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Warrior ascended de Addison Fox
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Warrior ascended (edició 2010)

de Addison Fox

Sèrie: Sons of the Zodiac (1)

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View our feature on Addison Fox's Warrior Ascended.
First in the dark and sexy paranormal romance series
Starring the immortal warriors of the zodiac

Charming, proud, and impulsive, Leo Warrior Brody Talbot is fighting what may be his final battle. Enyo, the Goddess of War, plans to fulfill an ancient prophecy to destroy humanity by harnessing the dark power of the Summoning Stones of Egypt. There's only one person who knows enough about the stones to help Brody stop her-beautiful museum curator Ava Harrison.
Never in all his centuries has Brody met a woman who enthralls him like Ava. But, bound to protect her, he struggles to deny his passion as they are drawn into a dark and dangerous final reckoning between good and evil.

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Títol:Warrior ascended
Autors:Addison Fox
Informació:New York : Signet Eclipse, c2010.
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In the first Sons of the Zodiac novel, immortal warrior Brody Talbot is on an archaeological dig in Egypt. Ten thousand years ago, he swore to Themis, the Greek goddess of justice, to protect humanity, and in exchange she gave him a wide range of supernatural gifts, so he could serve as a Warrior. Now, he needs to discover the ancient prophecy that surrounds five mysterious, magical stones. After two people on the dig team are murdered, he finally uncovers the meaning of the prophecy and seeks out the Chosen One, the one person who can control the stones.
Museum curator Ava Harrison hates the Summoning Stones, especially the one in her exhibit. After she’s attacked and then rescued by a gorgeous man with lots of secrets, she knows her life will never be the same.
I couldn’t connect with Ava and Brody, but I enjoyed the secondary characters, especially Quinn—the sexy, stubborn computer guy who tries to run the Warriors’ operations. I didn’t notice any typos—that’s always a plus—but the pacing was slow at times, and some of the scenes needed more description. I think the book would’ve worked better as a novella. The plot about the magical stones was definitely interesting, but it just needed to be tighter.
3 Stars ( )
  AmberDaulton | Nov 20, 2023 |
Pros: The heroine's problems don't make her whiny or incapable of action.

Cons: The villains can be more comical than threatening at times.

Review book courtesy of Penguin Group

Two goddesses of Mount Olympus have been locked in a struggle for the fate of humanity for thousands of years. Warrior Brody Talbot fights on the side of Themis, goddess of balance and justice. Enyo, goddess of war, seeks power to destroy the human race. A prophecy exists that says that the five Summoning Stones of ancient Egypt discovered several years ago could be a means to unlimited power, but there is only one person who can harness that power. Ava Harrison is trying to continue the legacy of her murdered father, an Egyptologist, and she's just gotten the job of curator of an upcoming exhibit featuring the Stones. She can't help but be suspicious of Brody, who keeps showing up in her life all of a sudden, but she can't deny the attraction between the two of them. Brody finds himself shocked by the depth of feeling between them, but if they want to find out where that heat leads, they're going to have to outrun a very angry Enyo...

I actually enjoyed this book a lot more than I initially thought I would. I was initially concerned that the book would try to mash together Egyptian and Greek mythology, but Ms. Fox neatly sidesteps that by using Greek mythology but Egyptian artifacts of power. I really enjoyed that hybrid, as it allowed two different civilizations to exist in one story without having to compete with each other for attention. (One little nitpicky thing that did bug me, and does every time I see it: the proper term is hieroglyphs, not hieroglyphics. Hieroglyphic is the adjectival form.)

Ms. Fox also does an excellent job of crafting her heroine. Ava seems to have spent a good deal of her life both nervous and trying to live up to what she thinks is expected of her. That was something that I found very easy to relate to, and it pulled me even deeper into the story. I didn't just want Ava and Brody to overcome obstacles and find true love, I wanted their love to give Ava the courage to finally come out of the shell she'd built around herself. As someone who's struggled with fear myself, it actually became a very encouraging and empowering read.

Brody, on the other hand, definitely has the Alpha male persona going on but I did appreciate the fact that it didn't become an easy source of conflict between the two of them. Granted, he does have to learn to work around it, but his Alpha actions were never things that aggravated me; the reader always has a clear understanding of why Brody does what he does. It's always nice to read about an Alpha who only needs to be harsh and aggressive with his enemies!

I'm also fascinated by the way that the story unfolds, teasing the reader with glimpses of characters that I'm sure we are going to get to spend even more time with as the series continues. Each Warrior that we meet is governed by a specific sign of the Zodiac, and the traits of that sign play a heavy role in their lives. (That's the reason that Brody, a Leo, can be such an Alpha sometimes.) I can't wait to see how those different traits influence their actions and lives as the series progresses. It's also a great way to keep the series from becoming stale as time goes on; the heroes are all going to be wired so differently that character cloning becomes very difficult.

With all of that being said, I'm not quite sure how I feel about Enyo and her cohorts; they seem to try so hard to be frightening that it almost becomes comical at times. There's plenty of infighting and double-crossing, and more evil egos than you could shake a stick at. The thing that made me laugh the most, however, was when I was introduced to Enyo's two assistants, Phobos and Deimos. My mind immediately went to Disney's movie Hercules, and the ultimately ineffective trilogy of Hades, Pain and Panic. For the rest of the book, I kept picturing Enyo as a female version of Hades and it definitely killed off a good deal of my fear for her. Despite that unfortunate association, she does still manage to be a threat; her single-minded determination to destroy the human race will not be diverted for anything and she lacks those rather amusing things that humans call scruples, or a regard for human life.

This book was a blast to read; combining paranormal romance, enjoyable heroes and heroines, and globe-traveling intrigue kept me turning the pages until I finished it. I adored Ava because her fear was something that I and other readers are able to easily relate to. Moving through her story and watching her get her happy ending was not only enjoyable but encouraging, a message of hope that those obstacles can be overcome. And even though Enyo and her crew seemed a little laughable at times, I am so in love with the idea of this series that I absolutely cannot wait for the second book! We appear to be in for a fun ride with a lot of unique characters, and I must admit I'm curious to see what the Virgo warrior is going to be like... ( )
1 vota ReneBlock | Sep 13, 2010 |
Competently written paranormal romance featuring Brody, an immortal in service to the goddess Themis (Greek goddess of justice), and Ava, a mousy museum curator. The world building and characters are pretty standard--Brody is one of a select band of mighty warriors engaged in an endless battle against the evil goddess of war, etc. (As a Leo, Brody's avatar is a lion -- each of the signs of the zodiac is represented.) On the positive side, both Brody and Ava are more endearing and less TSTL than many of their contemporaries in the genre and the romantic resolution to the dilemma of an immortal in love with a mortal is better done than most. Likely to appeal to fans of Alyssa Day and Sherrilyn Kenyon's Darkhunters. ( )
  thewalkinggirl | Apr 11, 2010 |
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View our feature on Addison Fox's Warrior Ascended.
First in the dark and sexy paranormal romance series
Starring the immortal warriors of the zodiac

Charming, proud, and impulsive, Leo Warrior Brody Talbot is fighting what may be his final battle. Enyo, the Goddess of War, plans to fulfill an ancient prophecy to destroy humanity by harnessing the dark power of the Summoning Stones of Egypt. There's only one person who knows enough about the stones to help Brody stop her-beautiful museum curator Ava Harrison.
Never in all his centuries has Brody met a woman who enthralls him like Ava. But, bound to protect her, he struggles to deny his passion as they are drawn into a dark and dangerous final reckoning between good and evil.

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