Review: Syn in the City (Synemancer # 1) by Mertianna Georgia

[Eva Millien]

Blurb:

She was born a witch with no powers . . . Cara Augustine came from a long line of powerful witches so it was a huge disappointment when her family discovered she might as well have been a human. Only her cousins Evika and Sonya, born on the same day as Cara, treat her as an equal. On their twenty-first birthdays, Evika convinces Cara to go to San Francisco to celebrate. To Cara's horror, she awakens the next morning in bed with a handsome-and apparently dead-stranger and Evika is missing. As Cara searches for her missing cousin, her powers suddenly manifest, spinning her life wildly out of control. Not only does she now have powers, but she is a Synemancer-a witch who can draw energy from other magical beings and weave them into immense energy. And her powers have a mind of their own as they draw supernatural men to her so they can grow in strength. Before she knows what's happening, Cara has bound three men to her-a Nightkind, a Werewolf and a Wizard. If that isn't enough, deadly, animalistic sub-demons are now trying to kill her and someone has awakened an ancient Aztec demon-god who wants to bring back the good old days of human sacrifice-and only a Synemancer can stop it. In a race against time, Cara has to learn to juggle her three men, control her power, find her cousin and stop the Aztec demon. She's sure she can't do it all, but if she doesn't she'll lose everything and everyone she loves. She has to try, even if it means she's guaranteed to die . . .

My Review:

A young woman’s path takes her on a perilous journey of self discovery in this thrilling action packed adventure.  Cara Augustine has no idea of what she’s capable of, but the enemy does and sets out to stop her before she comes into her powers.

This fast paced and smooth flowing plot keeps readers on the edge with action, suspense, drama and romance.  The author brings the story to life with well written scenes and details that capture the imagination and the well orchestrated action and suspense draw the reader deeper into the story.  The characters are strong and compelling and invite the reader join them as they discover just where the magic is going to take them.

Cara finds herself bound to Roman, a Nightkind, Tom a Werewolf, and Paul a wizard all before she discovers just what kind of magic she has.  Being bound causes lots of red hot passion to flare between her and the three men, but also causes some jealously and possessiveness that Cara just isn’t going to stand for, she has too much going on to have to deal with the emotional stuff.  With her cousin missing an Aztec demon on the rise and constant attempts on her life, finding out just how to control her magic seems to be a hard task to complete.

The reader can’t help but get caught up in all the excitement and trouble that seems to follow Cara around and the passion of the men that she accidentally binds to her adds lots of spice to the story.  The author has certainly created a fascinating and magical world with some unique elements and some surprising twists and Cara is a spunky but klutzy young heroine that really reaches out and grabs the reader’s attention from the very beginning.  I couldn’t put the story down until I had read the very last page and I can’t wait to read the next one.

4 ½ STARS 4 FLAMES

 

Purchase Links:

http://www.amazon.com/Syn-City-Synemancer-Book-1-ebook/dp/B004TAXKH...

http://www.booksamillion.com/p/Syn-City/Mertianna-Georgia/978161026...

http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/syn-in-the-city-m-j-georgia/1030571...

http://www.bookdepository.com/Syn-City-Mertianna-Georgia/9781610260008

http://store.kobobooks.com/en-US/ebook/syn-in-the-city

http://www.chapters.indigo.ca/books/syn-in-the-city/9781610260015-i...

Imajinn Books, March 31, 2011, 244 pages, print & ebook

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10993789-syn-in-the-city

Synemancer:

About Mertianna Gerogia:

Mertianna currently lives with her husband, son, and three dogs in Northern California. At a young age, while traveling the globe with her military family, she discovered the joys of reading. Armed with a fascination for science fiction, the paranormal, and fantasy, she amused, shocked, and impressed her teachers with her imaginative stories.

As an adult, reality reared its boring head, and she joined the business workforce. After many years working as a professional manager while secretly wishing she was a writer, she took a detour from the corporate world to immerse herself in the fictional worlds of her own making.

Mertianna has accumulated multiple graduate degrees in business and survived years of doctoral studies in psychology, all of which undoubtedly has influenced how her characters behave or don’t behave as the case may be.

Where to find the author:

http://www.mertianna.com/

http://www.mertianna.com/category/blog/

https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/4764503.Mertianna_Georgia

Books by Mertianna Georgia:

https://www.goodreads.com/author/list/4764503.Mertianna_Georgia