July is already there even if the sun doesn't seem to follow. As you already know if it's not your first time on the blog, i've entered several challenges including one for which i i have to try a new subgenre of romance each month. For July it's steampunk romance and from the list of suggestions we received i had some books ready.
One of those i really wanted to read for a long time and Mary kindly gifted it to me as a RAK, it's a paranormal romance with a twist of historical and steampunk so perfect to start this month. Here come the first book of the Darkest London series by Kristen Callihan: "Firelight"
Enjoy!
Publisher: Forever
Publication: 2012
ISBN: 1455508594
Genre: paranormal romance,
steampunk, historical
Violence: stong
Langage: mild
sex: mild
Public: 18+
Violence: stong
Langage: mild
sex: mild
Public: 18+
Source: received as a RAK from Mary
Short description from goodread :
Once the flames are ignited . . .
My opinion:
Splendid! What a wonderful travel in the London
I loved to see how Miranda was a strong
independent woman in a world where she should have been just a pawn she fought
to be herself and keep her honour. Yes she did wrong and she is the most
virtuous girl for the time but in a way she is really modern. She is suffering
because of her father’s action and a misplaced guilt that makes her
vulnerable. She needs Archer’s love to
discover that she can see her power as a gift not a curse but she is slow to
offer him her trust. Kristen constructed her psyche really well. Having been
rejected by the one she loved, more important that she trusted because she
admitted to him being different is something striking, offensive that influence
her personality. When she finally admits the truth to Archer it’s the moment
when she trusts him completely without any reserve. The moment she becomes
herself and stop being afraid.
Archer isn’t a hero like the others. He
has a disability, one that casts him out from the society. He knows that‘s
partially his fault so while trying to find a remedy he doesn’t arbour bad
feeling against his long ago friend. Their rejection hurt him but he is more
repulsed by the monster he could become. He doesn’t live until meeting Miranda
just tries to survive. However, as soon as he discovers her, life changes. He
wants her to love him; he wants to be able to be near her, to save her. She
becomes his treasure and even if she perfectly knows that she isn’t defenceless
he won’t confide. He will want to keep her in the dark, keeping the truth from
her because he, like her, is afraid of a new rejection. I loved to see how gradually she becomes more
important than his secret, how for her he becomes social one more and even
jealous of Ian. Ian is also a great
character, that I cannot hate when I knew instantly what his true nature his (my
favourite supernal creature^^;;) he really wants to help but won’t admit it
so he acts arrogantly. (Typical from a
frustrated alpha)
A wonderful story that I don’t regret reading at all. It could be a stand alone without problem but Kristen decided to make a series and the next book is coming soon with guess how? Yes Ian ^^ how could I resist to give it a try when the first book was so great? Fan of paranormal romance and steampunk or historical romance give it a try!
Score: 4,5/5
Disclaimer: All opinions are my own and
no compensation was received in exchange for this review
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| Ce livre s'intègre dans le challenge de Natasia |
Really glad, you loved Firelight, miki! :) It was a fabulous book. Great review!
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