Player three in this case is a mysterious man named Phoenix. Like any good paranormal romance, there is an interesting love triangle. To say that all this new information complicates the relationship is an understatement. What she doesn’t know is that Linc has in fact been training her for the day in which she will become a Grigori, which he also is. Vi is a very physically active young lady, she rock climbs, runs, kick boxes and more. Some of whom are incredibly hot.įor years she has been training with Lincoln, whom she has a major crush on that is not returned – or is it? Lincoln appeared out of the blue one day into her life and they have spent the last few years training. Her supporting cast include a best friend named Steph, and we all wish we had a devoted best friend like Steph Her dad, who is distant and occupied And, well, a host of angels – literally. She is in some ways Buffy for a new generation (although every generation should make sure and watch the original Buffy). She also struggles with a past attack that has left her to develop a life motto: never run. She is flawed, as well all are, and struggles with being headstrong. Since she has free will of her own, Vi can decide whether or not she wants to “embrace” and accept this role. Free will is, after all, messy and complicated and we often just do the wrong things with it. These exiles want to take away the human right to free will. Then comes the discovery, she is not fully human – she is in fact a Grigori, a type of angel whose job it is to protect humans from exiled angels who roam the Earth. It begins with strange dreams dreams in which she wakes up actually hurt in reality. Violet Eden is about to turn 17, and everything about her life will change. So I went and opened up the pages of Embrace with high expectation, and it did not disappoint.īack cover blurb: It starts with a whisper. To put it in perspective, after finishing one of the other ARCs (which will forever go unnamed), he brought it to me and said that the last 30 pages were “chaotic and disappointing”.

When I asked him what he thought of it he said it was “very good” and the characters were “well developed” and “believable.” This is high praise coming from a very discerning reader. I found that immensely interesting because it is not his typical reading fair but he liked the cover, read the back description and it drew him in. went through all of the ARCs and this was the first one he picked to read. The first thing you need to know about Embrace is this: I returned from ALA Midwinter in Dallas with a little over 50 ARCs to preview, read and review for you. The Mr.

Enticed by Jessica Shirvington