To Hell and Back
by Beth Ann Masarik
Genre: Urban Fantasy, Paranormal Romance
Take a journey to Hell with Elise Stevenson as she braves meeting Hades and his companions in this compilation. To Hell and Back consists of the short stories Murderous Regrets, Hell Bound and Hell’s Captive. In these three stories, Elise is sent to Hell to uncover the secrets of the villains in The World Among Us. She dodges the worst of demons, and goes to the very depths of Hell just to interview Hades and the Prince of Darkness themselves among other monsters that appear in the series.
In the short story, Moon Spirit, however, we are brought back to earth, where we meet Raul Blackoak and his family. While Raul is out on patrol, he hears the cries of a damsel in distress. A battle begins between the werewolf and two demons, but before long, the night is saved by a surprise visitor. Raul and his new partner save the day, only for things to become more serious when they bring her back to Raul’s home. Will Raul be able to come to terms with the strange twist of events?
When I first started this book, I thought I was really gonna like it. That shortly changed. The book (novella) quickly changed to basically a whole other story!!
Granted it was semi-interesting, but the change in story killed it for me.
The writing was good, the characters were good. Elise was a little wishy-washy but she was still a decent strong leading character.
I haven't read any of the other books in the series, so I was lost. But that shouldn't be the case if this is .5 this short story should be first technically and not make the reader lost. I will say that I am not interested in reading the series though.
* I was given a copy in exchange for an honest review*
Granted it was semi-interesting, but the change in story killed it for me.
The writing was good, the characters were good. Elise was a little wishy-washy but she was still a decent strong leading character.
I haven't read any of the other books in the series, so I was lost. But that shouldn't be the case if this is .5 this short story should be first technically and not make the reader lost. I will say that I am not interested in reading the series though.
* I was given a copy in exchange for an honest review*
Beth Ann Masarik was born on Long Island, NY in the year 1984 with an over-active imagination. She used to love playing make-believe games, and now loves creating her own fantasy worlds. Masarik has been writing since she was 15 years old, and had her first newspaper article published in her high school newspaper in her sophomore year. She has taken several creative writing classes, and started writing her very first novel in college, and is currently searching for the right literary agent. Aside from writing novels, Masarik enjoys bowling, gaming, and role playing online. She enjoys reading fantasy novels written by Richelle Mead, L.J. Smith, and J.K. Rowling, and looks to them for role models.
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