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| Crescent City Book 1 |
Bound by blood.
Tempted by desire.
Unleashed by destiny.
Bryce Quinlan had the perfect life—working hard all day and partying all night—until a demon murdered her closest friends, leaving her bereft, wounded, and alone. When the accused is behind bars but the crimes start up again, Bryce finds herself at the heart of the investigation. She’ll do whatever it takes to avenge their deaths.
Hunt Athalar is a notorious Fallen angel, now enslaved to the Archangels he once attempted to overthrow. His brutal skills and incredible strength have been set to one purpose—to assassinate his boss’s enemies, no questions asked. But with a demon wreaking havoc in the city, he’s offered an irresistible deal: help Bryce find the murderer, and his freedom will be within reach.
As Bryce and Hunt dig deep into Crescent City’s underbelly, they discover a dark power that threatens everything and everyone they hold dear, and they find, in each other, a blazing passion—one that could set them both free, if they’d only let it.
With unforgettable characters, sizzling romance, and page-turning suspense, this richly inventive new fantasy series by #1 New York Times bestselling author Sarah J. Maas delves into the heartache of loss, the price of freedom—and the power of love.
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My Review: 5/5 Stars
Incredible. Sarah J. Maas has created yet another series that I will forever be obsessed with. I absolutely adored this book. Another brilliant world of magic she created. One of the things I loved about this book was that it had so much different types of myth and magic in it. Seriously. You think of it, it was probably there. But she created a world where all these types lived together and even threw a contemporary modern twists to it, that I didn't think would occur until I read the first pages and was like wait what? But it worked. It really did. It's like throwing the world of magic into a modern day city and all of its tech. Just so cool. And once again she gives me characters that are so rich and you can't help but love them all. The story mostly follows Bryce and Hunt, but she does throw in a few other points of view like she is known to do (especially in Throne of Glass series). Bryce and Hunt are two souls that know pain and suffering and loss but fight through it every single day. And thrown together for a mission that brings all that pain to light. These kick ass heroes are quite the duo. Their epic romance and bond is one that you feel from the very first page. You watch as they interact with one another because they simply have to, but then it slowly (and I mean slowly) turns to respect and friendship, and later more when they realize that that looking at one another is like looking into a mirror. Beautiful story there. And that was just simply part of it. The other side fo the story is a bit of a murder mystery with so many twists and turns and throw in a lot of magic and magical creatures, you won't stop until you get to the end. I couldn't put it down and I couldn't wait to find out how all will be revealed. 800 pages of brilliance. This was an incredible first story to a series that I'm not sure where the next book will take us, but I know it will be interesting. I cannot wait for book two and revisit so many amazing characters and stories I know will come with it.
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