Meara by Anya Wylde
Blurb
My Review
What was it all about
Kamaran came around and kidnapped 6-year-old Bree from her home. But big sister Meara was not having any of it. She was determined to save her and bring her back.
But the family relatives, whom she knew to be eccentric, suddenly turned out to be part of the supernatural world. And the real action began.
Meara thought she was just a family-loving, cookie-baking heroine, but life and the author’s pen revealed her to be more than she ever could have imagined.
How it made me feel
The book started awkward, but slowly I warmed up to the characters and found myself invested in the storyline.
There were some good twists that caused my pulse to spike.
The romance weaved in was sweet, and I cheered Meara as she traversed through her powers and found love.
The Good
The writing was much better in the second half. The prose had the right amount of emotions within the action sequence as the characters found themselves more comfortable in the roles they had been slotted in.
The worldbuilding was inclusive where the various Gods of all cultures were mixed together. I liked that. I hadn’t read Indian words in the prose in any of the books this year.
The romance too warmed my heart bit by bit as enemies to lovers led to smoldering love story.
The Bad
The first one-third felt to be slightly off. The scenes were all present, but the dialogues needed to be stronger, giving better visual imagery.
Lots of things were thrown at the main characters in between rounds of cooking and baking. Sometimes it felt overwhelming.
I thought the plotline settled down once romance was written in. Maybe the author’s forte was writing romance as those feelings brought out the real flavor of the story.
The Conclusion
A sweet read. I liked it.
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Book Details
Publication Date: June 2022
I downloaded the digital version of the book from an online retail, and this is my journey down its pages, straight from the heart. STRICTLY HONEST and UNBIASED.
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