Welcome one and all, dear readers, to this very special set of reviews. Why is it special, you might ask? Well, it is special for the very fact that this is my first in what I hope to be many book tours, and what a miraculous series to start with, too.
After my initial reviews for the separate books in this series, I will be doing an overall thought for the series as a whole, AND there will be a giveaway. Whoot! Whoot! So feel free to enter into that and join the fun that is The Nephilim Warriors Series by K.A. Young.
So...without further ado...LET'S DO THIS THING!!
Book Info:
Title- Prophecy Of The Female Warrior
Series- Nephilim Warriors Book # 1
By- K.A. Young
Genre- Mature Audiences 18+-Paranormal Romance/Urban Fantasy
Blurb:
Anna Wilkins is a prototypical housewife. She buys groceries,
picks up the dry cleaning and hosts dinner parties.
Everything was picture perfect from the outside looking in
until the life she was born to live collided with the life she was living. Her
husband is murdered by a creature from another realm, a creature that is only
visible to her. Through her pain, his death awakens a part of her she didn't
know existed. She is then thrust into a life of Vampires, Werewolves and Sexy
Nephilim Warriors.
Drawn to her by a bond as old as their race, a Nephilim Warrior
finds Anna at her darkest hour and seeks to arouse what lies dormant within
her. The scorching sexual attraction she and the Warrior feel for one another
may be beyond anything either of them can control...
However, there was one thing in the beginning of this book that I was not privy to, and that was the fact that Anna just accepts what and who she is with no fight whatsoever. I mean, yeah, she has known she was not normal her whole life, and, okay, she did fight a little, but to me it was not enough. It were as if she freaked out for two seconds and then was like, "Oh, I have a destiny, okay." I just felt that there could have been more conflict in the story in that regard.
I think this book was a bit tame in its storyline. There is an initial protagonist, but by the end of the book, that character and problem is dealt with for the time being in a very tame way. I believe there could have been a bit more, but initially, I loved this first book in the series.
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General Thoughts:
The book starts out so normal, a woman grieving for her husband at his graveside, family all around her, but the sudden appearance of a strange man the day of the funeral kind of shakes her up and allows her to fully realize something she has always known but never truly understood. She is very different from those around her. She is part of something bigger than herself. I liked that aspect. The whole "everything is normal but then the paranormal bit shows itself" type of thing. It was a very well-written transition.However, there was one thing in the beginning of this book that I was not privy to, and that was the fact that Anna just accepts what and who she is with no fight whatsoever. I mean, yeah, she has known she was not normal her whole life, and, okay, she did fight a little, but to me it was not enough. It were as if she freaked out for two seconds and then was like, "Oh, I have a destiny, okay." I just felt that there could have been more conflict in the story in that regard.
I think this book was a bit tame in its storyline. There is an initial protagonist, but by the end of the book, that character and problem is dealt with for the time being in a very tame way. I believe there could have been a bit more, but initially, I loved this first book in the series.
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Book Info:
Title-Destiny Of The Female Warrior
Series- Nephilim Warriors Book # 2
By- K.A. Young
Genre- Mature Audiences 18+-Paranormal Romance/Urban Fantasy
Blurb:
Nothing has ever come
easily for the last female warrior of the Nephilim. Now that Anna has found her
place in the world, she has much to learn about her new role as Queen. As the
mating bond becomes clear, emotions run high as one of the sexy warriors must
step aside while the other takes Anna as his Queen and assumes the throne.
It is a wild ride, as Anna must return to Georgia to deal with
a vampire that is waging war on residents of her hometown. Luckily, she has her
best friend/paired sorceress Elise around to keep things interesting. Anna
struggles to find the perfect solution that would allow her to remain loyal to
her past as well as honor the responsibility of her present.
General Thoughts:
Absolutely, positively no complaints on this one. The story started out very strong and ended just as strong. While the first book kind of focuses more on the romance aspect with some fighting and action thrown in, this second book has a nice balance of both. Honestly, there is nothing more to be said, it was just that good.
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Book Info:
Title- Blood Kiss
Series- Nephilim Warriors # 3
By-K.A. Young
Genre-Mature Audiences 18+-Paranormal Romance/Urban Fantasy
Blurb:
Julie manages her life the best way she knows how, by waking up
everyday and putting one foot in front of the other, along with a little help
from modern medicine. Most days she holds things together pretty well; as the
mother of twin toddlers and a wife to a husband she can barely stand she still
manages to keep up appearances and paste a smile onto her face. Until dreams of
a sexy vampire plague her nights leaving her panting when she wakes.
Julie begins to struggle with her own urges though she dare not
admit aloud that she now has a taste for blood. She longs to indulge her desire
by taking the vein of the vampire that makes her quake with need. How much
longer can she keep the creature inside of her at bay? Only time will tell if
Julie is strong enough to resist her darkest desire or if she even wants to
try.
General Thoughts:
I was so excited to delve into Julie's mind for this book. Especially since there is a special quality about her just as there was in Anna. Now, Julie's reaction when she found out who she was, basically was the reaction I kind of expected and anticipated. I think if it weren't for her sudden urge for blood and various other signs, I think she would have done everything she could to avoid having to deal with the inevitable and just gone off and tried to live her life as normally as she could.
This book was a very nice rounding out of the series and the change in perspective was welcome. I loved that the author allowed us readers to experience Julie's change to the supernatural, just as we were able to experience with Anna in the first book.
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Overall Thoughts on the Series as a Whole:
This series is full of action, plenty of steamy romance (and I mean STEAMY!), and quite a bit of bad-assery. There are so many strong characters in this who are very well-written and fleshed out. The storyline meshes very well throughout the three books.
I felt that these books were a very quick read because of the great writing and I will definitely be checking out more of K.A. Young's work, just to see what other wonderful characters she has stored up in her imagination.
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About the Author:
K.A. Young is a
paranormal/ urban fantasy romance author that lives with her family in the
South. She began writing because her mind was swimming with incredible stories
that were begging to be told. Her love for reading began as a small child when
she realized that a good book was an instant escape to a mystical land that
could be reached anytime and from anyplace.
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