{"id":43433,"date":"2019-06-09T10:33:53","date_gmt":"2019-06-09T14:33:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/?p=43433"},"modified":"2019-06-09T10:33:53","modified_gmt":"2019-06-09T14:33:53","slug":"arc-review-storm-fury-the-harbinger-1-by-jennifer-l-armentrout","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/?p=43433","title":{"rendered":"ARC Review: Storm & Fury (The Harbinger, #1) by Jennifer L. Armentrout"},"content":{"rendered":"

Buy:\u00a0 Amazon<\/a><\/b><\/h4>\n
\n

\r\n <\/div><\/div><\/b><\/h4>\n
\n

Review<\/b><\/h4>\n

4.5 stars!<\/b><\/p>\n

I\u2019m a mad fan of The Dark Elements<\/i> series, and this spin-off had me all kinds of excited. I loved Zayne in the original trilogy and couldn\u2019t wait to see the continuation of his story and to dive back into this fantastic paranormal world.<\/p>\n

You don\u2019t have<\/i> to have read The Dark Elements<\/i> series before reading this one, but I would definitely recommend it. Not only because there\u2019s so much background that happens in that trilogy that feeds into this book, but the cameos are a real highlight of this book, and just add to the enjoyment.<\/p>\n

Zayne is a Warden. A protector of humankind against demons, and a living, breathing gargoyle \u2013 yes, just like the statues that perch on top of buildings. He can shift between the two forms as needed, usually switching into his stony version for battle and protection.<\/p>\n

Trinity lives in a rural Warden community. She and her mother were taken into their protection when she was just a child, due to Trinity\u2019s unusual genetic make up. The details of this are a secret for most of the book, revealed in exciting circumstances, and I love the twist and sense of mystery that it brings to the story.<\/p>\n

Trinity and Zayne meet when he travels to her community with his fellow Wardens. Trinity has led a mostly isolated life, never experiencing the \u2018normal\u2019 life than an 18 year old would experience \u2013including love and relationships. But there\u2019s an instant connection between her and Zayne, punctuated by snarky banter, teasing, loaded silence, meaningful glances and touches, and heaps of fun chemistry.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou\u2019re hard to talk to,\u201d Zayne said after a moment.
\nOffended, I glared at him. \u201cNo, I\u2019m not.\u201d
\n\u201cOkay, let me rephrase that. You\u2019re argumentative.\u201d
\n\u201cNo, I\u2019m not.\u201d
\nZayne stared at me, as if me arguing with him just then was proof enough of what he claimed.
\nIt <\/i>was sort of proof of what he claimed, and that irritated me.<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

But attacks on Wardens are increasing, and then the unthinkable happens and Trinity\u2019s secret is revealed. Her whole world is upended, and she travels to DC to figure it all out, putting her trust in Zayne to help her make things right again.<\/p>\n

This is such a great read. It\u2019s got that JLA wit and humour that I love, with lots of pop culture references, hilarious side characters and fantastic banter and character interactions. There\u2019s action, excitement and suspense, and also a whole lot of heart as we follow Trinity through her journey. The entire story is written from her POV, and I just love her as a character. She is the perfect mix of strong yet vulnerable, and despite her unusual life, she\u2019s also incredibly relatable. I thought it was a wonderful touch that JLA wrote a character who is dealing with the same eye condition that she herself has, and it gives the book an even more emotional edge as we watch Trinity\u2019s struggles.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat are you going to do if it does get worse?\u201d he asked.
\n\u201cMaybe I\u2019ll get myself a seeing-eye gargoyle.\u201d
\nZayne chuckled. \u201cI can be that for you.\u201d
\n\u201cUh, yeah, I feel like you\u2019d grow very bored of that.\u201d
\n\u201cI don\u2019t think so.\u201d His fingers curled around my chin, bringing my gaze back to his. Air hitched in my throat. \u201cI don\u2019t think\u2026there\u2019s ever a boring second around you.\u201d<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

And Zayne is a great hero. JLA writes the most wonderfully sarcastic paranormal heroes (Daemon, Roth, Seth, etc.), but she\u2019s given us something different with Zayne. He\u2019s serious and careful, fiercely protective and deeply caring. He went through a lot in The Dark Elements<\/i> trilogy, and he is still coming to terms with that, but I loved getting to see him explore his unexpected feelings for Trinity and start to embrace a new love story. And OMG, the man is hot! This book isn\u2019t too steamy, but it does have one of the sexiest non-sex scenes ever! And with the feels growing in intensity and wonderful twists in the story, the stage is set for so much more awesome to come.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe second you kissed me in the training rooms, I knew you were going to be trouble.\u201d
\n\u201cIs that why you ran from me?\u201d
\n\u201cI\u2019m not running from you now,\u201d he said. \u201cIt seems I\u2019m running <\/i>after you now.\u201d<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

And the cameos! Roth and Layla are a big part of the action, and a real highlight for me as a huge fan of the sarcastically awesome Prince of Hell.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo weird.\u201d
\n\u201cWhat?\u201d
\nHe tipped forward. \u201cI still want to touch you.\u201d
\nMy eyes widened. \u201cYou\u2019re an odd, creepy demon prince.\u201d
\nRoth grinned.
\n\u201cWell, you still creep me out,\u201d Cayman announced as Roth leaned farther toward me, one hand sliding across the table.
\n\u201cNo touching,\u201d Zayne warned.
\nThe demon prince pouted as he pulled his hand back. \u201cThat\u2019s no fun.\u201d <\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The story starts off slowly, setting the scene beautifully, and it grows in excitement and intensity as it goes on. The situation is so much more complex than anybody released, and their problems are only the tip of the iceberg. By the end of this book, everything has changed, and I\u2019m so excited to see where the story goes from here.<\/p>\n

I loved it! 4.5 stars!<\/p>\n

An Advanced Reader Copy was generously provided by the author in exchange for an honest review.<\/i><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

The Harbinger<\/strong><\/h4>\n

A spin-off from The Dark Elements<\/a> series<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"\" \u00a0\"\" \u00a0\"\"<\/p>\n

Storm and Fury (#1)
\n<\/strong>Review<\/a>
\nBuy:\u00a0\u00a0Amazon<\/a><\/p>\n

Rage and Ruin (#2)<\/strong>
\nReview<\/a>
\nBuy:\u00a0 Amazon<\/a><\/p>\n

Grace and Glory (#3)<\/strong>
\nReview<\/a>
\nBuy:\u00a0 Amazon<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

 <\/p>\n

The Dark Elements<\/strong><\/h4>\n

\"\" \u00a0\"\" \u00a0\"\" \u00a0\"\"<\/p>\n

Bitter Sweet Love<\/strong>\u00a0(#0.5)<\/strong>
\nReview<\/a>
\nBuy:\u00a0Kindle Ebook<\/a><\/p>\n

White Hot Kiss\u00a0(#1)<\/strong>
\nReview<\/a>
\nBuy:\u00a0Kindle Ebook<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0Paperback<\/a><\/p>\n

Stone Cold\u00a0<\/strong>Touch<\/b>\u00a0(#2)<\/strong>
\nReview<\/a>
\nBuy:\u00a0Kindle Ebook<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0Paperback<\/a><\/p>\n

Every Last Breath<\/strong>\u00a0(#3)<\/strong>
\nReview<\/a>
\nBuy:\u00a0Kindle Ebook\u00a0<\/a>|\u00a0Paperback<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

 <\/p>\n

\n

About Jennifer L. Armentrout
\n<\/strong><\/h4>\n

\"\"#1 New York Times and # 1 International Bestselling author Jennifer lives in Martinsburg, West Virginia. All the rumors you\u2019ve heard about her state aren\u2019t true.\u00a0 When she\u2019s not hard at work writing. she spends her time reading, watching really bad zombie movies, pretending to write, hanging out with her husband and her Jack Russell Loki. In early 2015, Jennifer was diagnosed with retinitis pigmentosa, a group of rare genetic disorders that involve a breakdown and death of cells in the retina, eventually resulting in loss of vision, among other complications. Due to this diagnosis, educating people on the varying degrees of blindness has become a passion of hers, right alongside writing, which she plans to do as long as she can.\u00a0 Her dreams of becoming an author started in algebra class, where she spent most of her time writing short stories\u2026.which explains her dismal grades in math. Jennifer writes young adult paranormal, science fiction, fantasy, and contemporary romance.<\/p>\n

She is published with Spencer Hill Press, Entangled Teen and Brazen, Disney\/Hyperion and Harlequin Teen. Her Wicked Series has been optioned by PassionFlix. Jennifer has won numerous awards, including the 2013 Reviewers Choice Award for Wait for You, the 2015 Editor\u2019s Pick for Fall With Me, and the 2014\/2015 Moerser-Jugendbuch- Jury award for Obsidian. Her young adult romantic suspense novel DON\u2019T LOOK BACK was a 2014 nominated Best in Young Adult Fiction by YALSA. Her adult romantic suspense novel TILL DEATH was an Amazon Editor\u2019s Pick and iBook Book of the Month. Her young adult contemporary THE PROBLEM WITH FOREVER is a 2017 RITA Award Winner in Young Adult Fiction. She also writes Adult and New Adult contemporary and paranormal romance under the name J. Lynn. She is published by Entangled Brazen and
\nHarperCollins.<\/p>\n

She is the owner of ApollyCon and The Origin Event, the successful annual events that features over a hundred bestselling authors in Young Adult, New Adult, and
\nAdult Fiction, panels, parties, and more. She is also the creator and sole financier of the annual Write Your Way To RT Book Convention, a contest that gives aspiring
\nauthors a chance to win a fully paid trip to RT Book Reviews.<\/p>\n

Connect with Jennifer:<\/p>\n

Facebook\u00a0<\/a> |\u00a0 Twitter\u00a0<\/a> |\u00a0 Instagram\u00a0<\/a> |\u00a0 Goodreads<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Stay up to date with Jennifer by joining her\u00a0mailing list<\/a> today<\/strong><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Check out Jennifer L. Armentrout Author Spotlight<\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\n

 <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Buy:\u00a0 Amazon Review 4.5 stars! I\u2019m a mad fan of The Dark Elements series, and this spin-off had me all kinds of excited. I loved Zayne in the original trilogy and couldn\u2019t wait to see […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":43435,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","yasr_overall_rating":4.5,"yasr_post_is_review":"","yasr_auto_insert_disabled":"","yasr_review_type":"Product","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[79,13,10,9],"tags":[59,43,48,1003],"class_list":["post-43433","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-action","category-new-adult","category-paranormal","category-romance","tag-arc","tag-jennifer-l-armentrout","tag-review","tag-the-harbinger"],"yasr_visitor_votes":{"stars_attributes":{"read_only":false,"span_bottom":false},"number_of_votes":0,"sum_votes":0},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Storm-and-Fury.jpg?fit=200%2C301&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p7gaNL-bix","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43433","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=43433"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43433\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/43435"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=43433"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=43433"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=43433"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}