Book Review: Witch Devotions by Elizabeth J. Kolodziej

Witch Devotions
The Last Witch #3
Author: Elizabeth J. Kolodziej
Reading Level: Young Adult
Genre: Paranormal Romance
Released: September 26th 2012
Review Source: Author

Summary: (from goodreads) With Trent gone, Faith, the last witch in the world, feels she can not go on without him. The pain grows so intense that she shuts out her friends and loved ones to be alone; unsure of what to think about the paranormal world anymore. However, on a trip to see Gordon she realizes what she can do to make the pain go away. A spell.

But, the spell ends up back firing and Faith has now forgotten the past six months. All the memories of vampires, werewolves, and her magical training have vanished. And the first to find her is Louis who comes to whisk her away and change the course of her life forever.

Webs of lies and deceit have Faith feeling powerless and scared that when Louis gives her the option of becoming a slayer she takes it, hoping to get revenge on the race she believes stole the past six months of her life away. With the Goddess Circe interfering, Lilith still missing and Faith unable to remember Trent, no one knows what will happen next!

However, when a stranger enters her life bringing with him secrets to her missing memories, Faith can no longer trust those around her and must figure out for herself who is good and who is evil. The world of vampires and werewolves or that of slayers. The coin is still up in the air and Faith must make a choice of where her devotions lie.

Elizabeth never disappoints! WOW! Being as I read both books 1 and 2 much of the questions I had were answered in this book. I was urgently waiting on this book to be released due to the horrifying ending of Book two. I was so upset but when I began this book and realized where the author was taking this plot I was instantly hooked!! Elizabeth just keeps getting better and better with this series. There have been times where I have read a series and would stop mid series because it would just get redundant. But not The Last Witch Series, Oh NO! She just grabs from the beginning and takes you for a ride! I loved the mysteries and the awesome twist Witch Devotions had that once I was finished I couldn’t believe how good this book really was! Good Job Elizabeth!

I have grown to love all the characters in this series, yes I said all even Issacc. Since book one, Mac, Trent, Zou Tai and Morgan have stood by Faith and It’s nice to see them all back in Witch Devotions. It was a little nerve racking when the story took a huge turn for the worse but I think that’s what makes it the best out of the three. If I ever get to interview Elizabeth I would love to know who, what, or how did she come up with this fantastic story line because by far it’s my favorite. With not giving away too much, What will you do if the person your destined to live your entire life with, just dies. Trust me when I say you’ll want to get your hands on this series! It’s that good!

This author has become one of my favorites and not just because of this awesome series, but simply because of the way she writes. Her stories are mysterious, romantic, paranormal and witty and extremely well written. I can always count on Elizabeth’s stories to be a good one and can’t wait until the novella of Zou Tai comes out and a little birdy told me that book 4 was coming for The Last Witch Series?? Count me down for when that one’s released!! Overall, I highly recommend The Last Witch Series to everyone!

Book Review: Werewolf Descent

Werewolf Descent
The Last Witch #2
Author: Elizabeth J. Kolodziej
Pages: 375 pgs
Reading Level: YA
Published: June 15th 2011
Review Source: Author
Available: Barnes & Noble

Summary: (from goodreads) Last witch in the world, Faith Scott, and her Irish vampire boyfriend Trent have just come back from fighting for their lives to recover the Vampiric Blood gem and Werewolf Moon gem. Thinking they could finally relax and work on the romance growing between them, they now meet a mysterious psychic vampire named Vincent who has his heart set on being with Faith. Soon bizarre killings of Zou Tai’s werewolf pack begin, with rumors of an alchemist possessing the famed philosophers stone being the assailant; which, causes Faith to turn to Vincent for help in figuring out why the werewolves are being murdered.
It isn’t long before all those around them test Trent and Faith’s love, along with their abilities, once again. It is all Trent can do to keep Faith safe by his side while both go up against a deadly alchemist, deceptive gods, and having to rescue the werewolf prince; yet, after a deal with the God of Werewolves will Trent be able to save himself too?

Elizabeth has done it AGAIN! What an amazing read! Where she gets all these ideas, I have no clue but keep them coming!!! This story was alluring with all the mysterious twists and turn that I could not figure out. The romantic entanglement that with each turn of a page kept me guessing who will be sucked in the triangle next, entertained me completely. I could not put the book down! And the romantic sections!! Loved those! The story has some new characters and I sensed it taking a new direction which I thought was a great way to continue to the series. Although, I understand the reason behind the ending, I can not go without saying that I wished it ended differently. I loved that character and loved the connection between those two. But only Elizabeth knows where she’s taking this story next, and with what I have read so far, I know she will make it desirably readable. Lets see how this new character develops and how this all turns out. I can not wait until the next book!!! Absolutely in love with this series. With so much going on, there’s no way you can put the book down. It’s amazing how the author can write a story with so much adventure, problems, characters and romance and still keep it easy to read, follow and comprehend. Honestly, folks this is a must read and I highly recommend this series to all Adults!!

When a new vampire (Vincent) comes into town specifically for Faith, Faith learns that there’s a new witch ability she has yet to learn but must awaken quickly if she wants to protect herself from this new vampire. Trent isn’t happy about this new vampire and acquires the help of Morgan (the master vampire) to located and uncover the motives behind this new enemy. If it isn’t enough that there’s a new vampire in town with unknown motives. Werewolves are disappearing and dying of an unknown cause. When an investigator arrives in New York to investigate the Royal Werewolf Family, Zou Tai isn’t happy about it but with all the history and the attraction between the two, things get a little hot. There’s another new character (Lilith) who is being introduced in this story and I believe will be mentioned more in the next book.

Book Tour: Vampyre Kisses Review and Interview

Vampyre Kisses
Author: Elizabeth J. Kolodziej
Pages: 228 pgs
Reading Level: YA
Published: May 11th 2010
ISBN: 1609116054
ISBN13: 9781609116057

Vampyre Kisses has been selected to join my list of favorite books. It's a wonderfull book that explains in detail the supernatural world of a witch, vampire, werewolf , shap-shifter and more. Elizabeth did an amazing job at painting a picture with words in her story. I loved the plot because it was funny, mysterious, and continued to surprise me. I loved Faith because of her sassy attitude and how she took control of situation although she has no idea why or how she has done so. I especially LOVE Trent. He's such a lovenly protector that i wouldn't mind having him around. Over all this book captured my interest from the beginning to the end and i enjoyed reading every page until the end. The way it ended seemed to me as there will be a sequel, in which i will get asap! I recommened this book.

 

Faith is a young women who has an average job, with an average aparatment in the city. You can say she's average. Her has passed away and she loved him dearly. She has her mom, but is not that closed to her. Overall, she has a boring life. That's until she learns the truth about her father, the secrests of her mother and a huge secret about herself. While all this chaos begins and in the middle of it all, she meets Trent and is falling for him, but can she trust him after everything she knew turns out to be something else?

 

You HAVE to read this book, it's amazing.!

Summary: 

Vampyre Kisses is an enthralling story about a young woman named Faith, who seems content with her life, but deep down craves more excitement. Then a mysterious man named Trent enters her world and everything changes. Surprising to Faith, Trent is a green-eyed vampire from Ireland. She is even more amazed to find out that she is a witch, and the last of her kind. 

Faith learns that she is destined to restore her witch line and becomes more powerful as she gains confidence and knowledge, but danger lurks everywhere -- especially when unknown assailants steal the most important gems from the vampire master and werewolf royalty. 

Now surrounded by a world filled with mystifying vampires and werewolves, can Faith gain enough power to help her friends and rescue the stolen gems? 

"A welcome addition to the vampire/werewolf corpus. Building on traditional legends, Kolodziej creates a world both vast in its sweep and compelling in its details." Stephen Delaney -- Writer, Teacher & Editor

Now here is Jenny's Interview with Elizabeth J. Kolodziej:

1.  What inspired you to write Vampyre Kisses?

 I would have to say it is my love for the supernatural. I have always had this odd fascination with witches, vampires, werewolves, etc. Then one day I got this idea and went with it. What kept inspiring me to go on with finishing the book was my friends and family who supported me through it all.

 2. How did you come up with the concept of the Vampyre Kiss?

 One night I was in twilight and in my ear I heard a fairy whispering a story to me of a vampyre that roamed the night. The fairy told me to be careful of this vampyre, but I said, “It’s ok… I was given the vampyre kiss. He will not be able to harm me or drink of my blood unless I give my permission.” 

 3. All the detailed information about how Faith was trained to be a witch was interesting, Was that made up?

 To my knowledge it was something that came from my own imagination. Though I read lots of different books on different types of magic, rituals, ceremonies, and so on and so forth to help inspire it. 

 4. Will there be a sequel to the Vampyre Kisses? What are you working on next?

 Actually, I am right now finishing up the sequel to Vampyre Kisses. For some reason the title to this book is eluding me at the moment. However, I have the last chapter to write and after some beta readers help me out and my lovely editor, Stephen Delaney, takes a crack at it, it will be done. I really had so much fun writing the second one. I am hoping for a late summer release if possible.

 Also, I am working on getting some short stories of mine put into some anthology books. I have one that is a werewolf horror story, another that will be a ghost story, along with working on an erotic romance story. It is so much fun to try my hand at different types of genres.  

5.  How can a reader contact you, or purchase your book?

 An easy way to do this is to check out my website www.vampyrekisses.com

Or http://amzn.to/i1eBsn will take you to the amazon where there is a paperback and ebook version.