Today's review comes from book lover, Amber!
A Job From Hell (Ancient Legends #1) - Jayde Scott
Goodreads Synopsis -
In a world of love bonds, rituals, dark magic, ancient enemies and immortals, nothing is as it seems and no one can be trusted.
Seventeen-year-old
Amber enters the paranormal world by chance when her brother, Dallas,
sets her up with a summer job in Scotland. Dallas has spied something in
the woods he thinks could make them rich beyond their wildest dreams.
But instead of finding riches, Amber unknowingly enters a paranormal
race—and promptly wins the first prize—a prize for which many would
kill. Soon, she discovers her new boss, Aidan, didn’t employ her for her
astounding housekeeping skills and he isn't who he claims to be either.
As the dark forces slowly conspire against Amber, her naivety
and love for Aidan catapults her into a calamitous series of
otherworldly events. With every immortal creature hunting for her, whom
can she trust with her life?
I got this book because it was in the cheap books
section on Amazon for a bit of light reading, you know what I mean? When you
just want something to entertain you for a day.
For that particular purpose, it was great! Easy to read, and follow what was going on and
who the characters were. It was even a bit addictive, I flew through it. The characters were likeable and entertaining.
Some of the frequent banter had me giggling and a couple of the lesser
characters I thought were brilliant and intriguing. Particularly Cass, who to
me stood out more than the main character, Amber.
However sitting back
and thinking about it now, it was a little disappointing. It was like a cake mix that had all the right
ingredients but was then under baked. I love reading a book and feeling
everything with the characters falling in love as they do, feeling the highs and
the lows. But this book didn’t quite get me, it seemed rushed. Almost jumpy in
the transitions between the action peaks, lacking the padding that makes the
story more 3 dimensional.
In conclusion if you
are looking for a quick entertainment fix, yeah go for it. However if your
looking for a book you can absorb every detail of and think about the way its
written….. maybe not.
Id give it a 3/5 and an Obama “not bad” meme.
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