Book
4, Rylee Adamson Series
Publisher: HiJinks Ink Publishing
Date: August 15, 2013
Pages: 206 pages/388 KB (e-book)
Rating: 4 stars
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Told
in the first person. And at times it
seems as if Rylee is talking directly to the reader.
This
book is part of a series but I recommend that you not read this as a stand-alone. This is my first book in the series and I
think that if you want to understand who Rylee is, and the rest of the
characters, you need to go back and read the books you’ve missed (if any) – I
intend to do that especially after I read the first chapter. Shannon has me hooked – I’m intrigued!
This
story starts off with a wolf that is hungry for a taste of witch. Then the story switches to Rylee fighting a
black panther. His name is Will and he
happens to be a cop. That scene is
perfect movie, or TV series, material.
Jack
is a character that makes me think of Charlie from “Charlie’s Angels”
fame. It’s not quite the same because in
the series you never get to meet Charlie but it’s how much he cares about
Rylee’s little group. There are too many
characters in this book to mention so you will just have to get your own copy
so that you will meet them all.
This
is certainly a book that is full of action starting right from the first
page. We see all different kinds of
paranormal characters here that would be a great fit for the Syfy Channel. Shannon then has me laughing during some
serious moments. I don’t know if that
was intentional or not but I loved it – it made the scenes seem just that more
real. It also becomes apparent that this
series must be read in order because of Rylee’s interactions with Milly.
If
you have a list of music you listen to while reading, might I suggest that you
listen to Freddie Mercury and Queen when reading this book. The music just seemed to fit perfectly. I found it helped to set the mood. If you go to her web site, http://www.shannonmayer.com/shadowed-threads-a-rylee-adamson-novel-4/,
she’ll give you a play list for some of her characters.
For
me, my favorite character was Alex – I know, you’d think it would be kick-ass
Rylee. But as Rylee says, he’s always
saving her ass and he’s such a gentle soul.
You can’t help but smile. But I
have to say that at one point, I was a little jealous of Rylee because she gets
to ride on a dragon – I have dragon envy.
My problem though is heights – oh well, I’ll just have to dream (it’s
amazing how we’re not afraid of anything in some of our dreams). I also see some traces of Buffy the Vampire
Slayer – but in the early days. I didn’t
like Buffy too much toward the end of the series. Rylee would have been much better! One thing about reading a paranormal, that
when you try to think about comparing characters you can only compare them to the
characters/actors we see on the screen - unless you happen to know someone who
also happens to be some kind of paranormal.
This
story may seem confusing because there are so many twists and turns so don’t
try to speed read. Also, Shannon is
great about not revealing anything too soon.
It’s what makes the reader want to turn the page and to continue reading
this great series. And you will be happy
to know that book five, titled Salvaged,
is tentatively scheduled for October 24.
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