetness of the romance and helps to explain why she does what she is doing to the extent she does it.
Besides the romance that is blossoming between Aeron and Orrin there is mention of Darcy and Kale.
What a lovely read, where at times things happen not expecting them to so that you had to turn the page just to see what would happen.
Ms. Leever writes a powerful story of romance with undercurrents of facing past demons that ties the whole story into a lovely tale of intrigue. This was a great change from the normal pirate stories because of the strong female pirate. You can’t help but fall in love with Aeron and her plight from the start and along the way route for her to find true love.
I look forward to reading about Kale and Darcy’s story if Ms. Leever is thinking about it.… (mehr)
I really wasn't sure what I was going to get with this book, or whether I should even accept a copy; I had been in this crazy-busy mode and probably shouldn't have been accepting anything, on top of which I normally shy away from lesser known, wildcard publishers. But for whatever reason, something about this grabbed me (pirates! pretty!) and I caved. And though there were certainly times I regretted that, I ended up glad I did.
But it's strange.
I felt like I'd started the story in the middle. The romance was SO immediate and completely head-over, and I just couldn't see where it was coming from. It was worse than the insta-love you get in most YA PNR or adult bodice ripper, which is saying something. It felt really silly, and baseless even though I think Leever did try to make it romantic and steamy and lovey. But it so very desperately needed more build up, more connections and history and smoldering. Orrin and Aeron (don't get me started on that little bit of tongue-twisting confusion) are in love within a day, and it seems it was based on the idea of each other - and compatible insatiable sexual appetites, of course. This is something that always irritates me without fail, but it wasn't just the insta-love that made it feel as if the first 1/2 of my book had just somehow fell out before I got a chance to read it. I'm all for plunging the reader in and avoiding info-dumping, but you've still got to give a full story. And when the book is only 200 pages, there's really no excuse not to flesh it out a bit.
All of that, and some copious amounts of the eye-rolling that comes with insta-love, had me wanting and intending to put the book down pretty early on. But it's so short and such a quick read that I would tell myself, "I'll give it X more pages and then I'm done." Only I wouldn't be. Despite the eye-rollingness, there's something about this that is just compulsively readable. Eventually the urge to put it down just went away, and though the eye-rolling never completely stopped (thanks, Kale!), I couldn't help but just give in and enjoy the damn thing.
And it was a good thing, because it did have some unexpected plot points to it that balanced or even outweighed the twoowuv4eva. I mean, it had some plot holes, too, and some things that Analytical-Misty would love to question - but in a book like this (historical pirate romance for godssake), you just have to let some things go. The thing is, Analytical-Misty can be silenced. Sometimes you just have to turn off that part of you and enjoy something just for the hell of it. And it's a good pirate story, for those who like that sort of thing. There needed to be a better sense of time and timing in more than just the romance (how fast does one really travel by seas?), but when I just let go of that part that keeps saying "But wait - but what about - well, how could -" then it's just a fun book with characters I kinda wanted to hate but just couldn't.
One of the things I liked best (and worst, at the same time) was one of the surprising bits that made me glad I'd hung on - I loved how Queen Winifred was worked into the story. Granted, she was a bit over the top for my liking. Okay "a bit over the top" is the understatement of the year, however, she was reminiscent of Elizabeth Bathory, who was a real over the top whackjob, so it sort of worked. It's really interesting and rare to have a female villain, especially one with her...proclivities, and that made it so much more dark and enjoyable and unexpected. Despite any early hesitancy on my part, the Big Pirate Fight at the end coupled with Crazy Queen W. made the 200 pages worth it. And, you know, the healthy dose of smut.
All in all, a quick, fun read for fans of the genre.
… (mehr)
But it's strange.
I felt like I'd started the story in the middle. The romance was SO immediate and completely head-over, and I just couldn't see where it was coming from. It was worse than the insta-love you get in most YA PNR or adult bodice ripper, which is saying something. It felt really silly, and baseless even though I think Leever did try to make it romantic and steamy and lovey. But it so very desperately needed more build up, more connections and history and smoldering. Orrin and Aeron (don't get me started on that little bit of tongue-twisting confusion) are in love within a day, and it seems it was based on the idea of each other - and compatible insatiable sexual appetites, of course. This is something that always irritates me without fail, but it wasn't just the insta-love that made it feel as if the first 1/2 of my book had just somehow fell out before I got a chance to read it. I'm all for plunging the reader in and avoiding info-dumping, but you've still got to give a full story. And when the book is only 200 pages, there's really no excuse not to flesh it out a bit.
All of that, and some copious amounts of the eye-rolling that comes with insta-love, had me wanting and intending to put the book down pretty early on. But it's so short and such a quick read that I would tell myself, "I'll give it X more pages and then I'm done." Only I wouldn't be. Despite the eye-rollingness, there's something about this that is just compulsively readable. Eventually the urge to put it down just went away, and though the eye-rolling never completely stopped (thanks, Kale!), I couldn't help but just give in and enjoy the damn thing.
And it was a good thing, because it did have some unexpected plot points to it that balanced or even outweighed the twoowuv4eva. I mean, it had some plot holes, too, and some things that Analytical-Misty would love to question - but in a book like this (historical pirate romance for godssake), you just have to let some things go. The thing is, Analytical-Misty can be silenced. Sometimes you just have to turn off that part of you and enjoy something just for the hell of it. And it's a good pirate story, for those who like that sort of thing. There needed to be a better sense of time and timing in more than just the romance (how fast does one really travel by seas?), but when I just let go of that part that keeps saying "But wait - but what about - well, how could -" then it's just a fun book with characters I kinda wanted to hate but just couldn't.
One of the things I liked best (and worst, at the same time) was one of the surprising bits that made me glad I'd hung on - I loved how Queen Winifred was worked into the story. Granted, she was a bit over the top for my liking. Okay "a bit over the top" is the understatement of the year, however, she was reminiscent of Elizabeth Bathory, who was a real over the top whackjob, so it sort of worked. It's really interesting and rare to have a female villain, especially one with her...proclivities, and that made it so much more dark and enjoyable and unexpected. Despite any early hesitancy on my part, the Big Pirate Fight at the end coupled with Crazy Queen W. made the 200 pages worth it. And, you know, the healthy dose of smut.
All in all, a quick, fun read for fans of the genre.
… (mehr)
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Overall Rating: 3.25
Story Rating: 3.50
Character Rating: 3.00
First Thought when Finished: Divinity by Patricia Leever was an interesting twist on the standard Angel Urban Fantasy read. The last quarter of the story will have you counting down to the next installment.
What I Thought of the Story: Divinity is the first book in a new series (I think) by Patricia Leever. The story takes place in LA and follows a group of Hunters that keep us safe from Demons. These Demons are visually hidden from most normal people. I thought using a group of Hunters as the center of a new series was fantastic. They were easy to like and the first case we see them deal with is HUGE. The demons are up to more than just the normal "no good" and they have to stop them. I am talking Dr. Evil type of huge (I don't want to give it away). Divinity had a few pacing issues for the first half but the story finished strong. I am hoping we get more of this world.
What I Thought of the Characters:Divinity is basically the story of Evelyn and Daniel. Evelyn has been a Hunter for over 100 years and has relationship issues. Daniel is a new(ish) Hunter and is basically Evelyn's soulmate. Their romance is slow and mostly Evelyn gets in her own way where that is concerned. Divinity utilizes multiple view points switching from Evelyn's to Daniel's POV each chapter. This will work for some people very well but I am not a huge fan of that type of storytelling. I never quite warmed up to Evelyn and Daniel as a couple but I liked them as Hunters! I thought the side characters were great and hope we get to learn more about them as the series progresses. I think my problem was with Evelyn especially after seeing how Daniel thought. I might have had more patience if it was just from her POV. That is just a personal preference though and each reader will have a different reaction.
Final Thoughts: Divinity is a good introduction to a new Urban Fantasy series.
My 2 cents: Patricia Leever needs to kiss her cover artist for the amazing job that was done. This really has to be one of my favorite covers of the year.… (mehr)