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Fevered Souls Season 1 (2014)

by S.K. Falls(Favorite Author)

3.66 of 5 Votes: 3

ISBN

1497579503 (ISBN13: 9781497579507)

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English

genre

Romance

publisher

Createspace

series

Fevered Souls

review 1: I love romance novels (especially when they have crazy-beautiful covers), and if they have a paranormal plot I am sooo there. Unfortunately, the plot in Fevered Souls left me with too many questions and a ton of frustration...and not in a good way.Character development was two-dimensional and inconsistent. The plot had huge holes throughout, and the story ended with a cliff hanger that gave no plausible explanation for the future series arc.The nitty gritty:Cara returns home from Chicago because she couldn't find a job after graduating college. Of course, she didn't come home to be near her emotionally broken mother. She came home because of a job advertised in her home town. I gave Cara the young, selfish, get-out-of-jail card on this one because I figured it was part of ... moreher growth arc.Nope. Just her character.Now, Cara supposedly has a college degree. However, she went to the interview with no real knowledge of the company, its workings or the owner. All of which could have been gleaned from the internet before she went to the interview so she was armed with knowledge to support her qualifying skills for the position. (She did this after the interview. Just...wow.)When the owner, who is of course gorgeous and uber Midas wealthy (with no explanation as to how he has the money he does, what kind of company/companies he owns, etc.) tells her the job is unavailable, Cara has a meltdown and says "It's not fair." Again, just...wow. I would have never hired someone just based on that ridiculous outburst alone. She was to be the liaison between his company/companies and the many philanthropic projects he supported in the community. I wouldn't want someone that had zero coping skills and an utter lack of professionalism representing my interests.Dax's character is slightly more interesting. He's a smokin' hot demon...literally. The high body heat and steam were a cool side affect of being from Hell. His desire to not want to hurt Cara in any way is consistent. His commitment to being a good individual is consistent...no matter how hard or selfishly Cara tries to influence his choices and behavior.The insta-love connection between Cara and Dax is a given because of the betrothed setup. I can go with that because a reason was in place. What I can't accept is Cara's continued efforts to push Dax into a physical relationship knowing the immense risks...like getting pregnant, dying in childbirth and Dax eating her soul. Yep, that's pretty damn serious.But Cara just believes Dax won't hurt her. 'Cause she has a feeling. I mean, not that Dax, who must be hundreds of years old (we never find out how old he really is), would know with his vast experience and knowledge about the situation. Add the fact that Cara's completely selfish thoughts/actions are further displayed by her complete lack of consideration for what her being hurt, by Dax, would do to Dax. He loves her. He is fighting his own nature not to hurt her.And when she gets pregnant, not if 'cause Dax has like super-demon sperm that'll knock her up lickety split, she'll be carrying a demon halfling. Since the halfling demons are treated like worthless, unwanted aberrations (and Dax feels that way himself), why in the hell would she ever chance creating a child that would live that kind of life?Because Cara's character is a selfish narcissist...well, that's redundant but you get the point.The overarching plot for the series is a threat by one demon faction to another...demons that want to rule the humans want to overthrow the demons that keep the races separate and safe. Nothing new here...right down to the ruling demons completely ignoring the threat. Like, turning an obvious blind eye.All in all, I was sadly disappointed with the execution in Fevered Souls. So much so, I'm not interested in continuing with this series.
review 2: Like any (or most) small town girl, Cara couldn’t wait to get out of Eden. Therefore she was more then a little trepidations to be returning, not only to live with her mom, but also without a job. At least she’s got a very promising interview at the very new Dax Allard Enterprises. Promising, that is until she meets Mr Allard himself. This was a very promising start to what I am sure, is going to be a brilliant series. The characters were amazingly complex and well thought out. The storyline different to anything that I personally have ever read before and the scene settings out of this world. Cara is a fantastic character. Very believable from the start. S.K. Falls made it very easy for me to ‘see’ the way Cara feels about coming home. About striking out in the big world and having to crawl back home to lick her wounds. Her reactions to the situations that befall her were realistic (for a paranormal anyway). And I loved the instant connection between her and Dax. Aah… the steamy Dax. Literally.  Everything I love to read when it comes to the male lead. Mysterious, handsome beyond the realms of possibility and the oh so tortured soul. He is so possessive and protective he had me begging for more. There is more enough romance, action, paranormal craziness and passion to keep just about any reader hooked. If only I could get my hands on what is to come next… less

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