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Dryad
Solena is a dryad from the South American rainforest who is scorned by other dryads for her obsession with the human world. She likes to wear makeup, read human magazines such as Narcissism Carnival, and unlike self-respecting dryads who live under the stars, she lives in a treehouse.
But when the rain forest is threatened by a timber corporation, it is Solena who is chosen to prevent the disaster by going undercover in a human company.
What she discovers goes much deeper than simply the fate of the rainforest. The future of the world could be at stake.
The humans are going back in time in order to extract natural resources and circumvent environmental laws, and Solena is swept along on a journey back to the 17th century.
The dryad finds herself falling for the heir to the timber corporation, the handsome Rodney Love, but as her adventures take her back in time and deeper into the rainforest, she finds the possibility of another love, one that transcends time itself…
Who will win the dryad’s heart: a smooth-talking billionaire who graces the cover of Narcissism Carnival or a wild and unruly jungle warrior?
But when the rain forest is threatened by a timber corporation, it is Solena who is chosen to prevent the disaster by going undercover in a human company.
What she discovers goes much deeper than simply the fate of the rainforest. The future of the world could be at stake.
The humans are going back in time in order to extract natural resources and circumvent environmental laws, and Solena is swept along on a journey back to the 17th century.
The dryad finds herself falling for the heir to the timber corporation, the handsome Rodney Love, but as her adventures take her back in time and deeper into the rainforest, she finds the possibility of another love, one that transcends time itself…
Who will win the dryad’s heart: a smooth-talking billionaire who graces the cover of Narcissism Carnival or a wild and unruly jungle warrior?
226 pages, ebook
First published October 16, 2013
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December 13, 2014
I won Dryad on one of the Goodreads giveaways. I really enjoyed the book, which was a complex mix of myth, magic and time travel. I really enjoyed it!
November 21, 2013
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Tough the book is only 136 pages long, I was reading it for 3 days, not because I didn’t like. No, because I had to attend my 4 year old brother’s birthday, and by attending I mean, help with planning, blah, blah, blah. And I am serious, even I at his age, was having more fun. But I am not here to tell the boring stories, how my weekends have gone, I am here to talk about a really good book.
The book is so fun, I couldn’t help myself but laugh all the time. Sometimes just because of stupidity of characters. We follow Solana Rodriguez aka the dryad into the human world, where she is to prevent the apocalypses called chopping down all trees. The thing is that she kind of falls in love with the son of the boss of the corporation which wants to cause That apocalypses. And then the most astonishing thing happens, they build a time bout and sail into 17th century. And that’s where the fun starts. You will meet crazy ancestor pirate, you will even meet Sir Lancelot and Sir Gawaine. And you will meet Sol’s best friend Anastacious who will afterwards become something more, or so she will think. Okay to cut it short, you will have an amazing time reading the book.
Well the only thing I want to make sure is, Is Tyler really an Alligator? Please after you read the book tell me. Thanks. Next one: Who the hell is Teddy Goldman? I mean, never heard of him. Or maybe I shouldn’t (thinking). I mean thank you Sonya for crashing my dreams about Camelot and King Arthur, I love the guy! I will still be on my side that he was great. Sir Lancelot is just a jealous prick. The best part of the book? You will laugh from page one to the end. Never think that it is stupid, just have patience, and read on, it gets more and more interesting, fun and adventurous.
The only problem except King Arthur I had was, I seriously missed the whole Sonala + Anastacious love fest, I mean, the author described outstandingly how she fell for Rodney, but with Anastacious it was a bit blurry, and actually a little bit boring. I mean if I have known some of my grandparent’s friends in the past and fell for them gross. And Anastacious was her best friend, even more gross. But no matter that tiny problem, I liked the book, can’t say I will read it again, it was a onetime read for me, but I hope you will like it. So, grab your copy now, and get sucked into amazing and fun life of time-travelers. Happy Reading!!! If you like it connect with Sonya. And don’t forget to leave comments JJJ !!!!!Sonya Solomonovich
Tough the book is only 136 pages long, I was reading it for 3 days, not because I didn’t like. No, because I had to attend my 4 year old brother’s birthday, and by attending I mean, help with planning, blah, blah, blah. And I am serious, even I at his age, was having more fun. But I am not here to tell the boring stories, how my weekends have gone, I am here to talk about a really good book.
The book is so fun, I couldn’t help myself but laugh all the time. Sometimes just because of stupidity of characters. We follow Solana Rodriguez aka the dryad into the human world, where she is to prevent the apocalypses called chopping down all trees. The thing is that she kind of falls in love with the son of the boss of the corporation which wants to cause That apocalypses. And then the most astonishing thing happens, they build a time bout and sail into 17th century. And that’s where the fun starts. You will meet crazy ancestor pirate, you will even meet Sir Lancelot and Sir Gawaine. And you will meet Sol’s best friend Anastacious who will afterwards become something more, or so she will think. Okay to cut it short, you will have an amazing time reading the book.
Well the only thing I want to make sure is, Is Tyler really an Alligator? Please after you read the book tell me. Thanks. Next one: Who the hell is Teddy Goldman? I mean, never heard of him. Or maybe I shouldn’t (thinking). I mean thank you Sonya for crashing my dreams about Camelot and King Arthur, I love the guy! I will still be on my side that he was great. Sir Lancelot is just a jealous prick. The best part of the book? You will laugh from page one to the end. Never think that it is stupid, just have patience, and read on, it gets more and more interesting, fun and adventurous.
The only problem except King Arthur I had was, I seriously missed the whole Sonala + Anastacious love fest, I mean, the author described outstandingly how she fell for Rodney, but with Anastacious it was a bit blurry, and actually a little bit boring. I mean if I have known some of my grandparent’s friends in the past and fell for them gross. And Anastacious was her best friend, even more gross. But no matter that tiny problem, I liked the book, can’t say I will read it again, it was a onetime read for me, but I hope you will like it. So, grab your copy now, and get sucked into amazing and fun life of time-travelers. Happy Reading!!! If you like it connect with Sonya. And don’t forget to leave comments JJJ !!!!!Sonya Solomonovich
November 30, 2013
The author gave me this book for an honest review
That was a crazy book! Really, it was nothing like other book I’ve ever read! I didn’t know what to expect when I read the blurb of this book but I can assure you that it wasn’t what I actually read! Of course, I haven’t read any other story about Dryads and I thought that it would be a good opportunity to start with this one!
Everything about this book is funny! And I mean it in a very good way! The story, the characterization, the world-building! Everything! Magical creatures that are trying to blend in the human world and trying to prevent a short-of-apocalypse and time travels where you can meet not only pirates but unexpected characters also!
The main characters are definitely unique and you can’t do anything else but like them. Solana is like no other and I loved her from the beginning! The way she’s trying to be a part of the human world is hilarious and I can’t imagine this story without her!
The writing style of the author is very good and, although, there were times that I wanted more details she’s doing a great job describing this weird world. The only fault I found in this story was the fact that it wasn’t long enough. I read this book in a day! I recommend it to all the fans of this genre!
That was a crazy book! Really, it was nothing like other book I’ve ever read! I didn’t know what to expect when I read the blurb of this book but I can assure you that it wasn’t what I actually read! Of course, I haven’t read any other story about Dryads and I thought that it would be a good opportunity to start with this one!
Everything about this book is funny! And I mean it in a very good way! The story, the characterization, the world-building! Everything! Magical creatures that are trying to blend in the human world and trying to prevent a short-of-apocalypse and time travels where you can meet not only pirates but unexpected characters also!
The main characters are definitely unique and you can’t do anything else but like them. Solana is like no other and I loved her from the beginning! The way she’s trying to be a part of the human world is hilarious and I can’t imagine this story without her!
The writing style of the author is very good and, although, there were times that I wanted more details she’s doing a great job describing this weird world. The only fault I found in this story was the fact that it wasn’t long enough. I read this book in a day! I recommend it to all the fans of this genre!
November 29, 2013
This was a fun book, and it did something that doesn't happen enough with books these days - it surprised me. This is a difficult book to review without spoilers, but I think I can safely give a bit away without distracting from the overall read.
The book starts off fairly simply, and I have to admit, I wasn't sure initially if it was the thing for me. A young dryad seeks to blend into human culture, concerned that a corporation involved with logging must be stopped. Her seamless integration and rise came across as a bit too easy, and the characters too one dimensional. But then came the talking alligator, the time travelling boat, the suit-cased fitting professor from the future, pirates and, oh yes, knights from Camelot. And that was just by a quarter of the way through the book! Once all this started to gel (and it does) the characters for me really started to take off, and the story was not what I expected... but it is quite the quest.
Suffice to say, I won't go further, or we might venture into true spoilers. If the above doesn't hook you, I'm not sure what will.
Cheers to Sonya Solomonovich for this book, and I am looking forward to more from her.
The book starts off fairly simply, and I have to admit, I wasn't sure initially if it was the thing for me. A young dryad seeks to blend into human culture, concerned that a corporation involved with logging must be stopped. Her seamless integration and rise came across as a bit too easy, and the characters too one dimensional. But then came the talking alligator, the time travelling boat, the suit-cased fitting professor from the future, pirates and, oh yes, knights from Camelot. And that was just by a quarter of the way through the book! Once all this started to gel (and it does) the characters for me really started to take off, and the story was not what I expected... but it is quite the quest.
Suffice to say, I won't go further, or we might venture into true spoilers. If the above doesn't hook you, I'm not sure what will.
Cheers to Sonya Solomonovich for this book, and I am looking forward to more from her.
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