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Nocturna
A kingdom inhabited by creatures of myth, Nocturna has existed since before the dawn of history.
Valon Wess is unaware of this world like the rest of the humans on Earth. At least, he was until he's kidnapped, joining Di and other humans on their unwilling way to Nocturna.
Valon becomes the Dragon King Alexei's first male concubine in a nation where humans are slaves. With his arrival bringing many changes to this monstrous society, Valon must learn to accept his position in this strange, ancient country as well as deal with his blossoming love for a man of a different species.
Buy NOCTURNA to experience the pulse-pounding tale of forbidden love today!
Valon Wess is unaware of this world like the rest of the humans on Earth. At least, he was until he's kidnapped, joining Di and other humans on their unwilling way to Nocturna.
Valon becomes the Dragon King Alexei's first male concubine in a nation where humans are slaves. With his arrival bringing many changes to this monstrous society, Valon must learn to accept his position in this strange, ancient country as well as deal with his blossoming love for a man of a different species.
Buy NOCTURNA to experience the pulse-pounding tale of forbidden love today!
396 pages, Paperback
First published November 18, 2016
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About the author
Ashley Elliott
4 books20 followersAshley Elliott enjoys writing LGBT+ fantasy romance books, and she is a graduate of Penn State University with a B.A. in Classics and Ancient Mediterranean Studies and a minor in anthropology. She uses her free time to either read, write books, or swim, and she lives in Pennsylvania with her family. In addition to her debut novel NOCTURNA, its prequel BEASTLY DECEPTION, and THE INFERNAL KING, she currently has three more novels in the works.
Visit the author’s website at www.ashleymarienovels.com.
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NOCTURNA is available on Amazon as a paperback and ebook.
BEASTLY DECEPTION is available on Amazon as a paperback and ebook.
THE INFERNAL KING is available on Amazon as a paperback and ebook and on iBooks, Nook, and Kobo as ebooks.
Click here to find all her books: https://books2read.com/ap/nOgPa0/Ashl...
Visit the author’s website at www.ashleymarienovels.com.
Twitter: @aelliott1321
Instagram: aelliott1321
Tumblr: ashleymarienovels
NOCTURNA is available on Amazon as a paperback and ebook.
BEASTLY DECEPTION is available on Amazon as a paperback and ebook.
THE INFERNAL KING is available on Amazon as a paperback and ebook and on iBooks, Nook, and Kobo as ebooks.
Click here to find all her books: https://books2read.com/ap/nOgPa0/Ashl...
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February 15, 2017
A good and enjoyable book. Full review over here: https://rickusbookshelf.wordpress.com...
June 30, 2019
Okay so I, for the most part, really enjoyed this book. The characters felt real and easy to get on-board with. The storyline is good, fantasy but with a different sort of twist on it and not as predictable as many other novels of its type. Knowing straight of its going to involve a romantic plot line helps too because its not a *sigh it's got a romance* reveal. In fact, the reason I put it on my to-read list in the first place was because I had never read a fantasy novel where the main character is gay and I thought it would be quite different to read, which it was. I really liked the character of Alexei, probably more than Valon as I felt he had a deeper history to share with the reader and I liked the concubines as they all have very different personalities.
The only thing I didn't like and the reason I am giving the book 4 out of 5 stars was the pacing. I felt like it was all over the place. It spent a lot of time describing places, or characters who seemed quite irrelevant and then when it came to the romance and fight scenes I felt they were rushed. At 96%of the way through the book I genuinely couldn't comprehend how it was going to end, which in some ways is a nice change.
Overall I really enjoyed it and I am looking forward to reading the prequel.
The only thing I didn't like and the reason I am giving the book 4 out of 5 stars was the pacing. I felt like it was all over the place. It spent a lot of time describing places, or characters who seemed quite irrelevant and then when it came to the romance and fight scenes I felt they were rushed. At 96%of the way through the book I genuinely couldn't comprehend how it was going to end, which in some ways is a nice change.
Overall I really enjoyed it and I am looking forward to reading the prequel.
August 17, 2019
It's promising if developed properly but as it is... Just... It's a mess. Character building inconsistent, its confusing. Character development? As good as non existent. The character plainly stupid. It seems like they never learn anything. The plot? It goes back and forth inconsistently.
I don't really enjoy it but at least the MC is gay.
I don't really enjoy it but at least the MC is gay.
November 28, 2019
Ashley is having a Goodreads Giveaway! Read more here: Goodreads Giveaway! or read on to read my review!
Link to my blog: https://dbsguidetothegalaxy.wordpress...
Amount of Stars: Fiv
Ok, so first I've read this book at least five times (I mean, it could be ten, but I’m crap at Maths). Half of those times were editing it and the other half beta reading it. I’m not giving it five stars because I’ve read it five times or whatever (because if I have to go that route, all the Harry Potters would be over ten).
Nocturna deserves five stars because it’s amazing. Like just read it. Give it a go. And give an indie author feels to feel. Because the author is a friend of mine and she’s just wonderful and she will most probably just love you if you read her book (tbh she’ll probably love you if you support Slytherins and hate Dumbledore and whatnot – as is seen by our very lengthy and heated discussions about Harry Potter and all the characters we want to adopt and hug and pair them up with each other).
All right so this is a YA Fantasy (and Fantasy is the genre that started me on reading – thank you, Pappa for reading LotR to me) and it’s LGBT+ (which adds like 2 stars already). I mean everything’s just wonderful in it. The characters are amazing and I just want to hug like all of them. Give or take a million times.
Read the book and you’ll know why. I connected to some of the characters in the way I might act the way they did in certain circumstances, or how I would hope I would act (but I would definitely be a Merry and would most certainly be the one to accidentally kick armour off a well and wake up an entire army. I wonder if the goblin army in Moria reverted to cannibalism in order to survive. No, stop, DB. Stop finding ways to refer to cannibalism).
Onward with the characters. They’re brilliant. They’re funny. They care. They make you want to insert yourself into the story (which I suspect Narnia and Inkheart took that advice very close to their hearts. Not that I’m complaining).
So now that the characters have drawn you in, allow the plot to draw you in. Ashley (the author) has spent a lot of time building the world. And you can see that she’s spent a lot of time on the world – which is very important, especially when you’re writing a fantasy novel. Also add to the fact that Nocturna is her very first novel, and she self-published it. Can we get a hell yeah for her (hell yeah!)? Can we get a whoop whoop (whoop whoop!)? Can we get her redemption for Tom Riddle (well duh!)?
I mean I could literally go on for days about this book and how wonderful it is and how you should all read it, but then go ahead and then read it! Post a review on Goodreads and Amazon and rave to your friends about it!
Perfect for readers who love fantasy worlds, royalty and love. And sarcastic characters (Valon, you beaut).
Link to my blog: https://dbsguidetothegalaxy.wordpress...
Amount of Stars: Fiv
Ok, so first I've read this book at least five times (I mean, it could be ten, but I’m crap at Maths). Half of those times were editing it and the other half beta reading it. I’m not giving it five stars because I’ve read it five times or whatever (because if I have to go that route, all the Harry Potters would be over ten).
Nocturna deserves five stars because it’s amazing. Like just read it. Give it a go. And give an indie author feels to feel. Because the author is a friend of mine and she’s just wonderful and she will most probably just love you if you read her book (tbh she’ll probably love you if you support Slytherins and hate Dumbledore and whatnot – as is seen by our very lengthy and heated discussions about Harry Potter and all the characters we want to adopt and hug and pair them up with each other).
All right so this is a YA Fantasy (and Fantasy is the genre that started me on reading – thank you, Pappa for reading LotR to me) and it’s LGBT+ (which adds like 2 stars already). I mean everything’s just wonderful in it. The characters are amazing and I just want to hug like all of them. Give or take a million times.
Read the book and you’ll know why. I connected to some of the characters in the way I might act the way they did in certain circumstances, or how I would hope I would act (but I would definitely be a Merry and would most certainly be the one to accidentally kick armour off a well and wake up an entire army. I wonder if the goblin army in Moria reverted to cannibalism in order to survive. No, stop, DB. Stop finding ways to refer to cannibalism).
Onward with the characters. They’re brilliant. They’re funny. They care. They make you want to insert yourself into the story (which I suspect Narnia and Inkheart took that advice very close to their hearts. Not that I’m complaining).
So now that the characters have drawn you in, allow the plot to draw you in. Ashley (the author) has spent a lot of time building the world. And you can see that she’s spent a lot of time on the world – which is very important, especially when you’re writing a fantasy novel. Also add to the fact that Nocturna is her very first novel, and she self-published it. Can we get a hell yeah for her (hell yeah!)? Can we get a whoop whoop (whoop whoop!)? Can we get her redemption for Tom Riddle (well duh!)?
I mean I could literally go on for days about this book and how wonderful it is and how you should all read it, but then go ahead and then read it! Post a review on Goodreads and Amazon and rave to your friends about it!
Perfect for readers who love fantasy worlds, royalty and love. And sarcastic characters (Valon, you beaut).
Displaying 1 - 4 of 4 reviews