Building From Ashes by Elizabeth HunterMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
I loved the Elemental World Series and though I liked the way it ended I somehow wanted to see where the characters would go next, especially some that I really liked.
So I was thrilled to discover that there would be a spin-off of that series that would give some of the secondary characters their own book.
And what a bonus to find out more about one of my favorite characters that we first meet in Hidden Fire - Carwyn ap Bryn,
A noble and endearing thousand year old vampire who has served most of that time as a priest, a loving father, a caring and loyal friend. He’s also funny and so engaging.
He looked like he had been turned in his thirties, but had the personality and humor of a teenager. He wore the ugliest Hawaiian shirts she had ever seen
He also loves wrestling …on the quiet…!!
Building From Ashes is the first book in the Elemental World series, the spin off the Elemental Mysteries Series…and it’s our time to read Carwyn’s HEA with a new character named Brigid.
We finally get his whole history, meet his family, we see his struggles between his priesthood and the love for a woman, named Brigid..
She was pale-skinned, with a scattering of freckles dotting her cheeks, and her garishly dyed hair was chopped short and lay in irregular chunks around a pixie face. Her large eyes were the color of amber ale and her chin came to a sharp point under a bow-shaped mouth.
Carwyn thought she looked like an extremely pissed off fairy…
Brigid has been part of his life since she was a little girl and in the protection of his family. Saved from an abusive childhood by Carwyn, he has watched her go through a hard and difficult time growing up and discovers that she is the first woman in a long long time that has touched his heart.
This is not an insta-love story. Their feelings for each other unfold slowly and over a few years which makes is so believable.
Brigid really grew on me…..such a lot of pain inside her…
“I don’t like princess stories.”
How she dealt with so many issues in her life and rising above all those obstacles to finally becoming a strong and lovable person.
The romance and courtship of Carwyn & Brigid is so beautiful and so lovely.
“Gemma told me that women like being courted, so please read the following reasons that you should marry me. (I only included five. I didn’t want to overwhelm you.) And yes, I realize this isn’t a traditional courtship. It’ll work anyway; I’m irresistible.”
“Just with less clothes, which makes if far more brilliant.”My favorite quote:
“Did I burn everything?”
“We’ll build again.”
“Ashes.” He saw tears come to her eyes, but she refused to let them fall. “I saw the room. I left it in ashes.”
“We can build again, Brigid. I promise. Even from ashes.”
A beautifully written love story, which can be read as a standalone but I strongly recommend that you read Elemental Mysteries Series first as this book is timed around the events of all four of those books.
View all my reviews
No comments:
Post a Comment