Come, The Dark by Rebecca Hamilton – Review & Giveaway

Come, The Dark by Rebecca Hamilton – Review & Giveaway

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Come The Dark

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Description:
Rose desperately wants to escape the abuse of the father who impregnated her and the dark spirits that haunt her life. Being thrust from Georgia 1961 into the era of Salem’s infamous witch trials isn’t what she had in mind, and now her daughter is left hopelessly out of reach.

The only way to return to her daughter is by facing certain death to banish the dark spirits that plague Salem. If she doesn’t eliminate these dark spirits in time, they will destroy civilization and trap her in this strange new place, ages away from her daughter.

Even if she can complete the task in time to return home to save her daughter, there’s still one problem: she’s falling in love with a man who can’t return with her. Achieving her goals will force her to choose between the only man who has never betrayed her and a daughter she can’t quite remember but will never forget.

A heart-wrenching tale of a mother’s love for her daughter, this romantic paranormal fantasy underlines the depravity of both historical and modern society while capturing the essence of sacrifice and devotion.

 

Review:

Come, The Dark by Rebecca Hamilton is the 2nd book in her Forever Girl series. This can be read as a standalone, since it goes back into the past to learn more about Forever Girls. The story starts in 1961, and goes back to 1691 during the days of witchcraft and Salem.

Frankly, I wasn’t sure I would like this book, especially after I read the heroine, Rose had a child by her father. This was a different situation, as the father was possessed by the shadows of the dark, beings we learned a bit about in the first book. Rose, wants to escape her family, especially her father, and protect her child, Anna. Before long, she is whisked away to the past, where everything looks familiar. Rose is now Abilgail, and living alone in Salem is dangerous, as single women are usually suspected to be witches.

As much as this take place in Salem, it is not really a story about witches, but more like the different elementals that are either good or evil. With the evil ones possessing the humans, including those involved in the witch hunting; but it is more of a war between the different elementals; Ankou, Stigori, Cruor, Ferrum, and Malatorins. When Abigail meets William and Tess, who are the good Ankou’s, she discovers that she is Cordovae, who is now living in Abigail’s body. Cord wants to go home to find Anna, but she was sent to 1691 to help fight this war. She eventually allows William and Tess to teach her how to use her ability as an Ankou, and knows she must help them if she wants to return home.

The first third of the book was a bit difficult for me to follow, as there were too many different types of elementals, which became confusing at times. The story did get better later in, but it is also a dark twisted storyline.   The last half of the book was exciting, as it raced to a wild action packed climax. I did find the ending interesting, totally took me by surprise, but also a bit not believable. However, this is paranormal and reality is not the norm.   Rebecca Hamilton writes very well, and has a very nice imagination. Once I got past my confusion the story kept me interested all the way through to the end.

Reviewed by Barb

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The Forever Girl by Rebecca Hamilton – a review

The Forever Girl by Rebecca Hamilton – a Review

The Forever Girl is Rebecca Hamilton’s first novel.  The theme is considered urban fantasy, with paranormal tones. 

Official Excerpt:
Sophia Parsons’ family has skeletons, but they aren’t in their graves…

Solving the mystery of an ancestor’s hanging might silence the clashing whispers in Sophia’s mind, but the cult in her town and the supernaturals who secretly reside there are determined to silence her first.

As Sophia unknowingly crosses the line into an elemental world full of vampire-like creatures, shapeshifters, and supernatural grim reapers, she meets Charles, a man who becomes both lover and ally.

But can she trust him?

It’s not until someone nearly kills Sophia that she realizes the only way to unveil the source of her family’s curse: abandon her faith or abandon her humanity. If she wants to survive, she must accept who she is, perform dark magic, and fight to the death for her freedom.

Review:

The heroine in this book is a young girl named Sophia, whom you meet immediately and see that she is tortured by an incessant buzzing in her mind.  Sophia, who is wiccan, cannot control the buzzing, nor does she understand what it means. She discovers there are skeletons in her closet, as one of her ancestors was a witch that was burned in the Salem witch hunts.  

The interesting thing about The Forever Girl, is the new types of supernaturals that Rebecca introduces to us early on in the book, which includes vampires, ghosts, and mainly different types of elementals.  At first, when I started reading about the different creatures (elementals), I had a hard time keeping up and understanding.  But as the story continues, Rebecca successfully pulls me into this interesting modern world she has created. 

You can’t help but like Sophia, and feel her fears and pain.  Who can she trust, as even her closest friends would turn away from her, if they found out about her problem?   Sophia comes across as intelligent, strong, and once she meets Charles, she becomes more determined to find what she really is.  Even in this grave world, Sophia did have a sense of humor, which was a nice touch. 

Charles, who is a shape shifter, is one of the elemental creatures that Sophia meets.  But in time Sophia and Charles fall in love, and together they must fight the evil that pursues them.  The Queen of the elemental faction wants Sophia, to turn her into a vampire (Crucor), and they also want to kill Charles.  Together, with help from some of Charles supernatural friends, they learn all they can about Sophia’s history.  It is Sophia, who must accept her destiny, and embrace her powers, that will save them all. 

After a bit of slow start trying to grasp this world, and its characters, I was totally hooked.  The story became very exciting, as you are pulled into this thrilling tale of survival against a powerful adversary.  You will care about Sophia, and Charles, as they face insurmountable odds. The romance between Sophia and Charles was slow to begin, but you end up caring very much for them.  I thought the end was excellently done, and the addition of the two young children is a great way to lead into the next book in this series. 

Rebecca Hamilton has done a great job writing her first book, and making it her own, with the different types of supernaturals.  I look forward to the next book in this series, as I am adding Rebecca to my list of authors that are on my preorder list.  The Forever Girl is definitely worth it for you to pick up to read.

Reviewed by Barb

Tune in tomorrow, when The Reading Cafe interviews Rebecca.

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