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Chasing Embers
by James Bennett
I received a copy of this book from Orbit in exchange for an honest review.
Red Ben Garston lives in a world similar to our own but one where magic is a real thing and something called The Pact keeps the peace. In the Middle Ages, the Pact was created leaving only one of each mythical creature alive and sending the others into a deep sleep. Ben is the only one left of his kind until something else awakens and he is left fighting for his life, and saving the world while at it.
This is a great and unique urban fantasy that really captured me. At first I felt a bit disconnected to the story and wasn't totally sure what was going on but after about 50-70 pages, everything kind of just clicked for me, things really got going and I enjoyed where the story went from there. I thought Ben was a great character - smart, lonely and kind all at once while also being a bit hot-tempered at the same time. I loved the other creatures at the same time from the witches or 'CROWS' to the last Fae in the world as well.
I really enjoyed Atiya - she was a character who was quite inflicting. At first she seems like the villain but then we find out more of her story and there's so much more behind her, which I loved. I found her way more interesting than Rose, who was a bit of a snooze if I'm honest, and I found myself wanting Ben to forget Rose and be with Atiya (or at least have some proper chemistry-laden dragon lovin') .
Rose. Rose, Rose, Rose. I don't know how to feel about her. On one hand, I felt like the relationship was there to just be there and I didn't like how Ben did seem to treat her as a possession and something to be 'kept'. He basically bought her attention and then bought a modern-day Rapunzel tower to keep her in. BUT I think that was the point. And I did like that Rose battled against the 'possession' thing and basically stuck her finger up at it. That being said, she still just bothered me a bit and I would have liked a bit more time on her and Ben's relationship seeing as it was a plot point of the story.
I did love the introduction to this urban fantasy world and i think this is a series I will enjoy following! Also totally fan-cast Michael Fassbender as Red Ben!
Red Ben Garston lives in a world similar to our own but one where magic is a real thing and something called The Pact keeps the peace. In the Middle Ages, the Pact was created leaving only one of each mythical creature alive and sending the others into a deep sleep. Ben is the only one left of his kind until something else awakens and he is left fighting for his life, and saving the world while at it.
This is a great and unique urban fantasy that really captured me. At first I felt a bit disconnected to the story and wasn't totally sure what was going on but after about 50-70 pages, everything kind of just clicked for me, things really got going and I enjoyed where the story went from there. I thought Ben was a great character - smart, lonely and kind all at once while also being a bit hot-tempered at the same time. I loved the other creatures at the same time from the witches or 'CROWS' to the last Fae in the world as well.
I really enjoyed Atiya - she was a character who was quite inflicting. At first she seems like the villain but then we find out more of her story and there's so much more behind her, which I loved. I found her way more interesting than Rose, who was a bit of a snooze if I'm honest, and I found myself wanting Ben to forget Rose and be with Atiya (or at least have some proper chemistry-laden dragon lovin') .
Rose. Rose, Rose, Rose. I don't know how to feel about her. On one hand, I felt like the relationship was there to just be there and I didn't like how Ben did seem to treat her as a possession and something to be 'kept'. He basically bought her attention and then bought a modern-day Rapunzel tower to keep her in. BUT I think that was the point. And I did like that Rose battled against the 'possession' thing and basically stuck her finger up at it. That being said, she still just bothered me a bit and I would have liked a bit more time on her and Ben's relationship seeing as it was a plot point of the story.
I did love the introduction to this urban fantasy world and i think this is a series I will enjoy following! Also totally fan-cast Michael Fassbender as Red Ben!