A review by mardr216
Ascension by Caris Roane
4.0
This was an interesting book about winged vampire warriors that are protecting Mortal Earth and Second Earth which is on a different dimension. In the book we follow Alison Wells as she discovers this new world of vampire warriors and unbelievable powers. Alison was born with supernatural powers and has been hiding them all her life and now that she has discovered this new world she might not have to anymore. She meets Kerrick a vampire that is part of the Warriors of the Blood from Second Earth and her whole world turns upside down. Now Alison is in grave danger and Kerrick is entrusted to be her Guardian of Ascension but the steamy chemistry picks up fast between them adding to the dangers.
The story did have some similarities that reminded me of the series written by JR Ward except these vampires have wings but you can definitely see JR Ward’s influence in the writing. Some of the similarities are the dematerializing, memory wipes and the mist they use to obscure what’s happening from human eyes. Even with the similarities it doesn’t compare with the magnitude of the BDB series yet it was a good book. It also had the soul mate principle which is something that is widely used. The characters were not well developed with the exceptions of both Kerrick and Alison. Also the book took a while before we arrived at the point of the story and what Alison is predestined to be.
The book did have some differences that made the book shine on its own and it gave us a different twist incorporating fantasy with science fiction. The different dimensions were a great addition to the story and the ascension part. Alison and Kerrick were well developed we get to see what they have both gone through in the past and the conflicts they face in the present time. Kerrick is a great character that charmed me and had me laughing at the same time. Overall it was a good read, with a good pace that had some action and steamy romance. It did keep me interested and I liked the way the relationship between Kerrick and Alison was not easy that it had its ups and downs. I will also like to see what happens with Marcus and Havily.
The story did have some similarities that reminded me of the series written by JR Ward except these vampires have wings but you can definitely see JR Ward’s influence in the writing. Some of the similarities are the dematerializing, memory wipes and the mist they use to obscure what’s happening from human eyes. Even with the similarities it doesn’t compare with the magnitude of the BDB series yet it was a good book. It also had the soul mate principle which is something that is widely used. The characters were not well developed with the exceptions of both Kerrick and Alison. Also the book took a while before we arrived at the point of the story and what Alison is predestined to be.
The book did have some differences that made the book shine on its own and it gave us a different twist incorporating fantasy with science fiction. The different dimensions were a great addition to the story and the ascension part. Alison and Kerrick were well developed we get to see what they have both gone through in the past and the conflicts they face in the present time. Kerrick is a great character that charmed me and had me laughing at the same time. Overall it was a good read, with a good pace that had some action and steamy romance. It did keep me interested and I liked the way the relationship between Kerrick and Alison was not easy that it had its ups and downs. I will also like to see what happens with Marcus and Havily.