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INFERNO
Sariyah Devereaux is no ordinary Princess.
She is a skilled warrior, an intimidating werewolf and when she is wrongly accused of her aunts murder, she is a fugitive.
Determined to clear her name and find the culprit, Sariyah flees the only place she’s ever called home. The Royal Guard, an elite force of warriors who swore to protect her in the past, are trying to capture her and her ex- lover, Kai, is the captain leading the charge.
Fortunately for her, she won’t have to face her journey of redemption alone. Her two friends, Maven and Alek join her. Together, they must outwit and outrun the skilled guards or face unfathomable consequences. Always keeping one step ahead of the warriors hellbent on bringing her to justice, Sariyah must journey to places she has never been to find answers to questions she does not know to ask. Lurking in the shadows, another evil threatens Sariyah and her friends, making her quest even more complicated.
With her life suddenly in more danger than ever, can she escape from the darkness which is set to follow her?
One thing is for certain, her life is going to change forever.
She is a skilled warrior, an intimidating werewolf and when she is wrongly accused of her aunts murder, she is a fugitive.
Determined to clear her name and find the culprit, Sariyah flees the only place she’s ever called home. The Royal Guard, an elite force of warriors who swore to protect her in the past, are trying to capture her and her ex- lover, Kai, is the captain leading the charge.
Fortunately for her, she won’t have to face her journey of redemption alone. Her two friends, Maven and Alek join her. Together, they must outwit and outrun the skilled guards or face unfathomable consequences. Always keeping one step ahead of the warriors hellbent on bringing her to justice, Sariyah must journey to places she has never been to find answers to questions she does not know to ask. Lurking in the shadows, another evil threatens Sariyah and her friends, making her quest even more complicated.
With her life suddenly in more danger than ever, can she escape from the darkness which is set to follow her?
One thing is for certain, her life is going to change forever.
- GenresFantasy
176 pages, Kindle Edition
First published March 4, 2022
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March 5, 2022
The characters and plot were fun and unique. I enjoyed reading their story and wanted to know more.
The pacing seemed off while reading this; some parts felt slow, and others felt a little rushed. I also wanted to see more world building and character development. Hopefully, that's all to come in the next book, which I'm excited about.
Overall, I did enjoy Inferno, though, like I mentioned, the pacing did pull me out of the story a bit. I love the diversity and the premise of how the shifters, vampires, and witches all got their powers. I can't wait to read the next in the series and see where everything goes.
Thanks so much to Netgalley for the opportunity to review this book. All opinions are honest and my own.
The pacing seemed off while reading this; some parts felt slow, and others felt a little rushed. I also wanted to see more world building and character development. Hopefully, that's all to come in the next book, which I'm excited about.
Overall, I did enjoy Inferno, though, like I mentioned, the pacing did pull me out of the story a bit. I love the diversity and the premise of how the shifters, vampires, and witches all got their powers. I can't wait to read the next in the series and see where everything goes.
Thanks so much to Netgalley for the opportunity to review this book. All opinions are honest and my own.
April 10, 2022
I received an ARC of this book from NetGalley and the author, Arricka Sanders, for an honest review.
Sariyah Devereaux is Princess of Alexandria, and a werewolf. Besides her parents having died when she was nine, her life was basically perfect. She had a beautiful boyfriend turned fiancé, two great best friends, and she still had her Aunt Charlotte, her only family, and Queen Regent. That is until she's accused of murdering her Aunt Charlotte. With her two bestfriends by her side, Maven, a vampire and the only niece of the reigning King and Alek, a powerful warlock descended from those who created the veil between them and the humans, Sariyah decides the only way to clear her name is to run away and find the one who actually killed her Aunt. If only it were that simple. Not when the Royal Guard and their Captain, Sai's ex-boyfriend, is hunting them down. She'll do whatever it takes to find them, but in order to do that she'll need to go to places she's never gone before and ask questions she never knew she needed answers to. But not all answers lead to a resolution, some just lead to more to questions. And when secrets come to light and prophecies are revealed, there will be no where left for her to run.
I actually liked the book. It's different from many of the others I've read. This is a life isn't all roses and sunshine kind of book. I love the action and the backstories of the other characters. It was enjoyable and the twists were great! I look forward to Book 2. The only issue I had with the story was that it went a little fast since its a shorter book, the second is even though it looks like it's from different POV's it's Sai's version that is in first person every other part speaks in the third person. Other than that I do recommend the book because it's a good story. Don't forget to check out the author.
Look out for more reviews on my blog at Leyemalovesbooks.com
Sariyah Devereaux is Princess of Alexandria, and a werewolf. Besides her parents having died when she was nine, her life was basically perfect. She had a beautiful boyfriend turned fiancé, two great best friends, and she still had her Aunt Charlotte, her only family, and Queen Regent. That is until she's accused of murdering her Aunt Charlotte. With her two bestfriends by her side, Maven, a vampire and the only niece of the reigning King and Alek, a powerful warlock descended from those who created the veil between them and the humans, Sariyah decides the only way to clear her name is to run away and find the one who actually killed her Aunt. If only it were that simple. Not when the Royal Guard and their Captain, Sai's ex-boyfriend, is hunting them down. She'll do whatever it takes to find them, but in order to do that she'll need to go to places she's never gone before and ask questions she never knew she needed answers to. But not all answers lead to a resolution, some just lead to more to questions. And when secrets come to light and prophecies are revealed, there will be no where left for her to run.
I actually liked the book. It's different from many of the others I've read. This is a life isn't all roses and sunshine kind of book. I love the action and the backstories of the other characters. It was enjoyable and the twists were great! I look forward to Book 2. The only issue I had with the story was that it went a little fast since its a shorter book, the second is even though it looks like it's from different POV's it's Sai's version that is in first person every other part speaks in the third person. Other than that I do recommend the book because it's a good story. Don't forget to check out the author.
Look out for more reviews on my blog at Leyemalovesbooks.com
March 5, 2022
Given the chance to get a sneak peek read of this book I be came enthralled from the first page. With a unique take on old myths, I could not wait to learn more. Arricka does an incredible job of giving you just enough information to keep you guessing throughout the whole book. A roller coaster of mystery, and sprinkled a little hot and steamy romance. I can not wait to find out what comes next.
December 23, 2021
This book is a paranormal fantasy story following Sariyah, Princess of the shifter court. She is on the run because her Aunt, the Queen, was recently murdered and she is the prime suspect. She is in hiding trying to prove her innocence along with her friends Alek, a warlock, and Maven, a vampire. Her ex-boyfriend is captain of the royal guard sent to hunt her down, which adds a dash of romance to the story too.
I enjoyed a lot about this book. The story and world were very intriguing. The author combines paranormal fantasy, vampires/werewolves and a murder mystery all in this fairly short book. The plot moves at a fast pace so there is always something going on to capture your attention. The author throws in quite a few twists as well to keep you guessing. The world is full of interesting elements and history I was curious to learn more about. The characters had good chemistry together as well and I really enjoyed the scenes with them all together.
As I was reading I found myself really just wanting more. More time with the characters to feel like I really got to know them. They all have great potential but could use more fleshing out. More time to absorb all the world dynamics, which are quite detailed, so I could really feel like I understood them well. Some points are explained well but others I felt were brushed over too fast. It’s a short book as mentioned so maybe the author was going for more of a quick read, but some things just felt too rushed to me.
I would read more by this author for sure.
3.5 stars / 5
Thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for providing me with a free eARC in exchange for an honest review.
I enjoyed a lot about this book. The story and world were very intriguing. The author combines paranormal fantasy, vampires/werewolves and a murder mystery all in this fairly short book. The plot moves at a fast pace so there is always something going on to capture your attention. The author throws in quite a few twists as well to keep you guessing. The world is full of interesting elements and history I was curious to learn more about. The characters had good chemistry together as well and I really enjoyed the scenes with them all together.
As I was reading I found myself really just wanting more. More time with the characters to feel like I really got to know them. They all have great potential but could use more fleshing out. More time to absorb all the world dynamics, which are quite detailed, so I could really feel like I understood them well. Some points are explained well but others I felt were brushed over too fast. It’s a short book as mentioned so maybe the author was going for more of a quick read, but some things just felt too rushed to me.
I would read more by this author for sure.
3.5 stars / 5
Thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for providing me with a free eARC in exchange for an honest review.
February 17, 2022
Thank you so much to NetGalley for providing me an arc of this book in exchange for an honest review.
Inferno is a story about a princess trying to solve the mystery of her aunt's murder with her best friends. Though I thought the premise was interesting, I wasn't a huge fan of the story. I didn't love the writing style (the dialogue felt a little unnatural to me, the tenses switched back and forth, etc.). I also thought that the POVs were a little misleading, because even if you were in one person's POV you would be able to hear other's thoughts and feelings, which was disorienting.
I also didn’t think a lot of the events made a lot of sense - for instance, for best friends they sure did manage to keep a lot of life-altering secrets from each other. I also thought the book would have been a lot stronger if the secrets that were kept managed to inform certain personality traits, but they seemed to add no depth to the characters. I thought a lot of the emotional reactions of the characters were a little odd - the main character especially seems to trust every piece of new information thrown at her with no questions asked.
There were a few very small, picky things that were in this book that I don't like in books in general. For instance, in one of the conversations in this book between the main character and her romantic interest, the main character puts down another woman (despite this woman having no discernible malicious intent).
Overall, I'd give it one and a half stars.
Inferno is a story about a princess trying to solve the mystery of her aunt's murder with her best friends. Though I thought the premise was interesting, I wasn't a huge fan of the story. I didn't love the writing style (the dialogue felt a little unnatural to me, the tenses switched back and forth, etc.). I also thought that the POVs were a little misleading, because even if you were in one person's POV you would be able to hear other's thoughts and feelings, which was disorienting.
I also didn’t think a lot of the events made a lot of sense - for instance, for best friends they sure did manage to keep a lot of life-altering secrets from each other. I also thought the book would have been a lot stronger if the secrets that were kept managed to inform certain personality traits, but they seemed to add no depth to the characters. I thought a lot of the emotional reactions of the characters were a little odd - the main character especially seems to trust every piece of new information thrown at her with no questions asked.
There were a few very small, picky things that were in this book that I don't like in books in general. For instance, in one of the conversations in this book between the main character and her romantic interest, the main character puts down another woman (despite this woman having no discernible malicious intent).
Overall, I'd give it one and a half stars.
December 11, 2021
Wow! I read this in basically one sitting. This book is fast paced and very short. I enjoyed this story though. It’s a quick and easy read. The writing style felt immature to me in the beginning but I definitely felt the improvement as the story progressed. I would like to see a sequel to this book because I don’t think this story is quite done yet. I like the fantasy elements to the story and I do want to see what happens next. I’d definitely read this again. I recommend this if you want something to read that won’t take a lot of time. Fair warning though - this is not a standalone and is definitely the start of a series. One thing I would like to see improvement on is making more appropriate breaks between character dialogue. I felt like the POVs switches in the middle of chapters and I got confused at who was speaking at some parts. Otherwise an enjoyable read that had me hooked. My rating is more like a 3.8/5⭐️
I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
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February 15, 2022DNF- I decided to DNF this as the writing style was not for me. That being said the world seems interesting and the way magic is used fun. It was a tad info dumpy but with a fantasy that's to be expected. I am sad the writing style didn't click with but as that's the only reason I put it down, its likely an amazing read for someone else. It does also have some typical ya bad boys if you are into that.
Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for the free e-arc in exchange for an honest review
Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for the free e-arc in exchange for an honest review
December 4, 2021
I’m a sucker for paranormal books, add romance in there and I’m done for. This book was a super fast read for me. The story flowed nicely and I didn’t get bored while reading. My library is full of paranormal readers where I will definitely recommend this.
December 3, 2021
Inferno - Arricka B Sanders
I received this eARC from @Netgalley for free in exchange for an honest review.
“A Murder. A Manhunt. A Desperate Quest For The Truth.”
Initial thoughts - I love the chapter names/titles
Sai, Alex and Marvin are on the run, why? Someone killed the Queen and Sai is the main suspect.
On the hunt for the truth the trio traverse the realm in search of clues to who really murdered the Queen.
This was well written, well thought out and left open for a sequel!
4 ⭐️
I received this eARC from @Netgalley for free in exchange for an honest review.
“A Murder. A Manhunt. A Desperate Quest For The Truth.”
Initial thoughts - I love the chapter names/titles
Sai, Alex and Marvin are on the run, why? Someone killed the Queen and Sai is the main suspect.
On the hunt for the truth the trio traverse the realm in search of clues to who really murdered the Queen.
This was well written, well thought out and left open for a sequel!
4 ⭐️
March 4, 2022
I absolutely love to dive into a paranormal world that has all my favorites.... vampires, shifters and witches! Perfect escape from my everyday reality.
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