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Golden Healer, Dark Enchantress (2010)

by Christine E. Schulze(Favorite Author)

3.84 of 5 Votes: 1

ISBN

1921636424 (ISBN13: 9781921636424)

languge

English

genre

Romance

publisher

Writers Exchange E-Publishing

series

The Stregoni Sequence

review 1: I received this book for free through Goodreads First Reads.You start this book and very soon you start to think 'oh no!, another twilight clone!. The market is currently saturated with this type of story - we don't need another one.' Keep reading and you are pleasantly surprised. This is different. Yes there are 'good' and 'bad' vampires, but these are two groups that are at war with each other. Not only is this a split down the centre of the vampire world, but the 'bad' vampires are controlled by their creator - the dark enchantress of the title. There are two worlds side by side - our world and the world of the Fae. The vampires that you meet are created from fairies, elves, and other Fae. The humans in the story are incidental.The story is high fantasy clothed in vampi... moreres and Christian beliefs. The 'good' vampires are those which have clung to their Christian beliefs and refuse to give into their darker urges. They are waiting for the golden enchantress to appear and then help them to fulfil their destiny by reversing the curse of the dark enchantress and freeing them from vampirism. If you are not religious, don't let the inclusion of Christianity in the story put you off. This is not a sermon on the goodness and righteousness of god. Yes, the good vampires belief in god is what 'saves' them but it is not something that is being hammered into you.If I have any complaint to make about the story is that the defeat of the dark enchantress is rather sudden - I was left feeling 'was that it, that was quick'. This is book one in a series so I am interested to see where it goes after the protagonist is dead.
review 2: I would first off like to say that I am very greatful to the author for sending me this book. The subject of vampires automatically drew me, as well as the line on the back of the book: "Are you afraid?".I was intrigued by the story itself, but at times I felt like the main character was a bit too perfect. She was a perfect student, a perfect Christian, a perfect everything (and someone who blushed - a lot). I was a bit iffy about the whole idea of Christian vampires, not many books incorperate religion anymore - definitely not many stories about vampires and other mythical creatures, including faries, elves, and the like. So that to me, as a Christian, was interesting, but also a little bit odd just because I usually don't read Christian books for the sake of that I don't share 100% of the Christian beliefs. However, I think the storyline itself was pretty good - the pacing near the end was a bit fast, but not too fast. It was a bit predictable at the end as to what was going to happen and who was going to be who, but I think the author definitely has potential to go on and further her career and better herself as a writer.All in all, I give this book 3/5 stars. I couldn't completely relate to the characters, but I still thought the story was entertaining. less

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