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The Calling

The Calling (The Andovia Chronicles Book 1) – Tiffany Shand

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Synopsis

Meet Nyx Ashwood; sentenced to death for supposedly murdering her foster father, saved by Darius Valeran—but why did he help her?

Nyx, a fae mind whisperer, has no idea she has magic. When Darius saves her from certain death, she knows there’s more than he’s telling her about herself, his motives, and his plans for her.

Darius is the son of the Archdruid; a position of privilege and power. Along with everyone else, he believed the mind whispers to be extinct. None have been seen in a generation after the Archdruid wiped them all out. Yet here is Nyx, living proof they’re not all gone. His brother believes Nyx is part of an ancient prophecy that could either save their world… or destroy it.

When a rift opens to the underworld, Darius realizes that Nyx might be the only one that can help him discover who opened it and why. Except not only does she not know she has powers, she has no control over them. But if they don’t work together, evil spirits and monsters will destroy their world.

Review

Nyx is a young woman with pink hair, wings and that used to have pointed ears. She clearly has a relation with the Fae, however, she doesn’t remember anything before she was 8 years old. When she was found under an Ash tree and was sold to her “foster parent” Harland. She lived with tho other young women who became her sisters, while her job was stealing for Harland.

The reason she was the one to steal was because of her “curse”. This allowed Nyx to read the minds of others (rather than allowing her, it forced her to listen to everyone’s thoughts) and also gave her a slight control over people, which could make them forget her if discovered.

After Harland died in strange conditions, everyone blamed Nyx and she was sentenced to death. Thanks to the help of her sister Domnu, the seer, she was able to escape and finally be rescued by Darius, a druid, who for some reason nullified Nyx’s powers. Unfortunately, he was not really going to her rescue, but to capture her to hand her over to his brother.

Darius was the son of the Archdruid. This gave him several advantages, however, he preferred to get away from his family and, above all, from the dark magic that everyone enjoyed. Darius, along with his mentor Ambrose, were trying to discover the origin of the rifts, openings where the veil between our world and the next meet, and were trying desperately to close them and avoid the attacks of the darklings.

“I believe everything we do, no matter how small, does help. They may not seem like much, but I have to believe that.”

Nyx in fact wasn’t cursed, she was a mind whisperer, a gift believed to have been eradicated centuries ago, after the order of Darius’s grandfather. These new “powers” that Nyx was discovering could be useful to Darius’s plans, if only she knew how to control them. Also, working together implies trust, and that was impossible between them…

“Oh, she might not be cursed but she did have power.”

I had a hard time getting into the book at the beginning. It’s quite fast, but at first I didn’t understand what was going on, besides not being able to relate to the characters. Fortunately it got a lot more interesting as the story progressed.

This book is written in third person, but we can only read the minds of Nyx and Darius. I like him a lot more, by the way, Nyx complains too much ?. Although her personality improves a lot once she manages to accept that she is not cursed and gets interested in helping save the world instead of just planning how to escape.

“If you want to stop her from running away, give her a reason to stay.”

In short, this is quite an interesting book. I was sure it would have the trope of enemies to lovers, but nope, there is no romance… ? I’m still hopeful about it. However, I will read the next book anyway. This book had a closure, but it’s clear that new problems will come. Also, and this is not a spoiler, just my thought, I’m sure Ambrose is bad!!!!! And I need to read the following to check ?.

It may not have become one of my favorite books, but I find it highly recommendable anyway and I have a lot of faith in the next part.

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In Dawn's Light

In Dawn’s Light – Tiffany Shand

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Synopsis

In the darkness you can always find light.

Callie’s city is dying. To save it, she must achieve the impossible. As a sorceress in a city where magic is illegal and could result in dire circumstances, she knows the risks. However, she is cautiously optimistic that stealing a sacred artifact from the Lord Aron’s castle will restore magic to the city.

Aiden is a former member of the Dragon Guard turned mercenary who is tasked with finding Callie, but his mission is thwarted when he learns she’s already been captured.

Callie’s mission to save her city will not be easy and Aiden is the only one who can help her complete her goal. It’s a race against time as dark forces close in and threaten to stop them in their tracks.

Review

I’m not really fan of Dystopian stories. They were so trendy in the times of the Hunger Games that I got tired of them. But I got caught immediately with this one.

Unfortunately that wasn’t enough. I think the idea was really good, I just didn’t like how it came out.

This is a standalone in the same world of a new series called The Andovia Chronicles. I will definitely read that one because the world sounds pretty interesting, but we don’t get enough in this book.

This book follows Callie, a young woman that is trying to save her people along with her brothers. For this matter they had to steal a valuable orb from the leader, and now all the guards are on their trail.

Aiden is hired by a mysterious man to capture Callie before the guards. And as they had already captured her when he arrives, he’s forced to help her for getting back the orb.

As I said, this story caught my attention immediately. It was a nice and fast reading (It has just 44 pages). But since Callie and Aiden met, things got too confusing. I’m not sure if it was just me or there were lots of mistakes. I actually read an ARC of this book, so I hope most of them were fixed for the release.

As a short story is still nice to spend the time, but it disappointed me a lot. An original idea, but I felt it led nowhere.

Bye bye ?

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hunted guardian

Hunted Guardian: An Everlight Academy Story – Tiffany Shand

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Synopsis

Her life has been filled with secrets. When one is revealed, her world is turned upside down.

Seventeen-year-old Melanie Greenwood is a runner. She and her grandmother have always run away from everywhere they’ve ever been, but she doesn’t know why. For her, it’s just a way of life… until now.
When their high-speed chase ends in a crash, the initial shock is expected. What happens next isn’t.
Everything Mel believes about her life is called into question when her grandmother uses strange magic to transport them from the scene and is met by a new threat.

Stunned by the earth-shattering turn of events, Mel faces an impossible task and must rely on the Guardians for help, but distinguishing friend from foe is a challenge she may not be equipped to handle until she can embrace her magic abilities.

Will she learn to control her abilities and find her grandmother before it’s too late?

Review

*Mini review for a mini story*

Mel has lived her whole life running away of an inexistent danger, as her grandma seems to have lost her mind. This is until they are caught by the danger itself and Mel understands that maybe her grandma wasn’t crazy after all, but never tell her all the truth.

Mel gasped, unable to believe her eyes. Since when did her gran use a sword? The only weapon Mel had ever seen her wield was an old-fashioned broom.

This book is a little story of Mel before she got to the Everlight Academy.
Really good book although a little predictable if you already read Everlight Academy #1. I enjoyed it even thought it was extremely short.

Had she imagined it? What had that strange light been? It couldn’t have come from her. She could barely use a microwave. How the heck could she throw light from her hands?

Bye bye ?

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everlight academy

Everlight Academy (Faeling Book 1) – Tiffany Shand

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Synopsis

Magic can be blessing or a curse.

Seventeen-year-old Silvana Eldry, a faeling, lives in fear. Shunned by society, bullied by her classmates, and ignored by her foster parents, she’s an outcast in a world ruled by the fae.

When she’s offered a prestigious placement at Everlight Academy, she finds herself in a strange, new world. One filled with magic, gorgeous fae beings, and the chance to learn about her powers. But there’s a catch!

There are trials and challenges ahead because Everlight doesn’t just let students survive. They must earn their survival. And Silvy must tear herself from the unwavering connection she feels to a handsome fae prince.

Will her quest for a new life cost her everything or will she get the new life she craves?

Faeling is a slow-burn non-reverse harem romance with one feisty heroine who will stop at nothing to find out who she really is.

Review

I want to give this book 1 star, that’s how angry I am. I was reading happily when, out of nowhere, it says “continued in Fae Born”.

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That’s right my friends. This book ends in a damned cliffhanger.

Normally I wouldn’t be that upset, but ages have passed since I read a book that ended in a cliffhanger and the saga wasn’t complete already. Now I have to suffer until the next book comes out (goes to a corner to cry).

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But well, I can’t give it 1 star because it deserves the 5. I couldn’t stop reading.

Human beings were about to destroy their world (tell me something new) and the fae world along, as both worlds are connected. Faes helped to save the human world and then disappeared.

Silvy Eldry is a faeling, that being half human half fae. She was abandoned after she was born in a place called Eldry Woods, that’s where her last name came from. Even though she was a half-blood, her only non-human quality were her decorative wings, as they couldn’t even fly. She passed through uncountable foster houses, but she was never well-received. At age 17, she lives with the Carter’s, two drug addicts that use all the money they get from taking care of Silvy in Dust, some kind of Fae drug. Silvy doesn’t get any care from them, not even clothes or food. She’s just used as a mule for going to buy their drug. They even destroyed her wings. At least she just needs to resist till she become 18 and gets to start her own life.

At school, she doesn’t get a breath either. Ava, one of her classmates, is on charge of making each of her days even more miserable.

Ava said she didn’t know how someone could stand to live the life of a faeling. I wouldn’t give up. My life might suck but one day it would be better. I would get to live life on my terms and not be pushed around by anyone any longer.

When it seems her life couldn’t get any worse, Silvy finds out she has a fae stalker following her and that he has attacked Ava and Ron, the drug dealer, for her defence. Or at least that’s what it seems like, as the other option would be that Silvy has magic and that was impossible, she has been tested all her life for being sure.

Now fearing humans would lock her up for having magic. Her only “friend” Freya, the librarian, tells Silvy she has an all-included spot at a fae school, Everlight Academy.

There she finds out indeed she has magic. Although she’s completely unable to control it. Also, she finds out her stalker is actually the prince of the Seelies, “light” faes. And that Freya is not being completely honest with her.

How could a forest be inside a castle? That made no sense. Then again, no part of today had made any sense to me so far. All of it was just a jumbled mess of confusion.

Now Silvy finally has a chance of a good life, but for that she needs to prove the Fae elders council, including Tristan’s mother, that she’s not a treat. Something that will not be as easy as it seems.

Geez, good job, Silvy. You pissed off the council Fae elders and a prince all in one day.

For me this is a pretty original story. Not predictable at all and hilarious. I tend to highlight in the e-books some sentences I like and the truth is that I felt like doing a resume for school… I highlighted all the book ?.

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I loved Silvy from the beginning. She has a horrible life, yet she’s incredible funny when she tells her story and I love she never gives up.

You should never think about what-ifs — I’d learnt that growing up. I couldn’t change the past. No one could.

I also loved that the book doesn’t revolve around Tristan. He is an important character, and pretty interesting too, but Silvy has more things to do that just drool for him.

Typical male. They never did anything they were supposed to do.

Silvy has to learnt how to use her newly discovered magic, and also learnt how to trust in somebody else. But, if all her hard life wasn’t enough, the only person she could trust has been hiding things from the very beginning.

The only real critic I could make this book is that the story ends without any trails mentioned in the synopsis actually occurring, which make me feel the synopsis is more for the saga that this particular book.

However, 5/5, Wonderful start for a saga, excellent descriptions y perfect story for romance lovers that don’t like pink novels. This makes me think of Jennifer L. Armentrout style, one of my favourite authors.

Bye bye ?

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