Zauran by Poppet (Review)

Genre: Paranormal Romance, Adult

Publication Date: April 1^st 2012

Pages: 207

Published By: Wild Wolf Publishing

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My Review Copy: Finished e-copy received from the author in exchange for an honest review

Where To Get:

Amazon

Blurb:

Betrayal catapults Zaria back into Zauran's life. Bozena is a poisoned thorn in Zaria's side and her world comes crashing down as violence, betrayal, kidnapping and death threaten to rip her from love.

A king's key is the only bridge between Zaria and happiness, and only Jowendrhan and Sveta know the secrets unraveling Belgrade. An ancient book blocks Zaria from knowing true light when she needs it most.

The neuri world reels as the king returns and complicates all their lives, and the Slakax are revealed, endangered, and hunted.

Quotes:

“Desire resonates a staccato tap  up and down every vein, tensing my fingertips into her skin as I stare down at a woman who thinks she’s helpless. She’s so brutally powerful, I feel like ripping Darise’s heart out for him.”

“Taking the step, I slide the bolt, swinging the door open to Ryan, smiling as I greet him with the savage kiss of four knuckles on a cheekbone.”

“This human condition is limited… A body is just flesh and bone, but spirit cannot die.”

Zauran has many memorable lines, but this one made me laugh out loud. I think most people occasionally feel like saying this, but Poppet’s character actually does!

‘Take your bad attitude and shove it up your ass.”

My Thoughts:

            I received a request to review this book based on my review posted for Samantha Towle’s novel, First Bitten. (That’s a lot of re- words in the last sentence, sorry, and thank you Samantha for passing along my info for more reviews!)

            Back to the review! This book is actually the third in a paranormal romance series that was more adult than I had anticipated. I liked the surprise, but readers should definitely be aware that this series is written in a more erotic, sensual, and graphic style than most paranormal romances. There are sex scenes, and they are HOT! Especially because the characters taking part in said sex scenes include alien races such as neuri and Vampyres, along with a few mortals thrown in for good measure!

            I highly recommend reading the first two books in this series before picking up Zauran (which I plan to do), because even though this book can be read as a standalone, I believe that it will give much more background and depth to the story if the series is read in its entirety from the beginning. (Think reading the last few Harry Potter books without having read the first few. Yes, you can still pick up on the story and general plot/characters/etc., but you get SO much more by reading it from the start.) That’s how I felt about this book, and I am excited to re-read it after reading the first two in the series to see how much more I glean from the story!

            Poppet showcases her vivid imagination with very descriptive scenes that help the reader feel like they are in the book, and in the characters’ heads, as the book moves between the first person viewpoints of multiple characters. It’s interesting to be able to know the different motivations, thoughts, and feelings of the different characters and I think it adds another layer to this already wonderfully woven story. Sometimes the descriptions are so intense and detailed that I had to re-read a section to really get a full appreciation for the imagery that Poppet’s writing evoked. I don’t know about other readers, but I always have a movie playing in my mind as I read, and Poppet’s detailed prose creates a very specific picture in my head of what the world of Pravus and its inhabitants look like.

            This book is a like a wonderful soap opera or drama… love, sex, betrayal, war, good versus evil, seduction, and even a hint of humor!  While I love a good romance and enjoy the occasional sex scene in my books, I usually go more for the foreplay part/fade-out that happens in the movies in my head, and where the reader’s imagination has to fill in some of the more specific and graphic blanks that happens between the lines or between chapters during sex. That being said, I still thoroughly enjoyed my sensuous romp through the unique world that Poppet created, and recommend that other readers enjoy the playful and sexy experience that is Zauran!

Rating: 3 ½ out of 5 stars