Title: Drawn
Series: Moon Claimed #1
Author: Lilou Roux
Published: November 2013
Length: 104pgs
Format: ecopy
Genre: paranormal romance
Shelf: review
Rating:
Synopsis from Goodreads:
A recurring dream drives Tess Wright to journey across the country until she finds a strange sense of peace in a small town in Montana. A place where the dark woods are calling to her – and a place she has seen in her dreams without ever having been there before.
In a beautiful and out-of-the-way B&B she wants to get to the bottom of the matter and quickly connects with the owner’s son Nathan Hawkins. But as Tess begins to fall in love, the lines between dream and reality blur.
For how could Nathan be possibly the man in her dream?
In a beautiful and out-of-the-way B&B she wants to get to the bottom of the matter and quickly connects with the owner’s son Nathan Hawkins. But as Tess begins to fall in love, the lines between dream and reality blur.
For how could Nathan be possibly the man in her dream?
Adult-content
rating:
This book contains content considered unsuitable for young readers 17 and
under, and which may be offensive to some readers of all ages.
My Review:
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Title: Roused
Series: Moon Claimed #2
Author: Lilou Roux
Published: October 20th 2013
Length: 102pgs
Format: ecopy
Genre: paranormal romance
Shelf: review
Rating:
Synopsis from Goodreads:
Erin is determined to keep Seth from getting under her skin and the Hawkins family and their magic out of her heart, but that’s easier said than done …
Hell-bent on getting her sister Tess out of the clutches of what can only be a weirdo-cult Erin Wright travels all the way to Montana. Upon arrival she ignores the beautiful setting and the tug of longing in the pit of her stomach. Though most of all she tries to ignore the hot guy who opens the door.
Erin is determined to keep Seth from getting under her skin and the Hawkins family and their magic out of her heart, but that’s easier said than done …
Erin is determined to keep Seth from getting under her skin and the Hawkins family and their magic out of her heart, but that’s easier said than done …
My Review:
Wow. What an intense read. This novella is so much more than supernaturals and soul mates. Roux works some hard hitting personal histories in to make this an unforgettable read. I really enjoy how Roux writes the passage of time. She subtly skips ahead days or weeks at a time without the reader ever feeling like they’ve missed anything. She also makes sure to point out to the reader that time has passed. This allows for a great deal to happen in a short page count.
Roux definitely steps it up a notch with character development in this one. We still don’t know the ins and outs of all the characters, but we know more than enough to float the story forward. People aren’t simply names on pieces of paper. They are 3D individuals that tug at your heart. And the sister is absolutely priceless in this one. She goes from being a voice on the phone in the first to being a very present, and very well developed individual in her own right. She also brings a great deal of personal history, for all characters involved, into the story which leads the reader to a deeper understanding of the circumstances at hand.
Overall? I wish there were more. Not that I feel a sense of incompleteness or of something missing, but I’d love to read more about this world. I’ll definitely be delving further into Roux’s work in the future.
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