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December 31, 2020
[Review] Atlantis Institute For Dangerous Criminals #1 ~ Imprisoned Heir by River Starr
December 31, 2020
By
Kassandra
Adult,
Faes,
Independent Publishing,
Paranormal Romance,
Xpresso Book Tours
No Comment
Synopsis
We’re the most dangerous criminals…
They call me Nyx. Under the cover of night, I used to steal from the rich to give to the supernaturals at the bottom of the chain, and to earn enough money to find a cure for my sister’s death curse.
After an… accident we’ll call it, I ended up with a one-way ticket to the sea fae’s top prison: Atlantis. Not the lost city, but the inescapable penitentiary beneath the sea fae court. The Atlantis Institute For Dangerous Criminals is where the vilest supernatural prisoners are kept. Assassins. Murderers. Treasonists. And the three supernaturals sentenced with me are the most ruthless of the worst. Dax, the dark, enticing vampire whose gaze is too intimate for a total stranger; Titus, the fiery dragon shifter with an anger problem; and Frost, the winter fae with a chilly personality to match her ice-blue eyes.
But to escape and survive, we’ll have to work together despite our differences…
We may not get along, but we’re all we have to survive and escape Atlantis Prison. It won’t be easy. Someone thinks I’m a criminal—but I have no memory of committing the murder, and it wasn’t amnesia…
It was the other soul inside of me.
They call me Nyx. Under the cover of night, I used to steal from the rich to give to the supernaturals at the bottom of the chain, and to earn enough money to find a cure for my sister’s death curse.
After an… accident we’ll call it, I ended up with a one-way ticket to the sea fae’s top prison: Atlantis. Not the lost city, but the inescapable penitentiary beneath the sea fae court. The Atlantis Institute For Dangerous Criminals is where the vilest supernatural prisoners are kept. Assassins. Murderers. Treasonists. And the three supernaturals sentenced with me are the most ruthless of the worst. Dax, the dark, enticing vampire whose gaze is too intimate for a total stranger; Titus, the fiery dragon shifter with an anger problem; and Frost, the winter fae with a chilly personality to match her ice-blue eyes.
But to escape and survive, we’ll have to work together despite our differences…
We may not get along, but we’re all we have to survive and escape Atlantis Prison. It won’t be easy. Someone thinks I’m a criminal—but I have no memory of committing the murder, and it wasn’t amnesia…
It was the other soul inside of me.
My Review
I must have something with the prisons and the fae. This is already the second book I read with these themes.
We reinvent Atlantis in an underwater prison with faes, vampires and shifters.
It's interesting to see Nyx trying to get away with Eos' actions. It's annoying at the same time because I got the impression that it only leads to more problems.
The blow of the predestined mate is like a smirk of fate.
I struggled to get into the story at first but as I progressed through the narrative I got hooked more and more. I wanted to find out what was going to happen next.
The end leaves us with answers but new questions arise. I want to read the rest while being afraid at the same time. Long live the paradoxes.
Rating : 4,1/5
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October 05, 2020
[Review] Wayward Fae Paranormal Prison #1 ~ Crimes of Fire by J.N. Colon
October 05, 2020
By
Kassandra
Booksprout,
Faes,
I loved this book,
Independent Publishing,
Paranormal,
Partnership,
Seelies & Unseelies,
Shapeshifters,
Young Adult
No Comment
Description
Fae freak. Killer. Abomination.
I’ve been accused of terrible crimes.
And I’m far from innocent.
My uncontrollable powers earned me a cell in Wayward Fae Penitentiary where the inmates have it out for me and the guards turn a blind eye to every bit of violence. I’m here for one reason only, and that’s to assassinate the ruthless unseelie prince.
Viktor claims he’s going to break me, make me wish I never set foot in his prison. If that were true, why does he keep saving me from the dangerous alpha shifter salivating for my blood?
W.F.P. is not your average lockup. The prince has more authority than the warden, creatures roam the halls at night, and a war between unseelies and shifters is brewing.
When I’m viciously attacked, Viktor brings me back from the brink of death, but no one could have foreseen the consequences. How could I go through with my mission now?
If I kill him, I’ll become the monster everyone thinks I am.
If I don’t, innocent blood will spill.
I’ve been accused of terrible crimes.
And I’m far from innocent.
My uncontrollable powers earned me a cell in Wayward Fae Penitentiary where the inmates have it out for me and the guards turn a blind eye to every bit of violence. I’m here for one reason only, and that’s to assassinate the ruthless unseelie prince.
Viktor claims he’s going to break me, make me wish I never set foot in his prison. If that were true, why does he keep saving me from the dangerous alpha shifter salivating for my blood?
W.F.P. is not your average lockup. The prince has more authority than the warden, creatures roam the halls at night, and a war between unseelies and shifters is brewing.
When I’m viciously attacked, Viktor brings me back from the brink of death, but no one could have foreseen the consequences. How could I go through with my mission now?
If I kill him, I’ll become the monster everyone thinks I am.
If I don’t, innocent blood will spill.
My Review
It is the beautiful cover that made me want to discover this title. The summary confirmed my choice.
The universe is very interesting with a mix of fae, shifters, elves and daemons. Something to delight paranormal and fantasy fans.
The characters are mostly pleasant, some irritating: we need to have some to hate. I immediately loved Sloane and then Vik. Each of their confrontations is delightful, it blows hot and cold.
The story leads us to make discoveries about the world that Sloane discovered as well as about different characters.
If my reading had to be described in one word: wow! I hung from start to finish. There is action, almost no downtime and no risk of getting bored. It's an addictive reading and I fell in love with the characters and the author's pen.
I will of course read the next book. December seems far away to me, but it's always better than waiting a year or two, as it's the case for some series published in France.
I didn't know J.N. Colon but I'm going to take a closer look at her other titles.
Rating : 10/10

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