Fractured Light

Awesome

Just say her talk about her book freakin awesome

Couldn't put it down!!

Amazing storyline and characters that had me so swept up in the suspense that I couldn't book the book down! Can't wait for the next one, Fractured Soul.

Llona's character is the main draw to this novel. She is brave,

Llona's character is the main draw to this novel. She is brave, strong, and determined in the face of adversity. Llona is an Aura and can control light's energy. She has not had it easy at all, her parents were slaughtered by the Vykens and have made it clear that Llona is next on their hit-list. She tries to protect herself and ends up in trouble more often than not because of it. When she finally runs into Christian, who tells her he is her Guardian, and that he can teach her how to weaponize her light.


Christian's character will be appreciated by the reader. He is protective and caring towards Llona. The reader knows that he truly cares for her. Their relationship is a little rocky at times. Christian does not know what he wants from Llona besides protecting her and Llona has a clear idea in mind. The other characters are not as focused upon, but they are fun to get to know, for the most part.


This book is fast-paced. The reader will find her/himself turning page after page to find out what happens in the next chapter. Llona prepares for the final fight between her and the Vykens with Christian as a mentor. The reader will enjoy the tension and action that is literally palpable throughout the novel. This book is highly recommended to young adult/teen readers.

Fast paced

I found myself reading Fractured Light late into the middle of the night, telling myself I'm almost finished just a few more pages. I really enjoyed this book despite the fact that it followed your typical Paranormal YA story line of where there is a girl who has powers but is hiding it, a guy who falls in love with her and she with him but they are forbidden to be together and of course the dangerous enemy. I loved the uniqueness of the Auras, the characters were very likable and it was all incredibly fast paced that I couldn't help but love Fractured Light.

I loved Llona's character especially when she burst out of her shell and refused to be weak and scared of the Vyken and took control of her life. I really found the Light to be very interesting and am interested to see what more Llona learns about the Light and how her powers will grow in the upcoming book. Another person I really loved was May I thought it was pretty awesome how McClellan made Llona's closest friend an undiscovered fury. I can't wait for the second book to see how their friendship develop and really hope we get to see more of what May can do as well.

I also liked Christian, I wasn't a fan of the mixed signals he gave Llona but at the same time I can see why he was so conflicted. I 'm interested to see how things develop with the two.

Another thing that I found very predictable was knowing who the Vyken was. It was very obvious from the moment the character appeared although I wanted to think otherwise because I figured it couldn't be that simple. Nonetheless it didn't take away from the plot for me in a twisted way I actually was interested to read how the antagonist toyed with Llona. There was one scene that I did not see coming though, a character who I was growing to like got killed but I can see why it had to happen.

Overall this was a fast paced and exciting debut novel. And I can't wait to buy the second in the series when it comes out because I have a feeling that all that happened in this book is just the beginning with many more secrets still waiting to be revealed.

Great Story!

I really enjoyed this book! It was a very different story & had me hooked as soon as I started it! I loved the whole light vs. darkness idea from the beginning and was impressed with all the things that light could do! Llona is a spectacular heroine, too! She's seems like such a weak & fragile little girl who hides from the world, but as she learns more about herself & the world around her she grows & changes in some unexpected ways! There are lots of surprises - some good, some bad, and action & mystery around every corner. I will definitely be looking for more of this story!

Interesting Concept

Llona has a tragic past. Her mother and father died tragically at different times in her youth. Her mother was also very special; she was a Aura. Auras can use the Light to help people, and this ability has been passed on to Llona. Llona is trying to hide as much as possible though to try and avoid her mother's fate. Her mother was killed by a Vyken, a being of pure evil who can feed off of Auras. The minute Llona decides to relax some, horrible things begin happening. Llona will have to face the fact that someone is after her, but she will also find allies she didn't expect. Now all she has to do to survive is learn to fight back.


I thought this was a really interesting book. Llona was a character that took some getting used to. She was just so dreary in the beginning. I understand why, but that doesn't make her any more enjoyable initially. As she began to let loose and take charge of her life, she became much more interesting and enjoyable to read about. Also, I saw the reveal of the bad guy coming a mile away. That wasn't that surprising. Those things aside, I found it to be an enjoyable book. I became fairly absorbed in the book after the beginning, and I was able to read the book in one day. I found myself wanting desperately to know how it ended. Even though I knew who the bad guy was early on, there were some very interesting things and some twists I didn't quite see coming. So there was still some mystery for me.


Overall, I enjoyed the unique aspect of this book. I really wanted to learn more about Llona's abilities. I hope we get a sequel with Llona's post-graduation education. I also loved her friends, especially May and Christian. I found Christian's waffling back and forth between friend zone and relationship zone a tiny bit sudden, although it was explained. I ended up not wanting the book to end, and I definitely look forward to reading more about Llona. Fans of YA who like unique paranormal books with some romance and adventure will enjoy this book.


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Great Book for All Ages!

One word, Awesome! I had the privilege of reading this through netgalley and I loved it.
This story is about a girl, Llona, who has lost both of her parents and is living with her young uncle. She is an Aura, which means she has light within her that she can manipulate. She is constantly moving around to keep the Vykens, vampire-like creatures, from discovering and killing her. She meets a lot of new students at her school and is smitten with an athlete named Christian. Their relationship is very complicated and he is constantly trying to save her. Lots of signs point to the fact that someone is tracking Llona and is trying to kill her. Llona discovers how to use her light as a weapon in order to save herself from harm.
This book constantly kept me guessing at who the "good guy" was and who the "bad guy" was. It was refreshing to not be able to guess the entire plot of the book in the first 3 chapters. You felt like you almost had it figured out and then, "BAM", something would happen and you completely changed your mind. The plot was great and the characters were well developed. I highly recommend this book and I can not wait for it to come out so that I can add it to my book collection.

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