| Title | : | Amazon Companion (Amazon, #1) |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | |
| ISBN | : | - |
| Language | : | English |
| Format Type | : | Kindle Edition |
| Number of Pages | : | 562 |
| Publication | : | First published December 28, 2013 |
But one day, the peace is broken by a band of Amazon women, who round up the villagers. "This village has broken our centuries-old agreement," the head Amazon explains. "We keep you safe from the demons that would overrun this world, and for that, you must tithe to us so that we may be free to keep the demons at bay." And tithe, it turns out, includes fresh Amazon recruits.
Maya finds herself the most unwilling of recruits taken away from Gallen's Cove, and soon finds herself bound to Malora, the Amazon queen, as her companion. Maya, a schoolmarm at heart, struggles with the Amazon life and finds herself failing for the first time in her life, failing to fit in to the new lifestyle expected of her.
And then Maya meets her first demon.
This is a fantasy novel of 142,000 words.
Amazon Companion (Amazon, #1) Reviews
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3.5 stars.
Pros
■ Amazons!
■ Some really engaging fantasy related ideas I hadn't quite experienced in this form/mix
■ I love long books
■ Great characters - leads and secondary also
■ I like the author's writing style
■ Slice of life
Cons
■ Unfocused - In the middle, it felt more like a lesbian summer camp rather than a story about Amazons fighting Demons.
■ Plot holes - What little there is of world building I really like but I'm left with so many questions. Plotholes were avoided because not a lot is explained in detail and there still are some anyway.
■ Rushed ending - the demon part was too good for it to be so short and consequences of the situation were almost completely skipped
■ The relationship went from "I've liked only men until now" to "Kiss me now and make love to me!" The thought process there wasn't explained at all even though they spent a lot of time together for the relationship to be valid.
■ Fade to black sex scenes. I was so ready for some hot and wild Amazonian sex and I didn't get any. :(
There's a lot to like in this book but it also has many issues I couldn't just simply ignore. But overall I liked Amazon Companion, it was a nice change of pace from the regular lesfic. I'm starting her other series on weres because I like how she writes and The Madison Wolves seems to be the main series for her. I hope it'll be at least just as good. -
The first thing I want to say to the author is - Please can we have a sequel???
This is my first book from this author and I am so pleasantly surprised that I am checking out her other books. The book is extremely well written that you feel hooked after reading the first chapter, and you're completely sucked into another world. I can't believe I've finished the book in one sitting and almost through the night knowing that I have to work today!
As to the story, I am not going to give away the plot, but I like it for the fact that it doesn't go along the usual stockholm syndrome formula. You'll see each of the characters develop as the chapters and time goes by and their journey from being enemies to loving each other.
If there is going to be a sequel, I'd love to see more of Nori. The book left hanging where Nori still need to find her companion and I'd really love to know her story.
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While reading this book, I cannot shake off shadows of Lara and Michaela. There is a strong resemblance between Maya vs Michaela and Malora vs Lara. It probably is because I could still remember the Fox series well. For this reason, I will delay reading other works by this author within these few months, I hope that he/she will come up more creative characters. Nevertheless, if I hadn't read the Fox series first, Amazon Companion would have been a fantastic book.
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Took awhile for me to get into this one, and I'm a huge fantasy nerd myself, but this just took a while to get into things. It is a page-turner with lots of great action scenes but also great slowed-down parts where they're taking their time and she actually builds the story in a very easy way to follow.
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2.5
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Read this awhile back.....
I like Amazon/Warrior Women stories a lot. There doesn't need to be much plot to them for me to devour them. Having said that, and the fact that it was awhile ago that I read this, I really enjoyed the story.
I had read some reviews voicing concerns about events taking place in the book, but considering the time these events took place (alternate reality, as it were,) this didn't bother me. I'm just reviewing this now, because I still remember things in the story; it's thread still excites me. I have it in my "to read again pile," which says a lot.
I will also say that even though this is a Book One in a trilogy, this book stands on its own nicely. In fact, I really have no desire to finished this trilogy. I previewed the other two books and they don't hook me like this first book did. Unlike other trilogies I've read, there is no cliffhanger, that I recall.
Overall, a rather enjoyable, (albeit long,) story. I don't normally read nearly 600 page stories.
Aside: I don't care one whit about this author's gender issues.... misrepresentations or not. We all have our gender discoveries to make, many take a lifetime to resolve. Far be it from me to judge from afar without walking in someone else's shoes. I buy books that I like for content. I don't care if it's a ghostwriter, a straight man writing as a lesbian, a f2m, m2f, transgender.... Or any other gender I missed. Reviews should be about books, and author's style; they should not be direct attacks on said author's person. And full disclosure: I was born a woman; and, yes, I am a lesbian. I do not read most books mainly for the sexy bits. I absolutely believe you can be straight and write good gay/lesbian dialog. Love and emotions are universal. /rant -
This is one of the most original plots I've seen in a dog's age. Young woman is kidnapped from her seaside village because the village has failed to give a tithe in about two decades. The Amazons are desperate for new companions because no one believes they are fighting demons anymore. It's part "Taming of the Shrew," part "Alien" and part romance that doesn't blur the plot.
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This was one very hot 🔥and steamy♨ lez book !💞 . Full of drama of the wet ⛲ and juicy 🍉 kind !😍 . Guaranteed to get your juices flowing !💞
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