Twisted Memories by Colee Firman

Title:  Twisted Memories

Series:  Unbinding Fate #4

Author:  Colee Firman

Published:  November 29th 2013

Length:  364pgs

Format:  ebook

Genre:  paranormal romance

Shelf:  review

Rating:  ★★★★★

Synopsis from Goodreads:

Something is coming. A dangerous foe is lurking in the shadows. Watching and whispering in the darkness. Searching for a way to unravel the greatest mystery they’ve ever known. Grasping for that one shred of proof that will spin centuries of rumors into the truth. It’s a threat that can’t be controlled or contained by the Akori’s powers—it will be the greatest enemy they’ve ever faced.

The humans.

When Addy discovers Tanner is in danger, thrusting him back into the life Oric stole from him—the life he was supposed to be living with her, is the only way to protect him. With the truth just under the surface of every lie she tells, Addy prepares herself to lose Tanner all over again to save him.

*WARNING* CONTAINS MATURE CONTENT, ADULT LANGUAGE, SEXUALITY, VIOLENCE. MAY NOT BE SUITABLE FOR YOUNGER AND/OR SENSITIVE READERS.

My Review:

What an amazing novel. Firman picks up this instalment of her series with the same smooth writing style and solid storyline that we’ve come to know and love from her. Her amazing descriptions show off her world in vivid clarity. I love how she makes this story seem so plausible. I really feel as if it was happening right next door. I was so caught up in the story that I couldn’t put it down, even for a second.

Although the characters in this series were quite well developed walking into this novel they continue to grow as individuals. I appreciate how they don’t remain static. They are realistic, even in their powers. I fully admit that there were times when I wanted to yell at some of the characters, but at the same time their actions were exactly what you would have expected from them.

This instalment in the series broke my heart and made me laugh in equal measures. It was a brilliant addition to the series and definitely left me aching for more.

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Chasing Darkness by Colee Firman

Title:  Chasing Darkness

Author:  Colee Firman

Series:  Unbinding Fate #3

Published:  May 31st 2013

Page Count:  407

Genre: Young Adult Paranormal Romance

Shelf:  Review Copy

Rating:  ★★★★★

Synopsis from Goodreads:

Months after Tanner’s unexplained betrayal, Addy is finally able to put what was between them in the past and move on. Really she has no choice—he sent her back to Greystone alone and stayed in Tremain. He even deactivated the gate they worked so hard to repair to keep her away—if that doesn’t say extreme break up nothing does.

When a strange condition begins killing its way through Greystone, Addy is forced to leave the Palace where she’d been holed up to try to help find the cause. No one seems to have any answers and everyone is afraid they’ll be next to burn from the inside out.

The illness makes the rift between Ravensbog and Greystone widen when the Akori from the bog decide being around the people of Greystone could be hazardous. Addy is forced to pull her people together while struggling to find a way to stop the deaths.

Even after breaking his heart, Gage is still by her side no matter what. Friendship like that can’t be ignored. A night alone together changes everything and Addy’s left wondering if maybe she made the wrong choice. By the time she figures it out, his heart may already belong to someone new.

At the same time people are dying in Greystone, Ravensbog suffers its own loss. One of the club leaders is killed during a match at the Brutal Ball, sparking the beginning of a fight to the death tournament to select a new head for the fight club. The Tournament of Lost Souls begins and threatens to kill some of the people Addy loves the most.

Check out the first chapter of Twisted Memories (Unbinding Fate, #4) - Located in the back of Chasing Darkness (Unbinding Fate, #3).

My Review:

I laughed, I cried, I gasped, and I groaned. Most of all, I felt. With this novel Firman brings emotions to the forefront and does a brilliant job of passing them on to the reader. Through her unique brand of vivid writing and show-not-tell mentality Firman takes the readers that she has immersed in this world with the first 2 novels of the series, and draws them in in an irrevocable way.

The brilliant world that Firman has developed for this series continues to grow in this segment. Everything remains the same yet changes drastically. Firman’s fluid writing and impeccable storytelling smooth the transition making it all seem natural. She describes everything in such detail that you feel like you’ve walked through this world with the characters.

Firman has a fluid writing style that almost mimics how people think and feel. This, combined with her amazingly well developed characters leads to an intricate cast of individuals that you come to know and love. Firman works amazingly deceptive characters into her world to create chaos and mayhem, while balancing them with characters of amazing compassion. All the while, none of her characters are completely over the top, even if they are larger than life at times. Each and every character is individually developed in such a manner that they could stand on their own, yet they never overshadow the main characters.

The events that began in the first 2 novels of the series come to a head in this instalment, only to create the need for more time in this world. As a reader, you find yourself so invested in the lives of the characters that you cannot, nay will not, extricate yourself from them. At the end of this novel you are left with a sense of conclusion to one dilemma, yet fully needing more as you cannot leave the characters behind, especially with their latest fiasco at hand.

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Sanctify by Colee Firman

Title:  Sanctify

Author:  Colee Firman

Series:  Unbinding Fate #2

Published:  December 10th 2012

Page Count:  345

Genre:  Young Adult Paranormal Romance

Shelf:  Review Copy

Rating:   ★★★★★

Synopsis from Goodreads:

The Overseer’s Stone is destroyed and all of the Scattered Akori are back. That’s exactly what Addy wanted. The part she didn’t bargain for was being swept away, landing in a fascinating world just under the surface of her own.

The search for a way back to Tremain proves to be a monumental task, with a roadblock at every turn. Unimaginable secrets from the past unravel, leaving Addy wondering if there’s anyone she can really trust. 

Will mistakes from Eva and Andrew’s past be the end of them all? Old enemies resurface, forcing Addy and Tanner to make impossible decisions that will change everything. 

Bonds are broken and new connections are forged in Sanctify—book two of the Unbinding Fate Series.

My Review:

This was a brilliant follow up to the first novel in the series. Firman picked up where she left off, continuing the journey that these characters found themselves on, while adding new twists and turns that you didn’t see coming.

Firman is a brilliant storyteller who weaves her words together to create a completely unique and utterly captivating world for her readers to wander through. She brings this solidly built world to life with vivid descriptions and narrative, allowing the reader to easily immerse themselves in the story. She has also created an entire race of people with a history and mythology behind them. They are uniquely one of a kind, yet easy to understand and relate to.

The extremely well developed characters that we met in the first instalment of the series return with a vengeance in this novel. The main characters become much more well-rounded. They grow as individuals as they discover more and more about who they are and who they are meant to be. they interact with each other in natural and supernatural ways that allow you to identify with them and understand who they are and how they feel. The supporting cast of characters is also quite well developed. Although you don’t spend quite as much time with them you get to know the new ones as individuals, and those that you’d previously met return as the same individuals they were when we left them in the first instalment.

As a whole, this novel took a world and a people that I fell in love with and brought me closer to them. With each instalment I fall further and further into the brilliant world created by this phenomenal author.

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Dissever by Colee Firman

Title:  Dissever

Author:  Colee Firman

Series:  Unbinding Fate #1

Published:   December 10th 2012

Page Count:  305

Genre:  Young Adult Paranormal

Shelf:  Review Copy

Rating:  ★★★★★

Synopsis from Goodreads:

Addison Sanders is pretty comfortable spending her days with her grandfather at his centuries old estate, nestled in the snowcapped mountains. But all that changes when she wakes up to find the entire estate has been moved to a mysterious tropical location, right in the middle of a busy tourist town on the ocean.

Addy is forced to untangle a web of lies and secrets spun over centuries, ultimately putting her at the center of a power struggle a millennia in the making.

With her grandfather gone and the power and secrets of her family up for grabs, placing her trust in anyone could lead to disaster. The guy who’s never so much as given her a second glance is suddenly by her side through it all, leaving her questioning his motives. Betrayed by old friends and leery of new ones—she’s left to cut through the lies and deception to get to the truth.

Addy discovers that sometimes its better not knowing and misery really does love company in Dissever—Book One of the Unbinding Fate Series.

Also available in the Kindle Store - Bonds are broken and new
connections are forged in Sanctify—Book Two of the Unbinding Fate Series.


My Review:

Just picture it, living in an estate that can just up and move every few years, allowing you to experience the world without the need for packing and moving. That would be absolutely amazing. It’s just too bad that nothing is ever quite as simple as it seems.....

Firman takes her audience and drops them right in the middle of the action from page one. There is barely a moment when something is not happening. The type of action range from action packed fighting scenes, to emotional turmoil, to friends simply hanging out on the beach. The author’s flowing writing allows the reader to flow from one scene to another with ease. Transitions are natural, not forced or jumpy. Don’t get me wrong. I did spend a great deal of time wondering what was going on, or what would happen next, but that is part of the beauty of this novel. You are lead forward not only by the action of the story but by the need to discover things along with the characters.

I love the characters in this novel. Each is well developed and strong. They do not necessarily agree with each other, nor did I always agree with their choices but they were ideal for this novel. Each and every one had a background and a future. I also enjoyed how their backgrounds all intertwined in ways that they could not have imagined. They also were all able to work together despite all odds and their differences. I grew to love a great many of these characters and cannot wait to revisit them in future novels.

I would love to meet the author and give her a big hug thank you. There is an ending to this novel. It is the beginning of a series, and at the ending you can tell that there is more to come, but you are not left sitting on a ledge waiting for the next installment. I truly appreciate the extra effort that goes into giving this work a conclusion, while leaving the story open to further installments.

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