"When evil escapes from its Underworld prison, will a warrior and a magic mortal be able to stop it?"
Amber Smoke
By: Kristin Cast
Genres: Romance Paranormal
Posted: June 23, 2015
Their only chance is their beloved son, Alek, who is destined to be their warrior on earth. If he has any chance of succeeding, Alek must find a girl, the descendent of Pythia, and together they will be able to free the mortal realm of evil and end the darkness in Tartarus. But there is a timeline, for Alek cannot stay in the mortal realm for too long, and he is not the only one searching for the girl.
Eva is a hard-working college student, who loves her mom and her best friend Bridget. But her life is thrown upside down when she finds herself the next victim for a serial killer. Fighting for her life, she becomes even more scared and confused when her captor transforms in front of her, demanding her to pay for the magic of her ancestors. With evil demons, a handsome warrior, love and plenty of danger and misunderstandings, will Alek find Eva in time? And will Eva survive so that she may unravel her heritage and find her future?
AMBER SMOKE by Kristin Cast is book one of her new series, The Escaped. Aimed at the young adult genre, there is plenty of action and magic to keep you entertained, but there were parts of the story where pacing was an issue for me - some parts seemed crammed with details and information, and other parts were slow and sluggish. While I liked the character of Alek, I didn't really connect with Eva. AMBER SMOKE by Kristin Cast is full of magic and mayhem but I am not sure at this stage if it will live up to the high standard of her House of Night series.
Book Summary
The door to the massive New York Times bestselling HOUSE OF NIGHT series has closed. Now, Kristin Cast kicks down a new door to welcome her millions of fans to her latest sizzling series.
There is a world that runs parallel to our own, a world in which the souls of the damned are caged, where they are looked over by the Furies, and where they spend eternity in torment, mirroring the devastation and mayhem they created when alive.
Someone has opened the cage.
The worst of terrors has crossed the barrier that separates our world from theirs, and the Furies send a great, albeit untested warrior—their only son, Alek—to try to bring those souls back. He is young and handsome, headstrong and impulsive, and he won't be able to do it alone.
Eva has grown up, beautiful and beloved, but surrounded by secrets. First, she will be hunted in an ancient feud that will threaten her life. Then, she will become the hunter.
With the police closing in and two worlds on the verge of crumbling around them, Alek and Eva must find each other, discover the limits of their powers, and work together to save everything they hold dear, including one another. Blending elements of mythology with the dazzling storytelling that her fans have devoured through the HOUSE OF NIGHT series, Kristin Cast weaves a spellbinding and passionate tale that starts a thrilling new series with an explosive charge.
by: Kristin Cast
Diversion Books
June 1, 2015
On Sale: June 9, 2015
Featuring: Alek; Eva
204 pages
ISBN: 1626815534
EAN: 9781626815537
Kindle: B00QW9029C
Paperback / e-Book