Uniquely Unwelcome by Brandy NacoleMy rating: 3.5 of 5 stars
Source: Received to Review
Genre: Paranormal YA
Book Description: Being unique isn’t all it’s cracked up to be.
After searching all over the world for someone as unique as she is, Racquel finds herself back in her home town where she’s treated like a monster ready to kill. Racquel is one of the most unique beings ever created. Four of the most powerful beings in the Shadow World are intertwined within her, making up her unique DNA. But no matter how unique her bloodline is, she’s considered an outcast by the entire Shadow World.
Once arriving home, Racquel finds that greater evils exist and that the person she cares for most in this world, her half-sister Addie, has been kidnapped along with other Shadow World beings. Racquel finds herself facing horrible odds with those who would rather see her dead than alive.
As her journey continues, Racquel learns more about herself, what she is capable of, and that not every being looks at her as an abomination. Coy, a human captive that Racquel saves from the Vampires, starts showing kindness toward her. Racquel tries putting distance between her and the human boy but as they spend more time together it becomes harder and harder for Racquel to fight the affection she wants and needs.
But will Coy’s friendship and her new found discoveries be enough to help Racquel unravel the strangest mystery that has ever plagued the Shadow World?
My thoughts: Racquel is different from anyone else in the world. There isn't anyone else like her. She has the blood of four different shadow world lines running through her veins. She is part Vampire, Lycan, Shifter, and Witch. No one trusts her, everyone taunts and shuns her.
Her solitude comes to an abrupt end when she is accused of kidnapping members of the Shadow World. The kicker for her is that one of the kidnapped victims is her half sister. This propels her to take action and to find the missing people. She has others that help her on her journey ending her time alone and giving her reluctant friendship and companionship.
This book is a compelling read. I enjoyed the characters and their rocky relationships. The book is told in the first person from Racquel's point of view. She has been badly hurt by others in the past and it shows in the voice. It is untrusting, but at the same time wanting and yearning for trust.
This book has an interesting concept and I would't mind reading the second. This book has mild swearing and a few intense kissing moments.
Brandy Nacole resides in Arkansas where her imagination runs wild. Her obsession is reading but her
passion is writing. She put her dream of becoming a writer on the back burner and went to college
to become a psychologist. Three years after endless classes in a field she only felt half satisfied with,
Brandy picked up her pen once again and wrote the outline to Uniquely Unwelcome. She finished out
her degree in psychology but traded her dream of writing for the degree and put psychology on the back
burner. Whenever she’s not reading or writing, Brandy is spending time with her family and friends,
throwing around crazy ideas, and laughing through the crazy moments.
Read a Guest Post:
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5
reasons I write Fantasy
So, what are five reasons I
like to write Fantasy? How about I
narrow this down to five words instead: Seriously, what’s not to love? I have been a fan of fantasy/paranormal
books, movies, shows, and local myths since I was a little girl. My first memory of the fantasy genre was with
Interview with A Vampire. I was four
years old and my aunt, who’s just as big a fan as me if not more, was watching
the movie on Halloween. I don’t remember
every detail of course, but I remember watching it with her and being totally
enthralled. From there it was R.L. Stine
books, Anne Rice, and so on.
I started
writing when I was around 7 and while my writing wasn’t too farfetched with
fantasy it was about a young boy and his pet alligator Sam. They had all sort of adventures together. Then as I aged, my writing became more
involved with pure fantasy.
With
Fantasy writing you can create the most unique of worlds and fill them with
unique characters. There doesn’t seem to
be any line of ‘not possible’ when creating a Fantasy book. Worlds can be made inside of worlds, powers
can be limitless, battles and villains can be twisted, and romances can be
epic.
With my
Shadow World series, I wanted to reach these fantastic limitless
possibilities. My main character,
Racquel, is a hybrid that is made up of four different Shadow lines. She’s part lycan, witch, vampire, and
shifter. Sounds complex doesn’t it. Well she is a complex character. She’s also an outcast. Her powers seem to be limitless and the
Shadows not only consider her an abomination but they also fear her. I also incorporated the Greek Gods with their
creations. Each line of Shadows has a
Greek God that created them. If it
wasn’t for my love of Fantasy and the limitless ideas that come from creating
such books, then I wouldn’t have had the chance to share the story of a unique
girl like Racquel.
Fantasy
gives readers an escape outside the everyday life, much like most stories. The thing with Fantasy books, it’s something
we just don’t experience on some level on a daily basis. Now if vampires and shape-shifters start
skulking the world, then Fantasy writers are going to have to step it up and
reach out for a new level of fiction. Until
that day happens, readers and writers get to live out a world that isn’t our
everyday hum bum routines and escape into a world filled with magic, love,
rivals, and heart racing wonder.
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