Quote of the Day

"There's always another storm. It's the way the world works. Snowstorms, rainstorms, windstorms, sandstorms, and firestorms. Some are fierce and others are small. You have to deal with each one separately, but you need to keep an eye on what's brewing for tomorrow. "

~Fire Study, Maria V. Snyder

The Keepers by Donna Augustine

Josephine (Jo) Davids was a normal 18 year old who girl who worked at one of the most prominent bars on the Vegas Strip by night, and was a College medical student by day. But this all changes when she sees a man change into a snarling beast and is killed by her boss Cormac for witnessing something she shouldn't have. The only problem is...she didn't die. Augustine has written a fast pass and very addictive series based off of the tales of Alchemists and Faeries. Only she has taken none of their usual and stereotypical powers and instead has woven a story where not all is black and white or even moral. The Fae battle to save the lives of their families by seeking asylum on Earth, but the portal is guarded by the Alchemists whose main concern is that if the Fae have damaged their homeland so much that they have to escape it, what is to stop them from destroying Earth? A story filled with intrigue, a wavering of ethics and strong characters, I enjoyed the first book to the series entitled 'Alchemy' and am eager to start onto the second. 

Rating: 3/5 Titans

"Only honest people take you at your word. Liars and thieves expect the same in return." 

Other Books in the Series

Keepers and Killers
Shattered
Redemption

Quote of the Day

"People think that happiness will simply fall into their laps. You have to aspire to it. And sometimes you have to seize it when it's kicking and screaming." 

~Dark Needs at Night's Edge, Kresley Cole

Cover of the Week

Grave Mercy (His Fair Assassins #1) by Robin LaFevers

Quote of the Day

"If no one cares for you at all, do you even really exist?"

~Clockwork Angel, Cassandra Claire 

Kindling Ashes by Laura Harris

Sixteen years ago the Dragon War was fought and the dragons were killed out...or at least the human's believed them to be. But the alpha dragon Baltair was able to conserve the soul of himself and the rest of his nest by hiding them away in the bodies of humans. But the dragon souls cannot be contained within the body of a human forever and even now their hosts are becoming weakened, some even dying from the exertion of having two souls. Giselle is a teenaged gold smuggler working on the streets of Auland who struggles to survive on the street with the help of the voice in her head, so when she is given the opportunity to travel to the mountains that she and Voice have dreamed about for so long, she jumps at the chance. Corran is the youngest son of the dragonslayer that led the battle all of those years ago, he is the weakest amongst his brothers and seeks the approval of his legendary father, so when he hears rumours of dragon sympathises is the area he decides that this is the opportunity to prove himself once and for all. But as soon as he embarks on his journey of lies and betrayals, his destiny will be changed forever.
Ever since the beauty and success of Eragon, I have been searching for the next dragon book that I would fall in love with, and sadly, Kindling Ashes is not that book. I enjoyed the world that Harris has created and it is a very unique and different idea amongst the young adult and fantasy genre, but the characters, whilst interesting, I did not fully connect with. Corran is an egotistical and immature child that continuously made me want to slam the book shut, but his character development was his saving grace, whilst Giselle on the other hand was a selfish girl who couldn't even bear to think about having to let her dragon leave her body, and her character development needed more of something. The beginning drew me into the story, but by the end of it I was glad that it was finished. Kindling Ashes had a lot of potential and I was a bit disappointed that it didn't live up to it.

Rating: 2.5/5

Quote of the Day

"Okay. Right. Horror meets romance meets fantasy meets hip hop. Throw in some leather and Miami Ink Shit, stir with a baseball bat and tire iron, sprinkle on some baby-powder, and serve over a hot bed of Holy-Mary-mother-of-god-this-has-to-work-or-I'm-gonna-be-a-lawyer-for-the-rest-of-my-natural-life. No Problem." 

~J.R Ward on the elements of writing the Black Dagger Brotherhood series