Calixta by Omayra Vélez
Series: Vanquishers of Alhambra #1
I am Calixta Harlow Carlyle, and the devil is after me.
One day like any other, a man killed me mercilessly.
Then I woke up in the antechamber of heaven, where I met the embodiments of Virtues and the Keepers of Magic.
Those devious Virtues gave me magic and sent me back to the Kingdom of Alhambra, and I have no idea how to use this magic.
When I returned to life a few days later, a devil of a man named Jadro started looking for me. He wants me dead.
Why? I honestly do not know.
The wretched man found me and killed some of my workers, setting my home on fire-a horrible sight to see the blood of my dear employees flowing on the marble floors of my home.
Now, I am running for my life with three of my closest friends..
Genres: Fantasy, Paranormal, Romantasy
Pages: 374
ISBN: 9781736447376
ASIN: B07XXGRGBM
Format: ARC, eBook
Source: HiddenGemsBooks
on 14/09/2019
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I am Calixta Harlow Carlyle, and the devil is after me.
One day like any other, a man killed me mercilessly.
Then I woke up in the antechamber of heaven, where I met the embodiments of Virtues and the Keepers of Magic.
Those devious Virtues gave me magic and sent me back to the Kingdom of Alhambra, and I have no idea how to use this magic.
When I returned to life a few days later, a devil of a man named Jadro started looking for me. He wants me dead.
Why? I honestly do not know.
The wretched man found me and killed some of my workers, setting my home on fire-a horrible sight to see the blood of my dear employees flowing on the marble floors of my home.
Now, I am running for my life with three of my closest friends..
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My Thoughts
I received this book as part of an ARC for book two, so thank you for that.
I loathe being chucked in the deep end with no back story on a sequel ARC, so reading this book before was essential.
The book started a little slow, but it quickly gained a fast, exciting, adventurous pace.
The world that Omayra has created here is so different to what I am used to and I absolutely love it!
Who would have thought prossies & angels & demons make for such an excellent read?!
The author has fully developed the characters into believable portraits of ladies of the night. The angels/godly beings were peculiar, but loveable and the demons had me laughing with their rage at failing at every corner & the shenanigans they attempted.
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The feelings I felt toward the near end of the book when the virtues did the thing.
My eyes started watering.
I truly felt for the characters. My heart yearns for a happy ending for our young archer.
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I’m going to recommend this book to all, as I feel people are missing out here with this not well known title!!
The story was a absolute delight. I thoroughly enjoyed it.
The only negative I have, is there were a few instances of misspelled words, and grammatical errors.
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Be aware the book contains mention of some sensitive subjects including; miscarriage, rape, abortion, sex slave trade, murder, incest?, child loss
Although it is a fantastic adventure fantasy romance journey, it does touch upon those issues briefly.
It does not detract from the story.
It helps balance the world, just because they are fantasy characters doesn’t mean they do not suffer as we do.
Be they Fae, elf, mage or human.
We are kin. 💜🔥
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Now.. onto book two: For Warriors! 🔥🗡️ I’m sure I will love it!
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