Dreading the one night per tide he’s forced to travel between the realms, Draigen Eric Locke has only one desire on Samhain – to retrieve the fae transporting daemon relics through the realms and escort her to the Dark Court to face the sidhe king. When he mistakenly recovers the wrong fae, the dragon under his skin responds in a way he never could have predicted, and he discovers he’s found the woman destined to him by the Fates – his Chosen. Runa Charon is an anomaly among her kind, the mortal offspring of a human and a fae. Unlike other sidhe, she longs to experience pleasure instead of pain, love instead of lust. Immortally strong but mortally fragile, she’s been sheltered all of her life. When the opportunity to meet a Draigen from the Otherworld arises, she can’t resist the temptation and travels to meet the man who will change her destiny.
Unlike other netherworld creatures, Draigen mate for life, choosing to follow the path of their beloved mate in this reality or the next. Knowing a future can only span one lifetime, will they settle for less than an eternity? Or will they be grateful for the gift of each day?
Desires of the Otherworld Book 1
By: Aline Hunter
Date Published: July 31, 2013
Pages: 338
Genres: Fantasy, paranormal romance
*Content Warning: This book contains explicit
sexual content, graphic language, and situations that some readers may find
objectionable: Dubious consent, violence.
Reading the synopsis, this
book had all the workings of a great piece. This was a self-published book and
it undeniably shows. The writing was acceptable, but it needed substantial editing. There were scenes that were purposeless
and others that were not appropriate with the flow of the story. The pacing was
completely off and I could see where sections needed to be reshuffled.
As I finished the book I could see there were several plot holes in the main storyline. The author had great
concepts, but there were too many thoughts thrown together and the vital ones
felt incomplete. The backstory of both plot and characters needed much more work and context. These characters were generic and I've seen the same
types countless times in numerous books, but usually the author pushes me to fall in
love with the main couple. In this case the cast were one-dimensional and not one stood out to me. I had no
interest in the duo and the supporting players were nothing to write
home about either.
This was a long book and
really challenging to finish.
Rating: ★★☆☆☆
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