SUMMARY Chasing the Red Queen
FREE READ ✓ Chasing the Red Queen ´ Donja Bellanger suffering after the death of her father finds herself in dire straits when her mom takes a new husband Forced not only to move to a strange city but to share a room with her glamorous new stepsister Makayla Hampton her life spirals out of control Makayla lures her from goth to glam straight iNja crosses paths with Torin Mancini and he’s too damn handsome to be real Torin who has concealed his identity as a powerful ancient sprit for eight hundred years sets his eyes on Donja; there’s something about her blood something he can’t walk away from He’s not alone A deadly predator has picked up her scent Stalked she reaches out to Torin but the lure of her blood has hi. This book is exuisitely fantastic The story is a perfectly presented and intensely gratifying new take on the vampire mythos I dare to say it is on par with some of the greatest household names in both urban fantasy and paranormal romance At first blush it seemed a very well written thriller Then a shocking twist occurs revealing a preternatural species leaping forward in an elegant craft of both spirits rooted in indigenous people’s mythology and melded with the world of Bram Stoker The novel starts with the nightmare of most teenagers moving away from everything Donja’s ever known Meanwhile women in her new hometown go missing only to be found brutally slain On a bonding trip with her new sister Makayla it is revealed all is not what it appears to be in the Big Soo nightlife Lives are changed as old family secrets reveal there is to Donja’s bloodline than DNA and happily ever after is on the horizon if they can outwit and defeat a malevolent murderer The undercurrents of family surviving and rebuilding through extreme loss is heartwarming The cosmic theme of good verses evil and justice against injustice are front and present throughout the novel To naysayers of the romance between the seventeeneighteen year old and centuries old Iridescent vampire I say this It is FICTION and who among you at eighteen wouldn’t have jumped at the chance of immortal love The romance is presented in a tasteful yet heated way and I especially liked the mother’s initial displeasure with the relationship which gave the narrative a very relatable realism in an other wise urban fantasy setting I have only a small criticism The first half of the book is slow and builds like a good stock Once the main character meets her love interest the story is at a roaring boil which the story maintains until the very end I would’ve liked to see the novel as a whole either be substantially longer to allow for a better view of events in the second half of the novel or perhaps even presented in three separate novels It’s a small matter of pacing in an otherwise amazing read Ultimately dynamic characters create a passionate guilty pleasure read where love reigns supreme Simply put this is the kind of book I love to read and you should definitely pick it up
Chasing the Red QueenNja crosses paths with Torin Mancini and he’s too damn handsome to be real Torin who has concealed his identity as a powerful ancient sprit for eight hundred years sets his eyes on Donja; there’s something about her blood something he can’t walk away from He’s not alone A deadly predator has picked up her scent Stalked she reaches out to Torin but the lure of her blood has hi. This book is exuisitely fantastic The story is a perfectly presented and intensely gratifying new take on the vampire mythos I dare to say it is on par with some of the greatest household names in both urban fantasy and paranormal romance At first blush it seemed a very well written thriller Then a shocking twist occurs revealing a preternatural species leaping forward in an elegant craft of both spirits rooted in indigenous people’s mythology and melded with the world of Bram Stoker The novel starts with the nightmare of most teenagers moving away from everything Donja’s ever known Meanwhile women in her new hometown go missing only to be found brutally slain On a bonding trip with her new sister Makayla it is revealed all is not what it appears to be in the Big Soo nightlife Lives are changed as old family secrets reveal there is to Donja’s bloodline than DNA and happily ever after is on the horizon if they can outwit and defeat a malevolent murderer The undercurrents of family surviving and rebuilding through extreme loss is heartwarming The cosmic theme of good verses evil and justice against injustice are front and present throughout the novel To naysayers of the romance between the seventeeneighteen year old and centuries old Iridescent vampire I say this It is FICTION and who among you at eighteen wouldn’t have jumped at the chance of immortal love The romance is presented in a tasteful yet heated way and I especially liked the mother’s initial displeasure with the relationship which gave the narrative a very relatable realism in an other wise urban fantasy setting I have only a small criticism The first half of the book is slow and builds like a good stock Once the main character meets her love interest the story is at a roaring boil which the story maintains until the very end I would’ve liked to see the novel as a whole either be substantially longer to allow for a better view of events in the second half of the novel or perhaps even presented in three separate novels It’s a small matter of pacing in an otherwise amazing read Ultimately dynamic characters create a passionate guilty pleasure read where love reigns supreme Simply put this is the kind of book I love to read and you should definitely pick it up