A Chance for Charity (The Immortal Ones, #1)

Nov 02, 2010 Tom rated it 5 of 5 stars

I found this to be a well written and enjoyable tale. Although it is billed as a YA theme, the story is a lot of fun and can be enjoyed by anyone who likes the fantasy/paranormal style romance books. The characters are interesting and the story tells you enough to want to know more about them, especially as to what the future will bring. The author does a nice job in how the supernatural beings relate to each other as well as the world of mortals. While it is set around a romance theme, there is...more

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Mar 12, 2013 Janell rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: young-adult, supernatural-romance

Woe is me, I really wanted to enjoy this book. The plot had some major potential, and I'm disappointed that it didn't end up in my 'holy gods I love it' pile.

The writing was wooden. The emotion was phoned in, and because the story wasn't explained to us until about 20% in, completely out of left field at moments. Here's a 20 year old woman posing as a 17 year old senior living with her "Aunt" and "Uncle", when in reality she's 90 years old, immortal, and has lived through the death of a fiancee...more Woe is me, I really wanted to enjoy this book. The plot had some major potential, and I'm disappointed that it didn't end up in my 'holy gods I love it' pile.

The writing was wooden. The emotion was phoned in, and because the story wasn't explained to us until about 20% in, completely out of left field at moments. Here's a 20 year old woman posing as a 17 year old senior living with her "Aunt" and "Uncle", when in reality she's 90 years old, immortal, and has lived through the death of a fiancee.. why is she CONSTANTLY seeking affirmation and begging forgiveness from her adoptive family? She's so unsure of herself that she truly sounds like a teenager, instead of a woman with 90 years experience under her belt.

Now, maybe this is me with unrealistic expectations from a fictional character (guilty!) but when I was 20, I was unstoppably confident in everything I did. I was an ADULT and nobody could tell me otherwise. I was also married, with no kids, and a decent job, and literally no bills; so I was bored and had money to remedy that with -- but even so, I was confident! If I had been immortal and had 90 years more experience under my belt? I definitely wouldn't be miss demure "Oh, I slept in my clothing and this is the first boy I've kissed and/or dated in the last 70 years". I can't at all relate to her, because she's such a sap. I'm sorry. It's true. She's a sap.

On top of that little annoyance of mine (and really, it is minor), he asks her Aunt & Uncle formally if he can "court" her (who says that? really? court?), seemingly completely OK with the fact that at one time this gal was engaged to his grandpa's older brother, and she's suddenly talking about how they're going to spend the rest of their lives together.

Let's review: No boyfriends or attractions in 70 years and now suddenly this is it? After a month or two of knowing him and ONE kiss, suddenly they're together forever and ever amen?! She's not *really* 17, so I can't even forgive this little infatuation as her being a dumb teenager (I remember being in love many times as a dumb teenager, personally).

So... yeah. The rest of the book just didn't outweigh the first half, and I just sped through the rest of it. I had hopes. They were dashed. Oh well. (less)

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Jan 29, 2013 Stacy rated it 4 of 5 stars

I picked up this book while browsing through the free section on Amazon. The premise seemed unique, and while in between other books I thought I'd give it a try. 'A Chance for Charity' is a sweet story about a young girl with a sad past. She's moved to a new town and somehow the town, the people, the fit just seems right. She meets a young man who she immediately falls in love with, and that is that. Oh, did I mention there are Immortals, Witches, Vampires, Shape-Shifters and crazed mortals out...more

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Jan 08, 2013 Alicia rated it 3 of 5 stars

A new family has just arrived in the isolated mountain town of Telluride, Colorado. Welcome the Johnstons - Jason (a doctor), Rachel (a designer), and their niece Emily (a current High School Senior).

Emily has lived the life of a quiet loner in the past, trying to go unnoticed. But with Telluride being such a small and welcoming town, she finds a group of friends at school almost immediately. When Emily meets Link (another new transplant in town) her world turns upside down. She doesn't understa...more

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Nov 12, 2012 Alxandra rated it 4 of 5 stars

An enjoyable YA paranormal romance. Yes, it definitely has some parallels to Twilight, i.e. older paranormal falls in love with high school student mortal. But, this book actually explored some of the dilemmas that Twilight just skipped over such as the difficulties of having to change one's identity and the vast age difference between the romantic couple.

For the most part, it is well written. I was able to completely immerse myself into the reality the book created. Except, (yip, there's an ex...more

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Dec 12, 2011 David rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

A Chance for Charity was my favorite of nine free Kindle e-books I downloaded on November 20, 2011. I like the young adult paranormal genre. The author develops a host of paranormal characters, and 21st Century red-neck villains, who hunt down and kill anyone who displays unnatural talent of any kind. The main character, Charity, became an immortal relatively recently (1920's). In modern Telluride, Colorado, she attends high school for the fifth time as a 90-year old forever inhabiting a beautif...more

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Dec 01, 2011 Randi Lovett rated it 2 of 5 stars

I picked this book out because it was free on Amazon. The writing is really sub-par, which is too bad because the story has potential. the dialogue is far too focused on exposition and not at all on realistic speech patterns. Some of the plot twists come out of nowhere and seemed more like the author was just writing what popped in her mind at any given moment rather than putting any effort into an outline or plan for the story.

The characters were so...one-dimensional! Everyone had the same voic...more

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Oct 19, 2011 Grammy 1 rated it 5 of 5 stars

So, let’s get the hard stuff out of the way. What a great YA book for young teens. The storyline was so intricate and compelling, I almost forgot the rating!!! In doing reviews, I have read YA pieces and not many books have I loved. S.L. Baum, step right up and take a bow! Stephanie Meyers started the YA hysteria into the paranormal genre with Twilight. Ms Baum has written a wonderful first book for her Immortals with no sparkle but with lots of clout.

Charity, AKA Emily, is an Immortal relocati...more So, let’s get the hard stuff out of the way. What a great YA book for young teens. The storyline was so intricate and compelling, I almost forgot the rating!!! In doing reviews, I have read YA pieces and not many books have I loved. S.L. Baum, step right up and take a bow! Stephanie Meyers started the YA hysteria into the paranormal genre with Twilight. Ms Baum has written a wonderful first book for her Immortals with no sparkle but with lots of clout.

Charity, AKA Emily, is an Immortal relocating to a small town with another Immortal couple as her “family”. During the unfold, we learn that Charity, nee Emily, is reliving her high school years, again, to keep a low profile for the ‘family’. They are not vampires, just Immortals who live long, have extra powers, and want to be left alone to live their lives. However, that’s not to be: they are being hunted by Levitcus and Ezekiel, brothers who have spent their lives hunting down immortals.

We have Charity meeting her new High School classmates, humans/mortals, who she befriends. We meet Lincoln who arrives in town for the ski season to work at the local hardware store. Charity/Emily is 17, and Link is 22. Their attraction is immediate. I loved the writing, the storyline, the friendships, and the background of our characters. The story is believable, fun, and light hearted, but doesn’t deter from the underlying seriousness of the final showdown.

Emily allows Link to know who and what she is, both past and present. There is an overall strength, love of life, and fun to the story that I had no trouble accepting. Link knew from the moment he saw Charity...his heart was taken. The twist for this novel was, Hello Mortal...and it is a HE for a change. Link has to prove himself to Emily’s immediate and not so immediate family, and that he will be there for her. And when that happens...hold on to your seats!!!

I read some reviews prior to reading this book and Twilight was alluded to. Is every 17 teen book a twilight story??? NOT!! But not every 17 YA novel is this good. The second Immortal book might be just out or soon to be released...If it is, I would ask the author to send me a copy. There are some unanswered questions and parts of this story that have whetted my appetite for more. I, for one, would enjoy reading an addition to this journey and I just might be able to give it another 5 star review if it is as well written as this one!!! Thank you, S.L. Baum, for a good read.

Review by Gloria Lakritz

Review Chair and Senior Reviewer for The Paranormal Romance Guild
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Mar 19, 2011 Vicki Keire rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: ya-paranormal

I really enjoyed this first book in The Immortals series. I admit I've had my eye on it for a long time and I'm kind of annoyed at myself for waiting as long as I did. Baum crafts a completely enchanting world on two levels: both the mundane and the arcane. I have never been to Telluride. Baum's gift for describing setting is wonderful. I am a beach person, and after reading her book, I actually think I might want to brave the hated snow and visit what seems like a charming little town. She mana...more

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Jan 30, 2011 Sarah Snyder rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: books-i-own, indies

A Chance for Charity was a beautifully crafted, well developed paranormal story. While the story falls under the young adult category, the characters themselves do not behave like naive teenagers – because they are nothing of the sort. Although Charity (who currently goes by Emily) appears to be a seventeen-year-old, in reality she is in her nineties. She, and her companions, Catherine and James, are “immortal ones”. They never age and can heal themselves, but they can be murdered.

Baum does a f...more A Chance for Charity was a beautifully crafted, well developed paranormal story. While the story falls under the young adult category, the characters themselves do not behave like naive teenagers – because they are nothing of the sort. Although Charity (who currently goes by Emily) appears to be a seventeen-year-old, in reality she is in her nineties. She, and her companions, Catherine and James, are “immortal ones”. They never age and can heal themselves, but they can be murdered.

Baum does a fantastic job with the characters, especially Charity. I found her to be extremely endearing and easy to sympathize with. For the past seventy odd years she has kept the world at a distance, after she lost her first love during the attack on Pearl Harbor. She looks to Catherine and James for companionship, but it is obvious that she is missing something.
The book begins when Charity, Catherine and James move to the small town of Telluride, Colorado. Because they do not age, they are forced to start over every few years to avoid discovery. The trio is constantly looking over their shoulders for the Lords family – a family who has made it their legacy to hunt down the immortal ones. When they arrive in Telluride, they change their names as a precaution, here Charity is known as Emily Johnston. James and Catherine pose as Charity’s Aunt and Uncle, since they appear older then Charity.

Like the character of Charity, I was also impressed with James and Catherine. As the book progresses both characters are fleshed out and we are given their back stories. I don’t want to give too much about the characters away, but the way they met was very creative. Both Catherine and James care immensely for Charity and act in the parental roles, even though in reality she is over ninety years old.
Soon after the makeshift family arrives in Telluride, Charity meets Link. She instantly feels comfortable with him and cannot seem to stay away. She knows that by allowing a relationship (of any kind) to progress she is putting her family in danger, but she cannot get him off her mind. She feels that she knows him from somewhere and Link feels the same pull towards her.

The only problem I had with this book can be found with Charity and Link’s relationship. Let me start by saying that I loved the two of them together. Link brings out another side to Charity; a side that she has kept hidden away for decades. He too has kept his distance from others and they sort of heal each others wounds. That being said, I thought their relationship progressed way too fast. They go from acquaintances to friends at a reasonable pace, but there descent from friends to soul mates was like lightning. I could kind of see it from Charity’s perspective; I mean she has been waiting to fall in love for a while. But Link is only twenty-two. How many twenty-two year old guys are ready to make a declaration of love after something like two months? Please don’t miss understand me, I was thrilled with their relationship, I just wish they would have slowed down at bit.
On another note, the plotline and writing were phenomenal. You get to meet a few different supernatural creatures as the book progresses – some vampires, witches and even a few shifters. However, I really appreciated that the supernatural elements were not over done. This was obviously a book about supernaturals, but that was not front and center. Often times with these sort of books, the characters themselves suffer because the author was so focused on their supernatural qualities and traits. All of the characters in A Chance for Charity were beautifully developed and the plot lines were well thought out.

There is also plenty of excitement packed within the pages; things really start to heat up when the Lord brothers come to town. Catherine, James and Charity have to decide whether to runaway once again or to stay and put up a fight. Like I said before, although they are immortal, they can be killed. They are terrified of losing one another, because they are all they have. I cannot imagine how lonely it would be, living on forever as you watch those around you die. The three of them keep each other sane; I don’t think they could stand it if they lost one another.

On a final note, the setting is also to-die-for. The images of the quaint ski town of Telluride that Baum paints are gorgeous. I could easily picture every different setting; Catherine’s store, Charity’s mansion, the ski slopes – every lovely detail was described. Yet, the writing never seemed to drag. The pacing was always just right. While we get a lot of information about each character, it comes in short segments so it is never overwhelming. There is nothing I hate more than when a writer goes off on a side note for pages and pages and pages. Thankfully, this is avoided and everything flows smoothly.

I thoroughly enjoyed reading A Chance for Charity and look forward to reading the sequel, which is going to be published sometime this year. Besides the minor problem with the pace of Charity and Link’s romance, the book was flawless. I connected with all of the characters, loved the storyline and cannot wait to see what happens to Charity and the gang next.
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Jun 23, 2012 Sharon rated it 5 of 5 stars

I really really loved this book. There is a variety of paranormal creatures in this book and they are all the good ones, the humans are the evil ones. They are jealous of the powers that they do not have, and so they want to rid the world of all immortal ones. Charity is tired of starting over, but with starting over she gets to stay in a town longer as long as the humans don't find them. She is also tire of being alone with no one to love. She has loved once in her life ans she lost him and doe...more

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Mar 06, 2013 Tracey rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: paranormal

I loved all of the immortal ones. My favourite so far was A Chance for Charity! It was fab to meet all the characters, and what was really nice was they all had personalities and you could really get engrossed in them and there stories and they would still be around through all the books and not just disappear. Now to the story lines, well they were very good a great mix and though there were many characters the story lines never blurred or became confusing... I think the characters were all per...more

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Dec 28, 2012 Genea rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

It took me a while to warm up to this book. Emily's/Charity's voice wasn't the most exciting voice to hear from. Let's go with Charity, Charity was dull and uninteresting for the most part until Link appeared. Maybe that was the intention of the author but it wasn't Charity that made this book interesting, Link brought a lot of relief to this book, he made Charity seem more interesting, he was charming, a little humorous, and supposedly a looker.

I wasn't sure how or when Link would show up in t...more

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Nov 06, 2012 Chandra rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: kindle, paranormal

AUTHOR: S. L. Baum writes young adult, romance fiction. This author has written (4) books. I found the book to posses a lot of chit/chatter dialogue with very little action. Hug, kiss, hug, kiss, etc. What are we reading? Twilight? Hmmmmm

GENRE: Paranormal romance

SETTING: Modern day Colorado

CENTRAL FEMALE CHARACTERS: She is immortal repeating high school (Twilight);
CENTRAL MALE CHARACTER: He is immediately drawn to her (Twilight). He has no relatives but loves her family.

SYNOPSIS: Emily (changed...more

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Nov 01, 2012 Ivette rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: what, how-did-i-ended-up-whit-this-anyway, i-should-have-known-from-the-cover, advertised-by-advil

I loved the book yet the fact that she didn't have an actual spine but liked to pretend she did, and again there was that other matter of... SPOILER AHEAD [falling for the (grand-)nephew of her dead boyfriend or the fact that the girl had been suicidal when her boyfriend died was kind of pathetic]. The story had a good premise and it kept me intrigued until the end, but there were moments I was rolling my eyes I mean how un-mature can you get. I mean the woman kept saying she was older then the...more

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Aug 18, 2012 Mary rated it 3 of 5 stars

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Like so many other books, this had been sitting on my Kindle (untouched) for a while. I keep getting other books and push other books to the side. I am such a bad Book Nerd!

Best Part of the Book: Link aka Lincoln Knight. He is truly the best part of this book. I think that because he is always putting Charity ahead of himself. This even included when he found out everything about Emily ... ugh Charity. I guess there are still some good guys out there (e...more

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Oct 02, 2012 Michelle Lewis rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: favorites, loved-it, own-it

Okay so I liked this book for many reasons.It has a good story line,plot,strong Characters and it was well written.
Charity may be old but she is still young at heart and just like any other teen.she falls for Link who I think is Perfect for her and she has a wonderful "family"I really liked the background info each character get's to tell about themselves without it being overbored on the details.Also there are a few times when you get a bombshell dropped on you that I enjoyed and it kept me int...more

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May 01, 2012 Maria rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: paranormal-romance, young-adult, vampires, shapeshifters, witches-and-wizards

For me, there were two parts to this book: one, the romance between Emily and Link, and two, the world-building. The romance just didn’t do it for me. Like I’ve mentioned, Link just didn’t click for me and almost every step they take in their relationship feels too rushed.
The world-building, however, I did like. At first the Immortals felt like vampires without all the bad stuff, like vampires-light (which just seems like such an easy way out), but when halfway through the book other supernatur...more

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Apr 20, 2012 Christina (Christina's BookReviews) rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Charity is used to having to move around every couple of years because of who she is. Now in the town of Telluride she is Emily. As you read on you will learn why Charity needs a change of town and identity so often (I won't spoil it). The difference about Telluride is Link, the handsome guy that scoops into Charity's life and is drawn to her. The harder Charity tries to be normal and not send out any "red flags" the harder it is to keep her secret from the guy that loves being around her. After...more

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May 02, 2013 Christina (Boupie) rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2013-books, books-i-own, fantasy, kindle, non-scary-things-that-go-bump-in-th, romance, series, vampire, ya

Really interesting and fun in the beginning. Unfortunately, it gets a little forced towards the end, maybe the author just wanted to be finished with it so just filled it in quickly. All in all, I really did enjoy it (which is hard to find sometimes in self-published). I will try the rest of the series at some point I think, as long as the stories are fully flushed out to the end and not as rushed. I did enjoy the town and the world creation with the introduction of a new immortal creature (one...more

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May 12, 2013 Merissa Sheppard rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

A Chance for Charity has a good ole mixture of reviews - some good, some bad. Mine is on the good side. I really enjoyed it. So much so that I have just finished adding the next 3 books in the series onto my wishlist. This book is mainly a young adult paranormal but it has also had me laughing out loud at parts of it too. It is not too serious and is just an easy, fun read. There is a bit of mystery in there as Charity can't remember much about an accident that her parents had.

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Apr 29, 2013 Nancy Goldberg rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I'll admit I don't read this type of genre--vampires, shape-shifters, etc. I will read books about witches or ghosts, but it's way outside my genre, sweet contemporary romantic comedies. The book was highly recommended so I ordered it. It was very well-written. I liked the fact that Charity had to be disguised as a high school student, but had another life in the 1940s. I loved Link and how he adjusted for the woman he obviously loved. Some of the dialogue was a little formal for someone pretend...more

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Oct 17, 2012 Linda rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

This is a great YA novel! I loved everything about this story. I can't wait for more to come! What a wonderful new author.

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Apr 30, 2011 george rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: kindle, ya, series, paranormal, read-in-2011

Emily, along with her aunt and uncle, has just moved to Telluride, CO. She's the new girl in town, but it's not the first time. Her name is really Charity and her family is not like any Telluride has ever seen. But if all goes well, no one will ever know.

I've been wanting to read this for a while, but kept putting it off. I'm glad I did read it. While I didn't feel a terrific connection to Charity, I liked the book and found the story to be interesting. My only complaint is that it went from ne...more

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Apr 15, 2012 Nicole Deatherage rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: amazeballs, finished-it-in-less-than-a-day, i-wish-i-could-write-this-good

When a friend online recommended her sister-in-law's self published book 9ish months ago, I was hesitant. I hadn't read many selfpub'd authors at that point. Well I later got a kindle and that opened me to a whole new world where self-published authors pretty much ruled amazon. I picked this one up for free last month and read it in one sitting.

I liked the different spin on the paranormal. I liked how the female was the immortal one and the male was just a mortal. I haven't picked up the 2nd bo...more

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Dec 15, 2011 Diane Daniels rated it 2 of 5 stars

Okay, I've got to stop reading these $.99 specials on my kindle. I can't believe I read the whole thing! It wasn't terrible. It was clean. That being said, the romance was overly sweet and corny. The dialogue was stiff. The plot was barely there. The villains were unbelievable. Why would these men dedicate their lives to seeking and destroying "immortals" just because they could heal themselves? The book is like a trite and overused recipe for paranormal romance stirred in immortals, witches, a...more

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May 07, 2011 Ash of Typing Tiara rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: library-borrowed, read-in-2011, reviewed-typing-tiara-blog

*WARNING: Review may contain minor spoilers.*

A Chance for Charity by S.L. Baum has been on and off my Amazon Wish List more times than I can count. One moment I was positive that I wanted it than the next not so sure. Ultimately I decided that I would borrow now and buy later which means that this review is based off of the Kindle version of the novel lent to me by a member of a lending site.

I'll admit that I was concerned with the "skills" that the summary noted as in my experience authors eit...more *WARNING: Review may contain minor spoilers.*

A Chance for Charity by S.L. Baum has been on and off my Amazon Wish List more times than I can count. One moment I was positive that I wanted it than the next not so sure. Ultimately I decided that I would borrow now and buy later which means that this review is based off of the Kindle version of the novel lent to me by a member of a lending site.

I'll admit that I was concerned with the "skills" that the summary noted as in my experience authors either do something really amazing with said skills or make them completely unrealistic or over powerful and I lose interest. This was the primary reason I was hesitant to purchase my own copy of this book and instead opted to borrow it.

My initial thoughts are that it's a fun, quick read. I really enjoyed learning about the histories of the different character, Rachel and Jason in particular though Emily/Charity was interesting as well. The romance was sweet between all of the couples especially Emily/Charity and Link. They're that couple so in tune with one another and adorable that you would claim to hate them and secretly hope that you would have the same thing someday.

One thing that bothered me about this book, and this could just be me, was that it was mentioned that not only witches but vampires also existed. And don't forget the Shape-Shifters! This knowledge jarred me out of the story itself for a few moments. Logically I know that if such a thing as Immortals could exist than it isn't too unlikely that there could be other races such as witches and vampires. However at the time I was so invested into the world of the Immortals to find out that these other races existed, and might have descended from the Immortals threw me off. Again it could just be me but they felt superfluous.

Another minor thing was when they were texting they used actual text speech. Which is just a pet peeve of mine so it shouldn't bother anyone else, just thought I'd mention it in the interest of full disclosure.

Overall I liked the story and I'm giving A Chance for Charity by S.L. Baum three out of five stars. It was good read, fun to pass some time with but ultimately there was something missing for me. At only ninety-nine cents for the Kindle edition I think it's worth it but I wouldn't pay ten dollars for a paperback copy. Keep in mind that even if you don't have a Kindle you can download it to your computer/laptop/tablet/smart-phone and read it there. :) (less)

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Apr 17, 2013 Kristy Berridge rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: random-ya

Being a senior at a new school isn't easy, especially if it's the sixth time you've capitulated to too long days of calculus, social studies and the endless barrage of mindless, teenage gossip.
Charity, AKA Emily Johnston doesn't seem to mind. It sort of comes with the territory of being immortal. Blending in and moving from one small town to the next is all part of the process of keeping her unusual longevity and that of her two closest friends/family a secret.
Hunted for centuries, Charity is fo...more Being a senior at a new school isn't easy, especially if it's the sixth time you've capitulated to too long days of calculus, social studies and the endless barrage of mindless, teenage gossip.
Charity, AKA Emily Johnston doesn't seem to mind. It sort of comes with the territory of being immortal. Blending in and moving from one small town to the next is all part of the process of keeping her unusual longevity and that of her two closest friends/family a secret.
Hunted for centuries, Charity is forced to constantly hide who she really is, lie to everyone she meets and avoid emotional connections. It isn't until she moves to the snow capped town of Telluride, Colorado and meets the handsome and strangely familiar Lincoln that she begins to question his existence, her past, and uncover a rather uncertain future.
A Chance for Charity spends most of the novel exploring Charity's cautious nature and inability to trust as well as the slowly evolving romance with Lincoln that tends to illicit much yawning. Quickly in love and physically sedate, there isn't a whole lot of excitement on the romantic front.
Well written and teamed with some angst ridden moments, I wanted to fall in love with the clearly defined characters and allotted roles. I wanted to immerse myself in Charity's conflict and be compelled to scream at her to take risk and live in the moment, but sadly, I was left wanting.
Perhaps the purpose of this novel was to warm the heart with an old fashioned romance and add just a touch of supernatural action as set up for future novels.
The intrigue developed via additional characters seated in the last half of the novel, and did ramp up the plot to a suitable conclusion, but again, it was not entirely unexpected - a show down between immortal and hunter always on the cards.
Imagery was sufficient but not efficient in enticement. I wanted action, I wanted detail - I wanted ... more. A chance for Charity is an easy read, suitably pleasant and recommended for those that like to keep the darkness locked in their closets rather than head on in with a flashlight and baseball bat.
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Jan 03, 2013 Angie rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: freebies, young-adult, 2013-tbr

Emily may appear to be a spaz to her new classmates, since she can't seem to remember her name. But Emily has had a few different names, since she's been through high school a few times. She's really named Charity, and it took her entirely too long to reveal what she was. We find out how she takes her coffee and that she's bad at math before we even know what type of non-human she is. This was quite frustrating, since she's our narrator and we should know what she is from the very beginning. I g...more

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Jul 30, 2012 Josheka rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: 3-and-a-half-stars, above-average, e-book, fantasy, liked-the-characters, supernatural

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A Chance For Charity is basically about Charity, who's an immortal. She lives with her made-up uncle and aunt who're also immortals. Several years ago, Charity was in love with a guy named Roger who died in a war. The death of her beau left Charity heart-broken, so much so, that she even tried to commit suicide but failed again and again since she was immortal and any injury automatically healed supernaturally fast.
That was when Charity got to know that she was...more More of my reviews @ Reading 24x7

A Chance For Charity is basically about Charity, who's an immortal. She lives with her made-up uncle and aunt who're also immortals. Several years ago, Charity was in love with a guy named Roger who died in a war. The death of her beau left Charity heart-broken, so much so, that she even tried to commit suicide but failed again and again since she was immortal and any injury automatically healed supernaturally fast.
That was when Charity got to know that she was supernatural, with the help of her then-neighbors James and Catherine. After that incident James and Catherine took Charity under their wings (since she was an orphan) and became Charity's uncle and aunt.
Years pass by, and the little family keeps on moving from one town to another, changing their identities with each shift. Why, you ask? Well, everything isn't so easy in the paranormal world. There are hunters aka Lords, a family who thinks that the immortals are evil and need to be wiped off from the face of the earth. And so, the immortals need to be extra careful and in no way ever come across these hunters.

So, like that the Johnstons family reaches Telluride, where for the first time in a very long time, Charity finds herself finally making some friends. She also meets gorgeous Lincoln aka Link there and instantly finds herself attracted to him. The story then goes on as Charity introduces her paranormal world to Link and how they, along with Charity's family protect themselves form the threat that always looms above them-The Lords/Hunters.

Throughout the story, I couldn't decide whether I wanted to love this book or immediately delete it from my kindle. The starting was fabulous-I loved it. But as it got nearer to the end, somehow the story started losing its charm. Many dialogues were repeated and even though I'm pretty sure the author had done it purposefully, I still can't say I liked that part very much.
Even though, I really, really liked Charity and Link's relationship, I couldn't help but roll my eyes when they so suddenly shifted from "magnetic pull/attraction like no other" to "God, I love you!". Aside from this, I liked almost everything else in this book, from the cover to the nicely thought of plot.
The idea of immortals and the paranormal world in this book wasn't entirely new but still fun and good to read.

I really liked Charity's character as she had strength along with awesome looks and pretty good wits. There was no forced love-triangle (yay!) and all the characters were interesting to read about.

Overall, I enjoyed reading A Chance For Charity and maybe I'll continue the series. Or maybe not. :) (less)

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