Shine – Jeri
Smith-Ready
Pages:
399
Publisher:
Simon Pulse
(S&S UK)
Release
Date: 7th
June 2012
Edition:
UK paperback,
review copy
Life
can change in an instant, and no one understands this better than Aura. It’s
been almost a year since her boyfriend, Logan, tragically died and Aura is
finally letting go of his violet-hued ghost, but not her search to uncover the
truth about the Shift – and her past.
As
the first in a generation who can see ghosts, Aura is convinced that she has a
connection to the Shift, and with the gorgeous Zachary by her side, she is on
the brink of discovering her mysterious secrets. But when Zachary’s life is
threatened in an attempt to expose Aura’s secrets, she realizes she must stop
at nothing to protect herself and the one she loves...even if that means betraying
her own heart.
I feel in love with Aura and
her world within the first couple of pages of Shade and so I’ve been anxious to see how her story would end. I
wasn’t at all disappointed by Shine.
Jeri Smith-Ready really isn’t
afraid to heap misery and stress on poor Aura. Shine jumps straight into the action and things are getting serious
with the DMP and their attempts to control the ghosts, shades and everything
surrounding and threatening them; that means Aura and Zach. I won’t spoil just
what happens; I want you to take a horrified intake of breath when it’s
revealed just as I did. I was horrified and a little panicky as to what was
happening to Zach, and so was Aura...
I can’t help but once again
gush about how awesome Zach is. I love the way that his accent came across in
the nuances in his speech and the odd word that confused Aura. It really does
give him an extra dose of personality and made me fall for him all over again.
And once his experience with the DMP was over, he made my heart ache.
The spark between Aura and Zach
was even more intense in Shine than
it had been in the previous two books as Logan was now out of the picture, but
not completely out of Aura’s mind, of course. They have a sizzling chemistry
and I just wanted everything to go right for them. But of course there were
more than a few obstacles they had to try and avoid killing them.
The connection to Newgrange in
Ireland was established very early in the trilogy but it really came alive in Shine when it was visited by Aura and
Zach. I’ve never had a particular desire to visit Ireland before, but now I’m
dying to go. It sounds absolutely beautiful, full of history and legend and I do
love an Irish accent! And then they went to Scotland, and I’ve always wanted to
go there, specifically Edinburgh, but now that urge is even stronger. It’s a
good job they’re not that far away really!
For a while, I wondered how on
earth Shine could possibly give Aura
and Zachary a happy ending, but Jeri Smith-Ready pulled it out of the bag and I
couldn’t have asked for a more perfect finale.
Thank you to S&S for
proving me with a review copy.
Sophie
Fab review for an Awesome book.
ReplyDeleteIt seems like you really enjoyed this one! I haven't read this series yet, but I've heard pretty good things about it. So, I guess I'll have to grab Shade.
ReplyDeleteAHHHH! I need this book! I LOVE this series so entirely.
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