Born at Midnight (Shadow Falls #1)
by C.C. Hunter
Paperback
398 pages
Published March 29th 2011
by St. Martin's Press
Summary from Goodreads:
One night Kylie Galen finds herself at the wrong party, with the wrong people, and it changes her life forever. Her mother ships her off to Shadow Falls—a camp for troubled teens, and within hours of arriving, it becomes painfully clear that her fellow campers aren’t just “troubled.” Here at Shadow Falls, vampires, werewolves, shapshifters, witches and fairies train side by side—learning to harness their powers, control their magic and live in the normal world.
Kylie’s never felt normal, but surely she doesn’t belong here with a bunch of paranormal freaks either. Or does she? They insist Kylie is one of them, and that she was brought here for a reason. As if life wasn’t complicated enough, enter Derek and Lucas. Derek’s a half-fae who’s determined to be her boyfriend, and Lucas is a smokin’ hot werewolf with whom Kylie shares a secret past. Both Derek and Lucas couldn’t be more different, but they both have a powerful hold on her heart.
Even though Kylie feels deeply uncertain about everything, one thing is becoming painfully clear—Shadow Falls is exactly where she belongs…
Thoughts:
This book has been on my shelf for the longest time and I only get around to read it when I found out that they're releasing Book 3 in April. I was quite hesitant at first because the idea of a paranormal camp is something that have been done countless times before and I was not a big fan of a love triangle but I found the book to be surprisingly enjoyable. I love the characters which consists of several paranormals; Della the angsty vampire, Miranda the bumbling witch, Perry the powerful but pervy shape shifter, Derek the hot half-fae, Lucas the brooding werewolf and of course our heroine Kylie who is so unique that no one has an idea what she is. As Kylie tried to uncover the mystery behind her talent of seeing ghosts with the help of her friends and Holliday; the camp leader, she slowly learned to care about the paranormals that she considered freaks at first.
Verdict: 4 stars.
Awake at Dawn (Shadow Falls #2)
by C.C. Hunter
ebook
400 pages Published October 11th 2011
by St. Martin's Griffin
Thoughts:
I really loved Born at Midnight but Awake at Dawn just seemed paler in comparison. Instead of finding out which paranormal type Kylie belongs to there are a lot of teenage hormones flying around the camp. Miranda and Pery had a huge fight while Kylie is torn between lusting after Derek and dreaming about Lucas. And what's with Kylie's sudden growth spurt? Although it is funny, I feel that it is totally unnecessary and doesn't add anything to the story. The book focussed so much on the love life of these teenage paranormals which made the fantasy elements bits so few and far between. However we are introduced to a new set of villains and Kylie finally uses her gift of communicating with ghosts to help someone that is close to her. All in all, I think the book might be more enjoyable if there's less talks of hooking up and more kick-ass action.
Verdict: 3 stars.
Recommended for: Fans of Hex Hall series
In my TBR Pile, Dusty Bookshelf & Witches & Witchcraft Reading Challenge
Available on: Amazon
Summary from Goodreads:
From the moment Kylie Galen arrived at Shadow Falls Camp, she’s had one burning question: What am I? Surrounded by vampires, werewolves, shape-shifters, fairies and witches, Kylie longs to figure out her own supernatural identity…and what her burgeoning powers mean. And now she’ll need them more than ever, because she’s being haunted by a new spirit who insists that someone Kylie knows—and loves—will die before the end of the summer. If only she only knew who she was supposed to save. And how…
But giving Kylie the most trouble is her aching heart. Gorgeous werewolf Lucas left camp with another girl, but he’s still visiting Kylie in her dreams. And Derek, a sexy half Fae who’s always been there for her when she needed him, is pushing to get more serious—and growing impatient, especially when Lucas returns. Kylie knows she needs to decide between the boys, and it’s tearing her up inside.
Yet romance will have to wait, because something from the dark side of the supernatural world is hiding in Shadow Falls. It’s about to threaten everything she holds dear…and bring her closer to her destiny.
Thoughts:
I really loved Born at Midnight but Awake at Dawn just seemed paler in comparison. Instead of finding out which paranormal type Kylie belongs to there are a lot of teenage hormones flying around the camp. Miranda and Pery had a huge fight while Kylie is torn between lusting after Derek and dreaming about Lucas. And what's with Kylie's sudden growth spurt? Although it is funny, I feel that it is totally unnecessary and doesn't add anything to the story. The book focussed so much on the love life of these teenage paranormals which made the fantasy elements bits so few and far between. However we are introduced to a new set of villains and Kylie finally uses her gift of communicating with ghosts to help someone that is close to her. All in all, I think the book might be more enjoyable if there's less talks of hooking up and more kick-ass action.
Verdict: 3 stars.
Recommended for: Fans of Hex Hall series
In my TBR Pile, Dusty Bookshelf & Witches & Witchcraft Reading Challenge
Available on: Amazon
Wow. I've never heard of this series. It seems good. I've seen this at my library and I think I'm going to check this out soon.
ReplyDeleteThe series does look good. I'm new to this one.
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