Title: STARRY KNIGHT
Series: Knights of Avalon #1
Author: Nina Mason
Publish Date: 08.04.2015
Publisher: Lyrical Press
Category /Genre: Paranormal Romance, Contemporary Romance
Recommended for: 18+ due to sexual content
Received from: Lyrical Press via NetGalley (in exchange for an honest
review)
Goodreads link: Starry Knight
Date completed: 07.06.15
Description from the publisher:
Can these star-crossed lovers
bridge two worlds?
British aristocrat Vanessa Bentley
has beauty, fame, and fortune, but she gets no respect for her decision to
become a paranormal investigator. Determined to prove the naysayers wrong,
Vanessa ventures to the misty moors of Caithness, Scotland. There stands the
immense Castle Barrogill, where a vampire is rumored to be stalking the
dungeons—a vampire Vanessa is determined to find. She’ll just have to get past
the resident shape-shifter…
Callum Lyon is the gorgeous reclusive astrologer and faery knight who guards the castle. For free-spirited Vanessa, seducing him proves to be easy. After all, he was once a breeding drone to a Queen. But astrologically, their differences are harder to overcome. Will Vanessa’s mission—and Callum’s secrets—be more than their burgeoning love can take? Or will flesh—and blood—win over the ghosts that haunt them both? ….
Callum Lyon is the gorgeous reclusive astrologer and faery knight who guards the castle. For free-spirited Vanessa, seducing him proves to be easy. After all, he was once a breeding drone to a Queen. But astrologically, their differences are harder to overcome. Will Vanessa’s mission—and Callum’s secrets—be more than their burgeoning love can take? Or will flesh—and blood—win over the ghosts that haunt them both? ….
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This is the first book in the
Knights of Avalon series. Each will
stand alone, but it will be best to read them in the order of publication
because of the overlaying arc of the stories.
I loved the story. Though I tend to be a-political, the
historical information regarding the political under-theme was presented very
well in a show-don’t-tell manner.
Let’s see – we have ghosts, knights,
fae, tarot cards, vampires, shape-shifters, and astrology. Legends, rumors, and secrets help to move the
story forward while always feeling as though I had one foot holding onto the
past in a perfect balancing act.
I love, love, love the background
story of the Island of Avalon and how Callum arrived and his escape.
The characters are engaging. Though I thought Vanessa was acting like a
poor-little-rich-girl at times, she still had more layers than the usual mean
girls brought up with money. She was a
little confusing in her determination to be alone, as if that proved her
strength as an individual. Callum is a
gentleman through and through. Born in
an age when chivalry was born and embraced as a
birthright, he knows when to protect with words and when to proceed with
action. I loved both of them, but the
character that stole the show in my mind was Callum’s first wife, Sorcha.
I hope in the future of this series
we will be taken to visit a modern Avalon.
Has Avalon become modern? Or are
they an island lost in time caused by their self-imposed isolation? I am curious – I definitely want to know
more!
I am looking forward to reading the
next book in this series. Nina Mason is
one of my favorite authors, simply because she can make history come alive and
sprinkles it with plenty of heat, heart, and heroes.
Grammar/editing: ungraded – book
received as an unedited ARC / errors excused
The Knights of Avalon series:
- Starry Knight
- Dark and Stormy Knight (coming soon)
Other Books from Nina Mason:
- The Queen of Swords
- The Tin Man
Royal
Pains Series:
1.
Devil in Duke’s Clothing
2.
The Duke’s Bedeviled Bride
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