Hello Readers!!
I just finished reading Kristin Cast's amber smoke and scarlet rain! I was given these to review! Amber smoke is currently out and available. Scarlet rain comes out in a few days on May 17th,2016.
If you do not know who Kristin is she did a series with her mom call the house of might series which was a vampire YA novel. Her escaped series is her first solo series and is a contemporary, new adult series.
I went into this series thinking it was all fantasy and about mythology!! WELL it's not! this series is like a combo of mythology with CSI. Its very descriptive in the crime scenes so those with queasy tummies may not be up for it. Scarlet rain also gives off a zombie-like vibe although there are no REAL zombies in the book.
I enjoyed both these books they weren't what i was expecting. Scarlet rain does have a cliffhanger that will make you want to not wait for the next book- which we in fact have to wait for. BOO. Haha!
The character's are all likeable and I really wanted to get to know them better after reading Amber smoke and was glad i got to do that in scarlet rain. The main character's best friend Bridget is pretty amusing and there is one scene that gets pretty steamy so it's definitely an adult read.
The plots were more fast paced than i expected and these are both quick and easy reads. With each book coming in on just over 200 pages these books fly by. I had no issues staying into the books and i found that the plot wasn't repetitive and was pretty unique.
I'm just guessing here But i got the feeling that part of this book was very personal to the author and that i was looking into part of her life. As i mentioned the author and her mother wrote the house of night series together. Well Kristin is of darker skin than her mother and in the books we Meet Eva who loves her mother and doesn't know much about her dad but knows she got her darker complexion from him. Now i don't know for a fact that these things are related but i loved that i felt like she was writing part of herself into the book and it made me feel more connected to her character Eva.
If these books sound up your alley here are the links!!
Hope you enjoyed my review! Have fun reading! -Bookish Mom
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