Series: The Witch Avenue #2Genre: Paranormal Young Adult
Publisher: Bulldog Press
Publication Date: 10/28/12
Format: ebook
Source: Received from author for review.
The realm of Altered Souls brings nothing but unrest, deceit, and pain forcing Triss to come face to face with heartbreak from her past.Full of revelations and shocking surprises, Altered Souls is an exciting sequel to Lonely Souls.
Facing a betrayal like never before, Triss questions everything she thought she knew about her family, coven, and abilities.
With the help of Logan, she embarks on a journey enabling her to confront the dark side of magic and the person who controls it. Realizing Triss’s ancestors have been seduced for centuries by the dark side, Triss and Logan must ensure no more in their world fall victim to the realm of Altered Souls, even if that means ending the ones they love.
Middle books in a series are tricky. Authors must be able to keep the series storyline moving forward without giving away too much, enough to keep readers hanging for the finale. Sometimes, the book winds up being more of a "filler" than relevant to the overall arc of the series. In Altered Souls, author Karice Bolton did that job very well.
In Lonely Souls, Triss had to balance a reconnection with her childhood friend Logan with the mystery of what happened to her mother. It was a difficult balance to maneuver, but she did it well. In Altered Souls, she is still managing to handle her new, but intense connection to Logan, but also the struggle to get her mother back. And what I really love about this is yes, Logan and Triss do want to be together, and their relationship is very beautiful, but the story still revolves around the fight against evil. The romance is a lovely aspect to the story, but it never fully takes it over. Triss and Logan are following their hearts, and using their minds.
As I mentioned before, Altered Souls is full of shocking revelations. There are new enemies crawling out of the dark, one in particular is shocking. There is a new power player on the scene. And almost as surprising as the enemies are the potential allies. One group of allies was cool and pretty imaginative, the other truly shocked me. In the meantime, Triss and Logan are working to use power strong enough to defeat their enemies, without moving over to the dark side. The ending left them at a point that is a nice set-up for book three, Released Souls.
These days, it seems that I'm not one for a lot of paranormal young adult. But with Bolton's great take on witchcraft and love, The Witch Avenue Series is an exception.
Favorite Quotes:
"You are so beautiful," he murmured, as he gently cupped my face, allowing his finger to trace its way back down my neck to my collarbone. "Do you have any idea how hard it is to be so close to you every night?"
"I think I can imagine." I tried to stifle a nervous giggle.
Oh, how I wanted to be a normal eighteen year old with nothing to worry about except a college exam and what to wear on a date. Instead, I was plagued with bringing home a mother who didn't want to be found and the prospect of a father willing to unleash dark sorcery on his own daughter. Welcome to adulthood, Triss.
The Witch Avenue Series
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About the Author:
Karice Bolton is a paranormal romance/urban fantasy author living in the Pacific Northwest. All three books in The Watchers Trilogy are available now, Awakening, Legions, and Cataclysm. Lonely Souls, which is the first book in her new series Witch Avenue, was released in June 2012!
Karice married the love of her life who she met in high school, and she still can't get over how cute and funny he is. They have two English Bulldogs that are the cutest bullies in the world, and they use their cuteness to get what they want. Karice loves the snow and gravitates towards the stuff as often as possible! She enjoys skiing and tries really hard to snowboard, but often makes a nice little area to sit while everyone zips by on their board. She enjoys writing, and she also loves to read just about anything with print.
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This is my first hearing of this series but I am really intrigued by it. It sounds very interesting and the plot sounds full of twists and turns. I also really like the idea behind the story. The characters sound great too and I can't wait to meet Logan! :D Loved the quote picks too! Definitely adding this to my TBR list!
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I'm so glad you liked this one. I just don't think witch stories are my thing. I thought Lonely Souls was just okay.
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I really liked this one too. I liked that Karice was able to move the story forward well so it didn't end up being one of those typical filler middle books. I am really excited to read Released Souls now!
ReplyDeleteI have book one in my tbr pile, i think i picked it up in a .99 cent deal because i loved the cover, I am so glad to hear book two delivered. I haven't read many paranormal YA in fact almost all of my YA reads are dystopian genre. So I am excited book two was good! Awesome review.
ReplyDeleteI don't read many witch books and I'm not really sure why. But this series sounds like a great read. Thanks for introducing it to me. Great review.
ReplyDeleteWow -- love that cover. Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteThe first novel in the series was free yesterday, so I downloaded it. It's still free at the moment of publishing this comment. Looks like a good series. Thanks for introducing me, Andrea.
ReplyDeleteNice review. This is another series I haven't gotten to yet. I think I have the first book though. I'll have to check. Glad you enjoyed it.
ReplyDeleteThese covers are so gorgeous! I love a good YA story where the romance is present, but doesn't take over the book. I'll have to check this series out. :)
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I don't know why I haven't started this series yet. I'm a huge witch-y fan! I'm glad that book two didn't succumb to the sophomore slump. Sounds like book three will be awesome with the great setup and all.
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