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Ordained (2000)

by Devon Ashley(Favorite Author)

3.6 of 5 Votes: 3

ISBN

1461001528 (ISBN13: 9781461001522)

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English

genre

Romance

series

The Immortal Archives

review 1: *3.5 Stars*Ordained was an entertaining read, told in multiple POV's. Butt-kicking, Abby Sorrensten is one force you don't want to mess with. She is part good but has a side of evil. She must harness this power so it doesn't overtake her. Once she loses control, it's hard for Noel (Her husband) to bring her back from that dark place. Her parents were partly to blame for the way she was. Her dad seduced her mother. Her mom was a good witch and her dad was an evil warlock. His plan was to keep Abby for himself and raise her ecil. She would have the avility to perform magic for both white and black sides meant Abby could block spells from witches and warlocks. Her mother caught on and cast a protection spell to hide her and Abby. Eventually she was found and killed. That's wh... moreen Abby was taken to the Order to be trained as all the other children. But what she faced was a torture that turned her into something entirely different. This was such an interesting read. It has a unique twist on vampirism and wasn't based on that aspect, instead, based more on the upcoming battle between the ordained huntress and the evil Morphus. No hunter other than the one ordained can defeat Morphus.Morphus was raised by the Goddess fo Discord and will have no conscience over the lengths he will go to to destroy her. When he touches a person, he can absorb both your energy and your memories and he will use it against them. The hunters were trained to kill vampires, but the Order didn't train them to kill anything other such as demons. Who couldn't love a protagonist that intimidates even the head of the Order!? The characters were great. I loved the relationship between Noel and Abby. He's her rock and ancher. Emily really brought life to the story. I think she really pulled out the humanity in Abby, not just Noel. There was a sense of family between those three. Noel and Abby descended from the original line of pure vampires, not the mutated versions the hunters hunt. There are only a handful of them in the world. "Nothing scares her more than when she takes on her father's attributes. Abby's one fear is herself"There is so much to this story and I could totally ramble on and on. This is a unique blend of Magic, Mystery, Suspense, Mythology, Vampires, Prophecy, Action, Love and more. We would like to thank the author for providing this story in exchange for an honest review.
review 2: Rate 4.5The Order trains hunters to kill vampires, but they are aware of a demon (Eraticus) that kills hunters for their auras on their 25th birthdays, as that is when their auras become the strongest. The only thing is, the Order never warned any of the hunters of their fate nor taught them how to defend themselves against anything other than vampires. So when Emily Davis survives the demon, they think that she's their only hope of fighting off another demon (Morphus) that is headed their way despite the fact that Emily doesn't carry the mark of the ordained huntress on her body.Emily met Abby Sorrensten on her 25th birthday when she was fighting off Eraticus. Abby helped her, which is why she survived. Abby is a huntress who was turned into a vampire by her guardian, Noel. However, Noel and Abby are pure blood vampires, not the mutated versions that the Order trains hunters to kill. Still, the Order is not aware that Noel and Abby are vampires. Although they are fearful of having Abby around because of what happened when she was originally being trained as a huntress, the Order calls her and Noel in to help with the Morphus situation.During Abby's time at the school, she basically had no family, and because of that, the Order figured they could push her farther than any of the other hunters. She was basically tortured for 13 years. Forced to fight while broken and bruised. I tell you, when I initially read this book -- I read it twice -- I had tears in my eyes while reading about what Nathaniel, her advisor, did to her when she was 6 years old. Of course, that continued throughout her years at the school.I really, really enjoyed Ordained. It was well written, intense, exciting and I really liked the characters. There were some sarcastic, funny comments that I loved. I actually wished that there had been more of that but it was mainly used to lighten the mood from time to time. And although the book isn't a romance, there is a tad bit of romance in it between Noel and Abby which I liked. There were some heartbreaking moments too.Besides Emily and Abby's friendship, I rather liked the friendship that developed between Abby and Valerie, another huntress at the school who is clairvoyant. Despite Abby not making friends easily, there is a sort of bond between them. They are alike in some ways.The only issue that I had with the book was that on occasion I would go from one paragraph to the next and it would be a separate scenario. A different time or place or person's story with no obvious break. So the flow was off for me in those cases, but it didn't happen often. Otherwise, the story flowed well.I'm really glad that I signed up to participate in this blog tour for Ordained because otherwise, I might not have gotten around to reading it as soon as I have. There is so much to learn about Abby Sorrensten throughout the book. Her past unravels little by little. And although there is no cliffhanger ending, it does end in a way that leaves you wondering about some things. So I'm really looking forward to reading the next book. less

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