Title: Lonely Souls
Author: Karice Bolton
Reading level: Young Adult
Reading level: Young Adult
Genre: Paranormal
Size: 300 pages
Release Date: June 29th 2012
Publisher: Bulldog Press
Stand Alone or Series: The Witch Avenue Series #1
Source: Author as part of Blog Tour
First Line: "Mom!" I hollered more for my benefit than hers.
First Line: "Mom!" I hollered more for my benefit than hers.
Summary (from GoodReads):
When Logan, her best friend from junior high, moves back to town for college, he vows to help her find the answers she so desperately seeks surrounding her mother’s disappearance. As they begin uncovering clues, it becomes apparent that the life of white magic they both grew up loving, is not what the majority practices, and their lives are in danger.
With a haunting feeling that her mother may still be alive, she begins to hear a call to the wilderness. Triss realizes that in order to find the answers she needs, she must learn the ways of her ancestors and become the hunter, not the hunted before it’s too late, and she becomes part of the lonely souls.
Favorite Scene:
My already fragile world started spinning. I'd been doing so well compartmentalizing everything. Now looking into his eyes, I saw a world that I wanted to be included in, but I wasn't sure I was ready or ever would be. I couldn't say anything. No words would come.
He let go of my hand and moved forward toward me.
"I'll always be here waiting for you," he said, touching my chest with his fingertips, drawing a shape of a heart. His touch left me absolutely breathless.
Favorite Quote:
"Don't depend on someone else if you can be your own master."
My Thoughts:
This was a delightful opener to what will hopefully prove to be a great series. We have a lot of build up here for both the mystery and the romance as well plenty of action to lead us into book two.
I loved the character of Triss. She proved to be a typical teen in many ways, given to obliviousness in certain situations and moments of panic but she also has a good head on her shoulders and makes smart decisions. In other words she was believable without being whiny or self centered which is key for me when picking up a YA read.
Logan was...well...completely "swoon-worthy" as they say. He was utterly dependable, understanding and thoughtful--exactly what Triss needed in her current dilemma. I loved his character as well...and I have to admit that I've always been a fan of the romance developing between longtime childhood friends angle.
Karice's writing is pretty smooth and she weaves a fascinating tale with a great mix of mystery, coming of age, romance and paranormal. I'll definitely have by eye out for the second in The Witch Avenue Series.
Was it worth my Time?
I really love the cover of this book and I'm glad you enjoyed it so much I think I'll add it to my wishlist :)
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Lovely review! I like Triss and Logan too the romance was super sweet!! Glad you liked it! :)
ReplyDeleteI saw Giselle's review yesterday and it made me really curious about this one. I'm glad that you really enjoyed it! I need to hurry through the books I have so I can get more!
ReplyDeleteBesides managing to be all late and all to check this out, I'm really happy you enjoyed it as well! I'm really curious about what will happen as the series continue and will definitely have to continue following their story. :D
ReplyDeleteGreat review. Adding to my TBR List. Love it ("I'll always be here waiting for you," he said, touching my chest with his fingertips, drawing a shape of a heart. His touch left me absolutely breathless.) Looks like Karice Bolton has a beautiful writing voice.
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