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Relentless Book One eBook Karen Lynch Kelly Hashway

I felt this novel had excellent potential, but the story was mussed up by an annoying heroine. I enjoyed the plot enough that I was able to circumnavigate the lovely Sara Grey, and I truly hope the author is able to create more believable main characters in the future so I might more throughly enjoy her work.

Anyways, my foremost issue is with the main character, Sara. I believe the author was trying to portray her as independent, determined, and courageous, but she comes off as stupidly stubborn and irritating. As her friends are trying to protect her and keep her safe, she continually ignores their advice and pursues her own selfish agenda. I understand it takes some conflict to make a story, but her decisions are blatantly stupid. Just how does slipping away from those pledged to protect you while an evil vampire searches for you sound like a good idea? She never ceases to run headlong into dangers she cannot hope to handle with no training or experience, and never learns from the mistakes that put her and her friends in harm's way. Her "Don't tell me what to do!" attitude quickly grew tiresome, and I wished she would use her brain and some creativity to find her way out of her problems.

The writing itself needs a bit of cleaning. There were few typos, awkward sentences, and some parts that didn't match up to previously revealed information. Also, I wished the author would have developed the supporting characters more. It seems she reveals the bare minimum about them, and if you took away their respective unique species they would all have the same personality.


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Relentless Book One eBook Karen Lynch Kelly Hashway Reviews

This review is for the entire series so far (Relentless, Refuge and Rogue). I will NOT rehash the plot. You need to read the books. ;) I will however tell you bits about why I liked the books and what I liked about them.

The entire series was, surprisingly and refreshingly, well written and original. I am eagerly awaiting the next book, Warrior. Karen Lynch hit it out of the park with this. I love all the characters and loved watching the plot and relationships grow through all 3 books. There are a lot of plot twists and turns but the story doesn't get diminished or confusing.

Don't hesitate to get all 3 at once. Once you get started you won't be able to stop. There are many YA Paranormal books that try to be like Twilight. I am not sure why either. This series is complex and original. No copycats here! There are similarities in the Relentless series to Twilight but they are these Vampires, Werewolves, boy meets girl and happily ever after. The rest is WAY WAY better and way way different. No glittery vamps,no brooding werewolves, no stupid love triangles, and most importantly, a real love story that develops over time and isn't INSTANT. There is a connection between them but it doesn't HAVE to happen, (sorry any more info would be a major spoiler and we can't have that).

Sara is strong and determined (not silly and whiny). She is a loyal friend and a gentle soul at heart. Despite the horrors around her and her own strange budding powers, she is still grounded and retains her humanity and a desire to do the right thing. She is, however, a teenager and has her own emotional teenage moments. I am glad that Ms. Lynch wrote that in. It makes Sara much more believable.
Like I mentioned before, her loyalty towards her friends and family is steadfast. I love the relationship she has with Roland and Peter. We should all be lucky enough to have BFFs like that. They love her and have her back 100%. They don't even hesitate to follow her on epic and dangerous quests.
Although unconventional, her relationship with Remy is beautiful. Their adventures together show a sweet and honestly compassionate side of Sara.
Sara's relationship with Jordan is more "normal" teenage girl stuff. It isn't forced or immediate. Jordan is a kick ass and take names kinda gal and you can't help but love her. Her friendship and loyalty towards Sara comes about gradually but in the end she is willing to lay it all out there alongside her and her friends.

Nikolas is just....AMAZING. He screams strong ALPHA male but is so incredibly patient and sweet with Sara. He can be a serious and ferocious warrior one minute and then a tender caring man the next. He really seems to understand how hard it is for Sara to adapt to all the "new" stuff around her and he tries to do what is best, even if it goes against his own desires. He never loses focus on her. He never wavers there at all. He never gives up, no matter how hard she pushes him. And in Relentless and the beginning of Refuge, SHE PUSHES HIM! By the time they get to Rogue, you see his unwavering love and support for her. It is beautiful. There are many heart stopping and tender moments from Nikolas though the entire series that make you wish he was YOUR boyfriend.

Chris is also an amazing character. The one flaw in this series is, we don't see enough Chris time. Maybe Karen will write a spin off for him? (HINT HINT Ms. Lynch) Fingers crossed. He is loyal to Nikolas and is always right there when needed and never hesitates. His calm demeanor and open friendly outlook are a good contrast to Nikolas when he is "in the rage". (read the books to know what "the rage" really is. )

The flow of these books was perfect. Ms. Lynch described the "world" without losing us in a flurry of descriptive adjectives. You get enough information to see it in your mind's eye and believe it. It is fast paced and full of action. What a fun read. I just purchased all the books within the last 2 months and have read the series 3 times already. If I want to read a book more than once, that is a good thing. Reading it multiple times, that is a sign of a REALLY REALLY good book and believe me, it doesn't happen often.

I would love to read spin off stories about Roland, Peter, Jordan, Chris and even Remy. I hope Karen Lynch is thinking the same thing.
This book was an okay read, but it is not fantastic. It started as a page turner, and by the end, I was ready to call up the author and vent about the most irritating aspects of the writing and characters. I do not understand the high reviews. I'll be fair in my review though - here is the good alongside the bad

The plot and pacing were pretty good and kept me engaged throughout the book. I finished it, staying up past my bedtime to do so, and nowadays that means a lot.

While the writer has a decent grasp of the mechanics of writing, pacing, and plot, this book needed more editing. There were quite a few errors typos, incorrect tense usage, misspelled words, missing words, wrong words used in the context, and awkward sentences. It wasn't as bad as some books out there, but it was jarring to be ripped out of multiple scenes by typos or by sentences that needed to be re-read because words were missing.

The world-building, while not very original, was fun. It was easy to tell where the author borrowed from Twilight, The Vampire Diaries, and other fantasy ideas, but she managed to make it her own. I appreciated that it wasn't just a book about vampires and werewolves it was a book about a variety of fantasy creatures actually existing in the real world. There were trolls, imps, goblins, hell hounds, witches, and more. It made the world more engaging and complete than it would have been if it had focused its energies on only one or two mythical creatures.

No insta-love. Well...actually not any love at all, which I was annoyed by, as the book's cover implied to me that there would be romance. It is obvious who the love interest will be in later books, but I'm not interested enough to keep reading. He was a very thinly drawn character. We're supposed to care about him because he's brooding and overprotective and gets rage-filled eyes all the time, but there really isn't much more to him. By the end of the book, I didn't even care if he lived or died except for how angsty the heroine would be about it, and how tired I was of her angst.

No love triangle, yay! Though...it could be argued that there is a love octagon, since every male character is obsessed with the heroine in one way or another...so there's that.

I am about to vent about the most annoying parts of the book now, so be forewarned

The world revolves around the heroine...and not in a good way. The best authors realize that even though the story centers around the protagonist's struggle or journey, each character has his or her own interests, motivations, and journey that intersect and make for interesting, realistic relationships and interactions. In this book, every single character's entire life revolves around the heroine the bad guys spend every moment fantasizing about her, hunting her, obsessing over her, and stalking her. The good guys spend every moment protecting her, loving her, obsessing over her, and stalking her. Every female in the book (aside from the main character and a couple non-humans who are one-dimensional and barely there) devotes every moment to hating her, gossiping about her, and being jealous of her. Even animals fall down at her feet in worshipful adoration. (A neat plot line, if it hadn't been for the fact that every other character in the book does the same thing.) The worst part is, the heroine acts like she expects the world to revolve around her, and she comes across as a spoiled brat much of the time, even though that doesn't seem to have been the author's intention.

The worst thing about this book is the extreme gender stereotypes. Men are overprotective action heroes with brooding eyes, and with the exception of the heroine, women are empty-headed gossips and hair-twirling flirts. I am not exaggerating. This book starts out on an interesting note - teenage girl has power, is kick-ass and strong, has secrets, and doesn't quite fit in. Add in a protective would-be love interest, and I'm right there with you, author. But it soon became apparent that this book is the wish fulfillment of a grown woman's inner teenage girl who wants every man to worship and dote on her and every woman to pale in comparison to her. The heroine is surrounded on every side by hot and/or intimidating guys who live for protecting her, being wowed by her ever-increasing awesomeness, and crushing on her because she surprises them time after time with her utter superiority to every other girl on the planet. Every single other human girl in the book is portrayed as giggling, simpering, brainless, boy-crazy, and self-centered. And worst of all, the book implies repeatedly that all girls are like that. (An attempt at the end of the book to explain why the heroine has no female friends still doesn't explain why all girls are apparently shallow and stupid.) I found myself wondering throughout the entire book what the writer has against her own gender. It could have been a great book about girl power, but instead it inadvertently but overtly put forth the message that the heroine was awesome, not because, but IN SPITE OF being a girl. Indeed, we are told over and over that Sara is "not like most girls," often when she is merely contemplating doing something that any decent human being would do. So...most girls are not decent human beings? That is the takeaway message I got from this book.

I will pass on any sequels.
I felt this novel had excellent potential, but the story was mussed up by an annoying heroine. I enjoyed the plot enough that I was able to circumnavigate the lovely Sara Grey, and I truly hope the author is able to create more believable main characters in the future so I might more throughly enjoy her work.

Anyways, my foremost issue is with the main character, Sara. I believe the author was trying to portray her as independent, determined, and courageous, but she comes off as stupidly stubborn and irritating. As her friends are trying to protect her and keep her safe, she continually ignores their advice and pursues her own selfish agenda. I understand it takes some conflict to make a story, but her decisions are blatantly stupid. Just how does slipping away from those pledged to protect you while an evil vampire searches for you sound like a good idea? She never ceases to run headlong into dangers she cannot hope to handle with no training or experience, and never learns from the mistakes that put her and her friends in harm's way. Her "Don't tell me what to do!" attitude quickly grew tiresome, and I wished she would use her brain and some creativity to find her way out of her problems.

The writing itself needs a bit of cleaning. There were few typos, awkward sentences, and some parts that didn't match up to previously revealed information. Also, I wished the author would have developed the supporting characters more. It seems she reveals the bare minimum about them, and if you took away their respective unique species they would all have the same personality.