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Daughter Of The Red Dawn (2012)

by Alicia Michaels(Favorite Author)

4.02 of 5 Votes: 2

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English

genre

Romance

publisher

Anchor Group Publishing

series

The Lost Kingdom of Fallada

review 1: I love this series. I read the prequel novella awhile back and finally got around to reading this one. The mythology, the whole “other world” premise, the romance—I am so in love.The plot:Okay, so the plot could have been better. I thought the build up of trust between Selena and Titus should have been a little more gradual than it was. I greatly enjoyed the storyline and their romance otherwise, I just wish that aspect had been lengthened out a little bit more.At the 95% mark, I panicked. It looked like there was going to be cliffhanger or worse, a tragedy. I put down my Kindle and stared at it nervously, kneading a pillow and wondering if Ms. Michaels was going to so thoroughly break my heart as she did with Beyond the Iron Gate. Finally, I picked it up and finishe... mored it.I can’t tell you how it ended, but I’ll just say that while it didn’t explore everything I was hoping it would, I was not disappointed.The characters:Selena and Titus were adorable together. Aside from the whole development of trust that I mentioned, I thought their relationship was presented very well. Oh, and the whole “I want our wedding night to be the first time” just made me go *swoon*. (I’m a southern girl and I dig that sort of thing.)I did not like Zoe. Period. She seemed really shallow to me and I couldn’t stand her. When she left the story, I was ready to throw confetti shouting “good riddance,” but then I don’t usually like the girl’s best friend-type characters. She had a few key point scenes, yet I still wished she’d leave. Sorry, Zo.Adrah is awesome. She’s like a hardcore, warrior woman version of Galadriel and I liked her just as much.There were centaurs, spear-wielding fae, werewolves, eccentric German writers and a fantasy world I’d love to visit. I adore this series and I’ll certainly recommend it to anyone looking for a fantasy fairytale!The next book has a love triangle mentioned in the blurb and I kind of cringed at that. One thing that does make it funny, though, is that it involves a character in this book who is such an arrogant prig and I can’t wait to see him as a lovestruck swain. I’ve adored these books so far and I really, really want to continue the series, so I’m thinking I’ll give it a shot anyway.
review 2: Another great story by Alicia Michaels!This is the first full length book in the Lost Kingdom of Fallada series, but the second story that I've read that takes place in Fallada (the first being Beyond the Iron Gate Zara's Journey, a prequel to the series.) I must say...I was NOT disappointed. I found the story to be full of action, adventure, and romance (though not too much romance.) I was quickly drawn into the story and became attached to the characters and I will most certainly be reading the next book in the series!I would consider this book to be a safe read for all YA readers.***Small Spoiler***I've always had a soft spot for wolves and I'm happy to discover that not all versions of Red Ridding-hood have a Big Bad Wolf in them. :-) less

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