Andrea Pearson (1)

I have been following Andrea Pearson for some time now. I love her sense of humor, which comes out in her writing style. Her books deal with danger in a light hearted manner. That is not to say that her characters don’t take the danger seriously, because they do.

Here’s an example:

She whacked me once as if chastising me for not obeying sooner, then scrambled off as I stretched.

Lizzie is talking about her cat and I couldn’t help but smile, letting a picture run through my head.

Lizzie is an Arete, a fourth born child with special powers, a Fire Impeder. She is able to micro manage fire, right down to individual molecules, preventing the sparks from igniting

Humans are aware of supernaturals, because they have been here before.

“…demons from other planets have come out of sheer curiosity. I’m worried they’ll like it enough to stay.”

They are back, because a Prophecy given many years ago said she would be born and would be a danger to all the demons. From the hellhounds to the fire vampires. I mean, aren’t regular vampires bad enough? Now, Andrea Pearson has to crank them up. 🙂

She must go the Alaska to learn of The Prophecy, found in the Akashic records. The Shade Amulet will help protect her.

Wowzers – he smelled good.

There is a triangle, of sorts, between Abel, Cole and Lizzie. When she lets Cole know there is another man she has feelings for:

“Good. Don’t underestimate the need a man has to conquer.”

I feel this is very much for teen and young adults and was a spin off of another series, though the description does not say that. The characters keep referring back to previous events and I feel like I’m missing out on something. That won’t stop me from continuing on to the next story in the Koven Chronicles, The Black Masquerade.

In a note from the author she states that every time someone leaves a review, Lizzie punches a hound in the face. See these hellhounds are a series problem, I’m all for that.

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Book 3 – Perceive
The first book of this series was intense and packed with action. As much fun as I had reading that book, this one was way more intense. Can I just say wow!
After all the harrowing adventures of book 1, Nicole’s power is still not very reliable or controlled – but at least she now knows the tool that will help her focus her abilities. An opportunity to work on her control with a powerful focus tool happens to be at a location where a meteor has recently struck. Nicole learns there are no coincidences as she struggles to save a family from death and learns many unexpected truths about her own family.
You definitely want to read the first book and then the three short stories that make up book 2 **before** you read this story. Otherwise, various comments and reasons for actions won’t make much sense.… (mais)

Okay, well, I'm done...just done.

This was a "Firstreads" book and free, so there's that. The author is cute as a bug and wrote a very nice note at the front of the book as well. I think that middle graders might really like it, but it definitly didn't pull me in, in fact, I've been trying to read it for weeks now.

I am giving it to my 11 year old nephew, if he likes it, I'll up my stars accordingly, since it was written for his demographic anyway.

For me, this was not a cross-over YA fantasy like a The Hunger Games or a Harry Potter Boxset that is going to appeal on a large scale to adults.

I'll let the kid decide it's ultimate fate as far as this review...… (mais)