Lyla Luna, who from this world and century, ventures off on a hiking trip to escape her troubles from feeling unwanted. Along her path, she is accidentally transported into another dimension, where she becomes labeled as a Dimensional Jumper. As Lyla aids the mesmerizing Werewolf, Latravious Ellwood, due to a menacing relative attempting to take his life, she instantly falls in love. But her presence near Latravious is at risk, for her life might become endangered as well. Thus, she is secretly taken to the caring Sorcerer, Liam Makarios, who changes her name to Luna. Liam then becomes Luna's mentor; teaching her on how to survive and adapt in this strange new world. In turn, she finds her own troubles, new adventures, and discovers Liam's love crush, the stubborn and 'Untouchable' Duke of Grand Silvas, Lord Cendrick Varren. As Luna transitions into something new, she discovers her newfound magic within; that sets her aside as something new. Along this new path, she must work for Cendrick as a spy, in attempts to learn the truth from one fateful night; where a Lady has gone missing, a knight has gone mad, and a powerful witch's vengeance has come to an end. Can Luna survive this new dimension? Is she able to uncover certain mysteries that have gone a foot? Or will she be doomed to meet her own downfall? Through it all, Luna discovers just how much she truly belongs in this new dimension, more than she ever thought was possible.
I was excited to read and review this book, and then pass it on through my little free library. And I don't like giving up on books.
The back cover and the first chapter of this book were so poorly written, that I had to set the book aside- I cannot make it through 400 pages if they are anything like the first dozen or so. The author is heavy handed with their adjectives, it seems like no subject in the writing can stand on its own without one or more adjectives being attached to it. That makes for an exhausting read. Beyond that, though, I am turned away by how nonsensical the writing is. The grammatical mistakes and words being used incorrectly made this an honest to god nightmare to get through.
I saw a post by the author saying they were moving to self publishing because no other party was picking it up. The author should have taken that as a sign.
Note: I received this book in a Goodreads Giveaway.
The premise of Dimensional Jumper seemed interesting enough, but the first paragraph alone is terribly edited. It contains unnecessary description and adverbs, not to mention the second sentence reads "hauntingly vision," which could be a typo. If this book went through a professional editor, that mistake would not be on the first page, let alone the second sentence. The quality of the editing on the first page of this edition is so subpar that I will not be continuing.
I never want to fault a self-published author or one who uses a vanity press, because writing a book is a feat in itself, but an editor (or at least a keen eye) helps your work go a long way.
I wish I can tell you that this is a love story, but it's not, far from it actually. There is love, but more than what you would normally expect. This story is not only about Luna finding her true love, it's about the love she gains with others; how love comes in all shapes and sizes, & is more than a romantic relationship. Love is about family and friends. Luna discovers what it means to accept & love others for who they are, & finds her true self. Love in friendships, family, and relationships is what this novel is about, & discovering what it means to put yourself at risk, to help those you love.
This book had exciting adventure. Especially how the author added the state park of IL into the book. If you like werewolf storyline, this one is for you.