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Field of Innocence

(Euphoria #1)

Lainy Lane

3.54 · Rating details · 35 ratings · 9 reviews

Once upon a times and happily ever afters? Sometimes Destiny is far too dark to give us a traditional faerie tale!

Life is a fragile thing, not only in the mortal sense. It's like a big glass ball waiting above your head, and sometimes one simple thing can send the glass crashing down around you in a million small pieces. All you can do when that happens is stand by and wat ...more

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Published March 1st 2016 by Lainy Lane (first published March 13th 2013)

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Jan 23, 2018 Pike Perrie rated it really liked it · review of another edition

A fairy tale with a wicked twist.

Lainy Lane presents what seems at first as a straight forward fae world. But all is not as it seems. The characters are developed well but leave you wanting to know more as the story progresses. Each one with a curious background and unknown motives that you aren't sure who to root for. Can't wait to see how the characters and story play out. ...more

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Aug 13, 2013 Cat rated it did not like it · review of another edition

Shelves: kindle-freebie

This present-tense narration is unusual (and a bit odd), but the worst part about the narration is that everything is simply TOLD to you, and not in a particularly compelling or enticing way:

"Calandra (the main character) walks through the woods and down the path she knows so well, toward her sanctuary. This has all been far too much for her lately. She needs peace, and her favorite place to find it is the sanctuary. Serenity comes easily as she walks down the winding pathways; she knows the cle This present-tense narration is unusual (and a bit odd), but the worst part about the narration is that everything is simply TOLD to you, and not in a particularly compelling or enticing way:

"Calandra (the main character) walks through the woods and down the path she knows so well, toward her sanctuary. This has all been far too much for her lately. She needs peace, and her favorite place to find it is the sanctuary. Serenity comes easily as she walks down the winding pathways; she knows the clearing is soon coming where she will enter her spot of belonging. She can see the flowers in her head already, smell the soft fragrance that always makes her feel lighter. Her anticipation builds as she walks. She knows exactly where to dodge thorns and branches that stick out, she could make this journey in her sleep."

My problems with this passage: a) her 'sanctuary' has already been explained - what it is and where it is; b) she's already been there and that trip is also described; c) is this written for or by a 10 year old? That's what it feels like...

There are also a few inconsistencies or lack of follow through in different parts of the story: since when did it become okay to suddenly ditch the last day of school with your boyfriend? No follow up there. Cal leaves the house after a fight with her father, and when she arrives at her boyfriend's house she suddenly has bags to account for, when there was no mention of this when she left the house or got in her car. Not to worry though, the bags do make it back to her house!

Calandra is very stubborn, rash, inconsiderate, rude, selfish, and a couple of other choice words I'll skip since this is a YA book. Basically she was super annoying and frustrating. She gives up a 7 month relationship at the drop of a dime because she likes this guy's baby blue eyes. Wait a minute, aren't her boyfriend's eyes baby blue too? Huh. Then she acts like a complete witch to him and blames him for confusing her feelings. Is this immature, teenaged behavior? Yes. Is it still irritating? Definitely! Calandra (Cali) has a difficult time expressing how she's feeling, and generally falls back on the "leave me alone" pout.

She also takes everyone's word for things without question (seriously someone just tells you it's your destiny and you go for it??? Even after they thought it was originally your mom, but then it didn't turn out to be..seriously no questions here??). OR she ignores what others say, and then blames them for not telling her sooner. There is no winning with this girl.

AVOID this book. Not worth it; the narration doesn't get any better and, unfortunately, neither does the 'heroine." The "love-triangle" (more of a square, in this case) is completely worthless to me because, minus Tristan, the other two (Jerreth and Drake) only want her because she's...beautiful? the destined ruler/balance bringer? To be honest, I don't know what they see in her...UGH.

Lastly, Cali goes on and on about how terrible her father is, but honestly I don't see what's so bad about him? From reading other reviews there's a prequel that explains a bit of this, but basically from this story he seems a bit religious and negligent. ...more

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Mar 15, 2013 Candy Smith rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

I love the fantasy world Lainy Lane has created. It sucked my in and kept my attention to the very end. Little by little Lainy Lane leads you into her fantasy world as Calandra walking into a new world and a new life. So what if everything you know about your life is a lie? And someone tells you you are destined to save no just one world but two worlds? Would you stay in the world you are familiar you with even though you know you were meant for something else or would you venture into a new wor ...more

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Nov 24, 2013 Laura rated it did not like it

Shelves: modern-fantasy, faeries

The prose needs tightening (or axing with a sharpened hatchet). It is riddled with unnecessary adverbs, filler words, clichés, and vagueness (somehow, seems), as well as consisting of more telling than showing. For instance, Calandra often intuits what others are thinking, which is annoying. We often are “told” her feelings. This applies to descriptions, too. Furthermore, the sentences are choppy, the vocabulary repetitive. I will be blunt: the writing is poor.

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Feb 04, 2013 Sara Nelson rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Holy cow!!! I had been waiting on this book ever since I read Equinoctial Sacrifice! And let me tell you, It was soo worth the wait!! I am so glad I have this book to reread when ever I want to. This book takes you in from just reading the blurb on the back. The author has such an amazing imagination, from the characters, the plot of the story and my favorite the characters names. Calandra is such a beautiful name! And Jerreth is an odd name which makes me love it even more. I was glad to see Ca ...more

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Aug 12, 2013 Sarah rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: ebooks, magic, fairies, free-books, ya-fantasy

I'm not 100% sure I actually understood everything in the book as it seemed to me to be a few contradictions and there were also a fair few punctuation and spelling mistakes so be warned.

Basically the gist of things I think I understood was that Calandra always thought there should be more to her life. Her father and boyfriend were very religious but she just wasn't like that. Don't get me wrong she wasn't bad or evil just thought there was... more. One day she comes across a guy in her special ...more

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Apr 29, 2013 Crystal rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Lainy has blown me away with another fantasic story. Full of vivid detail and incredible characters, Lainy has created the perfect world of Faeries.

Having read the prequel first, I only caught a small look at Calandra, daughter of Hollyn and Chase. Now in Field of Innocence, Calandra is all grown up and incredibly beautiful and powerful. She has an amazing boyfriend who is her rock. Her father is still a jerk and she has an affinity for music and nature.

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Mar 24, 2013 Pauline Creeden rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

The writing in this book is poetic and beautiful, just like the cover. The storyline is original and captivating. For me, the only problem lies with the MC. A stranger tells her such and such is her destiny, and she just accepts it without questioning or wondering if the person is telling the truth. She accepts everyone at face value in too innocent a way for me. I kept wanting to smack her for putting herself in danger or making poor decisions that didn't make any sense. Overall, the book has y ...more

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Aug 11, 2013 Sky rated it liked it

Shelves: my-kindle-collection

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Lainy Lane is a girl that loves to keep her head in the cloud and attempts to still keep her feet on the ground. She has a severe addiction to coffee, tea, and Harry Potter and is completely awe-stricken with dragonflies. She spends her days chasing around her two crazy kids and getting in as much reading and writing as she can fit into the hectic mom life!
Lainy writes Fantasy and loves main chara ...more