Genre: Fiction, Romance, Sci-Fi, New Adult
Publisher: Scarlet Note Publishing, LLC
Publication date: January 19, 2017
Though she worried it might never happen, Elissa Blue has finally gotten her wings. Now she has a short window of time to migrate to the Mating Mountain, find a husband, and get back down the impassable cliffs before she loses her ability to fly forever. If she doesn’t succeed, she’ll be stranded as a servant in the Old Castle for the rest of her life. And if she doesn’t choose her man wisely, she might be just as miserable.
My Thoughts:
Elissa Blue by
T.K. Perry was a very diverse and unique story. T.K. Perry built an extensive
and engaging world, inhabited by creatures different from any other I’ve ever
read: Butterfly-human hybrids. I believe that she did an excellent job
describing her world and these butterfly hybrids, though there were some
strange details that I found borderline disturbing. For instance I thought the
pheromone was weird.
The story has elements of fantasy and dystopian, but mostly it’s
is a romance. Elissa is simply trying to find the right guy. She doesn’t want
to make her decision too quickly and thus end up unhappy for the rest of her
life, but she also doesn’t have much time to choose because hanging over her is
the constant threat of her season ending.
Perry keeps you guessing until the end who Elissa will end up with, throwing
in new twists every time you think you have it figured out.
I think my favorite characters were Elissa’s extended
family. I liked Psyche and her brothers, and even though I started off thinking
their dad was a total jerk I ended up liking him too. Elissa herself was
somewhat selfish and shallow, and some of the things she did just had me
shaking my head and thinking, “Girl…” but she won me over by the end.
Elissa’s long cast of potential love interests were also
interesting characters. Well, most of them were. One of her love interests I utterly couldn’t
stand. He was a troglodyte, and every time she gushed how perfect he was I would roll my eyes.
On a whole this was a clean, YA/NA romance with a very
unique twist. I’m interested in what the next books in this series will be.
I received a copy of this novel for free. I was not required
to post a positive review and all views and opinions are my own.
Reviewed by Nicki
About the Author:
T.K. Perry lives with her husband and daughter in a lovely Oregon forest filled with wildlife (there is probably a house, too, but that’s less picturesque). When she isn’t writing or watching said wildlife, she enjoys making jewelry, pretending to be a photographer, and trying to save the world (a frustrating task since she lacks both superpowers and a costume).
T.K. has a B.A. in International Relations from Brigham Young University, an M.A. in International Politics from the University of Denver Graduate School of International Studies, and a J.D. from the University of Denver College of Law. Law is her profession, but writing is a favorite hobby. This is her first published book.
I artwork for this book with the butterfly girl is very cute. Ty.
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