I am so excited about this blog stop
I get to reveal the awesomness that is...
Ryn!
I loved this book so much, Ryn has spunk, attetude the looks and the sting!
Ryn: is Vi’s rival,
the guy who’s tried his best to make her life a misery at the Guild
Age is 18
Family: I’d
rather not talk about my family situation.
Likes: Training,
staying up to date with the latest spells and magical gadgets, pegasus polo (I
played when I was younger, but now I just follow the main teams), reading,
obstacle courses (I wish they’d do them more often in training).
Dislikes: Those
pipsqueak first-years (we were never that pathetic, I’m sure), that emo music
Aria put on my sound drops, Violet, emotional people, being told what to do.
Current life status:
In my final year of training with the Guild.
Current purpose in
life: I haven’t visited my mentor yet today for an assignment update, but
it’s probably something epic like saving the life of a super-hot damsel in
distress.
Plans for the future:
Get a job with the Guild, but not the one in Creepy Hollow. I’d like to get far
away from here. (And if I could graduate top of the class, thereby kicking
Violet’s ass, that would be good too.)
Special skills:
I’m a guardian. Do you have to ask?
Anything else you’d
like to add: No. Stop asking me personal questions.
Excerpt:
(Told from Violet’s point of view)
A figure
appears between the trees and my heart sinks when I see who it is. I’m
definitely not getting out of this one.
“Ryn,” I say,
trying to keep my voice even. “Back so soon? That’s unlike you. I heard you
came in second to last for the previous assignment.”
Ryn stops and
leans against a tree, tossing a ball of moonlight back and forth. Its glow
dances across his face and causes his blue-black hair to gleam. “Don’t you mean
second, Pixie Sticks? I would have thought you’d pay more attention to your
closest competition.”
“I would—if
you were competition worth paying attention to.”
Ryn’s eyes
narrow. He opens his mouth to speak, then freezes, his eyes moving to the boy
beside me. He pushes away from the tree and steps closer. “You have a friend, Pixie Sticks?” he says. “You’ve
actually managed to find someone willing to—” He breaks off and stares at Nate
for several moments. His eyes slide back to mine, and a grin spreads across his
face.
He knows.
“Well, well,
well. Look who broke rule number one.” He spins the ball of moonlight on the
tip of his finger before squashing it into nothing between his palms. “Tell me,
Pixie Sticks, how does it feel to fail an assignment?”
My mental call
is automatic, and barely a second passes before my bow and arrow are blazing
between my fingers. I point the arrow directly at Ryn. He flicks his wrist,
almost too fast to follow. A whip with as much fiery brilliance as my own
weapon appears in his hand with a snap.
“Wanna play?”
he says, his voice low and dangerous.
Wow right!
How much did I love the book?
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
Wow! First of all, this is so not my genre. How ignorant of me, assuming all Faerie books would be sweet and girly. How stupid of me as a writer not to consider the possibilities... Rachel I adored this book, devoured it! A very talented author, who works magic with words and scenes. I loved it from page one, action... action.. action... romance... action...romance and some sad and broken scenes, conflict and magic. Everything to keep you on your toes all the way through. I didnt want it to end. I still dont want it to end. Characters were spectacular, the world was amazing. Why I loved this book so so much besides of the obvious mentioned above. I write what I want to read, and here Rachel reminded me of every little element I create to keep readers enticed and begging for more. Well I am begging for more.The plot was brilliantly put together, there was attitude, violence, love, sorrow, guilt and attitude and more attitude. I cannot say enough about this book, just read it!
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About the Author
Rachel Morgan was born in South Africa and spent a large portion of her childhood living in a fantasy land of her own making. After completing a degree in genetics, she decided science wasn’t for her—after all, they didn’t approve of made-up facts. These days she spends much of her time immersed in fantasy land once more, writing fiction for young adults.
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What an awesome profile and review. Makes we want to read the book all over again! :-)
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for hosting Ryn, and for the review!
ReplyDeleteAnd I'm sorry it's taken me all day to stop by. Only just got home, and my phone didn't have signal while I was at school!
He has attitude!
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