The Protector

Daray Hall (Unpublished) #2

by Samantha Hoffman

Kylie’s story continues…from the afterlife. She’s found her place in the Goddess’ Eternal Gardens, and she couldn’t be more unhappy. Tara is alone and in pain, thinking that she’ll never see her best friend again. But, Tara isn’t all that Kylie has to worry about. Pandia, the daughter of her beloved goddess, has been abducted by the other warring goddesses. When the upcoming war escalates, Selene decides that she needs to send Kylie back to help those loyal to her.

But going back isn’t as easy as it seems. First, Kylie must make a deal with Hades, the Lord of the Underworld, in order to get back her body. She must do battle with a dragon, and even the god himself! Just when Kylie thinks things can’t get any harder, she returns to Tara, and finds that the war is just about to start. Selene has a special job for Kylie and her friends: track down and rescue her daughter Pandia from the clutches of evil, warring goddesses.

Genres: Young Adult, Paranormal

ebook

First published June 28, 2012

About the author

Samantha Hoffman is a thirty-one-year-old author who has always had a passion for both reading and writing. She began writing very young and has since unpublished most of her earlier works as her writing style has continued to develop.

Her favorite genre to write is paranormal romance, but she also likes to dabble in fantasy and horror, as well as having a new love of science fiction. She loves werewolves, vampires, zombies, magic, and anything supernatural.

Her all-time favorite author is Tamora Pierce, who shaped her view of the world, love, and heroines with her writing and storytelling.

Reviews

[Rebecca · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wow! This book was much better than the first (and I really liked the first one!). You can tell Samantha Hoffman did her research and everything just flowed! I also liked that fact that it wasnt a perfect happy ending (for the most part), they were a part of a war and people die in wars so it was nice that she didnt just save everyone at the end.

[Enchantedreader20 · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book was even better than the first one. There was more action, more death, and more wonderful accurate mythology. Kylie really grew on me in this book, and I loved that she was willing to do anything and suffer any amount of pain to get back to her friends, all because she knew how badly they needed her. I’ve always been a fan of sword fighting, and I was glad to see a bit of it in this book. The fighting was awesome, and the characters were all great. I loved the look at the Gods and Goddesses, and I especially liked Selene and her relationship with her “children”. For the most part, I was glad with how things turned out.

[Reader_girl94 · Rating 5 out of 5]

Definitely better than the first part. The similarities to the House of Night series were pretty much gone, and it definitely became its own book. I loved the fighting, the drama, and the look at the gods. I also liked getting to see the "mother of all vampires" in action and getting to see how she interacted with her "children".

[Shaunna · Rating 5 out of 5]

I truly enjoyed this sequel. it had a lot of action and heart to it. I am mildly disappointed in the lack of closure, since I found out there is not another one planned. However, I couldn't put this book down! I love all the characters involved, but would have liked a more in depth look at some of them. Spin off series covering all the "minor" characters maybe?

[Tia · Rating 4 out of 5]

I don't know if this is the end of the series or not but it definitely could be due to the ending of this novel. I really did enjoy this series. Samantha Hoffman does have talent when she writes. This novel is worth the read.

[Shirley · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really enjoyed this book!!!

[Heather · Rating 5 out of 5]

See review for Book 1

[Melissa Medlin · Rating 4 out of 5]

these books are actually very good and the author has apparently done her research

[Miles · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great!!!