Chosen at Nightfall
Author: C.C. Hunter
Series: Shadow Falls
Genre: Young Adult -
Paranormal
Pages: 400
Publisher: St. Martins
Don’t miss this
magnificent final chapter in the breathtaking Shadow Falls series! Kylie’s epic
journey is about to lead her exactly where she belongs...
When Kylie Galen entered Shadow Falls Camp, she left her old life behind forever and discovered a world more magical than she ever imagined. A place where you’re two best friends can be a witch and a vampire... and where love doesn’t happen the way you’d expect.
When Kylie’s most powerful enemy returns to destroy her once and for all, there’s only one way to stop him—to step into her full powers and make a stunning transformation that will amaze everyone around her. But her journey won’t be complete until she makes one final choice…which guy to love. Should she choose to the werewolf who broke her heart but will give anything to win her back, or the half-fae who ran from their attraction before they had a chance? Everything she’s learned at Shadow Falls has been preparing her for this moment - when her fate will be revealed and her heart claimed forever.
When Kylie Galen entered Shadow Falls Camp, she left her old life behind forever and discovered a world more magical than she ever imagined. A place where you’re two best friends can be a witch and a vampire... and where love doesn’t happen the way you’d expect.
When Kylie’s most powerful enemy returns to destroy her once and for all, there’s only one way to stop him—to step into her full powers and make a stunning transformation that will amaze everyone around her. But her journey won’t be complete until she makes one final choice…which guy to love. Should she choose to the werewolf who broke her heart but will give anything to win her back, or the half-fae who ran from their attraction before they had a chance? Everything she’s learned at Shadow Falls has been preparing her for this moment - when her fate will be revealed and her heart claimed forever.
Review: 5 out of 5 stars
I was hesitant
about starting Chosen at Nightfall,
not because I wasn’t eager to dive into the final book in the Shadow Falls series but because I had
come across a review not in spoiler tags which explained what had happened in great detail which unfortunately made me lose all interest in reading it; but
over the weekend my curiosity got the better of me and I finally picked it up
and loved it!
This is a series which
needs to be read in order to unravel the mystery that is our MC sixteen year-old Kylie Galen,
she has been through a great deal over the past four books emotionally,
physically, mentally and also with her family, friendships and relationships
which I have always been fully invested in.
Chosen at Nightfall gives us great closure on everything, including her
relationship status which has played a big part in all of the books – she finally
choses between fae Derek and shifter Lucas, I was so pleased with how this
aspect played out, there is always going to be someone left hurting at the end
of a love triangle but this was written in a way which was worked out really
well and I was pleased with the outcome.
Kylie has gone through
great character growth, she is still trying to work out her Chameleon abilities,
her role as a protector and communicating with the dead and in this installment someone
of great importance has paid her a visit to help out with a part of her quest;
but it doesn’t come without a lot of pain and confusion. The action scenes in
this book weren’t as detailed or as often which was disappointing and the final
scene between Kylie and the villain was a tad anti-climatic but it didn’t take away from my overall
enjoyment.
The secondary characters
are amazing! I have always loved Kylie’s friendship with Della the vampire and
Miranda the witch, camp leaders Burnett and Holiday are awesome and are great
parental role models since her own parents seem to be all over the place, they
all played an important role in the overall series and I have come to appreciate
all of them.
The boys ~ There have been many highs and lows with Derek and Lucas; both have adored Kylie but also broken her heart; I have been up and down with who she should chose but there definitely was a clear winner in this one and despite his actions in the previous books I feel he has redeemed himself.
The boys ~ There have been many highs and lows with Derek and Lucas; both have adored Kylie but also broken her heart; I have been up and down with who she should chose but there definitely was a clear winner in this one and despite his actions in the previous books I feel he has redeemed himself.
Chosen at Nightfall did not disappoint and was an amazing conclusion to the
series, C.C. Hunter’s writing is delightfully engaging and her detailed supernatural world
one which has left me satisfied.
Overall, this is one
of my favourite series, I have loved unravelling all of the Shadow Falls secrets and getting to know
and love the wonderful characters with their amazing abilities and
characteristics – it was as story of self discovery. I am sad to see the series
come to an end but relieved to know there will be a spin-off series with feisty
vampire Della Tsang.
About the author: C.C. Hunter grew up in
Alabama, where she caught lightning bugs, ran barefoot, and regularly rescued
potential princes, in the form of Alabama bullfrogs, from her brothers. Today,
she's still fascinated with lightning bugs, mostly wears shoes, but has turned
her focus to rescuing mammals. She now lives in Texas with her four rescued
cats, one dog, and a prince of a husband, who for the record, is so not a frog.
When she's not writing, she's reading, spending time with her family, or is shooting
things-with a camera, not a gun.C.C. Hunter is a pseudonym. Her real name is Christie Craig and she also writes humorous romantic suspense romance novels for Grand Central. www.christie-craig.com
C.C. would love to hear from you. Because of deadlines, it may take her a day or so to get back with you, but she will reply. cc@cchunterbooks.com
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I hate when people spoil books, Sharon. I am so sorry that happened to you. I am also glad you decided to go ahead and read Chosen at Nightfall, and that you loved it. It's so great when a favourite series ends so well. I really need to start this series.
ReplyDeleteGreat review!
Thanks Andrea <3 it is such a shame but I'm pleased I finally picked it up and really enjoyed it x
DeleteI'm so sorry that someone spoiled the book for you! I would be super mad! I hope you informed the person and told him/her to put in spoiler tags. Still, I'm happy that you enjoyed the book despite what happened. It seems that the series ended brilliantly for you. I love it when it happens to one of my favorite series.
ReplyDeleteI've always been iffy about this series because the major love triangle. Plus, I remember someone mentioning how frustrating the MC could get with her indecisiveness over the boys. I think that would drive me crazy.
Lovely review, Sharon!
I haven't read this series but it breaks my heart when others spoil books for readers..grr. I am glad you loved it despite them.
ReplyDeleteI agree! it really put me off reading it, if it was a minor spoiler I wouldn't have minded as much but it was a BIG one :( a great read though.
DeleteI haven't read this series, but it sounds like you loved it, in spite of the spoiler for this book. You've convinced me to check it out.
ReplyDeleteIt is an awesome series, the characters are all fantastic so I hope you get a chance to read it :)
DeleteI love this series. It has been one of my favorite. I too have it sitting on my shelf but I've been delaying it because I'm not ready for everything to end, and not ready to say goodbye to my favorite characters.
ReplyDeleteI felt the same Jennifer but I'm so glad I finally picked it up, it was well worth it :)
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