Immortal Beloved
Immortal Beloved, Book #1
By Cate Tiernan
ISBN#  9780316035927
Author’s Website:  http://catetiernan.net/

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Synopsis:

Nastasya has spent the last century living as a spoiled, drugged-out party girl. She feels nothing and cares for no one. But when she witnesses her best friend, a Dark Immortal, torture a human, she realizes something’s got to change. She seeks refuge at a rehab for wayward immortals, where she meets the gorgeous, undeniably sexy Reyn, who seems inexplicably linked to her past.

Nastasya finally begins to deal with life, and even feels safe–until the night she learns that someone wants her dead.

Review:

I was not sure what to expect going into this book. I had forgotten I read the Sweep series also by Cate, so I thought her writing would be new to me.

The beginning of the book just jumped right in to action and drama. I was a little confused by what was going on. That did not last long though because the story got really boring for me. I eventually had to put the book down and I read a different book.

I decided to give this one more chance and started reading again. Around page 160 it really picked up. At least that is where I got sucked in to the story. Then I started recognizing the way the story was flowing. Also, the way magic was described, and a lot of the processes they used making magic. That’s when I remembered I had read the Sweep series, which I really loved, so I put more of an effort in to liking the book.

Well it worked, I got into the story, and it really started reading smoothly for me. I love the back stories of all the Immortals. That was one of my favorite things about this book. I really appreciate all the details of the back stories. Little by little Nastasya’s back story comes out. The pieces come together. Nastasya’s flashbacks are interesting too, helps tie the story together.

I love the relationship between Nastasya and Reyn. It really should be a forbidden attraction. The way they come together though, doesn’t make it feel as bad as it should be.

I knew the whole time who the “villain” was and was silently screaming to myself, that Nastasya never guessed this person, or kept eliminating them when she was trying to figure out who was out to get her.

All in all this is a really good book. It’s a great opener for what I expect to be a great series. It’s a little rocky and confusing at first, but it is worth it!