anabbesteves's review
5.0
Madeline is a Messenger... She can tear trough the barriers of time and space and travel to different times and spaces to deliver messages that change the lives of others.
In every lifetime she experiences she always meets a reincarnation of Samuel, a Healer and her one true love, but he never recognizes her... now that she knows that there's a "Samuel" in her own lifetime she's going to do everything in her power so he remembers her.
Madeline journeys to medieval Portugal in order to rekindle his memory and she gets involved in a real life "Romeo and Juliet" kind of situation. She has to deliver her message and try to make him remember her.
I have to start by stating that, for me, this is one of the top books of this year, not only because it talks about one of my countrie's greatest love stories but also because the author was able to channel the full potencial of all the time periods she wrote about.
The first book already had very deep characthers and this one did not let me down in that department mainly in what has to do with Samuel, his incarnations and his personality as well as Madeline's reactions to all that.
Beyond the historical facts and locations the villains and the "saints" are well balanced, you get a feeling that good and evil exist and that threats exist, just like in any quotidian situation what puts the emotional setting of the story in the right place. It doesn't elevate the story to a dreamy fairy tale, too light and fluffy, but instead keeping it at an amazing adventurous tale with romance and struggle.
This is a perfect book to read this Fall while you hear the rain outside and feel the air getting colder try to snuggle with a hot drink in one hand and this book in the other, it will amaze you.
I advise this book to all literature lovers what means that if you like to read you qualify!
http://thebewitchedreader.blogspot.pt/2015/09/blog-tour-review-assassin-mortal.html
In every lifetime she experiences she always meets a reincarnation of Samuel, a Healer and her one true love, but he never recognizes her... now that she knows that there's a "Samuel" in her own lifetime she's going to do everything in her power so he remembers her.
Madeline journeys to medieval Portugal in order to rekindle his memory and she gets involved in a real life "Romeo and Juliet" kind of situation. She has to deliver her message and try to make him remember her.
I have to start by stating that, for me, this is one of the top books of this year, not only because it talks about one of my countrie's greatest love stories but also because the author was able to channel the full potencial of all the time periods she wrote about.
The first book already had very deep characthers and this one did not let me down in that department mainly in what has to do with Samuel, his incarnations and his personality as well as Madeline's reactions to all that.
Beyond the historical facts and locations the villains and the "saints" are well balanced, you get a feeling that good and evil exist and that threats exist, just like in any quotidian situation what puts the emotional setting of the story in the right place. It doesn't elevate the story to a dreamy fairy tale, too light and fluffy, but instead keeping it at an amazing adventurous tale with romance and struggle.
This is a perfect book to read this Fall while you hear the rain outside and feel the air getting colder try to snuggle with a hot drink in one hand and this book in the other, it will amaze you.
I advise this book to all literature lovers what means that if you like to read you qualify!
http://thebewitchedreader.blogspot.pt/2015/09/blog-tour-review-assassin-mortal.html
ctorretta's review
4.0
What a great second book. As thrilling and exciting as the first. Kept me on the edge of my seat.
If you have not read the first recently you may feel compelled to do a quick re-read. I sadly did not have the time and there is very little in this one to remind the reader of the story in book one. There is a brief beginning which covers the first book but again, very brief and not much is in that.
That said though, I was able to jump in and pick this up without many worries. I wish I had read book one recently but I still feel really good about the plot and the characters, which are amazing!
Once again, Madeline is fighting for her life. She’s also fighting for the love of her life, Samuel. It is strange to have him seem so distant to her so I can only imagine how she feels.
Ryan threw me off a little bit. But, as I warmed up to him, although he is not in a lot of the book, I grew more accustomed to his weird speech and way of holding himself. He talks to Madeline as I am sure she talks to Samuel. I like Ryan though and hope to see more of him in book three.
As for the plot, this one takes Madeline back to Portugal. Going from cell phones and internets to medieval times I can only imagine how she feels. She’s constantly saying and doing things that they have to ask her about. You think she would e more quiet but she is too strong willed. I love that she uses frigging all the time. It throws everyone off and just makes me laugh. But, still… talk about not being aware of where you are at! In those times she could be burned as a witch just for her vocabulary!!
As for her message this time, she is totally thrown off (as anyone would be) and is just trying to find her way in the world, when of course she sees Samuel. It is quite interesting to see him so different but the message was interesting. I think I would have preferred a few more clues in present day to go with her message. Just to help bring everything together.
As it was, though, I loved it and the way Pamela Dumond is able to take someone from today and etch them back into time. The story is amazing and I cannot wait for the third. Time travel romance at its best. Very different and edgy and yet still has the soft romanticism.
If you have not read the first recently you may feel compelled to do a quick re-read. I sadly did not have the time and there is very little in this one to remind the reader of the story in book one. There is a brief beginning which covers the first book but again, very brief and not much is in that.
That said though, I was able to jump in and pick this up without many worries. I wish I had read book one recently but I still feel really good about the plot and the characters, which are amazing!
Once again, Madeline is fighting for her life. She’s also fighting for the love of her life, Samuel. It is strange to have him seem so distant to her so I can only imagine how she feels.
Ryan threw me off a little bit. But, as I warmed up to him, although he is not in a lot of the book, I grew more accustomed to his weird speech and way of holding himself. He talks to Madeline as I am sure she talks to Samuel. I like Ryan though and hope to see more of him in book three.
As for the plot, this one takes Madeline back to Portugal. Going from cell phones and internets to medieval times I can only imagine how she feels. She’s constantly saying and doing things that they have to ask her about. You think she would e more quiet but she is too strong willed. I love that she uses frigging all the time. It throws everyone off and just makes me laugh. But, still… talk about not being aware of where you are at! In those times she could be burned as a witch just for her vocabulary!!
As for her message this time, she is totally thrown off (as anyone would be) and is just trying to find her way in the world, when of course she sees Samuel. It is quite interesting to see him so different but the message was interesting. I think I would have preferred a few more clues in present day to go with her message. Just to help bring everything together.
As it was, though, I loved it and the way Pamela Dumond is able to take someone from today and etch them back into time. The story is amazing and I cannot wait for the third. Time travel romance at its best. Very different and edgy and yet still has the soft romanticism.
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