"No matter the cost, someone must defeat the darkness."
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I give this book a 4.5 stars. The emotional level of this book was wonderful. THe writer is able to grab and maintain the readers attention from early on. I found myself becoming attached to the characters and sitting on the edge of my seat in many instances. Elora is a wonderful Heroine to this story. She is able to be in the heart of every reader. The only reason it was a 4.5 was for the recapping. I thought there was a little too much recapping in this book. These are a series. I understand some do not read them in order. BUT that being said in my opinion, if youre lost go back and read them in order. Do not expect to be able to catch up in recaps. That little detail aside, I think this was a wonderful story and plan to read more by Ms. Kershaw in the future and would highly recommend others do the same.
Fated Extract
Elora gets a chance to explore her life
beyond her friends and family in a new posting in Fated. Her new
commander, Marcus, asks her to share the events in Africa (at the end
of Reflected). This scene was interesting to write for me, to
explore the sensations of being trapped in the power that consumed
Elora at the end of the previous book. It was also exciting to
explore the link between Elora and Zak. Enjoy!
The
light. The power. It burns.
Save
me! Save her! Siva? Mom?
Falling!
Falling!
The
arms. The arms that saved me. My eyes scoured the ground for him, for
his body. Tendrils of fear squeezed my already exhausted heart and
the threatened tears now fell furiously.
Then
I realised where he must be.
I
ran forward to the edge of the pit where the circle had been formed.
“Zak!”
It was more a gasp than a word.
Lying
at the bottom in a crumpled heap of blood and cloth was Zak.
“On
the Spirits, no!” I couldn’t feel him within me. I pushed aside
each person, forced out each voice, searched desperately for his
mind.
There
was nothing.
“NO!” I gasped
as I tore myself from my own thoughts. Marcus rocked away from me,
clearly shaken by everything he had seen. It had been mere seconds,
such a lot to process in such a short space of time. Zak. All I
wanted right here and right now was him. The need was core deep and
binding. I leapt to my feet and stumbled as the blood pounded into my
over-exhausted skull. Frantic, I looked around, needing to see Zak.
Needing to be sure he was safe.
Author
Favorite Things:
Quote
- TV show
- TV show
Without
a doubt, my favorite TV show of all time would have to be The X
Files—and yes, I am supremely excited about the reboot! I watch far
too much television, and so have several favorite shows right now.
Top five would be Suits, Hawaii Five-0, Bones, Pretty Little Liars
and Blue Bloods. There are soooo many more I could add to that list
though. If you asked me in another two weeks, it might change again.
- Comic book character
Confession?
I don’t have a favorite comic book character. I haven’t watched
any of the Marvel films and have only seen the old Superman and
Spiderman films. My husband and children have seen them all and love
them, I just don’t get the time to watch them!
- Movie
I
am so rubbish! Asking questions like this is like asking me to choose
which child is my favorite! I guess, when I was a child my choice
would have been The Labyrinth (with David Bowie). I still know every
word of the script and every lyric of every song, and we watch it as
a family. When I was a teenager, Philadelphia (with Tom Hanks and
Antonio Banderas) was my favorite film. Since then, I have gone
through phases of being addicted to Twilight, Hunger Games, Divergent
and more. I cannot possibly pick one favorite. However, want a kids
film recommendation and I will usually say Lilo
and Stitch—I
love Stitch!
- Book
There
is just no way to answer this question! I read so many books, and
love almost all of them. As a child, I remember being chilled to the
bone by Robert Cormier’s After
The First Death,
which you must read if you haven’t. It was visceral, real, painful
and uncomfortable—I know that doesn't sound like a must-read, but
it really is. Right now, if someone asked me for a YA recommendation
that is different to the usual love triangle with a supernatural
twist (and yes, I know my book fits in that category, but I love
reading them!), I would say Alex Scarrow’s Timeriders
series. Historically themed, with relevant issues, and lots of humor
and action., it’s a must-read series.
- Candy bar
Another
of my vices is chocolate and sweets. I don’t drink alcohol or
caffeine and I’m a vegetarian, so sweets are my go-to treat.
Apologies for American readers, these will all be British chocolates,
so if you haven’t heard of them, I’m sorry. Toffee crisps are
great when I want something a bit lighter, mint or orange flavored
chocolates of any form will literally bend me to your will, and I
love chocolates with caramel centers.
- Junk food
Pizza.
A simple margarita or a vegetable-based recipe. (That one was easy!)
- Place you visited
I
have never traveled abroad and, to be honest, not extensively within
the UK either. My family and I holiday in Devon, in the South West of
England, and we love it there. In terms of particular places to
visit, we regularly visit The Deep, which is a submarium in Hull.
They have hundreds of fish and unusual sea creatures, and we usually
go three or four times a year.
- Restaurant
Friends
of ours own an American-themed diner in Morley, called Luppy’s
Diner, which we love to visit with the children. We don’t eat out
very often because it’s so expensive with the children, and even
more so without (because babysitters are hard to come by!). I don’t
massively enjoy cooking either, but there are some days where I have
really looked forward to something in particular and when I finally
get to sit down and eat it, it’s great!
- Island
Guess
I’ll have to say Hawaii, even though I have never been there and
can’t see ever being able to afford to. But that is where Hawaii
Five-0 and Lilo and Stitch are set, so that’s my choice.
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