A review by Sabrina
Samone, TMP
My review of An awaited Reckoning; The Solstice Moon Series by Jade Olivia Braddock and Cyril Alfred Blake
If anyone would ask
me my top choices in books and films, there's a ninety percent chance it would be sci-fi; with
mythical creatures galore. I’ve long believed that a book or film should take
you to another dimension. I have yet to understand this nations fascination
with reality TV, of course I can get suckered in one or two a season myself,
but let’s be real; If I want reality TV I’ll film my friends, family,
co-workers and my own life for that, and trust me I don’t care to see any of
that drama or read about it. Since old Hollywood and TV have seemed to be
forgotten in the pile of reality muck, I’ll do the next best thing and read a
book.
After reading a couple of the Game of Thrones series, I found myself at a lost for my before sleep
read until I found an email from Authors Jade Olivia Braddock and Cyril Alfred
Blake; trans-female and trans-male authors with a twist on an old sci-fi tale. I saw where they had
given me a free copy to read, clicked the link and though I’m more of
the vampire genre, I was fascinated by this tale of werewolves. It may have
been that I had just finished Game of Thrones, but this was like Game of
Thrones meets Practical Magic meets the underworld with a little True Blood
drama thrown in, so I found myself glued to the pages.
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Excerpt from Amazon review
An Awaited reckoning; the solstice moon series, is the story of the death of Devon Andrews, and her rebirth into a world she never asked for. On the night of the winter solstice: a lunar eclipse, a prophecy and a world of war and leadership emerges. A once forgotten ancient culture and a dynasty under the guidance of the last of the druids, a war between two families, one given gifts by the Gods the other created through dark magic, both with their own secrets and agendas. Her old life ripped away, a new destiny is created. You will follow Devon and her journey into this one of a kind story of history, magic, and werewolves. The Solstice Moon Series has taken a classic supernatural genre beloved by its fans and given it a world that no one has seen before.
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Devon to me, comes across as an androgynous tomboy with a rare amount of street smarts. She’s been around you can feel and you never know exactly what her next move will be. This book is filled with LGBT supernatural characters and makes this series an easy read for any lgbt supernatural lovers like me, who can now have characters they can relate too, unlike Twilight and True blood.
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Excerpt from Amazon review
An Awaited reckoning; the solstice moon series, is the story of the death of Devon Andrews, and her rebirth into a world she never asked for. On the night of the winter solstice: a lunar eclipse, a prophecy and a world of war and leadership emerges. A once forgotten ancient culture and a dynasty under the guidance of the last of the druids, a war between two families, one given gifts by the Gods the other created through dark magic, both with their own secrets and agendas. Her old life ripped away, a new destiny is created. You will follow Devon and her journey into this one of a kind story of history, magic, and werewolves. The Solstice Moon Series has taken a classic supernatural genre beloved by its fans and given it a world that no one has seen before.
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Devon to me, comes across as an androgynous tomboy with a rare amount of street smarts. She’s been around you can feel and you never know exactly what her next move will be. This book is filled with LGBT supernatural characters and makes this series an easy read for any lgbt supernatural lovers like me, who can now have characters they can relate too, unlike Twilight and True blood.
The setting is in the
cold climate of Canada, perfect for fur loving supernatural creatures. When it
comes to sci-fi films or books, the first five minutes I either love it or hate
it, rarely is there an in between. This book caused me to stay up insisting I
not put it down causing me to be late for work the next morning but that is how
the characters and this book catches you off guard.
So if you can’t wait
until October like me to feel spooked and a chill up your spin and looking for
a good read with a trans flare but done in a way that could stand up to any
Game of Thrones or Harry Potter novel, then the solstice moon series is for
you. The next in the series has already been titled, ‘The Hunted Rogue” and I
can’t wait for this. Jade Olivia Braddock and Cyril Alfred Blake did an
excellent job at showing Trans-authors that have something to say other than
about just being Trans and this sci-fi novel is guaranteed to leave your mouth
hanging. My only regret is it took me so long to since they contacted me, to
finally read it, a major kudos to this one; TMP give five stars here.
For your copy go to Amazon.com
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