Author: Nancy Straight
Source: Signed copy from author/ebook from Amazon
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Her whole life, it had just been the two of them.
Before her mother’s last breath, she gave Camille the information she had
craved her entire life: the identity of her father. Daring to contact him,
Camille was welcomed by an entire family she never knew existed. But nothing
comes without a price, as she discovers when her family claims a legendary
heritage tracing back to a centaur touched by Zeus.
As she learns the secrets of her Centaur
bloodline, she is drawn into a forbidden love with Drake. Her life may be the
blood debt required to pay for her mother’s transgressions. The same person who
once held her mother captive, and forced her into decades of hiding, now
controls Camille. Her only chance is to seek a piece of her mother’s past that
will win her freedom and the life she desperately wants.
My take....
“What if I just want to be normal?”
“Normal isn’t an option when you’re
extraordinary.” Chris put his hand on mine and gave it a gentle squeeze, “You
are extraordinary, Camille. Choose wisely.”
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I don't know what took me so long to get to this
one. Straight stole my heart with her Destiny series, so I should have known
this one would be just as excellent. And boy was it! Straight has this flawless
way of moving you from what you think is a contemporary read into something
para/supernatural. Everything flows and you feel as if this world has been here
all along. And I do believe I have never read a Centaur story before. So that
made this a fun, unique read for me.
I enjoyed Cami's character so much. She is a head
strong girl that knows what she wants and won't let anyone persuade her
otherwise. Even with all this newness being thrown at her as the story starts
out, she still manages to keep her head on straight and not let it sway her. No
matter the traditions she is introduced to, she is bound and determined to
still lead her life her way. And throughout the entire book, she keeps that
determination.
The storyline is one that is sort of two fold. As
you are reading you think that it is all about her new life meeting her new
family. But there are secrets that lead Cami off into a different direction.
This secrets are sinister and evil, and completely take Cami (and the reader)
by surprise. I found myself really worrying for Cami's safety and sanity. It
was definitely a scary situation that she found herself in. And the shock and
awe’s were enough to have me fearing for the worse. Well played, Straight. Well
played!
What I thought would be a book with minimal
romance really surprised me in the end. I was very happy with how everything
lead up to the ending, especially the romance. I do love some romance, but I
was glad the whole book wasn’t centered on only that. There was more story and
that was fine with me.
Great read…a definite recommend! I am reading
book 2 now, so I hope you look forward to reading that review when I get done.
5 stars!!
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