Creepy Hollow
Enter a hidden world... Seventeen-year-old Violet Fairdale has one job: protect humans from dangerous magical creatures. It's a job she's good at—until the cute guy whose life she just saved follows her back into the dangerous world of magic. Now she's broken Guild law, landing herself in a whole lot of trouble. The last thing Vi wants to do is spend any more time with the guy who got her into this mess, but the Guild requires that she return Nate to his home and make him forget everything he's discovered of the fae realm. Easy, right? Not when you factor in evil faeries, long-lost family members, and inconvenient feelings of the romantic kind. Vi is about to find herself tangled up in a dangerous plot—and it'll take all her training to get out alive. 4 Stars Just keep reading... You'll soon enough realize why. The above needs to be read first, so you'll keep on reading...not my blog...the BOOK! Let me start off with the main character, Violet. POV is 1st person style. Easy to read and engageable. We get to experience this tough kick-ass faerie. Her sweet gentle side does show up with a hint here and there. Violet deals with life the best she can. She breaks rules the way she sees fit, but not to be disrespectful towards anyone or her guild. She develops emotions she herself can’t quite understand, but she wants to explore them. Violet definitely hit a cord where I really vouched for her and shared her pain. At this stage I refrain from seeing too much into her character...let me first read the rest of the series before I dish it all out! Nate…maybe it’s the author’s way of introducing Nate in a subtle way. I’m not going to say too much about his character at this stage, as I feel we’re going to see much more of him in book 2. So far, I’m a bit uncertain of Nate…but let’s wait and see. Ryn, Boy-oh-boy. What a perfect match for Violet…in what way you would ask? He challenges her in every single way possible. He’s that thorn-in-your-heel. That heartburn bubbling in your thorax. Annoying, aggressive and arrogant are beautiful adjectives that don’t deserve to be in the same sentence as ‘Ryn’! Shall we simply go for “What an asshole?” Too fair? Too harsh? You decide. But wait… It’s not over until that beautiful lady has sung! This is so true to human nature as well. How do we act or purge when we face grief? And this is exactly how Ryn experienced his pain, grief and loss. He grieved the best way he knew possible…and that was to blame Violet for his brother’s death. I think Rachel Morgan did an excellent job at developing his character. Overall fantasy experience…Creepy Hollow series is my first attempt at reading fiction fantasy about kick-ass faeries. I could easily envision the world described beautifully. I absolutely loved Filigree. Don’t we all wish a shapeshifter companion will be freakin’ awesome?! The plot thus far is gripping, leaving you wanting to know more. What is going on? Who is the evil villain? Who is faking it? Action scenes are described in such a way that at times I felt like ducking or jumping through that faerie magical hole myself and strangle some certain characters! There is a lot of action scenes going on and leaves you tied in a knot! Cover design…I’ve seen both Rachel Morgan’s 1st Edition and now 2nd Edition covers. She is an Indie Author – Respect all the way!! Both are beautiful, but I do like the 2nd Edition covers more. Having the actual paperback in my hands – it’s alive and fits the scene. Now why only a rating of 4 stars? I felt the story started off a bit slow. It didn’t hook me right away. Came off as a bit predictable. BUT…A BIG BUT…when I reached Chapter 20…Holy shizers! What just happened? I don’t understand? These are thoughts and emotions I experienced which really pulls me back to the story and wanting to read more. However, I feel many readers would’ve put the book down before they reached Chapter 20. That’s where things really start to happen, boil and ooze action wise. With all this said, I think this is going to be one awesome reading journey. I’m officially hooked and will now end this review so I can delve into Book 2 – The Faerie Prince!
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