Review Elder Races Vol2: Storm's heart by Thea harrison

Hi!,
           today we continue  the serie Elder races written by Thea Harrison with the second novel: "Storm's heart".

Genre: Paranormal romance
Editor: Berkley ( 2011)
Langage:mild
Sex: mild
Violence: strong
How i got this book: Bought

Summary by Goodread
During the rule of her murderous Dark Fae uncle, Thistle "Tricks" Periwinkle found sanctuary among the Wyr in New York. Her ethereal beauty and sparkling personality won the hearts of the public, but after her uncle's death, there are those who don't want to see her ascend the throne...

Able to wield thunder and lightning, Wyr sentinel Tiago Black Eagle has ruled the skies for centuries. His massive build and thunderous power make him one of the Wyr's best weapons. And he's the one sent to protect Tricks when she's almost assassinated in Chicago.

Soon, both Tiago and Tricks will fall prey to the stormy hunger that engulfs them- a passion that will shake the very foundation of all the worlds

Story:  This story is centered on Tiago - warlord of Dragos - and Niniane alias Tricks. Everything is around how she will ascend her throne and who is again the idea. So the biggest part are on Dark Fae: customs, history, allegeance and such.
We learn also a lot more about the vampire that were quite transparent in the first book ( just a citation)

The romance part is short and diffuse because it's more the story of the discovery of who are the villains.Why and how.

Style: Thea Harrison style is still fluent but not at the level of Dragon Bound. The suspens is quite easily stopped because the clues are too important to miss. The romance seems to be on the second plan. We are waiting to see the difficulties this couple encounter and we only get the job of a detective. Also the characters seems less constructed except for a few. We discover some new character that could be great but they disappear immediately. As for learning about the species ..we learn about vampire, a bit of the past of Tiago but not so much.

The violence and deaths are much more presents too and the difference with the first book is that we feel it. It doesn't come so well in the story it's perhaps too often and too quickly but Thea Harrison didn't manage a good balance with all the aspect of this book.

Opinion: To be honest i was disappointed. It's a good book but not near the level of the first one: Dragon bound. I wasn't captivated and stopped several time. The culprit was evident as were her motives and opportunities so i couldn't stay in the story like before.
Also, the lack of romance is quite disturbing : yes there are some and some difficulties but as soon as they say yes it seem everything is forgotten. They don't learn together.

Perhaps i put too much expectations in it and that's the reason i'm disappointed so i will continue reading this serie while hoping the level will again be the same of Dragon Bound. Thea Also wrote 3 books in one year so it's a possibility it was too quickly, we will see.

Score: 3/5

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Review Elder Races Vol 1: Dragon Bound by Thea harrison

Hello to all,

                   Today i give you my opinion on " Dragon Bound" by Thea Harrison First book of the serie called " Elder Races"

Genre: Paranormal romance
Editor: Berkley ( 2011)
Langage:mild
Sex: mild
Violence: mild
How i got this book: Bought

Summary from Goodread: Half-human and half-wyr, Pia Giovanni spent her life keeping a low profile among the wyrkind and avoiding the continuing conflict between them and their dark Fae enemies. But after being blackmailed into stealing a coin from the hoard of a dragon, Pia finds herself targeted by one of the most powerful-and passionate-of the Elder races.

Story: As not to make to many spoilers i will try to be short. The plot in this book is principaly about Pia discovering her origin and learning what and how Wyr really are. Of course for that to happen , the romance will take a large part in the story. And she won't be the only one learning.
The great thing is the diversity of Wyr: Griffon, Thunderbird, Harpy, Dragon, etc..

However Wyr aren't the only Elder race so, Pia will discover a totally new world with his rules and plots, tragedy and such. She will learn about elven and dark fae, the alliance(s), or lack of, between elder races all that to survive or at least trying to.

Writting style: Great, really great. Thea Harrison manage to make us enter in a totally new world with a few descriptions and few pages. Once the first chapter finished, we are like Pia trying to learn what are the normal behavior of wyr, what really are Wyr and of course all the others elder races. We understand her really well and suffer with her. The characters are all well described and have their own personality, agenda.

Her style is fluent and captivating. She adjust perfectly between story, dialogue and feelings expressed or not.  She doesn't lose us when changing from one point of view to another and manage to make us want to continue reading even after the last page. Suspense still there but not in a suffocating way.

My opinion: New discovery and a real pearl. I was hesitant at the beginning but after a few page i couldn't stop reading this book. Griffons and Thunderbird aren't creatures found so often and here there are fascinating, well described with each of them a personnality well constructed. The mystery is there but you don't think about it , you receive hint sometimes and add them in your own way like Pia.
The romance is well written coming not too quickly nor too slowly. The time space is perfect and you really live the adventure with them
It's a should have for all of the readers who love romance and paranormal.

Score: 5/5


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