Title: UnGuarded by Ashley Robertson
Pub. Date: July 1, 2012
Publisher: Ashley Robertson Books
Genre: YA/Paranormal
Format: eBook (255 Pages)
Source: Received from author for the purpose of reviewing
Rating: 5 out of 5
Synopsis:
Guardian angel Selene
was so close to becoming an archangel—the supreme of all beings—until
she fell in love with Cole, a forbidden dark one. Once she discovers her
vampire lover has been kidnapped and the only way to save him is by
abandoning her number one priority—Caitlyn, her human charge—there
really is only one answer in Selene’s mind, even though leaving Caitlyn
unguarded will most likely cause Selene to fall from grace.
But her choice to save Cole doesn’t come without a price…and now Selene is racing against time to not only save her dark lover, but find a way to keep Caitlyn alive as well.
With the help of a new vampire ally, Luke, Selene will push her diminishing angel abilities to the point where her very existence lies in the balance. Now threatened with the chance of becoming a fallen angel or even dying, Selene can only pray she’ll have enough time—and good grace—to save the ones she loves.
But her choice to save Cole doesn’t come without a price…and now Selene is racing against time to not only save her dark lover, but find a way to keep Caitlyn alive as well.
With the help of a new vampire ally, Luke, Selene will push her diminishing angel abilities to the point where her very existence lies in the balance. Now threatened with the chance of becoming a fallen angel or even dying, Selene can only pray she’ll have enough time—and good grace—to save the ones she loves.
Review:
UnGuarded
is an wonderful love story. It is like West Side Story meets Dracula. The story revolves around Selene, an Angel and Cole, a Vampire. They are in love.
Angels and Vampires are banned from interacting. Angels are from “the
good side” while Vampires are from “the bad side ”. Yet here we have Selene and Cole defying all odds and falling in love.
Selene is told by her Archangel Raphael to stay away from Cole. She is at risk of Falling and loosing everything. This is
only the tip of the iceberg when it come to the things that Selene and
Cole have to deal with. When Cole is kidnapped by a demon, Selene risks all to get him back. That includes risking the life of her human charge Caitlyn and being blood bound to Vampire Luke. Selene saves Cole but they have to fight to keep the relationship together at the same time Selene is fighting her growing feelings for Luke. Cole is home safe and sound, now Selene has to focus on Caitlyn. Her time is running out and Selene is the only one who can save her. In saving her and herself everything goes awry. In the end Selene finds herself not quite Fallen and with the one she loves. Mrs. Robertson did an awesome job of having
different paranormal worlds collide and flow so wonderfully. This story
is full of action, love, a little mystery and some good old drama with a
love triangle. This story has dimension ad doesn't fall flat. Everything works well together to keep you entertained
from beginning to end.
I like the fact that the author puts good and evil as allies. They fight together to rid the world of a common enemy. You see enemies working together all the time but I think I like it more because they are Angels, demons and Vampires. They are the pinnacle of Good and Evil.
I have to say my favorite character is Luke. I have a soft spot for the bad boys. I think that he means well when it comes to Selene but he does play dirty to get close to her. You have to admit though he never would have gotten as far as he did with her if she didn’t have some sort of feelings for him.
Cole is my least favorite. It’s not because I am rooting for Luke but because Cole was a jerk when Selene helped to get him back. Instead of being there for her he was kind of mean because of what happened between Selene and Luke. I mean hello she basically went to hell and back to rescue you. You could be a little more grateful. ( I really get into the books I read. Can’t you tell?)
Overall thoughts: This is Mrs. Robertson’s second paranormal book and I think that she is getting better with each one. I liked that she ended it where there could be a second UnGuarded book, and I hope there is. I look forward to reading more from this author.
I like the fact that the author puts good and evil as allies. They fight together to rid the world of a common enemy. You see enemies working together all the time but I think I like it more because they are Angels, demons and Vampires. They are the pinnacle of Good and Evil.
I have to say my favorite character is Luke. I have a soft spot for the bad boys. I think that he means well when it comes to Selene but he does play dirty to get close to her. You have to admit though he never would have gotten as far as he did with her if she didn’t have some sort of feelings for him.
Cole is my least favorite. It’s not because I am rooting for Luke but because Cole was a jerk when Selene helped to get him back. Instead of being there for her he was kind of mean because of what happened between Selene and Luke. I mean hello she basically went to hell and back to rescue you. You could be a little more grateful. ( I really get into the books I read. Can’t you tell?)
Overall thoughts: This is Mrs. Robertson’s second paranormal book and I think that she is getting better with each one. I liked that she ended it where there could be a second UnGuarded book, and I hope there is. I look forward to reading more from this author.
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Author Bio:
Ashley
Robertson resides in sunny Orlando, Florida and loves reading and
writing about everything urban fantasy and paranormal romance. When she
isn't writing you'll find her spending time with family and friends,
training in her home gym, traveling and exploring new places, drinking
fine red wines, and making gourmet coffees with her Nespresso machine.
Visit her website to learn about her upcoming releases, guest blog
posts, and featured giveaways at: AshleyRobertsonBooks.com
Giveaway Time:
UnGuarded releases July 1st and Ashley is kindly giving away two (2) ecopies of her book to two (2) lucky commenters. How do you enter, well that is simple just fill out the Rafflecopter below.
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This sounds like a cool take on vampires and angels. Thanks for sharing this.
ReplyDeleteinteresting story. engages the reader fully. Honestly, from the descriptive words written by the author gave me perfect imagery to make the whole movie in my head. Would love to see this on the big screen one day.
ReplyDeleteSounds like a interesting story. Thanks for the chance to read this story.
ReplyDeleteAngels and Vampires. Sounds like an interesting mix. Looking forward to checking this book out.
ReplyDeleteSounds awesome!
ReplyDeleteThis book sounds awesome! And judging by the author's profile, she and I could be BFFs. Lol!!!
ReplyDeleteThanks for offering such a great giveaway!!!
Danielle
http://knowntoread.blogspot.com/
This book sounds great. i want read this book!!
ReplyDeleteAre this book was series? and how many will this one have.
Thanks everyone :-) Danielle, I'm checking out your blog now—I love meeting people that share the same interests :-D
ReplyDeleteMore great reviews are starting to roll in for UnGuarded and I'm thrilled to pieces right now. Even if you don't win the giveaway, it's definitely worth adding to your Good Reads shelf.
In Paranormal Reading,
~Ashley Robertson
Thanks for the giveaway!!!! What was your inspiration for your book?
ReplyDeleteAny ideal actors for your characters?
ReplyDeletethanks for the giveaway! <3
Tobi
You definitely got me at Westside Story meets Dracula LOL Now I have to read Unguarded. Thank you for sharing with us and for the awesome giveaway opportunity :)
ReplyDelete@Penguin-Your welcome! Honestly, I'd already started writing Crimson Rain (the sequel to Crimson Groves) and suddenly, Selene—my guardian angel protagonist—pops in my head pretty much screaming at me to tell her story. So I set Crimson Rain to the side and got busy writing UnGuarded. About 8 months later it was heading to my editor's desk.
ReplyDelete@Tobi-I have a soft spot for Ian Somerhalder with the Vampire Diaries. He plays a darn good/bad vampire and I think he'd be perfect playing Luke. I'll have to think about the others, as I haven't thought about it before now and want to give you my best answer with this.
@Denise-I hope you love reading Selene's story. I hadn't planned on writing a sequel for it, but I've been getting lots of requests for one, so I'm strongly considering it. But for now, I'm back on Crimson Rain and will hopefully have that out this winter :-)
Good luck to everyone participating in the giveaway! I appreciate you all :-D
~Ashley
@Filla - I hadn't planned on writing a sequel for it, but I've been getting lots of requests for one, so I'm strongly considering it. :-)
ReplyDeleteBook sounds awesome! Thanks for the giveaway!
ReplyDeleteAny research or strictly imagination? THX for the awesome giveaway would love to read and review this book I love paranormal.
ReplyDeleteAnna, I did a little research to help me come up with some of the angels and demons names, a long with a couple of the worlds mentioned in the book. For example, Europa is the world where angels live—when they aren't guarding their human charges on earth. And Raphael is the name of Selene's archangel (boss). I actually had to draw out the other worlds on a big piece of art paper so I would remember their locations and the specific details about each one. In this book, the angels don't have wings—they orb from place to place in a blink of time, so it's easy for them to get around :-):
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