(A Wicked Saga #1)
Publication
Date: December 2014
Paperback, 371 pages
Genres:
NA, Paranormal
Things are about to get Wicked in
New Orleans.
Twenty-two year old Ivy Morgan
isn’t your average college student. She, and others like her, know humans
aren’t the only thing trolling the French Quarter for fun… and for food. Her
duty to the Order is her life. After all, four years ago, she lost everything
at the hands of the creatures she’d sworn to hunt, tearing her world and her
heart apart.
Ren Owens is the last person Ivy
expected to enter her rigidly controlled life. He’s six feet and three inches
of temptation and swoon-inducing charm. With forest-green eyes and a smile
that’s surely left a stream of broken hearts in its wake, he has an uncanny,
almost unnatural ability to make her yearn for everything he has to offer. But
letting him in is as dangerous as hunting the cold-blooded killers stalking the
streets. Losing the boy she loved once before had nearly destroyed her, but the
sparking tension that grows between them becomes impossible for Ivy to deny.
Deep down, she wants… she needs more than what her duty demands of her, what
her past has shaped for her.
But as Ivy grows closer to Ren,
she realizes she’s not the only one carrying secrets that could shatter the
frail bond between them. There’s something he’s not telling her, and one thing
is for certain. She’s no longer sure what is more dangerous to her—the ancient
beings threatening to take over the town or the man demanding to lay claim to
her heart and her soul.
My Review
New Adult! Jennifer L. Armentrout! Paranormal! Hot guy!
Faeries! JLA! Hot guy! Yep. I read it. And I reeeeeeeeally enjoyed it. Almost
loved. Less than a millimeter away from epic love feelings. And who knows, I
may totally change my mind and feel epic love feelings later. Like, I’m writing
this review less than a week after I’ve read the book, and originally I was
going to give it 4 stars. Now that I’m thinking about it, I’m giving it 4.5.
Because I’m cool like that.
I love JLA’s paranormal books. I think that’s obvious. White Hot Kiss, Obsidian, and Half-Blood are
some of my faves. So when I heard that this book was only $1.99 on Kindle, I
pressed that Buy with 1-click option immediately and started reading it on my
phone. And I did not regret it.
JLA has created another wonderful paranormal world. I’m not
even a huge fan of fairies. I’ve read Melissa Marr’s Wicked Lovely books (okay,
only the first three, but I’m working on it) and Julie Kagawa’s Iron Fey
series, but fairies were never some of my favorite paranormal creatures (they
go in the same category as ghosts, vampires, and psychic powers in that
regard). But JLA didn’t make the fairies the main characters, she made them the
bad guys. That helped A LOT!
The plot of the book was solid. I feel like it could have
been better, considering WHK and Half-Blood were such wild rides. I just
wanted a little more. And unfortunately, the ending was a tad bit predictable.
I enjoyed it, but I knew it was coming.
Now for the characters. Ren is a babe. I’m pretty sure those
are the only types of boys JLA knows how to write. And this time, JLA gave one
of her boys a motorcycle! The drool was flying everywhere ladies and gentlemen.
But Ren isn’t just a hot guy; instead he’s a boy with a sad background (with
alive parents! Yay! Living parents for the win!) and a job (Yay! Employed
characters!). Ivy is also a good character. I love every single mention of her
hair. It cracked me up and made me extremely grateful for my own hair—and trust
me, that doesn’t usually happen.
All in all, I can’t wait to read book #2, Torn. Sadly, it’s just another JLA book
that I have to wait a torturously long amount of time to get my hands on.
*Note: I purchased
a copy of this book for myself.
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