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Lauren
A girl with a second chance. A boy with a terrible secret. When the truth is revealed, Lauren's world comes crashing down.
For once, seventeen year old lauren's life is going right. She's attending the college of her dreams, has what appears to be the perfect boyfriend, and is surrounded by her childhood friends.
But her boyfriend, Tristan, grows more possessive by the day, and his temper is getting harder to keep in check. When lauren realizes Tristan is using her for her power, she has to make a choice: Tristan or her world.
For once, seventeen year old lauren's life is going right. She's attending the college of her dreams, has what appears to be the perfect boyfriend, and is surrounded by her childhood friends.
But her boyfriend, Tristan, grows more possessive by the day, and his temper is getting harder to keep in check. When lauren realizes Tristan is using her for her power, she has to make a choice: Tristan or her world.
246 pages, Kindle Edition
First published October 1, 2012
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Julia Crane
78 books967 followersJulia crane is the author of the Keegan’s Chronicles, IFICS. She has a bachelors degree in criminal justice. Julia has believed in magical creatures since the day her grandmother first told her an Irish tale. Growing up her mother greatly encouraged reading and using your imagination.
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November 2, 2012
SOOOOOOO GOOD omg ...amazing!!! Julia Crane has blown me away once again with Lauren! (: Full review VERY soon!
November 22, 2012
Lauren will be my fifth Julia Crane book in less than a month’s time. Lauren is a spin-off book from her highly acclaimed “Keegan’s Chronicles” books. But don’t let that stop you from reading Lauren, because it by all means can also be read as a standalone book.
Julia Crane’s work is incredibly engaging and unique. When I read her books, I can always see clear images in my head of the characters, scenery, and even feel the emotions the characters are feeling. Julia Crane has a way to pull you into a book and make you feel like you are watching a movie.
I read Lauren in one sitting, as I did to some of her other books; I could not put it down. Hours later I am still thinking about Lauren because it is that good. I can say it is hands down my favorite book of Crane’s, and that is saying something because I have a slight obsession with “Keegan’s Chronicles”.
Lauren is easy to relate to as a young 17 year old girl going off to college trying to find her place in the world. Lauren has paranormal abilities, but feels insecure about her powers especially around her very magical friends. I hate when reviews give away too much of the story, and I feel like I am about to if I keep writing, so I will just sum it up. Lauren is a story of insecurity, how to fight your way out of it, and come out stronger in the end. This book is also about friendship, love, loss, betrayal, and most of all loyalty.
For “Keegan’s Chronicles” fans, you will be so delighted with a lot of the characters having a larger role in Lauren. As I said before Lauren can be and, in my eyes is, also a standalone book. I highly recommend reading Lauren because it is one of those books that leaves you thinking and wanting more.
Julia Crane’s work is incredibly engaging and unique. When I read her books, I can always see clear images in my head of the characters, scenery, and even feel the emotions the characters are feeling. Julia Crane has a way to pull you into a book and make you feel like you are watching a movie.
I read Lauren in one sitting, as I did to some of her other books; I could not put it down. Hours later I am still thinking about Lauren because it is that good. I can say it is hands down my favorite book of Crane’s, and that is saying something because I have a slight obsession with “Keegan’s Chronicles”.
Lauren is easy to relate to as a young 17 year old girl going off to college trying to find her place in the world. Lauren has paranormal abilities, but feels insecure about her powers especially around her very magical friends. I hate when reviews give away too much of the story, and I feel like I am about to if I keep writing, so I will just sum it up. Lauren is a story of insecurity, how to fight your way out of it, and come out stronger in the end. This book is also about friendship, love, loss, betrayal, and most of all loyalty.
For “Keegan’s Chronicles” fans, you will be so delighted with a lot of the characters having a larger role in Lauren. As I said before Lauren can be and, in my eyes is, also a standalone book. I highly recommend reading Lauren because it is one of those books that leaves you thinking and wanting more.
April 17, 2013
I liked the book but I didn't love it, Lauren didn't stand out as much as Anna and Keegan and Rourk do to me it's just I'm not sure why. I loved her as a character thought her totally stupid and ignoring certain things especially Calvron when he was just being a good friend and trying to protect her, "You're different since you're been with Tristen," he started carefully. "I don't think he's good for you. You used to always be the one to make everyone around you smile - the life of the party. Where did that girl go?" Tristen was just an a** and hope to hell he gets what's coming to him, "She'll do it! Stop pestering me. I want you out of my house. Now," Tristen growled." I mean he is such a pathetic excuse for a damn faery, "come on, love. Hear me out. You don't understand what it's like to try to live up to my father's expectations. I didn't know I would fall in love with you. I didn't know you would be so amazing. Yes, I planned on using you for your gift" I'm telling you LIES ALL OF THEM! I wasn't expecting what happened between Lauren and Galen to happen I always thought it would be Lauren and Calvron, but I guess I was wrong:
"What did that kiss mean?"
"I've had feelings for you for a long time, Lauren. You're amazing."
"So where do we go from here?"
"Are you free on Saturday? We can take it slow. I don't want to pressure you."
"What did that kiss mean?"
"I've had feelings for you for a long time, Lauren. You're amazing."
"So where do we go from here?"
"Are you free on Saturday? We can take it slow. I don't want to pressure you."
July 8, 2013
3 1/2 stars. Let me start by saying that this is a spin off from the Keegan Chronicles, so if you haven't read them, you might want to as characters from them are referenced many times, but this can also be read as a stand alone. Lauren is a light fairy living in the human world. The love of her life is Tristan who is a dark fairy. He's lately become extremely possessive and temperamental. He also tries to get her to "bend the rules" occasionally. Little does she know, he has plans for her that could spell the end of humanity.
I wanted to love this book, as I really do like Julia Crane's work, but Lauren made me so mad that I couldn't love her like I wanted to. Her "boyfriend" is abusive (never physically, but there are more than 1 types of abuse), demanding that she spend all of her time with him and his friends, and getting upset when she wants to spend time with her friends. She's warned several times by her friends that there is something off about Tristan, but she refuses to see (he's not like that, you guys don't understand him etc.). When her friends Keegan and Anna come to town to visit, Tristan's timetable is moved forward, and that's when his true colors come to light.
I wanted to love this book, as I really do like Julia Crane's work, but Lauren made me so mad that I couldn't love her like I wanted to. Her "boyfriend" is abusive (never physically, but there are more than 1 types of abuse), demanding that she spend all of her time with him and his friends, and getting upset when she wants to spend time with her friends. She's warned several times by her friends that there is something off about Tristan, but she refuses to see (he's not like that, you guys don't understand him etc.). When her friends Keegan and Anna come to town to visit, Tristan's timetable is moved forward, and that's when his true colors come to light.
November 15, 2012
It's so easy for a woman to look past the signs that a man she loves isn't good for her, and that's what happens to Lauren.
Tristan is cute and absolutely adores her, but sometimes his behavior is...weird. But he treats her like she's a princess, so Lauren brushes off everything that should warn her to run away screaming. He's obsessed with her fairy power, and she's about to find out why.
Lauren is the story of a girl who leaves home for college and loses herself in the process. It takes all of her friends, and a few unexpected new ones, to help her out of a dangerous situation and give her the strength to love herself and her power again.
I recommend it for fans of Keegan's Chronicles--I like this spin-off even better than the originals :)
Tristan is cute and absolutely adores her, but sometimes his behavior is...weird. But he treats her like she's a princess, so Lauren brushes off everything that should warn her to run away screaming. He's obsessed with her fairy power, and she's about to find out why.
Lauren is the story of a girl who leaves home for college and loses herself in the process. It takes all of her friends, and a few unexpected new ones, to help her out of a dangerous situation and give her the strength to love herself and her power again.
I recommend it for fans of Keegan's Chronicles--I like this spin-off even better than the originals :)
March 24, 2013
This is the first Julia Crane novel I've read, and I have to admit, I'm impressed. I love the cover, and was drawn to the book by the cover alone. Upon reading it I totally felt for Lauren's character as well as her friends. I mean who hasn't been in either of those positions in their lives. I liked the pace of the book and the fact that it wasn't predictable. I would definitely recommend to friends!
April 2, 2019
It was short, but I really liked Lauren's life and her magical abilities. I liked that she had a bad guy in the series and actually had a plot. This and Anna are the best books in the whole series.
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January 31, 2013Firstly let me tell you, when I saw this cover I was drooling. Simply gorgeous. I want to marry it, and have its babies.
I have heard amazing things about Ms Crane���s books but finally got a spare moment and just had to read this immediately. It starts off with a bang! Seventeen year old Lauren is having a BAD day! Everything that can go wrong, does. *giggle* We have all felt like that! That first chapter just pulled me in. I needed to know more about Tristan, this boyfriend that completed her and had her so distracted everything else paled in comparison. Rut-roh. Tristan sucks hairy balls and is becoming more of a controlling bully every day. I hated him from the first minute. I wanted to get to know these lifelong friends Lauren cares so much about and forget all about scumbag bully boyfriend, and low and behold, I found myself kicking back eating and having slumber parties and remembering the good ol days with the girls.
The gang appears to have gone through so much in the ���Keegans Chronicles��� series and also the spin off ���Anna��� that they work as a well oiled machine. Loyalty is thick, and friendship is forever. This was so evident here. The concern for each other jumped off the page. Ms Crane made me feel I was part of the gang and I could feel my surroundings and the emotions going through Laurens mind as things were quickly spinning out of control. Tristan couldn���t be using her. Could he? He loved her. Everything was perfect. She was just busy, wasn���t she? She didn���t need her friends, did she? She had Tristan. Her electrical telekinetic magick was embarrassingly lame, wasn���t it? What could she ever do with it?
I was attached to my kindle shouting at Lauren at times, and grinning and giggling at others. It takes a wonderful author to get me so worked up about a character that I physically want to harm her in a spot or 2. I read this in one sitting because I just had to know if Lauren was going to take off her rose colored glasses and what her reaction would be once she did. Whoa! I wasn���t disappointed. She was one feisty chickadee. There was no way she was going down without a fight.
If you are looking for a wonderful read with characters you will simultaneously love and hate, friendships that will make you smile, and may get you rooting for revenge, you must check this book out. I am off to read Keegan���s Chronicles so I can learn more about this world that has witches, weres and faeries plus so much more to love. Well done Ms Crane...
I have heard amazing things about Ms Crane���s books but finally got a spare moment and just had to read this immediately. It starts off with a bang! Seventeen year old Lauren is having a BAD day! Everything that can go wrong, does. *giggle* We have all felt like that! That first chapter just pulled me in. I needed to know more about Tristan, this boyfriend that completed her and had her so distracted everything else paled in comparison. Rut-roh. Tristan sucks hairy balls and is becoming more of a controlling bully every day. I hated him from the first minute. I wanted to get to know these lifelong friends Lauren cares so much about and forget all about scumbag bully boyfriend, and low and behold, I found myself kicking back eating and having slumber parties and remembering the good ol days with the girls.
The gang appears to have gone through so much in the ���Keegans Chronicles��� series and also the spin off ���Anna��� that they work as a well oiled machine. Loyalty is thick, and friendship is forever. This was so evident here. The concern for each other jumped off the page. Ms Crane made me feel I was part of the gang and I could feel my surroundings and the emotions going through Laurens mind as things were quickly spinning out of control. Tristan couldn���t be using her. Could he? He loved her. Everything was perfect. She was just busy, wasn���t she? She didn���t need her friends, did she? She had Tristan. Her electrical telekinetic magick was embarrassingly lame, wasn���t it? What could she ever do with it?
I was attached to my kindle shouting at Lauren at times, and grinning and giggling at others. It takes a wonderful author to get me so worked up about a character that I physically want to harm her in a spot or 2. I read this in one sitting because I just had to know if Lauren was going to take off her rose colored glasses and what her reaction would be once she did. Whoa! I wasn���t disappointed. She was one feisty chickadee. There was no way she was going down without a fight.
If you are looking for a wonderful read with characters you will simultaneously love and hate, friendships that will make you smile, and may get you rooting for revenge, you must check this book out. I am off to read Keegan���s Chronicles so I can learn more about this world that has witches, weres and faeries plus so much more to love. Well done Ms Crane...
November 15, 2012
Firstly let me tell you, when I saw this cover I was drooling. Simply gorgeous. I want to marry it, and have its babies.
I have heard amazing things about Ms Crane’s books but finally got a spare moment and just had to read this immediately. It starts off with a bang! Seventeen year old Lauren is having a BAD day! Everything that can go wrong, does. *giggle* We have all felt like that! That first chapter just pulled me in. I needed to know more about Tristan, this boyfriend that completed her and had her so distracted everything else paled in comparison. Rut-roh. Tristan sucks hairy balls and is becoming more of a controlling bully every day. I hated him from the first minute. I wanted to get to know these lifelong friends Lauren cares so much about and forget all about scumbag bully boyfriend, and low and behold, I found myself kicking back eating and having slumber parties and remembering the good ol days with the girls.
The gang appears to have gone through so much in the ‘Keegans Chronicles’ series and also the spin off ‘Anna’ that they work as a well oiled machine. Loyalty is thick, and friendship is forever. This was so evident here. The concern for each other jumped off the page. Ms Crane made me feel I was part of the gang and I could feel my surroundings and the emotions going through Laurens mind as things were quickly spinning out of control. Tristan couldn’t be using her. Could he? He loved her. Everything was perfect. She was just busy, wasn’t she? She didn’t need her friends, did she? She had Tristan. Her electrical telekinetic magick was embarrassingly lame, wasn’t it? What could she ever do with it?
I was attached to my kindle shouting at Lauren at times, and grinning and giggling at others. It takes a wonderful author to get me so worked up about a character that I physically want to harm her in a spot or 2. I read this in one sitting because I just had to know if Lauren was going to take off her rose colored glasses and what her reaction would be once she did. Whoa! I wasn’t disappointed. She was one feisty chickadee. There was no way she was going down without a fight.
If you are looking for a wonderful read with characters you will simultaneously love and hate, friendships that will make you smile, and may get you rooting for revenge, you must check this book out. I am off to read Keegan’s Chronicles so I can learn more about this world that has witches, weres and faeries plus so much more to love. Well done Ms Crane...
I have heard amazing things about Ms Crane’s books but finally got a spare moment and just had to read this immediately. It starts off with a bang! Seventeen year old Lauren is having a BAD day! Everything that can go wrong, does. *giggle* We have all felt like that! That first chapter just pulled me in. I needed to know more about Tristan, this boyfriend that completed her and had her so distracted everything else paled in comparison. Rut-roh. Tristan sucks hairy balls and is becoming more of a controlling bully every day. I hated him from the first minute. I wanted to get to know these lifelong friends Lauren cares so much about and forget all about scumbag bully boyfriend, and low and behold, I found myself kicking back eating and having slumber parties and remembering the good ol days with the girls.
The gang appears to have gone through so much in the ‘Keegans Chronicles’ series and also the spin off ‘Anna’ that they work as a well oiled machine. Loyalty is thick, and friendship is forever. This was so evident here. The concern for each other jumped off the page. Ms Crane made me feel I was part of the gang and I could feel my surroundings and the emotions going through Laurens mind as things were quickly spinning out of control. Tristan couldn’t be using her. Could he? He loved her. Everything was perfect. She was just busy, wasn’t she? She didn’t need her friends, did she? She had Tristan. Her electrical telekinetic magick was embarrassingly lame, wasn’t it? What could she ever do with it?
I was attached to my kindle shouting at Lauren at times, and grinning and giggling at others. It takes a wonderful author to get me so worked up about a character that I physically want to harm her in a spot or 2. I read this in one sitting because I just had to know if Lauren was going to take off her rose colored glasses and what her reaction would be once she did. Whoa! I wasn’t disappointed. She was one feisty chickadee. There was no way she was going down without a fight.
If you are looking for a wonderful read with characters you will simultaneously love and hate, friendships that will make you smile, and may get you rooting for revenge, you must check this book out. I am off to read Keegan’s Chronicles so I can learn more about this world that has witches, weres and faeries plus so much more to love. Well done Ms Crane...
December 17, 2012
Lauren will be my fifth Julia Crane book in less than a month’s time. Lauren is a spin-off book from her highly acclaimed “Keegan’s Chronicles” books. But don’t let that stop you from reading Lauren, because it by all means can also be read as a standalone book.
Julia Crane’s work is incredibly engaging and unique. When I read her books, I can always see clear images in my head of the characters, scenery, and even feel the emotions the characters are feeling. Julia Crane has a way to pull you into a book and make you feel like you are watching a movie.
I read Lauren in one sitting, as I did to some of her other books; I could not put it down. Hours later I am still thinking about Lauren because it is that good. I can say it is hands down my favorite book of Crane’s, and that is saying something because I have a slight obsession with “Keegan’s Chronicles”.
Lauren is easy to relate to as a young 17 year old girl going off to college trying to find her place in the world. Lauren has paranormal abilities, but feels insecure about her powers especially around her very magical friends. I hate when reviews give away too much of the story, and I feel like I am about to if I keep writing, so I will just sum it up. Lauren is a story of insecurity, how to fight your way out of it, and come out stronger in the end. This book is also about friendship, love, loss, betrayal, and most of all loyalty.
For “Keegan’s Chronicles” fans, you will be so delighted with a lot of the characters having a larger role in Lauren. As I said before Lauren can be and, in my eyes is, also a standalone book. I highly recommend reading Lauren because it is one of those books that leaves you thinking and wanting more.
Julia Crane’s work is incredibly engaging and unique. When I read her books, I can always see clear images in my head of the characters, scenery, and even feel the emotions the characters are feeling. Julia Crane has a way to pull you into a book and make you feel like you are watching a movie.
I read Lauren in one sitting, as I did to some of her other books; I could not put it down. Hours later I am still thinking about Lauren because it is that good. I can say it is hands down my favorite book of Crane’s, and that is saying something because I have a slight obsession with “Keegan’s Chronicles”.
Lauren is easy to relate to as a young 17 year old girl going off to college trying to find her place in the world. Lauren has paranormal abilities, but feels insecure about her powers especially around her very magical friends. I hate when reviews give away too much of the story, and I feel like I am about to if I keep writing, so I will just sum it up. Lauren is a story of insecurity, how to fight your way out of it, and come out stronger in the end. This book is also about friendship, love, loss, betrayal, and most of all loyalty.
For “Keegan’s Chronicles” fans, you will be so delighted with a lot of the characters having a larger role in Lauren. As I said before Lauren can be and, in my eyes is, also a standalone book. I highly recommend reading Lauren because it is one of those books that leaves you thinking and wanting more.
October 15, 2013
When your friends are telling you a guy is bad news, listen. When your health is failing and your grades are slipping, ditch the guy no matter how hot he is.
If you've read Keegan's Chronicles, you'll recognize Lauren as one of Keegan's closest friends. If not, it's OK. This can be read as a stand alone.
Lauren's boyfriend is a dark elf, and even though the warning signs are there, she ignores him because when he's nice and sweet, he couldn't possibly be better. But that's where the danger in abusive relationships is: getting you to 'see' just how 'good' he can be. Eventually the arguments get worse and more frequent and your friends are no longer good enough so you have to hang out with his. When you see the truth its' too late, but hindsight is 20/20...
Things I liked: The "old gang" from Keegan's books are together again, the alternate dimensions Calvron invents, each person's powers are used and explored a bit more, and the drama between Lauren, her boyfriend Tristan and the light vs dark elf conflict, considering Keegan's dad and the leader of the dark elves were working things out...
Things I didn't 'dislike' but could have liked better if they were changed a bit: The alien discovery in Calvron's world and Tristan's office wasn't really touched upon a whole lot. I also didn't like the fairies not being weakened by iron or the fact that they can lie in this book. I think it would have made things more interesting and created more of a conflict if they had faults they had to circumvent in order to get things done. Other than that I enjoyed it :)
If you've read Keegan's Chronicles, you'll recognize Lauren as one of Keegan's closest friends. If not, it's OK. This can be read as a stand alone.
Lauren's boyfriend is a dark elf, and even though the warning signs are there, she ignores him because when he's nice and sweet, he couldn't possibly be better. But that's where the danger in abusive relationships is: getting you to 'see' just how 'good' he can be. Eventually the arguments get worse and more frequent and your friends are no longer good enough so you have to hang out with his. When you see the truth its' too late, but hindsight is 20/20...
Things I liked: The "old gang" from Keegan's books are together again, the alternate dimensions Calvron invents, each person's powers are used and explored a bit more, and the drama between Lauren, her boyfriend Tristan and the light vs dark elf conflict, considering Keegan's dad and the leader of the dark elves were working things out...
Things I didn't 'dislike' but could have liked better if they were changed a bit: The alien discovery in Calvron's world and Tristan's office wasn't really touched upon a whole lot. I also didn't like the fairies not being weakened by iron or the fact that they can lie in this book. I think it would have made things more interesting and created more of a conflict if they had faults they had to circumvent in order to get things done. Other than that I enjoyed it :)
November 5, 2012
I absolutely loved this book! I wasn't really expecting to be able to follow it because it is a spin -off to the Keegan's Chronicles which I haven't read so I was expecting to be confused while reading Lauren but I can honestly say that you do not have to have read the Keegan's Chronicles to read Lauren! I loved the plot as it was interesting and it had me hooked! I gasped like a million times at the last half of the book! Lauren was of course the main character and I loved her! She was so easy to connect with and she was so nice! Tristan was so possessive! I really despised him! I hated what he did to Lauren and I really wanted to hit him! I really liked the other character and I loved that characters from the Keegan's Chronicles were also in Lauren! The cover is so pretty and it really suits the story! Big thank you to Allison and of course Julia for an ARC of Lauren!
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March 7, 2013
Poor Lauren! She was one of my favorite characters in the Keegan Chronicles and it was very hard for me to see her so sad and losing that happiness she had before meeting Tristen.
What a heartbreaking relationship. Tristen was charismatic and treated her so well at times that she ignored the clues that hinted at the manipulative, brainwashing, violent psychopath that he truly was. Too often people ignore those clues. He "loves" her so he wouldn't hurt her right?! WRONG. He's possessive, evil and crazy!
Her friends are amazing and they care about her so much! It was great seeing them rally around her and help her out of a terrible relationship and situation. Thank goodness for a certain light fairy as well. ;-)
The ending was everything I could have hoped for! Lauren seems like she's happy and alive again! Here's to hoping she continues to embrace herself, her gift, and finds real, supportive, and true love.
What a heartbreaking relationship. Tristen was charismatic and treated her so well at times that she ignored the clues that hinted at the manipulative, brainwashing, violent psychopath that he truly was. Too often people ignore those clues. He "loves" her so he wouldn't hurt her right?! WRONG. He's possessive, evil and crazy!
Her friends are amazing and they care about her so much! It was great seeing them rally around her and help her out of a terrible relationship and situation. Thank goodness for a certain light fairy as well. ;-)
The ending was everything I could have hoped for! Lauren seems like she's happy and alive again! Here's to hoping she continues to embrace herself, her gift, and finds real, supportive, and true love.
December 28, 2012
This book had an interesting idea behind plot, and that's probably the only thing I liked about it. I felt like the magical characters popping up all over the place was overcompensating for the fact that The characters, I felt, were underdeveloped.
One of the other reasons I didn't enjoy this was that the main character ignored many signs right up until the end. This didn't sit well with me.
--edit: I did not know that this story was a spin-off from Julia Crane's other series... However, this is saying something about how the book was written if a the book doesn't speak to a reader with no previous attachment or knowledge about the characters.
One of the other reasons I didn't enjoy this was that the main character ignored many signs right up until the end. This didn't sit well with me.
--edit: I did not know that this story was a spin-off from Julia Crane's other series... However, this is saying something about how the book was written if a the book doesn't speak to a reader with no previous attachment or knowledge about the characters.
October 11, 2015
Loved the book but hated how weak Lauren was through most of it (all because of a guy lol). When she finally cottoned on to what was going on and came in to her own, started embracing her gift I loved her. But as with the Anna book there are unanswered questions in this book. What are the green alien looking creatures? Is the shadow that was in the room with the dead green creature the same Shadow from Anna's book? And most importantly will there be more books lol. I need a book for Thaddeus now that he's grown up (I have read the one from whne he was younger) and a book for Donald and Calvron.
February 17, 2013
This story is a spinoff of the Keegan Chronicles. It grabs your attention right away as Lauren has bad luck trying to get to class as she adjusts to college life and a demanding boyfriend. See her friends as they try to warn her about her boyfriend, Tristen. She has to learn the hard way. Her friends rally to help her and Lauren gets unexpected help from an unlikely source. See whether they can avert some terrorists. The book leaves you craving for the next installment.
February 20, 2013
Really thrilling book. This has been on my to-read list for forever. I hated Tristen from the beginning. He was a really complicated character. It was really hard to believe anything he said, though, I think, in a way, he believed it.
Galen was awesome.
The ending was a little fast and I wish it was more drawn out. The alternate universe thing was intriguing and I hope there is more of it in the other books.
Galen was awesome.
The ending was a little fast and I wish it was more drawn out. The alternate universe thing was intriguing and I hope there is more of it in the other books.
June 13, 2015
Lauren (Keegan's Chronicles Spin Off) by Julia Crane
4 1/2 stars
Lauren so often has put on a brave front, but has plenty of self doubt and hidden fears about her worth and abilities. She is manipulated and taken advantage of for a while before she really learns to stand up for herself. I enjoyed this story, and watching her grown and learn to stand on her own inner strength. This was a really good continuation with all the familiar characters from the original series!
4 1/2 stars
Lauren so often has put on a brave front, but has plenty of self doubt and hidden fears about her worth and abilities. She is manipulated and taken advantage of for a while before she really learns to stand up for herself. I enjoyed this story, and watching her grown and learn to stand on her own inner strength. This was a really good continuation with all the familiar characters from the original series!
March 13, 2016
I don't agree that this is a book that could be read as a stand alone.. It is actually a spin-off from "Keegan's Chronicles"...or something like that.
Being someone that hasn't read the original series, I felt like I was missing a lot of back story about the characters.
I also feel some of the characters were underdeveloped...not really spoken about, no insight into them given.
All that being said, I did enjoy the book to an extent.
Thumbs up, Crane.
Being someone that hasn't read the original series, I felt like I was missing a lot of back story about the characters.
I also feel some of the characters were underdeveloped...not really spoken about, no insight into them given.
All that being said, I did enjoy the book to an extent.
Thumbs up, Crane.
March 2, 2013
I understand this is a side story of an established series. A bunch of teens, childbirth friends, who everyone possesses a power, as elves or witches or faries or shifters. So the background is an interesting one. But to base a novel on the stupidity or lack of awareness or brainlessness of the heroine, that is the fairy Lauren, wasn't a wise one.
February 13, 2013
Picked up "Lauren" because it was free and was not disappointed...Dark faeries and light fairies, did I mention witches...Lauren and her friends help put a stop to the evil Tristan has planned...An enjoyable read! Love The Cover....
July 9, 2013
3/4 stars undecided.
February 15, 2013
Was very frustrated with Lauren.
March 19, 2013
Reviewing for Free Book Dude; will post review here in future.
November 12, 2014
I loved this book. Not my usual but I can absolutely see myself reading more of her books. This was actually my first Julia Crane book and I think I'm in love.
Read
June 14, 2013Not that good the main character but storyline was good
July 7, 2013
Nice character building With nice twists and engaging story line.
A good read if you like the genre.
WaAr
A good read if you like the genre.
WaAr
December 17, 2013
review to come
September 9, 2014
Good
It was good. I read rather quickly. If you are looking for an easy read this is a good choice.
It was good. I read rather quickly. If you are looking for an easy read this is a good choice.
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