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Take (Scars of the Wraiths, #4)

Nashoda Rose

Start date: May 5, 2015

Finish date: May 15, 2015

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Feb 04, 2015 Ivy Deluca rated it liked it

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Max, a Scar healer with a special power, has been hiding for six years from Drake, a big bad ancient Scar who is determined to find her. Jasper, a Scar Assassin, is protecting Max, though he has secrets of his own. They’ve got to survive while fighting their attraction. Well, Max is fighting it - Jasper, not so much. Then, romance happens.

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Mar 15, 2015 .chel. rated it really liked it

Shelves: netgalley, standalone-series, paranormal-fantasy-romance

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Jan 13, 2015 Julie rated it liked it

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A nightmare that shapes your future…..it’s the life that Max knows all too well. Her entire family was killed by a powerful Scar - Drake. If that wasn’t hard enough to bear, Drake kept Max a prisoner for six years. Torture was just the beginning of her tormented time with the powerful Drake.

Max’s fate changed when she was rescued by Xamien - a powerful Talde leader. Now she has lead a life of recovery. Spending her days in the sanctuary of Xamien’s home. Learning to believe in herself once agai A nightmare that shapes your future…..it’s the life that Max knows all too well. Her entire family was killed by a powerful Scar - Drake. If that wasn’t hard enough to bear, Drake kept Max a prisoner for six years. Torture was just the beginning of her tormented time with the powerful Drake.

Max’s fate changed when she was rescued by Xamien - a powerful Talde leader. Now she has lead a life of recovery. Spending her days in the sanctuary of Xamien’s home. Learning to believe in herself once again. To protect herself, Max created a façade that no one could penetrate. Ensuring that she would never feel the pain in her life that Drake made her feel. Closing of her heart in the process.

Then the unexpected walked into her life……Jasper. The assassin for hire knows that Max is ‘just a job’. If he cannot keep Max safe, then his orders are to kill her. What Jasper didn’t count on was how deeply Max would affect him. The pull between the two growing with each passing moment. As they flee from the danger that is almost upon them, Jasper and Max will find themselves making decisions that affect everything they believe in.

Take is Nashoda Rose’s first book in the paranormal genre. The books that Rose has previously written have all blown me away. Huge fan. So - when Take hit the scene I was excited to see the journey readers would be taken on. The first thing you find in Take is a glossary of terms to layout the type of paranormal characters. Now - had I read this prior to starting the book, I would have thought twice about reading the book. However - Rose has never let me down, so I turned the page.

Readers are taken into the lives of Jasper and Max. Both posses a chemistry that draws the characters together from the beginning. While their chemistry was the main focus of the book - it was a little ‘dull’. The story line was engaging to a point, but was predictable and fell flat. It just didn’t pack the punch I was looking for. Will it affect how I look at the authors books in the future?? No way. I plan on reading anything Rose releases. This just wasn’t the captivating writing I have come to love from this author. ...more

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Feb 06, 2015 Diane Dannenfeldt rated it it was amazing

This is a new author for me and I can't wait to read more of her books. I loved the story and immediately fell in love with both Max and Jasper. I love the whole concept of the different sects of beings. Both the hero and heroine had gone through hell and believed they would never find love or peace until they met each other. It was great watching these two grow to trust and finally to allow themselves to love each other. I am so looking forward to the next book in this series.

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