Naomi Hughes

I adored this book! A true tale of redemption and forgiveness.

The Unforged God sent Tal visions over the course of a year, urging he to swear to The Destroyer, the sister of the Empress. Tal swears an oath to the cruel, cold, deadly girl and, two years later, he’s disgusted at the things he’s done in her service and feeling abandoned by his gods.
A face from Tal’s past returns, hellbent on freeing him from his oath. Plans are set in motion, causing The Destroyer to be stripped of her powers, leaving only the funny, loyal and scared girl behind. Tal is caught between his memories of The Destroyer and the new reality of the girl, Elodie, now before him. What will win out? Hatred or love? Just how strong is Tal’s faith?

The story was beautiful and the characters were fantastic! I especially loved Helenia, who proved that forgiveness is not weakness.

My only critique would be that we didn’t see enough of Elodie as ‘The Destroyer,’ before she was stripped of her powers to fully gauge her previous personality. Having said that, I loved her and feel that would of been difficult had she been too villainized at the beginning!… (lisätietoja)

A breathtaking story of finding your own way despite abuse, religion, and frankly, just what everyone else is doing, Mercurial is truly unlike anything I've read lately. Set in a world where magic metal runs through people's veins, very unlikely friendships and relationships bloom, and all of this wrapped together makes for an amazing book.

Check out my full review here!

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Afterimage is a book that is going to stay with me for sure! The night I finished it, I actually had dreams that related to some of the elements in the story (which I’m not going to detail because spoilers). I was hooked right from the start because Hughes wastes no time getting right into the story and the beginnings of the issues that Camryn has to deal with.

While dealing with losses from the explosion, Camryn now has to deal with grief on top of her own Panic Disorder, which I thought was portrayed well throughout the story. And then to top it all off, she’s now seeing the ghost of a young scientist who might have something to do with the explosion, though he can’t remember.

Then of course, that young scientist, known as Quint, is all around adorable as he helps Camryn in her journey and tries to remember who he was, what exactly is going on, and what will eventually happen to him. I found myself being more attached to him than anyone else, though I was attached to the other characters as well. But Quint was just so adorable that I want one of my own.

I should let you all know, or remind you if I’ve mentioned this before, I’m not usually one for science fiction stories. So for me to even pick up a book that’s sci-fi, that’s something, but to be fully invested in the book and come out loving it? That’s a whole other level.

So if you’re looking for a good science fiction book, you should definitely check out Afterimage!… (lisätietoja)