Two books to review today. The first is
Hidden by Megg Jensen. The
other is Land of Shadows
by Jeff Gunzel. Both were picked up when they were listed as free
e-books on Amazon. Land of Shadows is still free.
I found out about
Hidden from the author herself on her Facebook page. I'd been
wanting to read it for some time so I jumped at the chance to get it.
I wasn't disappointed. Tressa is an amazing character. Her fierce
independence and her drive to do something to help her people is
amazing. Bastian, the one man she loves but couldn't be with due to
the breeding lottery they found themselves caught up in, is
completely devoted to her as well. When they and another friend
venture out of the fog that's surrounded the village since before she
was born, what they find there will leave them changed forever.
At first I found it
hard to get into, but that quickly changed. I devoured the book in
two days. Ms. Jensen has a captivating way of telling a story, and
her characters are real people. They have their good points and their
bad. They make mistakes. They pay for those mistakes. The world she's
built here as well is very interesting. The settings are such an
integral part of things that they almost seem to be a character in
and of themselves.
You can find Hidden here.
Land of Shadows
was found when I was perusing the Amazon Top 100 Free list one day.
This is where I get a lot of my books, for the most part fantasy and
sci fi, and I decided when I read the blurb that this one looked a
little interesting. I was right.
I
admit, I anticipated it being the standard “prophesied quest
fulfillment”. I really wasn't that far off, but that only scratches
the skin of this story. Eric is perfectly happy with his mundane
life. When demons come and destroy that illusion, he must now find
his way in the world. His best friend sticks with him and the two of
them set off together with a mysterious young woman to find out where
his future will lead him.
This
was another book that sucked me in after a few chapters. I found
myself bored partway through but continued to see if it got better.
It did. I finished the whole book in two days. I couldn't bring
myself to leave the story. There's a second book to the series that I
wish was on the free list. I want to read it. It's gone on my Amazon
wish list so I can pick it up when I have the chance.
You can find Land of Shadows here.
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