Violet Storm

Violet Night Trilogy #3

by Lynn Rush

Violet Storm is out of print as of 3/31/15 due to publisher closing its doors.
The reprint is here: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...

The darkest hours reveal the purest of souls…

Emma Martin may have severed her mind-scrambling bloodlink by killing the vicious vampire, Seth, but he’s left his mark. When she starts to lose time and begins hearing strange voices, Emma fears she’s either going crazy, or something much darker has weaseled its way into her mind—and her soul.

Jake Cunningham’s greatest fears come to fruition when an ancient evil, able to change humans into vampires through his bite, comes for his fiancé, Emma. Jake’s faith is tested beyond human limits as he fights to save his soulmate from an eternity of darkness.
Love might not be enough to light the path back to one another.

Genres: Paranormal, New Adult, Vampires, Romance

Kindle Edition

First published June 4, 2013

About the author

New York Times & USA Today Bestselling Author, Lynn Rush, is a full-time writer, wife, and trail runner living in the Sonoran Desert, despite her fear of rattlesnakes. Known as #TheRunningWriter, Lynn can’t resist snapping epic sunrise pictures while running in the desert with her trail sisters, even if she has to occasionally hop a scorpion.

When she’s not running or writing, she’s watching movies that fuel her everlasting love of superheroes, vampires, and all things Supernatural. The books she reads usually carry the same theme, but this former college athlete loves reading sweet sports romances as well.

She’s madly in love with her Ironman husband of 20+ years who is the inspiration for what true love is. You can find her on social media as @LynnRushWrites and her website is: www.lynnrush.com

Reviews

[Sassy Sarah Reads · Rating 2 out of 5]

Violet Storm by Lynn Rush

Book 3 in the Violet Night Trilogy

2.25 stars

BRIEF SPOILERS AHEAD

Emma is trying to deal with the recent invasion of Seth taking her blood and what it has done to her, but she is also dealing her impending marriage to Jake. Like Seth promised, Dusan is coming and the final battle between Hunters and century’s old evil is vastly approaching. New Hunters are revealed and lives are lost. SPOILERS OVER I had high hopes (not exceedingly high), but high enough that I was hoping this sequel would surpass its predecessor. Sadly this novel felt incredibly unnecessary and felt like it went in constant circles. The writing didn’t deliver this time around and made the story feel long and felt badly edited. The writing was dull, lackluster, and carried little suspense that the previous novels had.

Whimsical Writing Scale: 2

Emma continues to be a character TSTL and I had hoped that she would die, but I knew that was unlikely considering that good always prevails over evil. Emma’s character development continued to feel flat and she never showed any growth. She was petty over silly things and just overall annoying.

Kick-Butt Heroine Scale: 1.75

Jake is a character that I’ve always found unlikable and as this trilogy went on, I liked him less and less. My biggest problem with Jake is how controlling he is. Everything has to be his way and it gets really tiresome to hear his broken record sob story.

Swoon Worthy Scale: 1

The Villain- Dusan was an interesting character. I would’ve preferred that he had been introduced from the beginning and Emma was destined to be with him. It could’ve been an entertaining story and would’ve probably been good. These books aren’t bad, but this one in particular is lacking. It shows how hard Rush wants these books to be good and have messages, but none of them made me feeling anything other than meh. Dusan & Emma plot line I made up in my head is now an OTP.

Villain Scale: 3.25

I love Ava’s character. She’s the one shining light that this trilogy has continuously been constant. She’s loyal, energetic, and fun, but Rush continues to paint her as a slut and even goes far enough as to consider herself “the former easy girl on campus”. I get that this novel is heavenly Christian and I support that, but I can’t support judgmental views and slut shaming no matter if it’s from an atheist, Catholic, Baptist, Muslim, Buddhist, I don’t care it’s not okay. This novel also introduces a bunch of new discovered Hunters. Ava and Greg have already been discovered, but this novel begins to show their powers. Nat and Paul are two random kids that are discovered to be Hunters. Paul is pretty lame, but Nat is total awsomesauce and I liked her a lot. Gabriel continues to pop angel style and is just as lame as ever.

Character Scale: 2.75

I had some problems with this novel considering the portrayal of sex, virginity, and marriage but I honestly don’t feel like going into my personal views because that’s not what this review is about. While this bothered me I don’t think a lot of younger readers will be bothered by this and will probably be huge fans of this trilogy. I hope a lot of young readers enjoy this more than I did because it’s got a lot going for it.

Plotastic Scale: 2.25

Cover Thoughts: This cover isn’t bad, but the models look horrendous due to their positioning. Yay for box set covers to replace these!

Thank you, Lynn Rush for providing me with a copy of this novel in exchange for an honest review.

[Destany · Rating 5 out of 5]

I voluntarily read and reviewed a copy of this book, provided by Netgalley as part of the Violet Night trilogy. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

I'm having a problem putting my love for this series into words. I am a HUGE Buffy fan, and this series had the action, the wit, the heart and the cheesiness of Peak Buffy - because let's be honest, Buffy was definitely cheesy at times. This series had all the best elements of Buffy, plus it's got Jake Cunningham, the newest edition to my Book Boyfriend Hall of Fame.

As Emma and Jake prepare to take out the Biggest Bad of Them All, they are also preparing to get married. But after Jake's parents, especially his mother, start acting cold toward Emma, they decide to elope. That simple act sets in motion the biggest fight of their lives - will everyone make it out?

I was tense for a good portion of this book. Emma had to witness some seriously messed up stuff at the hands of the enemy, and it almost tore her away from Jake. There is an HEA, and I think I want more of this story later haha!

[katrina · Rating 5 out of 5]

I have to say that Lynn Rush tied up this story beautifully. In this last instalment of The Violet Night Trilogy, we see our characters put to the test, tested in no way they have been before, and how love conquers over evil... In more ways than one.

I have to say at certain moments within this story I wanted to kick some serious arse myself, felt Jake's pain and Emma's anger but also chuckled along the way with the characters and there moments. Lynn provokes all feelings within a read that I enjoy immensely as a reader.


In Violet Storm we see Emma's growth, her and Jake's love, meet new characters, loose loved ones, and also see some kick arse scenes that will have you rooting for girl power.

I loved Emma's strong lead she plays in all this series, she never gives in and her strength certainly shines threw in this much awaited last instalment.

Characters from previous books are entwined within the story, as always Jake lights up my reader. I so loved him as a character. But have to say that Greg and Ava's connection was also sweet and captivating.


Lynn Rush certainly has a way with words. Her characters are always well fleshed out - The evil is certainly put forth exactly that and the storyline that Lynn puts forth is refreshing and unique and I really enjoyed every book within this series.

This stories that Lynn writes are always UNPREDICTABLE and this one is certainl that.

I am sad to see this series end, but it was ended with the HEA all us readers love to see. But not every page is filled with roses and love hearts, Lynn certainly doesn’t hold back in giving us a lot to keep us on the edge of our seat ** holds heart and gasps **

Lynn Rush writes a spectacular read, as a reader I was taken within the pages and felt and saw everything that took place within the story.
The characters breathe a life of their own into the world that Lynn has created , it certainly is well written and , I felt like I was right there inside the book.


The storyline, romance and action scenes were well meshed just enough of everthing to keep the reader engaged till the very end.. As far as the whole book was concerned, I loved it.


A fantastic ending to a wonderful series. I highly recommend this Ya series to any age , gender, alien or human or maybe even vampire ! (( snickers))



Big thank you to the author for this Arc review for my honest opinion which is of my own.

[Pam · Rating 5 out of 5]

Emma and Jake have defeated Seth and are moving on with there lives. Things seem pretty calm with not many vampires around and they look forward to their future. Problems arise when Emma begins to hear voices and she doesn't remember several things. While Jake worries about an old bite that doesn't heal on Emma they aren't prepared for the evil that arises. It is one that will challenge everything about them and their friends. Will their love be enough to save them and their friends. They are in the battle of their lives in this book.

Emma is in love with Jake more than every. They have a few problems in this book. One being that she is finding it hard to wait for marriage. A few other reasons being that Jake's parents seem to have turned against her. They don't love her like they did. Emma also hides things from Jake and tries to hold back some things. She learns to grow in this book and see she needs him. I love how strong emotional as well as physical she is in this book. Jake is amazing as always. If Emma doesn't want him I will take him any day. He has to face trying his best to help Emma and at times being helpless.

I love and hated this book. I loved it because it is so wonderful and the author has done an amazing job wrapping up the series. I hate it because it is last in the series. So I have a good reason for hating lol. I really enjoyed seeing these characters grow so much in this book. Not just Emma and Jake but all the others we know and love along with some new ones. This book has some surprises and twist I didn't see coming that made it wonderful. Evil truly rises in this book and I at times worried about the outcome. If you haven't tried this series yet you really need to. It is a wonderful book with vampires and so much more. True love is a great thing in this book.

[Kat]

*** Gifted in exchange for an honest review***

The third book in the Violet Night Trilogy


We met Emma Martin vampire hunter in book 1, and now she's not so alone...

Ok so how to not give the game away but give you my views on book 3?

Well things are a bit calmer, now that the threat of book 2 has been dealt with ( its hard giving a review on a book without giving clues to what happened!)
But both Emma and Jake know that things rarely stay quiet for long, and sure enough the vamps start showing up again, and Ava and Greg find themselves helping more and more with the fight... with Emma and Jake they realise that there is a reason for their extra involvement - their next challenge will be bigger and stronger than anything they have dealt with before.

There are some tense moments when you think it will all be for nought - but somehow Emma has the faith to believe she can and will survive with the help of her friends.

I have enjoyed this trilogy, Ms Rush has a great talent for creating enjoyable YA Paranormal romances that will have you going back and re-reading in the future.

[Louann Carroll · Rating 5 out of 5]

A beautiful ending to a great trilogy.

In Violet Storm, Emma, who has already destroyed the vampire Seth, believes she is safe. Until all of a sudden, mysterious voices sound in her mind and she's faced with insanity, or the realization that something else is after her.

It is this ancient evil that Emma and Jake must confront with some serious fight scenes and of course, a mind-bending ending. Old characters are re-introduced and some characters die away. It is the way with serials. *sigh*

Fun, action-packed, and filled with humor and challenges, this New Adult vampire paranormal romance is filled with everything one needs for a great weekend read. If you haven't read the rest of the trilogy, I'd suggest you do. They are too good to be missed.

[Ruby Books · Rating 4 out of 5]

The final book in this trilogy, and it's safe to say it was wrapped up amazingly. These books are action packed and full of fun - exactly what you're looking for if you want to read about a paranormal romance!