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readlovereviewblog's review
4.0
This young adult paranormal romance has very similar tropes to the Twilight Saga. The author included forbidden love, young adult romance, and fated mates perfectly. The story itself is different as they battle things like pack politics, their own fears, and community constraints. I did enjoy this read, but the author really wrapped everything up in the book well. This story did leave you with a few questions and a few more books in the series.
This book was suggested because it is similar to Twilight. I have to admit from the blurb I am highly interested.
Eden is starting at a new high school in Jacksonville, Wyoming. This isn't her first time being the new girl in school. She is a senior and can't wait to go to college. She just has to survive the rest of high school. She makes a friend with an outgoing girl named Tara. Her first run-in with Mitch and Noah leaves her shy and blushing.
I like that we get Noah's point of view as well. Noah is intrigued by her. Especially her eyes and her height, but he often equates her to a turtle hiding in her shell.
Extensive talks about the precepts, but we have yet to know. His dad is the sheriff, and he has been trained for something.
Eden has a soft spot for animals. These two are awkward near each other it is almost painful. Why? Oh, interesting, the truth is out now. I hope the talks about it as the anomaly would be unique if explained.
This story gets heartbreaking as outside forces try to dictate what the heart should want and what's best for political alliances. I'm glad that Noah makes the right choice. Unfortunately, it may cause some damage to the politics of the packs.
This book really ramps up toward the end. Lots of action and heartbreak. But it needed so good. It does feel like the author wrapped it all up, but a few questions remain. There are more books in the series, but I don't really desire to read them just yet.
This book was suggested because it is similar to Twilight. I have to admit from the blurb I am highly interested.
Eden is starting at a new high school in Jacksonville, Wyoming. This isn't her first time being the new girl in school. She is a senior and can't wait to go to college. She just has to survive the rest of high school. She makes a friend with an outgoing girl named Tara. Her first run-in with Mitch and Noah leaves her shy and blushing.
I like that we get Noah's point of view as well. Noah is intrigued by her. Especially her eyes and her height, but he often equates her to a turtle hiding in her shell.
Extensive talks about the precepts, but we have yet to know. His dad is the sheriff, and he has been trained for something.
Eden has a soft spot for animals. These two are awkward near each other it is almost painful. Why? Oh, interesting, the truth is out now. I hope the talks about it as the anomaly would be unique if explained.
This story gets heartbreaking as outside forces try to dictate what the heart should want and what's best for political alliances. I'm glad that Noah makes the right choice. Unfortunately, it may cause some damage to the politics of the packs.
This book really ramps up toward the end. Lots of action and heartbreak. But it needed so good. It does feel like the author wrapped it all up, but a few questions remain. There are more books in the series, but I don't really desire to read them just yet.
_shelbyj's review
I didn’t like the writing style and I didn’t like any of. The characters.
strawberrymountain's review
slow-paced
3.5
The writing is kind of clunky but it is an interesting story that manages to keep its secrets hidden so there's more to look forward to. However, the motivations and inner workings of the characters are also not fleshed out.
I'm not sure it's interesting enough to continue with the sequel
I'm not sure it's interesting enough to continue with the sequel
write_of_passages's review against another edition
2.0
A fun spin on the fated mates that leans a little too heavily towards the romance side of romantasy with a very slow-moving plot line. Most of the characters are fun and intriguing, although Eden, the main female character, leans heavily towards cliche which had me sighing or rolling my eyes more than once.
Would I go back in time and still read this book, knowing what I know now?
Maybe. It certainly gave me something to occupy my mind, but I’m not sure I’m going to continue the series.
See below for the four criteria I use to decide whether and when to read a book
CHARACTERS: As mentioned above, Eden leans heavily towards some character traits that to me are highly cliche and they don’t have the backstory to back them up. She’s intriguing when we get to see more of her powers, but that takes a backseat throughout most of the book. Noah is also fun, though borderline cliche as well. Again, the backstory isn’t fully there for me in a way that makes some of their character traits make sense. But they were compelling enough combined with the plot to want to keep reading to the end.
PLOT: The plot is very slow. At least a quarter of the book is the same ‘gushing over what the other looks like’ and ‘staring into each other’s eyes’ regurgitated with the same verbiage. We don’t learn much or see the plot move along until closer to the midpoint of the story. And by the time we got to these action moments, they were fleeting and fast. The stakes which I expect when it comes to werewolves were sadly ignored, which reduced the intensity of the moments. The main characters either don’t get physically hurt or if they do, somehow it just isn’t an issue at all. And if anyone is going to need saving, it’s Eden. Because of course the guy always has to save the girl. I’ll admit, it’s a plot line I’ve read too much and I find it makes me sigh. Someday it’ll be the girl saving the guy, but that didn’t happen in this one.
EMOTIONAL INTENSITY: There is no good/bad here. Sometimes I just want a low-investment entertainment read whereas other times a high-stakes 'I need a therapist to recover' is what I need.
1 out of 5. It had so much potential, and it wanted to be higher, but because it was heart-eyes while skirting the deep substance of the action and stakes and consequences, the intensity leaned towards sappy rather than deep.
CATHARTIC FULFILLMENT: Is the emotional journey worth it? Do I finish this book feeling that I've crested the wave of the climactic moment and everything has been settled, leaving me settled and fulfilled?
50%. Very little denouement, the buildup just dissipates, the consequences of actually getting into a high-stakes moment are simply ignored by the author, and I definitely was rolling my eyes when once again it flipped into the girl being in the position of powerlessness and the man has to save/help her. No, I did not appreciate the end and was really disappointed by it.
Would I go back in time and still read this book, knowing what I know now?
Maybe. It certainly gave me something to occupy my mind, but I’m not sure I’m going to continue the series.
See below for the four criteria I use to decide whether and when to read a book
CHARACTERS: As mentioned above, Eden leans heavily towards some character traits that to me are highly cliche and they don’t have the backstory to back them up. She’s intriguing when we get to see more of her powers, but that takes a backseat throughout most of the book. Noah is also fun, though borderline cliche as well. Again, the backstory isn’t fully there for me in a way that makes some of their character traits make sense. But they were compelling enough combined with the plot to want to keep reading to the end.
PLOT: The plot is very slow. At least a quarter of the book is the same ‘gushing over what the other looks like’ and ‘staring into each other’s eyes’ regurgitated with the same verbiage. We don’t learn much or see the plot move along until closer to the midpoint of the story. And by the time we got to these action moments, they were fleeting and fast. The stakes which I expect when it comes to werewolves were sadly ignored, which reduced the intensity of the moments. The main characters either don’t get physically hurt or if they do, somehow it just isn’t an issue at all. And if anyone is going to need saving, it’s Eden. Because of course the guy always has to save the girl. I’ll admit, it’s a plot line I’ve read too much and I find it makes me sigh. Someday it’ll be the girl saving the guy, but that didn’t happen in this one.
EMOTIONAL INTENSITY: There is no good/bad here. Sometimes I just want a low-investment entertainment read whereas other times a high-stakes 'I need a therapist to recover' is what I need.
1 out of 5. It had so much potential, and it wanted to be higher, but because it was heart-eyes while skirting the deep substance of the action and stakes and consequences, the intensity leaned towards sappy rather than deep.
CATHARTIC FULFILLMENT: Is the emotional journey worth it? Do I finish this book feeling that I've crested the wave of the climactic moment and everything has been settled, leaving me settled and fulfilled?
50%. Very little denouement, the buildup just dissipates, the consequences of actually getting into a high-stakes moment are simply ignored by the author, and I definitely was rolling my eyes when once again it flipped into the girl being in the position of powerlessness and the man has to save/help her. No, I did not appreciate the end and was really disappointed by it.
arseekamp's review
adventurous
hopeful
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.75
antoinetteo's review
adventurous
inspiring
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
sstensland's review against another edition
3.0
Actual Rating: 3.5
*I was sent a copy of this through netgalley in exchange for an honest review*
The shortest possible way to sum up this review is simply, I liked it. Prophecy Awakened is a nice, quick read involving werewolves and a love story.
Eden St. James is a girl who's always been the outcast at all the schools she's transferred to because of her abilities with animals. She's also one of those girls who doesn't find herself to be anything special or attractive. Her home life isn't the best, and when she's moved to Jacksonville, Wyoming, all of that changes. Honestly, I feel like I've read this character a million times over, but Sloan made me not mind it quite as much as I normally would have.
Noah Phleorn is (or was) meant to become the Alpha of his pack once his father retired. However, at the age of sixteen, when his twin brother and him were meant to change... he never did. The Alpha training is then transferred to his brother, and Noah has felt a bit "incomplete" ever since. At least, until Eden St. James comes to town and they meet for the first time. Again, he's more or less a character I've read a bunch of times in a scenario that I've read a million times more.
There is a major case of "insta-love" directed in this book. Eden and Noah no doubtfully are meant to be together by whatever strange universe beings exist in Sloan's world. But you know what? This is one of those stories where I didn't mind it half as much as I had thought I would. I've read quite a few books recently were there's talk of "mates" and "bond" with those who either need an instalove situation, or some lame excuse to get a pairing together that probably wouldn't have had a way to get together in the first place. In this story, though, Eden felt that connection, but tried with all her might to ignore it and Noah, in fear of getting hurt after having heard and seen her mother behave and act after the disappearance of her father when she was born. I've read a few reviews prior to finishing that talked about how there was little romance or only hints of it. I"m not sure if my definition of romance is different, but there was more than I had been excepting. Thankfully,though, it was kept innocent enough for the "young adult"genre.
The characters in Prophecy are fun, and likable. There are a few of them that are a bit one dimensional. A few of them are just there for the sake of being there. Everyone is instantly willing to befriend and like Eden with very few questions asked. (After having been a new girl twice in two different schools, I wished I had this problem. Sadly, I was ignored and forever left to be a hermit with my books. But I digress.) Only two people really seem to have a problem with Eden within the whole story: her mother, and Kurt Channon.
I mentioned before about a "mate" or "bond" connection, and while this story doesn't actually go into it or call it by those names for Eden and Noah, it is heavily implied. They are occasionally able to feel the emotions of the other even while miles apart.. I might have normally felt an annoyance with this, but I was more impressed with Sloan not going down the route of having Noah being so overbearingly protective and obsessive over Eden, that I can let it slide. And while Noah does think an awful lot about Eden, it feels more natural in the way she writes it, especially considering that it seems like she's the first girl that he's ever really been interested int. (C'mon, you know you've had those crushes where all you did was think about them always and doodle their names with little hearts on your assignments.)
There are a few things that I disliked. One of them being that there is a slight bit of predictability in the plots. I found myself unsurprising at a few things that came up, involving "twists'. This can be the lowest offense as it didn't distract me from enjoying the story as a whole. Another thing was that some of the slang used in the dialogue made it feel a bit dated. (I don't think I've actually heard anything seriously say "totes" since, maybe 2006.) It made of some it feel outdated and out of place. Kind of like that PTA mother trying to be hip wit hthe kids, you know? Also , some of the dialogue felt very unrealistic. I can't take too much off of that because I know that dialogue is one of the worst things to ever right, and I absolutely suck at it. But it did pull me out of the story a little bit. I also wasn't a fan of some of the descriptions used for some of the scenes. I felt like I was better off not having to know the layout of the cafeteria as it didn't make too much of a difference whether I did or not.
Another thing I had found a bit irksome as some of the pacing. While overall, it wasn't too much of a problem, I felt like there were something things that happened at the 3/4 mark that could have happened a lot earlier. Even things with only 10% left in the story could have been moved forward. Or having even saved it for another book entirely. Also, I'm still unsure of what this prophecy that awakened is. As none of it was really mentioned and both the title and the summary I believe had mentioned something ab out it. Perhaps it will be a concept in the next book, but it would have been nice to introduce it in the first book.
At the end of the day, even with the things i didn't like about it, it was a fun story. I was so excited when I found out it was actually about werewolves. (I love werewolves.) I really enjoyed the way Sloan wrote them and brought together the world for them. Odds are that I will pick up the next book to find out more about this mysterious Eden and her father, and see what happens with Noah and everyone.
*I was sent a copy of this through netgalley in exchange for an honest review*
The shortest possible way to sum up this review is simply, I liked it. Prophecy Awakened is a nice, quick read involving werewolves and a love story.
Eden St. James is a girl who's always been the outcast at all the schools she's transferred to because of her abilities with animals. She's also one of those girls who doesn't find herself to be anything special or attractive. Her home life isn't the best, and when she's moved to Jacksonville, Wyoming, all of that changes. Honestly, I feel like I've read this character a million times over, but Sloan made me not mind it quite as much as I normally would have.
Noah Phleorn is (or was) meant to become the Alpha of his pack once his father retired. However, at the age of sixteen, when his twin brother and him were meant to change... he never did. The Alpha training is then transferred to his brother, and Noah has felt a bit "incomplete" ever since. At least, until Eden St. James comes to town and they meet for the first time. Again, he's more or less a character I've read a bunch of times in a scenario that I've read a million times more.
There is a major case of "insta-love" directed in this book. Eden and Noah no doubtfully are meant to be together by whatever strange universe beings exist in Sloan's world. But you know what? This is one of those stories where I didn't mind it half as much as I had thought I would. I've read quite a few books recently were there's talk of "mates" and "bond" with those who either need an instalove situation, or some lame excuse to get a pairing together that probably wouldn't have had a way to get together in the first place. In this story, though, Eden felt that connection, but tried with all her might to ignore it and Noah, in fear of getting hurt after having heard and seen her mother behave and act after the disappearance of her father when she was born. I've read a few reviews prior to finishing that talked about how there was little romance or only hints of it. I"m not sure if my definition of romance is different, but there was more than I had been excepting. Thankfully,though, it was kept innocent enough for the "young adult"genre.
The characters in Prophecy are fun, and likable. There are a few of them that are a bit one dimensional. A few of them are just there for the sake of being there. Everyone is instantly willing to befriend and like Eden with very few questions asked. (After having been a new girl twice in two different schools, I wished I had this problem. Sadly, I was ignored and forever left to be a hermit with my books. But I digress.) Only two people really seem to have a problem with Eden within the whole story: her mother, and Kurt Channon.
I mentioned before about a "mate" or "bond" connection, and while this story doesn't actually go into it or call it by those names for Eden and Noah, it is heavily implied. They are occasionally able to feel the emotions of the other even while miles apart.. I might have normally felt an annoyance with this, but I was more impressed with Sloan not going down the route of having Noah being so overbearingly protective and obsessive over Eden, that I can let it slide. And while Noah does think an awful lot about Eden, it feels more natural in the way she writes it, especially considering that it seems like she's the first girl that he's ever really been interested int. (C'mon, you know you've had those crushes where all you did was think about them always and doodle their names with little hearts on your assignments.)
There are a few things that I disliked. One of them being that there is a slight bit of predictability in the plots. I found myself unsurprising at a few things that came up, involving "twists'. This can be the lowest offense as it didn't distract me from enjoying the story as a whole. Another thing was that some of the slang used in the dialogue made it feel a bit dated. (I don't think I've actually heard anything seriously say "totes" since, maybe 2006.) It made of some it feel outdated and out of place. Kind of like that PTA mother trying to be hip wit hthe kids, you know? Also , some of the dialogue felt very unrealistic. I can't take too much off of that because I know that dialogue is one of the worst things to ever right, and I absolutely suck at it. But it did pull me out of the story a little bit. I also wasn't a fan of some of the descriptions used for some of the scenes. I felt like I was better off not having to know the layout of the cafeteria as it didn't make too much of a difference whether I did or not.
Another thing I had found a bit irksome as some of the pacing. While overall, it wasn't too much of a problem, I felt like there were something things that happened at the 3/4 mark that could have happened a lot earlier. Even things with only 10% left in the story could have been moved forward. Or having even saved it for another book entirely. Also, I'm still unsure of what this prophecy that awakened is. As none of it was really mentioned and both the title and the summary I believe had mentioned something ab out it. Perhaps it will be a concept in the next book, but it would have been nice to introduce it in the first book.
At the end of the day, even with the things i didn't like about it, it was a fun story. I was so excited when I found out it was actually about werewolves. (I love werewolves.) I really enjoyed the way Sloan wrote them and brought together the world for them. Odds are that I will pick up the next book to find out more about this mysterious Eden and her father, and see what happens with Noah and everyone.
toloveisdestroy's review against another edition
2.0
I tried very hard to enjoy this book. But it was obviously written for a much younger audience. The overall childishness of the male lead made reading chapters difficult. The stereotypical high school scenes were a bit drab and the story dragged for what felt like forever. Not my cup of tea but that’s ok. I gave it two stars because although I disliked the book, the writing was overall well executed.
auburnedge's review against another edition
3.0
Unexpected
Unexpected but not unpredictable.
A love story with all the momenta it needs to make it interesting. I just wish the story wasn't so crazy in the beginning. It was hard to figure out why she was so anal and afraid. A bit of a back story may have helped that.
Unexpected but not unpredictable.
A love story with all the momenta it needs to make it interesting. I just wish the story wasn't so crazy in the beginning. It was hard to figure out why she was so anal and afraid. A bit of a back story may have helped that.
ania_star's review
5.0
I usually stay away from shapeshifters. They are one of few paranormal creatures I just don't like, especially after reading Shiver...
This book may sway that opinion.
It is story of Eden, wounded girl, that can't wait to escape to college away from her cold mother and Noah, who spent two years felling like a failure. Narrative switches between two of them. That kind of writing usually gives me whiplashes, but it worked with the story. Both have secrets to keep and both fell attraction to one another. They just work together, they help each other in more ways than one, all through the book. I really like secondary characters too.
There is just something about this book, that is quite magical. It is not story, or the characters itself, it just all worked together. It was gripping from the start, you just can't wait to discover all of their secrets.
I really liked it and read it in one sitting.
Highly recommend it!
This book may sway that opinion.
It is story of Eden, wounded girl, that can't wait to escape to college away from her cold mother and Noah, who spent two years felling like a failure. Narrative switches between two of them. That kind of writing usually gives me whiplashes, but it worked with the story. Both have secrets to keep and both fell attraction to one another. They just work together, they help each other in more ways than one, all through the book. I really like secondary characters too.
There is just something about this book, that is quite magical. It is not story, or the characters itself, it just all worked together. It was gripping from the start, you just can't wait to discover all of their secrets.
I really liked it and read it in one sitting.
Highly recommend it!