Shattered Blue (The Light Trilogy – Book 1) by Lauren Bird Horowitz

4 stars

338 Pages
Publisher: Amazon Publishing, Skyscape
Release Date: September 15, 2015

Fiction, Sci Fi, Fantasy, Teens, Young Adult

Noa is still reeling from the recent death of her sister Isla. Together they went to the Harlow Academy in California. Her mother is a shell of herself disappearing a little more every day. Her father has immersed himself in his work. Her only bright spot is her younger sister, Sasha.

Callum Forsythe is a new student. He and Noa become friends. There is something different about him. He is not from this realm. He is a Blue Fae and can physically affect others. He has been banished from his realm and sent to live among the humans. He is drawn to Noa and especially Sasha. He feels a connection to her.

The book has a steady pace, the characters are developed, and it is written in the third person point of view. If you enjoy books about faeries and other elementals, you will like this book.

I read this book years ago when the ARC was provided but wasn’t an avid NetGalley user then and never reviewed this. I appreciate NetGalley having provided me with an ARC! I thought the book was great and did not expect the ending! This is a great book for fantasy fans!

I received this free eARC novel from NetGalley. This is my honest review.

This has been on my TBR pile for so long, and I'm glad I finally got around to it. I really enjoyed the storyline and seeing the characters change throughout the story was a great character development. The plot was great and kept my attention. I'm glad I got the chance to read this and will be on the lookout for more in the future!

This book had an interesting concept and world. This would be a good addition for YA shelves, particularly if insta-love and love triangles are of interest.

Thank you so much for the copy. I believe I'm not the right reader for this book. I thought the start was really interesting, but the insta-love aspect and the love triangle unfortunately are not something I enjoy reading in YA, so I ended up DNFing. I'm certain other readers will enjoy this book and appreciate it more than me.

Thank you to Amazon Publishing, Skyscape and NetGalley for a copy of this ebook in exchange for an honest review.

This was a YA fantasy about family loss intertwined with the supernatural world of the Fae. Super well done story about fae fantasy and myths. A teenage girl meets a boy and when the secret world of Fae is revealed the adventure begins. This was an exciting story with plenty of action and surprises. It would fit in pretty well on any YA/Fantasy/Romance lover's bookshelf. Fair warning , it ends with an opening for book #2, so either plan on continuing to the second book or just be happy imagining your own ending.

Interesting start to the series. Hopefully the next book is just as good as this one. Will have to check it out.

Thanks for the arc, I realized I didn't review this one at the time. Won't be leaving a social media review now per didn't finish.

I had trouble getting into SHATTERED BLUE so unfortunately I have decided to DNF it. It's just not the book for me, but I'm sure others will enjoy it.

Wonderful Fae novel with lots of tension, twists, turns, and sweet delicious moments when you question is Noa being deceived or should she believe what she sees and feels? Great book for all Fantasy and Fae fans!

This was an alright read. I thought the story was okay. The world was interesting. I really liked that Fae and Earth are in the same world. This book reminded me of the Vampire Diaries. The story was about the heroine Noa returning to school after losing her sister. At school, she meets the new boy, Callum.

Noa was a writer and poets. I thought that the poems that she wrote were really interesting. I felt bad for her because she lost her twin sister Isla. Callum was a Fae, and he needs light to survive. I thought that the fact that there was a big information dump about the Fae took away my interest from the story.

Also, I thought the romance was not for me because it started as an instalove story into a love triangle. The pace of this book was really slow. The ending was disappointing because it ended in a cliff hanger. I will continue the series to see if the story picks up. Overall, an okay read.

The plot was good and so was the characterization. Overall a very engaging read and would recommend it to anyone with a sci-fi appetite.

(I received a free copy of this book from Net Galley in exchange for an honest review.)

For Noa and Callum, being together is dangerous, even deadly. From the start, sixteen-year-old Noa senses that the mysterious transfer student to her Monterey boarding school is different. Callum unnerves and intrigues her, and even as she struggles through family tragedy, she’s irresistibly drawn to him. Soon they are bound by his deepest secret: Callum is Fae, banished from another world after a loss hauntingly similar to her own.
But in Noa’s world, Callum needs a special human energy, Light, to survive; his body steals it through touch—or a kiss. And Callum’s not the only Fae on the hunt. When Callum is taken, Noa must decide: Will she sacrifice everything to save him? Even if it means learning their love may not be what she thought?

I gave this two stars because I don't really like to leave one star reviews.

There are a few tropes that I really, REALLY don't like in YA fiction. And they are:

* Insta-love
* Love triangles
* Angst / Drama-filled characters
* Info dumps

And guess what? This book is full of them...and more annoying things.

Let's just leave it as "I didn't enjoy this and won't recommend it at all."


Paul
ARH

I was unable to review this book due to losing my original Amazon account, and the books were archived. So I cannot re-download. I do still think this novel sounds amazing and will do my best to read in the future.
Thank you to netgalley for allowing me the title in the first place.
Apologies to netgalley, the author, and the publisher for not reviewing promptly.

'Shattered Blue' is like anything I've read before. The summary seemed interesting so I had to give it a chance, even though I'm not really into stories about fairies. I don't regret my decision, as it was a very decent read. Being a YA paranormal romance, I found some of the clichés that are usually marks of the genre but the story telling and the complexity of the characters made it up for it.

Cleaning out my netgalley and this one didn't get downloaded, sorry I didn't get to it in time.

Not sure whatever happened to my real review or why it took me this long to notice, but I certainly remember loving this book and finding Now's story very intriguing.

I received a free digital copy of this book from the publishers/author via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

DNF - 25%

Noa is bereft when her twin sister Isla dies, leaving her alone to cope with grieving parents and a hyperactive toddler sibling. Noa hopes life will go back to almost-normal when she returns to school but is struck by new guy Callum, who has something special about him. Soon Noa and Callum’s connection bring them together and Noa finds out about a world of fae she never knew existed.

This isn’t a bad book, and the writing in it was perfectly fine. I liked the introduction to the characters and the mysterious surroundings (at first) around Isla’s death. I did really feel for Noa at times in this story, and for the most part I enjoyed reading about her. The nonly problem with this book, for me, was how much like Twilight it felt - the guy meeting her gaze, not wanting to touch her and then almost pursuing her then to talk to him. If I wanted to read Twilight, I would read Twilight (and don’t get me wrong, for all its faults I love a bit of Twilight now and again!). I DNF’d this when it came to Callum’s part and I realised I was not invested in the story, nor did I care about the characters. I know there’s an evil brother that’s due to come in at some point (a la Vampire Diaries?) but I just didn’t want to read on. A few years ago this book would be right up my alley and I probably would have devoured it but right now, it’s not what I want to be reading or investing time in.

Thank you for the opportunity to read and review. Unfortunately I am unable to give you a proper review. I apologize for the inconvenience.