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The Impure
Twenty-one-year-old Daniella Reilly always believed that her mother’s tales were nothing but fiction. But when she is taken to Seattle by her long-time friends, Madison, Derrick and Masen, Daniella meets people that she had been told did not exist. That is when she realizes that her mother’s stories of monsters and magic might actually be true. Vampires, Werewolves, Warlocks and Witches all exist among us, and Daniella finds herself launched into their world. She finds that not only does she have family in this strange, new world, but her mother is not who she believed her to be.Now knowing the truth of her childhood and family, Daniella joins Andrew, James, Amaelia, and Oliver on a mission to bring her mother’s work to a stop and to find a man that may not want to be found.Daniella’s main goal after discovering all that she has, is to make sure that her newfound family and herself all survive what’s coming and stick together despite the obstacles.
- GenresUrban Fantasy
318 pages, Paperback
Published October 31, 2020
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About the author
Kaitlyn Pennington
1 book8 followersKaitlyn Pennington is an author from Kansas City, Missouri who found her love or writing as a young child. She fell in love with writing fantasy stories when the magical story of Harry Potter entered her life. Kaitlyn loves to share her imagination with her readers and enjoys creating a world where they can get lost in the story.
Writing a book was something that Kaitlyn always dreamed of doing, and now with The Impure, that dream has become a reality. When she is not writing, Kaitlyn can be found cooking, binge-watching TV shows, and spending time with her family.
Writing a book was something that Kaitlyn always dreamed of doing, and now with The Impure, that dream has become a reality. When she is not writing, Kaitlyn can be found cooking, binge-watching TV shows, and spending time with her family.
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December 20, 2021
Spoiler free section: This is one of those books where things don't happen because a character wants something to happen, this is a book where things happen because the author wants something to happen logic, characterization and everything else be damned.
Spoiler section:
This book actually got me frustrated. It started out basic enough, MC gets introduced to a magic world with werewolves, magic, vampires that kind of thing at the same time her mom disappears. In this new world, she learns that she is an impure, the offspring of a fallen angel and a normal angel. She learns that she has a family that her mother hid her from, including a twin brother and two younger sisters. Furthermore, there is an uncle and aunt that none of the siblings have neither met nor heard of before. Nothing especially new but nothing too bad, yet. The first half of the book does a pretty decent job at introducing the reader to the world. Then we get to the first major plot point, the death of one of the sisters. The sister is for some reason at the local "magistrate" (base for impures) or whatever it was called, there she runs into the previously mentioned uncle who introduces himself by name, and the sister who is 16 conveniently forgot that it was the name of the uncle she had been told of less than a week ago. What happens next? The uncle kills her of course. Why? Who knows he just did and then gets caught and thrown into the basement and locked away there. A couple of chapters later the twin Andrew goes to kill the guy AND THERE IS NO SECURITY WHATSOEVER so he just waltzes in and gets his ass handed to him by his uncle when his aunt conveniently shows and kills her husband in revenge for her niece. Then the foster parents show up and takes the aunt away and we never hear from her again. We never get to learn why he killed his niece and what either of them were doing there, they just disappear from the story from this point
From this point on every single plot point is similar. Plot happens for plot reasons and characters don't have any agency. Things happen for the sake of drama and plot and if a character isn't important to the current plot point they just disappear with no trace. The MC's two best friends who introduce her to this world basically disappear after the first part and does nothing except hang around in the background. The main love story is cute but takes a drastic turn to the terrible when you learn of the main conflict in it, another conflict that only exists for the sake of drama and conflict and is downright contradictory to what's been previously established in the book.
Spoiler section:
This book actually got me frustrated. It started out basic enough, MC gets introduced to a magic world with werewolves, magic, vampires that kind of thing at the same time her mom disappears. In this new world, she learns that she is an impure, the offspring of a fallen angel and a normal angel. She learns that she has a family that her mother hid her from, including a twin brother and two younger sisters. Furthermore, there is an uncle and aunt that none of the siblings have neither met nor heard of before. Nothing especially new but nothing too bad, yet. The first half of the book does a pretty decent job at introducing the reader to the world. Then we get to the first major plot point, the death of one of the sisters. The sister is for some reason at the local "magistrate" (base for impures) or whatever it was called, there she runs into the previously mentioned uncle who introduces himself by name, and the sister who is 16 conveniently forgot that it was the name of the uncle she had been told of less than a week ago. What happens next? The uncle kills her of course. Why? Who knows he just did and then gets caught and thrown into the basement and locked away there. A couple of chapters later the twin Andrew goes to kill the guy AND THERE IS NO SECURITY WHATSOEVER so he just waltzes in and gets his ass handed to him by his uncle when his aunt conveniently shows and kills her husband in revenge for her niece. Then the foster parents show up and takes the aunt away and we never hear from her again. We never get to learn why he killed his niece and what either of them were doing there, they just disappear from the story from this point
From this point on every single plot point is similar. Plot happens for plot reasons and characters don't have any agency. Things happen for the sake of drama and plot and if a character isn't important to the current plot point they just disappear with no trace. The MC's two best friends who introduce her to this world basically disappear after the first part and does nothing except hang around in the background. The main love story is cute but takes a drastic turn to the terrible when you learn of the main conflict in it, another conflict that only exists for the sake of drama and conflict and is downright contradictory to what's been previously established in the book.
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October 31, 2020
I am someone that is very critical about Storyline and Character development. I thought Kaitlyn did an amazing job with both. I found the book to be an enjoyable read as well. I would highly suggest this book to everyone.
October 31, 2020
The Impure is a fantasy novel that takes the reader into the lives of a new and sometimes strange family. The members are all unique. The dialogue is well written and each chapter leaves you excited to read what happens next. I can't wait for the sequel! Order today and enjoy!
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