Lucifer (Sons of Old Trilogy #1)
Synopsis: Have you ever wondered what could be hiding in
the shadows?
Well, for eighteen-year-old Zahara Faraday, she
doesn’t have to wonder. You see she comes from a lineage of Light Witches,
those who have chosen to help protect and serve between the supernatural world
and the human world. The only problem is Zahara, like her father Solomon, is as
human as a human being can be whereas her mother, Mia, and her Aunt Catalina,
were born as Light Witches. As a family they hunt down rogue
supernaturals—creatures who harm humans or who have committed an act against
their kingdom.
Zahara’s hunting skills are usually kept dormant
since her parents would prefer she live life as a normal human girl without
knowledge of the supernatural world. She plans on doing just that—except when
she finds a couple being attacked by fairies, she has no choice but to step in.
Before she can return to pretending to be blissfully ignorant, Zahara
encounters a problem she isn’t the least equip to handle: Bryan Hamilton, the
good looking new co-worker she has to help train. In a heartbeat, her best
friend, Becca King, has set her up on a double date with herself and her new
crush, Rekesh Saint-Louis, who happens to be the most powerful leader of the
biggest Imago Coven in South Florida –supernatural creatures with the ability
to control water . . . and suck out human souls.
Zahara has no time to focus on how she’s going
to explain her double date with her best friend and the enemy they have a
tentative truce with to her parents because soon one of the members of Mia and
Catalina’s coven is found murdered with a strange tattoo of a snake with wings
carved into his arm.
Zahara is then thrown into a whirlwind battle
with an angel determined to have revenge against God, an Imago coven she
doesn’t think they should trust, and slew of dream-eating fairies and powerful
Nephilims, hybrid children of angels and humans, more than happy to rip her to
shreds.
Normal just got a deadlier definition.
Michael (Sons of Old Trilogy #2)
Synopsis: Zahara
Faraday looks like a normal eighteen-year-old and lives in a quiet neighborhood
with her overprotective parents. She works at a bookstore and hangs out with
her best friend Becca King on a daily basis. But underneath the normal lies a
secret life filled with dangerous supernaturals. Zahara belongs to a world made
of Light Witches, rogue Imagoes (supernatural creatures with super strength,
speed, and silver skin when the moon is out), fallen angels, and Nephilim
(hybrid children born half-human, half-angel). Where her father Solomon Faraday
is human, her mother Mia and her Aunt Catalina are Light Witches. They help
protect the human world by hunting down rogue supernaturals who commit heinous
acts against humans. What they never expected was the possibility of having to
hunt down the one rogue coven they had befriended and come to trust in their
battle against Lucifer. Rekesh Saint-Louis is the leader of the most powerful
Imago coven in Florida and now he’s the most suspected. Supernatural bodies are
starting to pile up with an ancient ritual long forbade being used to murder
them and the symbol, one large cross with four smaller crosses around it—which
represents Rekesh’s coven— being left behind. Rekesh and the Elders of his
coven set out to find who is behind the murders and clearing his name before a
war between the covens begins. To make matters more difficult, Rekesh also has
to deal with the return of someone he has been keeping a secret.
Meanwhile, Zahara and Becca are spending more
time brushing up on their training, knowing an attack from Lucifer can come at
any moment. Between patrolling neighborhoods and hanging at the boarding school
created by Charles Stephens—a fallen angel who created the school to protect
the children of rogue supernaturals—they are thrown into one battle after
another. Zahara begins to develop a closer bond with Jason as they train and
chase down clues to clear Rekesh’s name. What she doesn’t know is the very powerful
secret Jason is keeping; a secret that will change the course of the fight with
Lucifer.
But Rekesh’s coven being set up isn’t the only
danger. A new powerful and lethal drug has emerged from the shadows of the
supernatural world called Inferi. The drug has two deadly side effects: it
leaves the supernatural hungering for blood—both human and supernatural—and
grants them the elemental power they had once possessed.
Lucifer is on the move and he will stop at
nothing to get his hands on Zahara and complete the first act of his plan.
A battle is about to begin.
One that may cost the Faraday family everything
they hold dear.
Nephilim (Sons of Old Trilogy #3)
Coming
August 2015!
Synopsis: After the loss of Dustin, Zahara throws
herself into taking care of the Howling Café—the café he left to her in his
will and fights to keep a rhythm of normalcy with the others. It’s the best
they can do since Lucifer has gone underground and any attempts to find him
have rendered no leads.
Endymion, Prince
of the Angel Kingdom, isn’t exactly helping though. Thanks to his brash and
arrogant attitude, Zahara finds she would rather stab him with her dagger than
hang out with him for any period of time. But she has no choice. Endymion is
the only who can help her learn to control the magic threatening to take over
her body thanks to his connection to the soul lying dormant inside of her.
Nevaeh was once the most powerful Nephilim in the Supernatural Kingdoms and
engaged to the Prince himself. She also happened to be Lucifer’s daughter who
was killed in the first Supernatural War. Her soul is key to Lucifer creating
war again—not just with the Supernatural Kingdoms but with Heaven itself.
Endymion is determined to keep that from happening, even if that means
destroying the soul of the only woman he’s ever loved so Zahara can live.
Complicating
things even more—as if they could get any more complicated—is the revelation of
an ancient Grimoire once held by Margaret. The Grimorie contains powerful
spells passed down through the generations of coven members within the Light
Witch community. But Margaret hid it away before she helped take Lucifer down
the first time. The Grimoire not only holds the two dark spells Lucifer needs
to complete the final phase of his plan and but a secret Lucifer never knew
about.
Zahara and
company are in a race to find the Grimoire before Lucifer can but Margaret
didn’t exactly make it easy. Seven keys have to be found in order to discover
the location where the Grimoire had been hidden. Making matters worse is a new
coven that has suddenly appeared in town. A coven made of a variety of
supernaturals, all under Lucifer’s command.
The clock is
ticking.
Battles will be
waged.
Life changing secrets
will be revealed.
The stage for
the epic battle is set and not everyone will make it out alive.
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Zahara Faraday looks like a normal eighteen-year-old and lives in a quiet neighborhood with her overprotective parents. She works at a bookstore and hangs out with her best friend Becca King on a daily basis. But underneath the normal lies a secret life filled with dangerous supernaturals. Zahara belongs to a world made of Light Witches, rogue Imagoes (supernatural creatures with super strength, speed, and silver skin when the moon is out), fallen angels, and Nephilim (hybrid children born half-human, half-angel). Where her father Solomon Faraday is human, her mother Mia and her Aunt Catalina are Light Witches. They help protect the human world by hunting down rogue supernaturals who commit heinous acts against humans. What they never expected was the possibility of having to hunt down the one rogue coven they had befriended and come to trust in their battle against Lucifer. Rekesh Saint-Louis is the leader of the most powerful Imago coven in Florida and now he’s the most suspected. Supernatural bodies are starting to pile up with an ancient ritual long forbade being used to murder them and the symbol, one large cross with four smaller crosses around it—which represents Rekesh’s coven— being left behind. Rekesh and the Elders of his coven set out to find who is behind the murders and clearing his name before a war between the covens begins. To make matters more difficult, Rekesh also has to deal with the return of someone he has been keeping a secret.
Meanwhile, Zahara and Becca are spending more time brushing up on their training, knowing an attack from Lucifer can come at any moment. Between patrolling neighborhoods and hanging at the boarding school created by Charles Stephens—a fallen angel who created the school to protect the children of rogue supernaturals—they are thrown into one battle after another. Zahara begins to develop a closer bond with Jason as they train and chase down clues to clear Rekesh’s name. What she doesn’t know is the very powerful secret Jason is keeping; a secret that will change the course of the fight with Lucifer.
But Rekesh’s coven being set up isn’t the only danger. A new powerful and lethal drug has emerged from the shadows of the supernatural world called Inferi. The drug has two deadly side effects: it leaves the supernatural hungering for blood—both human and supernatural—and grants them the elemental power they had once possessed.
Lucifer is on the move and he will stop at nothing to get his hands on Zahara and complete the first act of his plan.
A battle is about to begin.
One that may cost the Faraday family everything they hold dear.
Lucifer was a fascinating character. I wanted to find out his motivations for everything. Revenge? Why was he who he was? Was he truly just evil? No. That can't be. He had to have motivation. I can't believe someone is just purely evil. There are reasons. Lucifer was fascinating. Silently stealing souls. He did everything without notice. No sparkles. No fireworks. I can say this. He was intriguing. Still is. I can't wait to see how Lucifer evolves. And I can't wait to witness his master plan.
Michael was very kind and angelic. He seemed a bit too perfect honestly. I liked his powers, though. He could do so much more. If he cared to incinerate Jason. (That would suck.) He was very kind. And very knowledgeable. What I am wondering is this. Who was controlling the body for most of the time? Jason or Michael? We get a lot of Michael talking about his skin getting hot around Zahara. But Jason assured it was him. I gained a question. Not the best thing, though...
I liked that I got both Lucifer and Michael's perspectives. We saw the polar opposites. Angel and fallen angel. The good and bad. But who is who? That's the eternal question.
You're probably wondering why I'm not talking about Zahara or Becca or Rekesh. The story was partly in Lucifer and Michael's perspective. I did want to focus on them.
I really enjoyed the plot. It got really fascinating to see both sides of the story doing certain things. It seemed more fascinating than the first story's plot. It was more action. More action sequences. And, thankfully, less dates. But I was shocked by the drama from the relationship. Man. That was surprising. I didn't expect that.
The action was amazing. Lots of fight scenes. And magic. MAGIC. (Squeal.) The magic made the Light Witches and everyone have to fight differently. Cautiously. And maybe get hit more. I truly enjoyed the fight scenes. They made me happy and excited.
The romance. I can't say I liked it. Or not. It was hard for me to decide. I liked the drama between Rekesh and Becca. I wasn't convinced of any relationship being solid. Well...Solomon and Mia. I mean...whoa. They work so well together. Rekesh and Becca was okay. I didn't really like all the presents and everything. (How does car restoration get you THAT much money? I thought it wasn't the best business. Guess I was wrong. Classic cars is something else. That's the money maker. Unless...it's restoring classic cars. Is it? I dunno.) Becca does act like a little bitch sometimes. She got really angry at Rekesh over Amos. Why would he tell you? He has secrets. Everyone does. Just because you're dating doesn't mean you get a ticket to his innermost secrets. It's a secret for a reason, Becca.
And Jason and Zahara. I don't...what. I was just getting used to Bryan and Zahara. Now this? I can't. I won't. I don't like this. Why are there so many couples? I mean really.
I liked the cliffhanger ending. Many things were revealed. We have more to find out. This story wasn't bad. I got things. Like Zahara actually being used for her purpose. And Lucifer actually did something. Gasp. I felt like the battle at the end was great. Really saw something. People had to fight. Magic and non-magic. Angels and non-angels. It was havoc. It was crazy. But I enjoyed it.
I can't wait for the next story. Maybe we'll get more of the diary. Maybe we'll get more Lucifer and his motivations. Who knows?
Weather:
Sunny with some clouds
3.5/5
About the Author
Born and raised in the sweltering suburbs of South Florida,
Annabell Cadiz grew up fine-tuned to the cuisine of various Spanish cultures,
learned to master the art of Puerto Rican cooking thanks to her parents, and
learned to converse crazy thanks to her band of siblings. She is now working
toward attaining a B.A. in Psychology at Trinity International University to
better understand how to converse with the weirdoes and crazies of the world.
(After all, she is one of them.) A self-proclaimed nerd and a book-a-holic (her
room holds dozens of shelves with much evidence to prove that her claims are
indeed true), she created TeamNerd Reviews along with her best friend, Bridget
Strahin, to showcase their EXTREME love for all things book related.
She published her debut novel, Lucifer (Sons of
Old Trilogy #1), in January 2013. The second novel, Michael (Sons of Old
Trilogy #2) will be released on May 28, 2014. And the final installment in the
Sons of Old Trilogy, Nephilim, will be out in Summer 2015.
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