Goddess Fish Promotions is organizing a Virtual Name Before the Masses REVIEW ONLY Tour for Altera Realm: Discovery by Jennifer Collins, a 452 page YA Sci-Fi available now.
The tour will run every Monday for 4 weeks starting on August 18, 2014, and the book is available in PDF and Mobi format.
Jennifer will be awarding a Grand Prize of a $50 Amazon GC to a randomly drawn winner via rafflecopter during the tour, and a Mobi or paperback (paperback US ONLY) copy of Altera Realm: Discovery to a randomly drawn winner at every stop during the tour.
Syney Andrews has secrets—she just doesn’t know she has them. She spent the last eighteen years in the human realm with her adoptive parents unaware of her real powers and role in Altera Realm.
Altera Realm has been at war for well over a century and is connected to the Human Realm by a portal and no human knows it exists. It is home to the five old and great races—Magic Users, Lycins, Vampires, Daemons, and Shifters. Each race is an entity of their own with its own life purpose, rulers and guarded secrets.
Syney is the prophesized “chosen one”, the one destined to end the over hundred-year war and become queen of the Magic Users. Not that Syney wants to rule or even knows anything about Altera. Falling in love with her Lycin Protector, a crime punishable by death, only serves to make matters worse and Syney’s new life more complicated
My Review
The tale is constantly shifting perspectives between characters. and has a lot of twists and turns. Even though there were various typical paranormal beings (shape-shifters, Lycins, vampires, magic users) they were unique in their personalities, and their abilities as well. I found myself enjoying the stories of each of them.
Altera a world Magic, a world that has been at war for far too long that it's races and a divisions of classes and race had is a so much of animosity.
Syney, Andrews the main character an 18 year old. Syney very young and naive but a she is real, strong and honest heroine, who raised in the Human Realm. She knew that she was adopted. her parents raised her with love and care.
After Syney meets a psychic at the local carnival her life changes forever. She was brought over to Altera and finds herself wrapped up in the politics of Royal life.
According to the story, she is the “Chosen One”. that sent away from Altera by Amelia's, her mother, magic to be hidden among the humans until she was ready to return and take the throne. She is the true queen of Magic of Altera world . that meant to unite and bring peace to this world that has been at war for far too long.
Syney must prepare herself to become queen of a world she grew up outside of, and to live up to the high expectations of her people who think she will save them all from war. She will do it with the help of the Lycins who protect the royal magic users with their lives, Gabe, Noelle, and a few other friends she meets along the way.
Hunter kind and patient, at times seemed rough . his developing feelings with Syney. This proves exceptionally hard because he's her Protector and has to be her constant shadow. He is the one that swept Syney to a different world, family, and life when he shows up at her home to take her to the Village!
Mellisandrianna The current Queen of Altera isn’t too excited to see Syney and isn’t eager to give up her place on the throne should Syney decide she is ready to take it.
Gabe, Syney's vampire friend. snarky and annoying at times, but you could tell he had Syney’s best interests at heart and I found myself really interested to find out what are his real motives.
Noelle Syney's handmaiden. I was curious to find what was her big secret is.
if you look for a good story with engaging characters, romantic angst, betrayal and drama I would recommend this book you .especially if you like your paranormal, in small doses.
Excerpt
Hunter looked back up at her and gave her a curt nod. “We need to go. The more time we spend in this Realm, the more dangerous it gets for us.”Syney nodded and got up from the bed. She looked at Gabriel. “Thank you, for what you did.”He stood. “It wasn’t free.”Syney blinked at him, not understanding.“I can kill him,” Hunter said quietly behind Syney, causing her to almost laugh from the absurdity of the comment.“What do you want?” she asked.“To go with you,” Gabriel said matter-of-factly.“Why?”Gabriel eyed her for a moment before cocking his head to the side. “Not all Vampires are fans of the Great War. We all are, however, very opportunistic.” He paused. “I want to be there, to see the new reign. And get in on the ground floor.”Syney smiled. She liked this Vampire. He was honest, something she hadn’t gotten a lot of in the last couple of days. “Deal.”Hunter spun to stand in front of Syney and glared at her. “No deal. Vampires aren’t to be trusted. They’re hired killers who care only for themselves. They aren’t allowed in the Village and for good reason. Their blood may have healing properties, but they also need blood to survive, and where do you think they get that from?”Syney was taken aback by Hunter’s forcefulness. This was another side of him, one she only had seen when he was the wolf and fighting. “He saved my life.”“Because he wanted something.”“He saved my life,” she repeated.“And now he’s charging you for it,” Hunter said.Syney placed her hand on his chest. “Listen to me. He didn’t hesitate to save me. He even tried before she attacked me. He’s been nothing but honest with us. It was my life he saved, and I want to repay him. If this is what he wants, than then this is what I can do.”Syney felt Hunter take a deep breath.“And what if you’re leading a lion into a sheep’s den?”Syney smiled. “When he starts eating the sheep, you can do what you like with him.” She looked around Hunter’s large frame to Gabriel. “You OK with that?”Gabriel gave her a sly smile. “I will put up no fight to him.”Syney looked back at Hunter. “You OK with that?”After a moment Hunter nodded reluctantly.~~~~~~~~~~~~~AUTHOR Bio and Links:Jennifer Collins holds a BA in English with concentration in Creative Writing from Montclair State University and completed a certification program at Kean University for teacher of English K-12 in New Jersey. She enjoys being a high school English teacher at the Plainfield Academy of Arts and Advanced Studies, a public performing arts middle school and high school in the urban inner-city school district of Plainfield, New Jersey.For more information on the Altera Realm Series visit Jennifercollinsbooks.com
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The Giveaway
Jennifer will be awarding a Grand Prize of a $50 Amazon GC to a randomly drawn winner via rafflecopter during the tour, and a Mobi or paperback (paperback US ONLY)
copy of Altera Realm: Discovery to a randomly drawn winner at every stop during the tour.
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