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With this one, I hit pay dirt. The Arcanium series is an UF/PNR story arc with a dark edge of kink. Each book is about the crumbled, cutting pieces that make up our fears and doubts. Within a magical circus run by a deviant Jinn, humans and creatures of the dark find a haven within the cage they fear the most.
Arcanium is one of the few series where I jumped around at will. Aurelia T. Evans is a new author in my library. I enjoy the way she created a story with a blending of genres rather than trying to stick to one or two. She has great ideas, interesting execution and a romantic heart. The writing voice isn't consistent from book to book. Her fascination with the inner depths of people is quite clear. Her strength lies in the characters she made and the actions that they take. It's not her vague settings or ambiguous outline of the characters looks.
I am sure that I would not have enjoyed this story as much as I did if I didn't read Fortune (Book 1) & Aerial (Book 3) first. The blurb for Aerial is what drew my attention to Arcanium. Reading Fortune is what established my interest in the series and characters. In Ringmaster, all the things I like about the series came together in a way that made absolute sense.
My favorite characters are Bell, Ringmaster and Maya. Kitty takes center stage in this book and she's the heart of the circus in many ways. It's like the secondary character given the floor to narrate a tale about a chaos demon and how he falls in love. I love it.
It was kind of strange to have a pulpit rant about people being assholes in the middle of a scene of passion. If you have that much time to think those kinds of thoughts in the middle of sex, you're not doing it right.
Coffee. You'll see what I mean. Totally romantic.
When you are claimed, the one taken has also laid claim. It's a rather beautiful balance.
Arcanium is one of the few series where I jumped around at will. Aurelia T. Evans is a new author in my library. I enjoy the way she created a story with a blending of genres rather than trying to stick to one or two. She has great ideas, interesting execution and a romantic heart. The writing voice isn't consistent from book to book. Her fascination with the inner depths of people is quite clear. Her strength lies in the characters she made and the actions that they take. It's not her vague settings or ambiguous outline of the characters looks.
I am sure that I would not have enjoyed this story as much as I did if I didn't read Fortune (Book 1) & Aerial (Book 3) first. The blurb for Aerial is what drew my attention to Arcanium. Reading Fortune is what established my interest in the series and characters. In Ringmaster, all the things I like about the series came together in a way that made absolute sense.
My favorite characters are Bell, Ringmaster and Maya. Kitty takes center stage in this book and she's the heart of the circus in many ways. It's like the secondary character given the floor to narrate a tale about a chaos demon and how he falls in love. I love it.
It was kind of strange to have a pulpit rant about people being assholes in the middle of a scene of passion. If you have that much time to think those kinds of thoughts in the middle of sex, you're not doing it right.
Coffee. You'll see what I mean. Totally romantic.
When you are claimed, the one taken has also laid claim. It's a rather beautiful balance.
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