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Burning Both Ends (2013)

by Ally Shields(Favorite Author)

4.02 of 5 Votes: 3

ISBN

1940223369 (ISBN13: 9781940223360)

languge

English

genre

Paranormal Fantasy

publisher

Etopia Press

series

Guardian Witch

review 1: I am so in love with this series. This was the first book in the series that I read and I had to go back and read the other two afterwards. This book will stand alone if you haven't read the first two. Now I can't wait for the 4th one:)Ari is a witch who is the Guardian of the Other world. She is drawn to a Vampire (Andreas) and together they weave a tale that is riveting. I highly recommend this series.
review 2: I am a fan of this series, and even though I only gave 3 stars, I will still definitely read the next one. What kept me from giving this book a higher rating is the fact that, like someone has already said, I didn't feel that emotional connection to this book. Ari's behaviour actually irked me a few times - I thought in a couple instances she actual... morely came across as a bit of a petulant child. I feel like her relationship with Andreas is one of those ones where the guy is much more mature than the girl, and is patient and ever-loving of her quirks.But seriously? If I was a dude and a chick acted like Ari does sometimes, I'd lose interest in her real fast. I mean, it's one thing to be wary of vampires but fall for one anyway; I mean, there are other authors that have done it (ahem. Jeaniene Frost, anyone?), but the difference is that they've done it better.However, I can understand the angle Ally Shields is trying to attack this from, which is why I didn't let this irk me too much and give this book a lower rating.I took a couple of days before reviewing this book because I wanted to see if I could figure out what it is, exactly, that continues to nag at the back of my brain about this book.And then it came to me.I'm used to more romance in the paranormal books I read, and there is next to none in here. To me, it almost feels like the author decided there needed to be a relationship in the book, so she half-heartedly threw one in. It feels like an immature mess of a relationship. I don't connect with their relationship on any level. In fact, I wouldn't know they were in a relationship if at the beginning of the book, Andreas wasn't referred to as her "boyfriend", and on a couple of occasions someone mentions their "relationship".I'm sorry, but romantic interest is not a prerequisite for a novel. If you don't want to do it, or are not good at it, don't put it in. I feel like it just takes away from the main story line.I'm going to end on a positive note because I don't want this review to sound like I'm just ragging on the author. I do, genuinely, like Andreas as a character. less

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