The Dark Gifts: Birthright
By Willow Cross
Self-published-May 23,2011
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Rating: Thoroughly enjoyed this book!
Borrowed form Amazon: Throughout the ages, druids have passed down a prophecy from
one generation to the next. A girl, born of a witch clan, will become vampyre
and spark a war that will divide the vampire nation. This young woman will
either save humanity from vampire reign, or be the end of it. Although she’s
never heard the prophecy, and doesn’t believe in witchcraft, Liz Markum is that
woman.
Working with her maker, Michael, and the remaining members of the warring Vampire Council, Liz must defeat the darkness inside her, and learn to become more than a killer vampire. She must become a vampire killer.
Working with her maker, Michael, and the remaining members of the warring Vampire Council, Liz must defeat the darkness inside her, and learn to become more than a killer vampire. She must become a vampire killer.
I
have nothing but good things to say about this book. Yes, it took me a minute
to get into the story but that had everything to do with outside noise and not
this book. If I was going to complain about anything in this book, it would be
that I knew enough about the bad guys to know that they were the bad guys. They
were important to the story in the sense that they were the reason everything
was happening (if that makes sense) but I didn’t care about them. I did care
about Liz and Michael and their band of misfits.
I
think this is the first book that I’ve read that I wasn’t really clear who the
hero was going to be. I had read the blurb and knew what the story was about.
But ignoring what I was supposed to know and just experiencing the book as I read,
there were opportunities for other people to step up to the plate and fill that
role. Is it bad to not know who the hero
of the story is? Only if there aren’t any characters that you care about. And in Birthright,
there were plenty of characters to grow attached to.
I
have to say that I am not always a fan of romances that are so unexpected that they
pound you in the face like a baseball out of left field. But I loved the
dynamic between Michael and Liz. It was unexpected and there was definitely
some interesting chemistry at work, but they did not rush into something, their
feelings were believable and sweetly awesome! I am definitely looking forward
to the digging into the next book.
Recommendation? Definitely check out Dark Gifts: Birthright, you will
not be disappointed!
Starr K
This book was given to me by the author in exchange for an honest
review.
Druids? Now THAT'S different.
ReplyDeleteI'll have to check this out.
I was excited to see a book about Druids. Great review!
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