In the Underworld, the three sisters known as the Furies,
are
jailers to the evil that would end humanity and destroy
their
own world of Tartarus. But when one of the sisters falls
in
love with a human, a curse is born and the evil of the
Underworld begins to seep back to the mortal realm.
Their only
chance is their beloved son, Alek, who is destined to be
their
warrior on earth. If he has any chance of succeeding, Alek
must find a girl, the descendent of Pythia, and together
they
will be able to free the mortal realm of evil and end the
darkness in Tartarus. But there is a timeline, for Alek
cannot
stay in the mortal realm for too long, and he is not the
only
one searching for the girl.
Eva is a hard-working college student, who loves her mom
and
her best friend Bridget. But her life is thrown upside
down
when she finds herself the next victim for a serial
killer.
Fighting for her life, she becomes even more scared and
confused when her captor transforms in front of her,
demanding
her to pay for the magic of her ancestors. With evil
demons, a
handsome warrior, love and plenty of danger and
misunderstandings, will Alek find Eva in time? And will
Eva
survive so that she may unravel her heritage and find her
future?
AMBER SMOKE by Kristin Cast is book one of her new series,
The
Escaped. Aimed at the young adult genre, there is
plenty of
action and magic to keep you entertained, but there were
parts
of the story where pacing was an issue for me - some parts
seemed crammed with details and information, and other
parts
were slow and sluggish. While I liked the character of
Alek, I
didn't really connect with Eva. AMBER SMOKE by Kristin
Cast is
full of magic and mayhem but I am not sure at this stage
if it
will live up to the high standard of her House of
Night
series.
The door to the massive New York Times bestselling HOUSE
OF
NIGHT series has closed. Now, Kristin Cast kicks down a
new
door to welcome her millions of fans to her latest
sizzling
series.
There is a world that runs parallel to our own, a world in
which the souls of the damned are caged, where they are
looked over by the Furies, and where they spend eternity
in
torment, mirroring the devastation and mayhem they created
when alive.
Someone has opened the cage.
The worst of terrors has crossed the barrier that
separates
our world from theirs, and the Furies send a great, albeit
untested warrior—their only son, Alek—to try to bring
those
souls back. He is young and handsome, headstrong and
impulsive, and he won't be able to do it alone.
Eva has grown up, beautiful and beloved, but surrounded by
secrets. First, she will be hunted in an ancient feud that
will threaten her life. Then, she will become the hunter.
With the police closing in and two worlds on the verge of
crumbling around them, Alek and Eva must find each other,
discover the limits of their powers, and work together to
save everything they hold dear, including one another.
Blending elements of mythology with the dazzling
storytelling that her fans have devoured through the HOUSE
OF NIGHT series, Kristin Cast weaves a spellbinding and
passionate tale that starts a thrilling new series with an
explosive charge.
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