My Review for A Tale of the Other Kind by Leandi Cameron
Cover: The cover draws you
in. It is sensual, mysterious, and gives you an idea of what’s to come.
Characters: The characters in
this story were profound and realistic. Kai, the protagonist, came across as
the sexy loner. He was respectful and thank God he wasn’t a pushover (I despise
pushover good guys!). In a couple of scenes he got into fights and took up for
his woman (way to go, Kai!). Sienna, Kai’s love interest, was no shrinking
violet. Although Kai comes to her rescue more than once in the book, she shows
him that she can take care of herself. Astrid, the sidekick, adds flavor to all
the scenes she’s in. I liked her character best of all.
Conflict: So, Kai finds out
that there’s something other-worldly weird about him. He tries to stay away
from the girl he loves in order to protect her. Of course that proves futile
and even when others tell him to stay away, he ignores all the warnings.
Because of this forbidden love, Kai has caused the wrath of a jealous god to be
cast upon him and all his loved ones. Does he give up his love or does he fight
for his right to party? I thought it took a little long to get to the conflict.
A lot of time was spent with the James-and-Sienna fight that I thought it would
be super significant in some way.
Villain: To me, the villain
makes the story. They have the all-rights pass to be as bad as they want to be.
I find it interesting how each writer takes advantage of this opportunity to
project evil genius into characters. I had high hopes for Quinn, the jealous
god who doesn’t want any non-human to fall in love with a human. When he first
entered the story, he grabbed me with his line, “Things could be easy for you
Kai. You should refrain from being seduced by that which you are so eager to
indulge in.” I was like, yes, there’s the bad guy! He sounded wickedly classy.
But then we don’t hear from him until waaayyy later in the story! I would have
liked to see more of him. He did kill for no reason, increasing his diabolical
rating. The ultimate-battle fight scene should have had more Quinn showing off
his villainy skills.
Ending: There’s nothing
worse than going through a story only to be let down at the end. That was not
the case with this story. I did think Kai changed his mind too easily at the
end. Given his character, it would have seemed more realistic if he struggled
more with whether or not he wanted to continue putting the love of his life in
constant danger. But overall, I really enjoyed the story! The journey was good
and the climax appropriate. Can’t wait to read the second installment!
*Pretending to clap* *Pity clap* *Medium clap* *Enthusiastic applause* *Standing ovation*
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