Book Review of The Arrival:
The Birthright Trilogy, Book 1
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Title:
The BirthRight Trilogy
Author:
Nicole MacDonald
Genre:
Fantasy
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Blurb
:
The
Arrival: Book One
Cat, Kassie, Sian and Loi are anything but damsels in distress.
Fed up with a lack of decent male specimens they cast a love spell in the hopes
of finding their soul-mates. And inadvertently land themselves on another planet.
Oops…
Oops…
The
Arrival, follows the girls' adventures as they stumble through a
foreign and often hostile world where humans are NOT at the top of the food
chain. Friendships are forged and love teeters on the horizon while the threat
of civil war looms thanks to the girls' very unexpected 'gifts'. Will the girls
master these gifts in time to survive a war in which, not only are they the
ultimate weapons, but also the ultimate prize...
Awakening: Book Two
Be careful what you wish for...
A seemingly innocuous love spell caused Catherine, Sian, Laura, and Kassandra to cross worlds in search of their soul mates. But more than love drew them to Gar'nyse. Truths are revealed and lives forever altered after an attack at the castle. An age old feud between two archaic families threatens to tear the world they've arrived in apart. As the ultimate weapons in such a war the four girls are the only hope for peace.
But one of them lies unconscious from the attack, and the destiny that awaits her when she wakes will change everything.
Feel the
Burn: Book Three
The battle to save Gar'nyse is upon them and already the costs are
insurmountable.
With no other option but to knowingly sail into a trap, the girls, the Griffon Guard, and the gathered forces set forth to reach the castle and destroy Jenviet. However the loss of Alek means the task sits fully on the four girls' shoulders and with only one of them at their full Elemental abilities, the risk of death, or worse—failure—is high. Now with nothing to lose, Catherine refuses to link with the other girls, hoping that she alone will be able to take Jenviet. But the malevolent Sorceress of Vo'Arum has other plans...
About the
Author:
Nicole MacDonald is a thirty something year old Kiwi who loves to
read and moonlights as a novelist. From a young age she fantasized about being
the heroine in the books and/or movies she watched and credits the series
‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’ for really inspiring her. Writing only occurred to
her a few years ago after reading an abysmal tale with silly useless females
where upon she decided to write a tale solely for herself where the girls got
to kick butt without the usual sob story—betrayed/abused/abandoned etc. That
little tale eventuated into the BirthRight Trilogy.
Nicole’s
current daydream is that Joss Whedon (aka the genius of film) will discover the
BirthRight Trilogy and demand the film rights to it. Until then, she’s working
on several other writing projects and aiming to explore the world with her
partner.
Contacts:
Links
The first book, The Arrival, is FREE everywhere.
Smashwords (available in any format)
Wattpad – where The Arrival is now available
Excerpt:
The
Arrival – Excerpt
The track quickly led to the river and
I dropped my stuff near the edge. Kneeling, I dunked my top in the water and
scrubbed it full of soap, smiling when I heard splashes further out in the
water. Audi’s such a water baby and as long as it’s by choice rather than me
giving her a bath she’ll swim anywhere. I swished the top under the water,
rinsing the soap out. The splashes got closer and I glanced up.
Alek stood in the middle of the river,
the water lapping mid thigh on him.
I froze, heart thudding loudly in my
ears as I stared.
The water cascaded down his taut
muscular body, his blue black hair shoved back out of his eyes and his white
essentially see-through undergarment. My jaw dropped; I don’t think I’d ever
seen such a fantastic specimen in real life before.
Alek stared at Catherine in surprise;
he’d thought all the women would have slept for a few more hours at least.
About to call out a greeting, he stopped when he noticed her slack jawed
expression.
Suddenly I could make out the rational
voice in my head, it shrieked at me; STOP
STARING! HE’S LOOKING RIGHT AT YOU!
My eyes jerked up to dark blue ones
that regarding me in amusement, an eyebrow arched.
OH
MY GOD.
And in the manner of any intelligent,
attractive, level headed female who’s been caught out… I promptly blushed
beetroot, muttered something unintelligent and snatched my things before
bolting for the tent. I hurtled past Daron heading toward the river.
Alek stared after Catherine. She’d
turned a rather remarkable shade of red then run off. Not far off the color of
her hair, Alek mused in amusement. She obviously approved of what she’d seen;
he chuckled at the recollection of shock in those wide green eyes when she
realized he watched.
'Alek! What’d you do to Catherine?'
Daron appeared at the end of the track, a concerned expression on his face.
Alek smirked.
Uh oh, thought Daron, I know that
look. He stopped in the track and gave Alek a look of his own. 'Explain. Now.'
Alek arched an eyebrow at Daron’s
tone. 'I did nothing to her,' he struggled to keep a straight face. 'She didn’t
notice me swimming here and seemed a bit,' he paused and shot Daron a crooked
grin. '…surprised to find me.'
Daron envisioned the scene and gave a
snort of amusement. 'You do know your shorts are see-through when wet, Alek.'
'You
know, I think Catherine noticed that.’ Alek smirked then shrugged. ‘I thought
they’d sleep for a few more hours. Didn’t think I’d need to worry about company.'
Review
Oh My! Imagine asking to be put in the right place
and time to find your soulmate. You’re
thinking maybe a chance meeting, a new job opportunity, a friend of a friend,
and then you wake up in the dirt in strange clothes somewhere you have never
been. Weird, scary, yep. But then these fierce scary animals attack
and you have to fight them off and just as you think you are going to die
Griffins, real-life freaking griffins, land in front of you. Now you know you are going to die. But you don’t because men are riding on
them. Yes that’s right, riding on
them. Turns out they are your
soulmates. I don’t know how you would
react, but I think I would need a trip to the loony bin and lots of drugs.
The heroines in this book, however,
manage it with dignity and make the best of it.
Yes, they get sad knowing that they will never be returning home or
seeing their families again, but they have found love and a purpose. Things are good… except for the pesky bit
about the crazy woman trying to kill them.
I literally could not put this book
down. I was hooked before the first
chapter ended. I do admit that I wasn’t
thrilled with the contemporary setting and worried about how much I would like
this book. However, the spell was cast
and I was hooked. I laughed. I worried.
I was right there. The scene was
tense, I was on the edge of my seat…” the
world exploded in red.” I kid you not,
that’s the last line. Are you kidding
me?!?! You can’t end a book like that… a
chapter, okay; but not a book.
I’m not due to review book two for
seven more days. I have three books to
read between now and then… yeah right, like I’m going to wait to find out what
happens. All I can say is buy all three
books right away because you will be yelling at your e-reader, computer, book,
whatever if you didn’t.
Such a fabulous book. In all seriousness, I highly recommend
it. I am so into these books. I give this book 5 out of 5 clouds. I would give higher, but that’s as high as I
go. I’ve already given my copy to my
daughter and I’ve stopped her from reading until her grades go up so you know
it’s a great book if I already gave it to her.
This
product or book may have been distributed for review; this in no way affects my
opinions or reviews.
Thank you for hosting me :) and I'm beyond thrilled that you enjoyed the story! And yes you can end a book like that >;) if it's a continuing story... *hehehe*
ReplyDeleteJust be very lucky you are one who didn't have to wait for the other two to be written after reading the first book. It was hell waiting for the second one only to drop everything, read the second (and might I add, live through them emotionally also). And then we had to wait for the last one and do it all over againg...lol I stoped reading another book just to start reading 'Feel the Burn' when it came out. These books just grab you up and take you with them while you read. They are amazing :)
ReplyDeleteI know. That might have killed me. I had to do that with the Harry Potter books and numerous others,but I was glad to have these. I loved them.
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