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Warrior Ascended (Sons of the Zodiac #1)
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First in the dark and sexy paranormal romance series
Starring the immortal warriors of the zodiac
Charming, proud, and impulsive, Leo Warrior Brody Talbot is fighting what may be his final battle. Enyo, the Goddess of War, plans to fulfill an ancient prophecy to destroy humanity by harnessing the dark power of the Summoning...more
First in the dark and sexy paranormal romance series
Starring the immortal warriors of the zodiac
Charming, proud, and impulsive, Leo Warrior Brody Talbot is fighting what may be his final battle. Enyo, the Goddess of War, plans to fulfill an ancient prophecy to destroy humanity by harnessing the dark power of the Summoning...more
Paperback, 384 pages
Published
March 2nd 2010
by Signet
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Wow, Greek gods, the balance between good and evil, betrayal, sexy warriors of the Zodiac who embody their personal constellation, and, of course, the women who trap their hearts, bodies, and souls - you can’t ask for anything more in a debut book by a debut author. Addison Fox has it cram packed in this book, which is the lead-off of her new series that I know is only going to get better and better as it goes along.
Themis, the Goddess of Justice, is agonizing over the fact that her beloved huma...more
Themis, the Goddess of Justice, is agonizing over the fact that her beloved huma...more
I had very high hopes for this book. It seemed like something different from the vampire/were stuff I typically read. Well…. There was an evil Grandmother, which was definitely different. I found this book to be very clichéd. Ava is a spinster, a modern day one. I have never heard of a 30 year old single woman in modern times referred to as such. I would expect that reference in a historical novel. Ava also wears an ugly drab sweater, only Brody sees her as attractive in it. It is like the ugly...more
Not bad. The premise was good but I found the characters were kinda weak. Both Ava and Brody were not really memorable. I ended up liking Kane (The Scorpio) and Enyo (the goddess of war and the antagonist) better than the main characters. I did find the story kinda dragged at times and the love scenes were a little plain. Overall though the story wasn't bad. Seeing as it's her first novel though, I'm going to give her the benefit of the doubt and hope the next volume is better.
Another book in the 3 for 2 offer I bought. An interesting new series by a new author that really caught my attention.
Charming, proud, and impulsive, Leo Warrior Brody Talbot is fighting what may be his final battle. Enyo, the Goddess of War, plans to fulfill an ancient prophecy to destroy humanity by harnessing the dark power of the Summoning Stones of Egypt. There's only one person who knows enough about the stones to help Brody stop her beautiful museum curator Ava Harrison. Never in all his...more
Charming, proud, and impulsive, Leo Warrior Brody Talbot is fighting what may be his final battle. Enyo, the Goddess of War, plans to fulfill an ancient prophecy to destroy humanity by harnessing the dark power of the Summoning Stones of Egypt. There's only one person who knows enough about the stones to help Brody stop her beautiful museum curator Ava Harrison. Never in all his...more
Ok, I tried, but I could not finish this one. I just did not care about the characters. The hero was like a cardboard cut-out and the heroine was inconsistent...she was timid, she was mouthy, she believed him, then she didn't...all without reasons other than she just did. What??!! Everyone does things for a reason! Sheesh! To add to it, the storyline reminded me of JR Ward's Brotherhood series with a dash of every other paranormal "group of warriors established by the Gods" story...nothing was o...more
After all the mythology in the last book I read, I wasn't too sure about reading this one. Then I went onto Amazon and looked at the average stars. I didn't read the reviews, just the stars. Sometimes that is my go-to when I can't decide between one book and another. I'm glad I did b/c this book was amazeballs and how did I miss Addison Fox and where are you Addison Fox?
On a day long, long ago (like a millennium), Themis went to Zeus with an idea. Create some warriors to help the humans that wer...more
On a day long, long ago (like a millennium), Themis went to Zeus with an idea. Create some warriors to help the humans that wer...more
You could definitely tell this was the first book this writer ever wrote. I also could tell the publisher/editor who took this book on only read the first chapter, and the said "it's a go" without bothering to read/edit the rest of the book!
It starts out great, but then it's all downhill from there. I usually don't notice grammar errors while block reading books, and if I do it's so few and far between that I can forgive it. There were quite a few in this book. Even still, a book can be good wit...more
It starts out great, but then it's all downhill from there. I usually don't notice grammar errors while block reading books, and if I do it's so few and far between that I can forgive it. There were quite a few in this book. Even still, a book can be good wit...more
2.5 stars. What keeps this from being a 3 star "I liked it" book, is that at one point I feel like I could have put the book down and never cared whether I came back to it. And that was during the action!
I feel that the idea of this book is amazing! Themis and Zeus made a sort of checks and balance system for humanity in the form of Zodiac Warriors. This one is about a Leo warrior and an archaeology project. I think that if someone like Sherrilyn Kenyon got a hold of this idea it would have been...more
I feel that the idea of this book is amazing! Themis and Zeus made a sort of checks and balance system for humanity in the form of Zodiac Warriors. This one is about a Leo warrior and an archaeology project. I think that if someone like Sherrilyn Kenyon got a hold of this idea it would have been...more
Aug 01, 2012
Giulia~Bubbles
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I wanted to love this book a lot more than I do. After all, the premise is amazing! Brilliant in fact, Zodiac Warriors sworn to protect humanity by the goddess Themis? I've always loved Greek mythology and of late I've developed more than a passing curiousity in astrology so this sounded very promising me. But, not as in love with it as I'd hoped to be. Yet. I'm hoping that will change as the series progresses.
I do have to say, the writing is pretty darn polished. There were passages I thought...more
I do have to say, the writing is pretty darn polished. There were passages I thought...more
I loved this book, I had been hanging out at a Barnes & Noble one day because I love bookstores and wanted to get out of the house. I didn't have the cash to buy a book that day, so I was just browsing. I picked up this book and ended up sitting down in the cafe and was literally halfway through the book before the store closed and I had to put it back. And I REALLY didn't want to!! Luckily shortly after that was the RWA convention's big booksigning, and Addison Fox was there, and I bought t...more
Ich gebe zu, ich hätte mir das Buch nie gekauft, wenn ich vorher schon gewusst hätte, dass es ein Debutroman ist, da bin ich normalerweise viel zu skeptisch. Aber das habe ich irgendwie übersehen und die Reviews waren durchwegs vielversprechend, außerdem ziehen mich Esoterische Themen irgendwie an, auch wenn meine Charmed-Tage schon lange vorbei sind.
Was mir gefallen hat:
Die Charaktere sind wirklich alle, ohne Ausnahme sympathisch. Brody und Ava haben mir als Paar gut gefallen, auch die Göttinne...more
Was mir gefallen hat:
Die Charaktere sind wirklich alle, ohne Ausnahme sympathisch. Brody und Ava haben mir als Paar gut gefallen, auch die Göttinne...more
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I have a little blog where I started to list the upcoming paranormal romance books release dates. In doing so, I found a listing for Warrior Ascended, from Addison Fox. I thought the cover was attractive, and the premise sounded interesting, so I decided to give it a whirl. Turns out, it was a great book, and what I hope is the start to a very cool series.
In this paranormal-laden market, Warrior Ascended has an original take on the whole brotherhood protecting mankind storyline. Here, this band...more
In this paranormal-laden market, Warrior Ascended has an original take on the whole brotherhood protecting mankind storyline. Here, this band...more
This is an exciting addition to the paranormal genre. Of course, it's about immortal warriors defending humanity. You know, the classic good vs evil but with an interesting twist. The warriors (all 13 of them - 12 signs and 1 for Gemini's twin) are based on the zodiac and they encompass all the traits of that sign. The brothers do a lot of verbal sparring with themselves as all of the signs don't get along. In real life, each sign has another that they get along well with and at least one that t...more
I really enjoyed this book. Ava and Brody are the perfect halves of a whole. I love the idea of this book. Its not really a new plot line but it does have its own voice which will make you want to keep coming back to read more about the rest of the men in the zodiac. You'll love how sweetly Brody fell in love with Ava. For him and I think her it was love at first sight. It's also great the way you get to watch Ava grow as a person and how Brody helps her do so. Do yourself a favor, pick up this...more
With great frustration and angst I had suffered on reading Illusions by Aprilynne Pike, I chose this book amongst my reading materials believing it would alleviate my anxiety since the story evolved on Greek Mythology and the title, Warrior Ascended, was so enticing. I was not totally disappointed reading it. The story was good, but it was slow and needed more spice to it...i.e. more action and sense of humor. The romance part was great. I hope the next book is a lot better than the first since...more
A great debut by a new author. And it turns out this author is Peter's cousin ;) So I would have read the book, regardless. In fact, the story was well done and the characters were fun. This is the first in a series of novels about warriors created to protect man. There is a lot of Greek mythology and some poetic license with said mythology. The only thing I was not prepared for was the steamy sex scenes. I mean, it's our cousin!!! A nice, easy read with enough excitement and challenge to keep y...more
Finally forced myself to finish this book after putting it down so many times. It usually takes me two days to finish a book that's over 300 pages, but this book took me 12 days! What a shame, this book had so much potential! The premise was interesting enough with the warriors having traits of the zodiac and the Greek mythology interwoven into the story. But the heroine had way too many too stupid to live (TSTL) moments. At one point toward the end, where she's captured once again because she d...more
I am having a hard time finishing this book. Put it down several times, and skimming pages. I a very sorry to say, I just didn't find the characters interesting or unique. I kept thinking that the plot/storyline, the characters and their descriptions, there wasn't anything noteworthy or new.
I hate writing negative reviews, but this book was just kind of boring for me. I don't think I will be able to finish it.
I hate writing negative reviews, but this book was just kind of boring for me. I don't think I will be able to finish it.
A good start to good new series. I loved the connection between the hero and heroine and this authors balance between good and evil. My only problem was the story got a bit choppy at times. Nothing serious, but some things could have been explained better. And the heroine accepts the otherworldly a bit too quickly at times. Otherwise, I am looking forward to the next books in the series.
Start of a new series with Immortal Warriors sent by Themis the goddess of justice to give mankind a hand in the battle against evil. The mythological tie-in was good but I am not sure if I can give Warrior Ascended a fair review - for some reason I couldn't actually read the book and more gave it a thorough skimming - it might have been just a problem with the reader (me) instead of with the story since today was kind of a stress/burn out day.
Didn't hate it, but didn't love it. This is the first in this series, and it was.....truthfully, boring. The plot sounded interesting, I like the Greek Mythology theme. But the story and the characters fell flat. I kept reading out of sheer boredom, and to my suprise the story pulled together after 200 pages. Brody and Ava seemed to mesh together and the disjointed parts of the story started to come together....barely. Ava's family is a train wreck of dysfunctional evil, pathetic really. The evi...more
Dec 29, 2010
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I liked the idea of Greek mythology combined with Egyptian history. Interesting story.
Was annoyed that the heroine was repeatedly referred to as a "spinster". Really???!!! This is the 21st century. Fox should be ashamed of using that term!!
Was annoyed that the heroine was repeatedly referred to as a "spinster". Really???!!! This is the 21st century. Fox should be ashamed of using that term!!
Meh. If there is such a thing as general supernatural romance, this was it. Take a brotherhood that is immortal, throw in some Greek mythology, and a bad guy and... that's this book. Things resolved way too fast, there was no depth in ANY of the characters and half the story plots did not make sense. Bleh.
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Addison Fox can’t remember a time when words weren’t a part of her life. An avid reader, her love of the written word started at the tender age of 1 with The Owl and the Pussycat by Edward Lear (a poem she could recite by heart to any family member who would listen). Dr. Seuss, C.S. Lewis, Judy Blume and a host of others quickly followed until she discovered THE CLAN OF THE CAVE BEAR by Jean M. Au...more
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