Book Review: Chimera
   Chimera |
| by Jacob Madkiff |
| Series: The Chimera Chronicles, Book 1 |
| 2012. |
| Genre: Urban Fantasy, Supernatural |
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Summary:
Kyle Evans’ life had been one tragedy after another. No hope, no love, no one to count or lean on. Only himself, until Valentine walked into his life. She gave him love, hope, and someone to give his heart to. When she died in his arms, murdered, his whole life collapsed and he was changed into something else by her blood.
Her death was the light that showed Kyle that he was not normal, not human. Thanks to the blood of his beloved his eyes were opened to the darker side of the world in which we live, one populated by vampires, lycans, and witches. A world that does not follow the rules of civilized man but of survival of the fittest, where only the most cunning and savage survive.
Now, Kyle is on the hunt for her murderer, Merlin. Not the great Wizard of legend, but a murderer to transcend centuries, killing to prolong his own life and increase his already great powers. All those who help Kyle tell him that he is doomed. Maybe he is, but as long as he ends Merlin’s reign, does he really care?
First Sentence:
The leaves had just begun to turn with the coming of autumn and the path had only its first dusting of leaves to signify the need for a sweater along with the brisk air.
My Thoughts:
I’m giving this book a high recommendation. My only problem with it is the same problem I have with every self-published book (including my own): the editing needed a little help. The story itself is great! It is so good, in fact, that I considered giving it a Klorrie Cup Award by the end of the story, despite the editing issues. I found myself falling in love with Madkiff’s storytelling ability the further into the book I got!
Despite the mild aggravation of editing errors (and I’m pretty sure most of this was fixed in the Kindle edition), I was able to push forward with great interest to find out what happened next, and after completing the story (as well as the extra short story, Son of Sam), I decided that I would like to add Book 2, King of Arcadia, to my reading list.
Chimera takes place in the modern day world where witches, vampires and lycans (werewolves) live alongside the rest of us, while keeping their true natures confined to the laws of their own system. Madkiff offers his own unique take on all three of the world’s most beloved fantasy creatures and creates his own special version of a hybrid, known as a chimera.
The story is paced well, beautifully descriptive, and well organized. I never felt like I was getting bored with the story or felt the urge to scan rather than read and feel what I was being shown.
The characters are so well developed and fun! The depth of these characters and the exchanges between them are my favorite part of the book! The action scenes are engaging and exciting (and there are plenty of them)! I also enjoyed the more laid back moments that built the character relationships. Again, these characters have so much depth to them and the storytelling is so amazing that I’m surprised Jacob Madkiff hasn’t published more novels.
Overall, I enjoyed Chimera and look forward to learning more about the Chimera world. I can’t wait to check out book 2 of the series, King of Arcadia!
Favorite Quotes:
I thought that love was just that surreal. Nonexistent. A myth written of a thousand times but never once witnessed.
But even love is only as strong as the person’s heart and a heart, after all, is quite a fragile thing. Easily broken and even more easily destroyed.
I also understood why vamps would try to dehumanize them to where they thought of them as nothing more than cattle. Don’t get attached and you don’t feel sorry for the food. That and not caring what happened to them stopped the population of vampires from going through the roof.
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