Deep Blue Secret by Christie Anderson
Yet another free ebook I downloaded when I first got my Kindle and my teen reading preferences are really starting to show. This is not something I’d even consider downloading these days and honestly, the reviews speak for themselves. Actually, if this was shorter (sub 200 pages) I’d probably give it a read for a laugh. I quite like picking apart bad books, they’re the most fun reviews to write. But as this has over 350 pages I will be giving it a miss.
Verdict: Remove
Synopsis: California teen Sadie James thinks her life couldn’t get any better. She has great friends, an energetic mother she adores, and the beach practically in her own backyard. But her carefree life is turned upside down when she’s rescued by a mysterious and strangely familiar boy who won’t even tell her his name. Each time the boy appears, Sadie’s unexplainable attraction to him deepens along with her need to unravel his secrets. The boy is there to protect her. But as wonderful and exciting as it might be to have an irresistible boy with crystal green eyes protecting her every move, every minute of the day . . . why does Sadie need one? As Sadie finds answers, she realizes her life isn’t as perfect as she thought. Not only is she caught in a world of dangerous secret agents she never knew existed, but it turns out her true identity may be the greatest secret of all.
The Farrier’s Daughter by Leigh Ann Edwards
Now this book is less than 200 pages long so I would actually consider checking it out at some point. It almost has an average rating of 4 stars, which is pretty good for a free ebook, so I wonder if it is actually any good. It’s also a series but after looking at the other books, they’ve all doubled in page numbers so maybe I’ll also give this a miss.
I’m only just working up the courage to work my way through some of the longer books I actually want to read, so something like this would be at the very bottom of my list.
Verdict: Remove
Synopsis: In 16th Century Ireland. Young and beautiful Alainn McCreary, healer in training to the powerful O’Brien Clan, is on the cusp of discovering she possesses vast and unusual supernatural powers, which she hopes will help her unlock the secrets of her past and break the curse on the O’Brien Clan.
Alainn is counseled to hide her magical abilities, but how can she when dark forces rise up to threaten not only the O’Brien Clan, but Alainn and the life of the Chieftain’s beloved, but forbidden nephew, Killian O’Brien, a man Alainn has loved as long as she can remember?
Slave, Warrior, Queen by Morgan Rice
This is the type of book that I would have absolutely loved at the time of its publishing. I was very into this genre back then. I’ve unsurprisingly become more of a romance reader as I’ve gotten older. As a teen though, I was all fantasy, all the time. I even read a few of the books in the ‘readers also enjoyed’ section back then – further proving my point.
I know Morgan Rice has written quite a few popular books so that’s probably why I downloaded this and added it to my Goodreads in the first place. Unfortunately, it’s not something I could see myself reading now as an adult.
Verdict: Remove
Synopsis: 17 year old Ceres, a beautiful, poor girl in the Empire city of Delos, lives the harsh and unforgiving life of a commoner. By day she delivers her father’s forged weapons to the palace training grounds, and by night she secretly trains with them, yearning to be a warrior in a land where girls are forbidden to fight. With her pending sale to slavehood, she is desperate.
18 year old Prince Thanos despises everything his royal family stands for. He abhors their harsh treatment of the masses, especially the brutal competition—The Killings—that lies at the heart of the city. He yearns to break free from the restraints of his upbringing, yet he, a fine warrior, sees no way out.
When Ceres stuns the court with her hidden powers, she finds herself wrongfully imprisoned, doomed to an even worse life than she could imagine. Thanos, smitten, must choose if he will risk it all for her. Yet, thrust into a world of duplicity and deadly secrets, Ceres quickly learns there are those who rule, and those who are their pawns. And that sometimes, being chosen is the worst that can happen.
SLAVE, WARRIOR, QUEEN tells an epic tale of tragic love, vengeance, betrayal, ambition, and destiny. Filled with unforgettable characters and heart-pounding action, it transports us into a world we will never forget, and makes us fall in love with fantasy all over again.
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