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Soul of a Rocky
Trevor was the son of gods, but a life of privilege was far from his reality. After a childhood of abandonment by his parents and routine abuse by his peers, trust is a foreign concept. And relationships? Not happening.
Marked by Death’s Reaper, Krystiana is thrust into a world where the gods are real, a war is being waged unbeknownst to humans, and her stalker can’t be killed. Despite the reality she is slowly dying, Krystiana fights to keep what remains of her humanity.
Forced together by his father, Trevor and Krystiana have to decide if what they have is strong enough to make it through the day Death comes for them all.
Marked by Death’s Reaper, Krystiana is thrust into a world where the gods are real, a war is being waged unbeknownst to humans, and her stalker can’t be killed. Despite the reality she is slowly dying, Krystiana fights to keep what remains of her humanity.
Forced together by his father, Trevor and Krystiana have to decide if what they have is strong enough to make it through the day Death comes for them all.
338 pages, Kindle Edition
Published August 23, 2016
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Kelsey Jordan
10 books58 followersKelsey Jordan is the author of the Gardinian World Novels. She is a collector of back packs, pens, and an unseemly amount of paper. When she isn’t working on the series, you can usually find her scrawling on something, playing video games, or taking glorious naps.
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August 26, 2016
This is the the fourth instalment of the "Gardinian Novel World" . The previous book was splendid and this one is just as enticing.
Trevor is the son of the god, Death. He was abandoned by his parents as a child and brought up by his grandparents. He now feels that he is unloved and that anyone who gets close to him is after something because of his lineage. Being bullied as a child hasn't helped either. He is a dedicated doctor and his two cousins are the only ones he allows to get close to him. He hasn't had his first shift as a Lycan as yet, something he dreads because of what comes with it. He doesn't want a mate either but might not have a say in the matter.
Krystiana lost her dad at a young age and somehow her mother blames her for the accident. Her soul is tainted by an evil Reaper who wants her for himself. He torments her through her dreams. He is vicious and persistent. She is also very alone since she lost her sister who was very close to her. It's a matter of time before she loses her soul and humanity. It's a burden that she carries with the determination to keep what's left of her humanity.
Trent, Trevor's father aka Death has noticed the anomaly in Krystiana's make up. She is one of a kind and the only person who can help her is Trevor. He is mortified when his father "dumps" Krystiana on his doorsteps. He likes his own company whilst he allows his cousins Ryder and Gabby to visit. When he discovers the torment that Krystiana is going through he agrees to help her but there are conditions. They train together and are comfortable in each other's company despite their apprehensions. There is an attraction which they both deny. Their relationship is strictly platonic. Krystiana is not Lycan and Trevor doesn't want a relationship. Can they escape fate?
The battle between the Lycans and the Hunters continues. When there is a violent attack on the Pack, killing someone she considers to be a good friend, Krystiana embraces her power at the risk of losing herself. She is set on rescuing Trevor. Losing another friend is out of the question! She then goes on to rescue someone else and everything takes a downward spiral. Lives are lost. Friendships are broken. The Gods are furious. Punishments are imposed relentlessly. Krystiana finds herself alone once more. She is ridden with guilt and loss. Trevor is angry and resentful but soon realises what Krystiana means to him. Can they overcome what fate has dished out?
This novel starts off a little slow but once it gets going, it's hard to put down. Trevor and Krystiana are strong and determined characters. I like the way their relationship evolves. Lykil, the God of Destruction shows a different side of himself but he is still one of my favourite characters.
Soul of Rocky is a compulsive read. There is so much going all and yet everything falls nicely into place. It's action packed. There is love and loss. Lust and passion. Violence and bloodshed. It ends on a good note but at the same time it left me wanting for more. I look forward to reading the grand finale and hopefully find out more about Lykil. I would fully recommend this series to all lovers of the paranormal.
I received an eARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.
Trevor is the son of the god, Death. He was abandoned by his parents as a child and brought up by his grandparents. He now feels that he is unloved and that anyone who gets close to him is after something because of his lineage. Being bullied as a child hasn't helped either. He is a dedicated doctor and his two cousins are the only ones he allows to get close to him. He hasn't had his first shift as a Lycan as yet, something he dreads because of what comes with it. He doesn't want a mate either but might not have a say in the matter.
Krystiana lost her dad at a young age and somehow her mother blames her for the accident. Her soul is tainted by an evil Reaper who wants her for himself. He torments her through her dreams. He is vicious and persistent. She is also very alone since she lost her sister who was very close to her. It's a matter of time before she loses her soul and humanity. It's a burden that she carries with the determination to keep what's left of her humanity.
Trent, Trevor's father aka Death has noticed the anomaly in Krystiana's make up. She is one of a kind and the only person who can help her is Trevor. He is mortified when his father "dumps" Krystiana on his doorsteps. He likes his own company whilst he allows his cousins Ryder and Gabby to visit. When he discovers the torment that Krystiana is going through he agrees to help her but there are conditions. They train together and are comfortable in each other's company despite their apprehensions. There is an attraction which they both deny. Their relationship is strictly platonic. Krystiana is not Lycan and Trevor doesn't want a relationship. Can they escape fate?
The battle between the Lycans and the Hunters continues. When there is a violent attack on the Pack, killing someone she considers to be a good friend, Krystiana embraces her power at the risk of losing herself. She is set on rescuing Trevor. Losing another friend is out of the question! She then goes on to rescue someone else and everything takes a downward spiral. Lives are lost. Friendships are broken. The Gods are furious. Punishments are imposed relentlessly. Krystiana finds herself alone once more. She is ridden with guilt and loss. Trevor is angry and resentful but soon realises what Krystiana means to him. Can they overcome what fate has dished out?
This novel starts off a little slow but once it gets going, it's hard to put down. Trevor and Krystiana are strong and determined characters. I like the way their relationship evolves. Lykil, the God of Destruction shows a different side of himself but he is still one of my favourite characters.
Soul of Rocky is a compulsive read. There is so much going all and yet everything falls nicely into place. It's action packed. There is love and loss. Lust and passion. Violence and bloodshed. It ends on a good note but at the same time it left me wanting for more. I look forward to reading the grand finale and hopefully find out more about Lykil. I would fully recommend this series to all lovers of the paranormal.
I received an eARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.
March 7, 2017
I was hesitant to read this book ... not because I didn't think I would like it. I know I do this with series that I really like. I get the next, highly anticipated book, and let it sit so that I can just hear that “weeeee I got it” and put off reading it so I can have that lovely feeling of it there, just waiting for me to read it.
Regardless of what all happened in this book I will say that I really enjoyed it. This book had a lot of stuff going on. I mean it has a little of just about everything action, love, loss, great passion, anger, violence and healing. Some good and some bad things happened, but to me that made it more real. One of the things I felt most unique about this series was how the time periods altered so much from book to book. Instead of seeing something a few months or years later the span was wider. You got to see how so and so’s kids grew up and what they did. I mean this book surrounds the first book’s character couple’s grandson. One thing, that was more prevalent in this book, was to see that even though couples you thought were going to have a happy ever after actually dealt with life and actual couple hood and the book you read with them in it their HE was actually a sort of HFN instead. Another thing was to show you that the characters you thought were just so awesome and could do no wrong … newsflash they aren’t perfect. I don’t think I’ve ever wanted to throat punch a character I loved so much as I did in this book. (Yeah Lykil I’m talking about you.)
Things that seem like small things to overcome in a relationship just might turn into bigger things if you look at the relationship 50 years down the road…. You can’t really have a character or couple “rest on their laurels” so to speak for forever.
I’m not sure how happy this book will make some people, but I do think it was brave of Ms. Jordan to write it this way. I usually avoid stories where pretty bad things happen, but I just couldn’t put this book down. Yeah stuff happened that I would’ve never seen coming but really good stuff do to. I’m not sure what else to say other than I really liked this story and that everything felt just so real to me, even the heart wrenching parts. Got to have the bad with the good else the good just isn’t worth as much.
I can’t wait to read the next book to see what happens now. It looks like the stuff has finally hit the fan and the forever war is gonna actually end one way or another. I mean they did piss Lykil off….
Regardless of what all happened in this book I will say that I really enjoyed it. This book had a lot of stuff going on. I mean it has a little of just about everything action, love, loss, great passion, anger, violence and healing. Some good and some bad things happened, but to me that made it more real. One of the things I felt most unique about this series was how the time periods altered so much from book to book. Instead of seeing something a few months or years later the span was wider. You got to see how so and so’s kids grew up and what they did. I mean this book surrounds the first book’s character couple’s grandson. One thing, that was more prevalent in this book, was to see that even though couples you thought were going to have a happy ever after actually dealt with life and actual couple hood and the book you read with them in it their HE was actually a sort of HFN instead. Another thing was to show you that the characters you thought were just so awesome and could do no wrong … newsflash they aren’t perfect. I don’t think I’ve ever wanted to throat punch a character I loved so much as I did in this book. (Yeah Lykil I’m talking about you.)
Things that seem like small things to overcome in a relationship just might turn into bigger things if you look at the relationship 50 years down the road…. You can’t really have a character or couple “rest on their laurels” so to speak for forever.
I’m not sure how happy this book will make some people, but I do think it was brave of Ms. Jordan to write it this way. I usually avoid stories where pretty bad things happen, but I just couldn’t put this book down. Yeah stuff happened that I would’ve never seen coming but really good stuff do to. I’m not sure what else to say other than I really liked this story and that everything felt just so real to me, even the heart wrenching parts. Got to have the bad with the good else the good just isn’t worth as much.
I can’t wait to read the next book to see what happens now. It looks like the stuff has finally hit the fan and the forever war is gonna actually end one way or another. I mean they did piss Lykil off….
October 21, 2016
I was excited upon starting. The pace was kinda slow. The plot did NOT make me happy. Really disappointed because I was hoping to like this one better than the previous one which i was also disappointed by. Won't be reading the last book
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