Rebekah Turner's Chaos Born

[Eva Millien]

The first book in the Chronicles of Applecross is an adventure of magic and the paranormal.

A job gone wrong has made Lora Blackgoat a laughing stock as a smuggler and mercenary, so when a friend asks her for help she jumps at the chance to restore her reputation. What she uncovers in her investigation not only leads her to the sadistic militant religious Order of Guides and to Roman, a dangerous nephilim who also hunts the killer, she discovers that the killer has broken the fundamental laws and of magic and a conspiracy that goes back to her own dark past.

The author has created a great fantasy world that promises great entertainment.  The conflicts in the plot are well detailed and the motivations of the characters clearly defined in this smooth flowing plot.  All of the characters have strong, attention grabbing personalities that keeps the readers entertained throughout.

Lora is a kick ass heroine, who makes mistakes and thinks she knows it all, but finds that everything is what it seems. She’s one of those characters you don’t know whether to cheer her on or yell at her to stop, but the reader definitely wants to know what she will do next. She has a romantic interest in Seth, one of the Black Watchmen, but also finds herself attracted to Roman. 

I almost put this book down at first, the book starts off with Lora on a job, but seems to proceed slowly to the next point, but I am very glad that I kept reading and once the plot really gets going there is never a dull moment with lots of action.  The author creates an intriguing and complex world with vivid intensity and great detail.  I am looking forward to reading Lora’s next adventure.

3 STARS