Boundary
Crossed
Author:
Melissa F. Olson
Series:
Boundary Magic
Publisher:
47North
Genre:
Paranormal
Pages:
302
Release
date: 1st May 2015
Synopsis
(Goodreads): After her twin sister’s brutal murder, former US Army Sergeant Allison
“Lex” Luther vowed to protect her niece, Charlie. So when two vampires try to
kidnap the baby, it quickly turns into a fight to the death—Lex’s death, that
is.
She wakes up to two
shocking discoveries: she has miraculously survived the fight, and baby Charlie
is a “null,” gifted with the ability to weaken supernatural forces...and a target
for creatures who want to control that power. Determined to guarantee her
niece’s safety, Lex makes a deal with the local vampires. She sets out with the
mysterious—and undead—“fixer” Quinn to track down whoever’s responsible for the
kidnapping, sharpening her newfound magic skills along the way. But the closer
she gets to the truth, the more dangerous her powers become.
Boundary Crossed is a dark,
thrilling journey into a world where the line between living and dead isn’t
nearly as solid as it appears...
Review:
3 out of 5 stars
Former US Army Sergeant Allison “Lex” Luther is content to work at the
local depot, babysit her niece weekly, grieve the death of her twin sister Sam
and look after her numerous rescue pets so when a kidnapping attempt is made on
her niece Charlie her life is forever changed; she not only finds out that she
should have died in her rescue attempt from multiple stab wounds but there is a
supernatural world of witches, vampires and werewolves that she is a part of!
Lex finds out that she is a Boundary witch, meaning she has the power
over life and death hence the reason she ages slowly and has been unable to
die; she is extremely dangerous but has never received formal training.
The plot is fast paced and thrilling as Lex learns the ways of the
supernatural world whilst trying to keep her niece safe so she makes a deal
with the undead leaders to keep Charlie protected while she works with a
mysterious vampire named Quinn to find out who is after her.
I was eager to learn where Lex fit into the Old World and her background
story; there are still so many questions to be answered. All of the side
characters were interesting but I do look forward to finding out more about
them in the next instalment, I enjoyed Lex’s growing friendship with Simon and
Lily as well as her relationship with her family.
There is a smidgeon of romance but nothing that truly wowed me
unfortunately; I hope that this is developed further in the next book.
Overall, Boundary Crossed is a nice start to the series and I look
forward to reading the next book,
About the author: Melissa
Olson was born and raised in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, and studied film and
literature at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles. After
graduation, and a brief stint bouncing around the Hollywood studio system,
Melissa landed in Madison, WI, where she eventually acquired a master's degree
from UW-Milwaukee, a husband, a mortgage, a teaching gig, two kids, and two
comically oversized dogs, not at all in that order. She loves Madison, but
still dreams of the food in LA. Literally. There are dreams. Learn more about
Melissa, her work, and her dog at www.MelissaFOlson.com
I have seen this book around somewhere and I'm not sure where but it sounded interesting when I read about it so I'm glad to see you enjoyed this read for the most part. I often found with urban fantasy reads like this one the romance developed slowly throughout the series so the smidgen of romance will hopefully develop further. Great review.
ReplyDeleteI wonder if the book recognizes and explains the Superman reference in her name? I like the idea of these Null characters. Might check this out.
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