Eternal
Author: C.C. Hunter
Series: Shadow Falls After
Dark #2
Pages: 386
Publisher: St Martins Griffin
Release date: 28th October 2014
Synopsis. All her life, Della's secret powers have made her feel
separated from her human family. Now, she's where she belongs, at Shadow Falls.
With the help of her best friends Kylie and Miranda, she’ll try to prove
herself in the paranormal world as an investigator—all the while trying to
figure out her own heart. Should she chose Chase, a powerful vampire with whom
she shares a special bond? Or Steve, the hot shapeshifter whose kisses make her
weak in the knees? When a person with dark connection to her past shows up,
it’ll help her decide which guy to choose–and make her question everything she
knows about herself.
From bestselling author C.C. Hunter comes Eternal—a must-read for fans of the Shadow Falls series—and the sequel to Reborn.
From bestselling author C.C. Hunter comes Eternal—a must-read for fans of the Shadow Falls series—and the sequel to Reborn.
Review: 4 out of 5 stars
Eternal is
the second book in the Shadow Falls spin-off series, Shadow Falls After
Dark and begins where the first book, Reborn left off. I read the most
recent novella before reading this book so there were a few spoilers I was
anticipating but I was still quite surprised by it all.
I love the mix of
paranormals we get in this series, vampires, witches, shape-shifters, fae etc.
The mystery element is always done well and the characters are wonderful!
Storyline –
I don’t want to give too much away to avoid spoilers from the first book but
Della is trying to prove herself as an FRU investigator. When a case comes up
and sees her working alongside powerful vampire Chase she is reluctant but also
eager to prove herself. I loved the way she handled herself, we see her
confidence grow as she works the case and understands more about her abilities
as well as about the ghost whispering.
Characters –
Della is such a kick butt snarky character, I wasn’t her biggest fan in the
first series because she never seemed to let anyone in but we are seeing more
vulnerability nowthat she has her own series and I am really enjoying her wit,
sass and complete devotion to those that she is closest to – my heart breaks
for the relationship she has lost with her family. I love the friendship that
she shares with Kylie and Miranda and the respect she shows for Burnett and
Holiday. Chase I really liked, I didn’t trust his evasiveness but I did enjoy
his interactions with Della. We don’t get to see much of Steve in this book
unfortunately.
Romance -
I was so nervous going into this book because there has been a lot of Chase
hating but I was more peeved at Steve and with love-triangles being a huge YA
gripe of mine this is where I was let down with this book. The Shadow Falls
series followed the same formulaic story with Kylie, Lucas and Derek so I am
surprised that C.C Hunter recycled this same storyline; I don’t feel it was
necessary. I liked Della with Steve in the first book but now that we know more
about Chase I am thinking I prefer her with him.
Writing –
A few things were repetitive but otherwise C.C. Hunters writing is engaging and
holds my attention, I fly through these books; the dialogue, humour and the
banter always keeps me amused and flipping the pages. We were left with a
cliff-hanger ending though and it was a bit of a shocker.
Overall –
Family, relationship, ghost and bonding drama! Eternal was highly entertaining.
Up next –
The next book in the series is Unspoken
which is due to be released by St Martin’s Griffin on the 27th October
2015. This book will definitely be a pre-order, I can’t wait!
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
It's one of my favourite YA Paranormal series Heidi :-) I hope you get a chance to try it, the ghosts play a pretty big part in it all.
ReplyDeleteI am a huge fan of this series! (both original and spin-off) Thanks for reviewing it! I'm a new follower on pintrest, goodreads, GFC, bloglovin, email, facebook and google plus!!!! Showing my support for a fellow blogger :)
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