The Children of the Isle: Bloodlines

The Children of the Isle: Bloodlines by L.H. Davies
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

Let me start by saying that this is clearly book one of what seems like many books. The ending happened very abruptly (for me) so warning those who are incredibly allergic to cliffhangers or unresolved issues.

Connie is a teenager who is set a bit adrift after the loss of her mother and her father remarrying. While her father is off on holiday, he has arranged for Connie to stay with her aunt and family, who just so happen to be witches. It turns out that Connie has some abilities they can work to further grow, made specially easy because her aunt is the leader of the local witches. Her cousin takes her out on her first night in town and Connie somehow attracts the attention of the town recluse/mysterious hottie. Said hottie is called Rhys and hails from a powerful Druid group who can shapeshift. Sounds like too much, right? Folks in this book seem to get annoyed with her reactions/temper-tantrums but I think she is holding it together nicely with all this change.

Connie and Rhys have almost no romance - going from strangers to in love in the blink of an eye because they are destined to be and/or are reincarnated souls of lovers from centuries ago. Either way, I did struggle with this a bit, especially with their age differences. To help this along, they do end up spending a lot of time reliving their shared past and learning about one another that way. Just when we were getting to some dramatic historical events, the book ends, leaving me wishing I got to see the outcome, how Connie and Rhys begin life together, Connie’s shapeshifting maturing - any number of other things, but I guess that’s where future installments will play.

View all my reviews