Welcome to the Eyes of E'veria Blog Tour. Today I have the pleasure of introducing readers to Debut Author Serena Chase and her book The Ryn. Ill be sharing some brief thoughts on the book I so awesomely got to read and also sharing a mega-giveaway to celebrate The Ryn!!!!
The Ryn (Book One Eye's of E'veria) by Serena Chase
Kindle- Ebook
Review Copy
Warnings- None
4/5 Stars
DESTINED by prophecy. GUARDED by deception. PURSUED by Love.
Centuries ago, an oracle foretold of the young woman who would defeat E’veria’s most ancient enemy, the Cobelds. But after two centuries of relative peace, both the prophecy and the Cobelds have been relegated to lore—and only a few remain watchful for the promised Ryn.
Finally, a child is born who matches the oracle’s description, but a Cobeld curse accompanies her birth. Led to believe they succeeded in killing the prophesied child, the Cobelds emerge from hiding with plans to overtake the Kingdom. But the child survived. Secreted away and called “Rose” for the first nineteen years of her life, Rynnaia E'veri has no idea of her true identity until a chance meeting with an injured knight reveals not only her parentage and true name, but the task assigned her by the oracle: discover the Remedy that will destroy the Cobelds' power.
Now, her time has come........Offered the assistance of pirates, scribes, storytellers, a young woman who died centuries ago, and the knight who is quickly working his way into her heart, Rynnaia is fortified with friends. But if the Ryn is to complete her task, she must come to terms with not only who she is, but for whom she must be willing to die. For the kingdom’s survival depends on her.
So Ill be honest I was a bit scared to read this, and more so to review it. Serena is one of my favorite bloggers over at Edgy Inspy Romance and I knew I didn't want to not like this. But Alas, my readers you wont be disappointed after reading this great, brave and fantastic debut!
Settling into this mysterious fantasy historical didn't shout fireworks for me in the beginning. At first during the prologue I didn't know if The Ryn was going to jive with my reading persona, the wording is very eloquent and has a mind of its own, something very unique and while lovely, in the beginning distracted me and seemed to take over the story as a whole. However, once I was able to feel Serena's style and jump into the story I found myself lost in The Ryn and the world created around the characters.
Settling into this mysterious fantasy historical didn't shout fireworks for me in the beginning. At first during the prologue I didn't know if The Ryn was going to jive with my reading persona, the wording is very eloquent and has a mind of its own, something very unique and while lovely, in the beginning distracted me and seemed to take over the story as a whole. However, once I was able to feel Serena's style and jump into the story I found myself lost in The Ryn and the world created around the characters.
Chase's debut is a great mix of fantasy, historical and magical in the sense of feeling lost in a new world and having truly enchanting characters that wound up working their way into my heart.
4/5- YA- Inspy Fantasy
Thanks to Serena Chase for Review Copy
4/5- YA- Inspy Fantasy
Thanks to Serena Chase for Review Copy
Serena Chase lives in Iowa with her husband, two daughters, and a white goldendoodle named Albus. A frequent contributor to USA Today's Happy Ever After blog and a co-blogger at Edgy Inspirational Romance, Serena is also known for living vicariously through her ever-changing hair and for being a bit obsessed with fairy tales and pirates.
You can like Serena on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/pages/Serena-...And view her Eyes of E'veria board on Pinterest http://pinterest.com/serenachase/eyes...The Ryn is her first novel. Its sequel, THE REMEDY, is expected to release in April 2013. Together, these first two novels in the Eyes of E'veria series are an epic re-imagining of a lesser-known classic Grimm fairy tale, Snow White & Rose Red.
Giveaway
Today Serena is giving away a fantastic gift pack including her books The Ryn and The Remedy along with a logo t-shirt, necklace and candy!!! Dont miss out, fill out the form your a chance to win.
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Thanks so much for reading and for you sweet words about THE RYN -- I was more nervous sharing it with my "blogging buddies" than almost anyone else, so it means so much that y'all like it! :)
ReplyDeleteSerena- I entered on the form just to make sure its up and working, so if Raffle picks me just delete it...;)
DeleteI loved this book! I couldn't put it down... It will appeal to o many readers young and old because it is so unique and beautifully written! :) lol fingers crossed I win the second book! Can not wait to read it.... And won just the covers alone are amazing! :)
ReplyDeleteI would enter but the entry form isn't there :)
ReplyDeleteLisa, it should be showing but please use the link to enter if you still cant see the form!! The link above that says HERE will take you to the Raffle page. Thanks
DeleteThe book sounds intriguing
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