casseyt's review
4.0
One of the better freebies I got to read. It's shown me that I like this author's style, and got me invested in the world.
rayne's review
4.0
I read this as a part of the Red Hot Beginnings Box Set Collection.
I really liked it. It moved along nicely and the characters were very well fleshed out and the world building was good. Very unexpected twists and turns were weaved so well throughout the story. A series I will definitely be checking out.
I really liked it. It moved along nicely and the characters were very well fleshed out and the world building was good. Very unexpected twists and turns were weaved so well throughout the story. A series I will definitely be checking out.
booksuperpower's review against another edition
4.0
Beyond the Dusk: Anne by Sarah M. Cradit is a novelette and part of the Crimson & Clover series.
This story focuses on The Fontaines in New Orleans. Anne Fontaine Deschanel has arrived in New Orleans in search of her sister, Adrienne.
Anne and Adrienne had not parted on the best of terms. All Anne wants is to reconnect with her sister again. She is aware of a brother named Nicolas, but they've never met. So, when Oz informs Nicolas that yet another person is claiming to be related to Adrienne, he decided to have a little fun with the girl calling herself "Jane".
Presuming Anne is just another fortune hunter, he meets up with her at he hotel bar and deliberately keeps his identity from her. This is a very dangerous game Nicolas is playing with "Jane". Suffice it to say, Nicolas rather underestimated Anne. He's gotten a whole lot more than he bargained for.
I really enjoyed this part of the series. New Orleans is one of my favorite locations and I could see the gardens and flowers and smell the aromas of the city. Nicholas is a character I have mixed emotions about. I'm just not sure how to feel about him. He is a jerk a lot of the time, but when it comes to family, he is as loyal as they come, usually.
He gets his comeuppance with Anne. You will not want to miss this installment in the series. Anne has a lot to offer and will be a valuable asset to the family.
Another solid effort from Sarah Cradit. This one gets an A.
This story focuses on The Fontaines in New Orleans. Anne Fontaine Deschanel has arrived in New Orleans in search of her sister, Adrienne.
Anne and Adrienne had not parted on the best of terms. All Anne wants is to reconnect with her sister again. She is aware of a brother named Nicolas, but they've never met. So, when Oz informs Nicolas that yet another person is claiming to be related to Adrienne, he decided to have a little fun with the girl calling herself "Jane".
Presuming Anne is just another fortune hunter, he meets up with her at he hotel bar and deliberately keeps his identity from her. This is a very dangerous game Nicolas is playing with "Jane". Suffice it to say, Nicolas rather underestimated Anne. He's gotten a whole lot more than he bargained for.
I really enjoyed this part of the series. New Orleans is one of my favorite locations and I could see the gardens and flowers and smell the aromas of the city. Nicholas is a character I have mixed emotions about. I'm just not sure how to feel about him. He is a jerk a lot of the time, but when it comes to family, he is as loyal as they come, usually.
He gets his comeuppance with Anne. You will not want to miss this installment in the series. Anne has a lot to offer and will be a valuable asset to the family.
Another solid effort from Sarah Cradit. This one gets an A.
heidiliz72's review against another edition
5.0
I'm not typically a fan of novelettes/short stories, but this one has changed my mind. It didn't feel at all like anything was missing, even though I haven't read any of the novels in the series yet. I feel like I got to know the characters, Nicholas and Anne, even though the story was very short. Now, I can't wait to read the rest of The House of Crimson and Clover series to find out more about the Deschanels and the Fontaines. This novelette had a great mix of mystery, romance, and paranormal elements, which is exactly what I enjoy reading. It definitely left me wanting more of this series, which is what I think a short story is all about.
ciannareider's review against another edition
5.0
Just wonderful! This short novelette is perfect. It gives you just want you need, no more, no less and doesn't leave to floundering around for more story, and wishing there way less story. Sarah weaves a perfect amount of story here, and leaves you feeling content and having a whole new outlook. Not many authors can go back and craft a story around a different character and make it tie in as beautifully as Sarah did with this one. If you are a fan of the previous books, you'll have no trouble loving this too, and if you haven't read them yet, pick this one up, give it a go, and if you like it, you'll love the rest :)
The details that really highlight Anna is this book will be changing a lot of opinions of Anne, because it definitely changed mine. Anne has now really become a full and complete character in her own right and we really got an amazing chance to understand her in this short novelette.
Sarah's writing style as always is well organized, interesting and especially unique. She writes as though she herself has lived it, with such dedication and drive, that you believe that the world before your eyes in real. You believe Sarah was there, on the sidelines, watching and writing, in order to bring these stories to us. They are wonderfully emotional, without being too overwhelming, and they are incredibly detailed without being too over the top or cluttered. Sarah has a perfect style and is able to captivate the reader right away, and sweep them off to her world, and then we never want to return to ours.
Just because it's shorter doesn't mean it's any less amazing then all of Sarah's other works, this one stands as an amazing insight into a character, a relationship, and it deepens are understanding of the character and heightens our appreciation of the works that came before shedding more light on the text we've previously read and showing us it in a new way. Sarah is definitely an author to watch, The House of Crimson and Clover series is definitely one of my favorites right now, and I can't wait to see where it goes next! :)
** I was given an ARC of this book for review. All opinions are my own and based on my feelings towards the reading, the gift of the book did not sway me in any way **
The details that really highlight Anna is this book will be changing a lot of opinions of Anne, because it definitely changed mine. Anne has now really become a full and complete character in her own right and we really got an amazing chance to understand her in this short novelette.
Sarah's writing style as always is well organized, interesting and especially unique. She writes as though she herself has lived it, with such dedication and drive, that you believe that the world before your eyes in real. You believe Sarah was there, on the sidelines, watching and writing, in order to bring these stories to us. They are wonderfully emotional, without being too overwhelming, and they are incredibly detailed without being too over the top or cluttered. Sarah has a perfect style and is able to captivate the reader right away, and sweep them off to her world, and then we never want to return to ours.
Just because it's shorter doesn't mean it's any less amazing then all of Sarah's other works, this one stands as an amazing insight into a character, a relationship, and it deepens are understanding of the character and heightens our appreciation of the works that came before shedding more light on the text we've previously read and showing us it in a new way. Sarah is definitely an author to watch, The House of Crimson and Clover series is definitely one of my favorites right now, and I can't wait to see where it goes next! :)
** I was given an ARC of this book for review. All opinions are my own and based on my feelings towards the reading, the gift of the book did not sway me in any way **
kcrosswriting's review
4.0
This was my first read of Sarah Cradit's work, and I received a free copy in exchange for an honest review.
Sarah left very good first impression on me as a writer. She was clean, with a solid manuscript and good characters. Beyond Dusk is a novelette at around 10,500 words. In that very short space, she created a very moving plot line. It's hard to find self-published authors with a very real talent for word usage and little to no mistakes.
While I won't recap the story here, it ties in with a few previous books of hers that I have not read, but stands alone well, without too much 'explaining' or 'recap' involved. If anything, this book has encouraged me to read the other copies, of which I already had in my TBR pile.
Overall a fast, great read.
Sarah left very good first impression on me as a writer. She was clean, with a solid manuscript and good characters. Beyond Dusk is a novelette at around 10,500 words. In that very short space, she created a very moving plot line. It's hard to find self-published authors with a very real talent for word usage and little to no mistakes.
While I won't recap the story here, it ties in with a few previous books of hers that I have not read, but stands alone well, without too much 'explaining' or 'recap' involved. If anything, this book has encouraged me to read the other copies, of which I already had in my TBR pile.
Overall a fast, great read.
More...