It was because of this reason that I felt like this book was a bit more orginal compared to other Paranormal Romance books. Now Jules must piece together the stories of her past lives to save the person who has captured her heart in this one. But she has just learned the truth: She is the Alchemist, and Caro-a woman who single-handedly murdered the Queen and Jules's first love, Roan, in cold blood-is the Sorceress. A noticeably absent family is necessary and a completely dead family makes for a better story because then she actually has a perceived reason to be a moody, antisocial, self-absorbed little bitch.

History, friends, likes, dislikes, family, passions, interests, hobbies and personality flaws are all negligible information that is taking up precious space in your novel. If you’re looking for a NA SFF Romance, where you can just turn your brain off and enjoy, you should definitely check out this series. Then a tragic car accident claimed the lives of her family – her parents and her little sister Riley.Ava also taught Ever to make a shield around her which really helped her to forget of thought-hearing and aura-seeing and to mix with other people like a normal girl. Please remember that the actual plot of your story needn’t truly begin until at least 350 pages into your story.

Sara Holland has linked this inner struggle with the outward quest to find something that will kill Cara. Now a single touch of their hands or a soft brush of their lips could mean sudden death—plunging Damen into a bleak afterlife in the Shadowland, an eternal abyss for lost souls.I founded The Book Nanny shortly after as a place for readers young and old to take a look inside their book. Instead, I think the ending was the perfect way to complete the friendship theme that carried through both novels. For all its downfalls, I did enjoy the romance (narcissism aside) and the concept of Summerland… but besides that I found the rest irritating.