Book review: Dark Heirloom (Ema Marx #1) by JD Brown

Don't you just love it when you discover a new series... and it's really good?? It's like discovering a hidden treasure or gem. What makes it even better is that the story and characters grow on you the more you read (so does the author).

I came across this book on Instagram. It was a sponsored promotional book and the first book in the series was free. I read up a bit about the author and her two cents behind the story with the blurb and I figured why not try a new author with an intriguing main character. 
(See below for links and bio).

FYI... if you buy the book directly from her website versus on amazon or another website... it's cheaper! 

Kindle version

Published: 01 March 2012
Publisher: NightMare Publishing

324 pages

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* What it's about *

"You're a vampire" is so not what Ema Marx wants to hear when she wakes from a two-day coma in a cryptic yet exquisite castle in northern Finland. Unfortunately, it explains a lot. Like why she's able to see in the dark and walk through solid objects. What she doesn't understand is why the other vampires expect her to have all the answers. It's their fault she turned into one of them...right?

Jalmari's hatred for his old-man intensifies when he's ordered to bring that troublesome girl to their castle. He has a clan to run; there's no time for babysitting newborn vampires no matter how they were converted to their culture. But when a two-thousand-year-old premonition threatens to take the crown and his life, Jalmari sees no other choice than to take out the catalyst, Ema Marx.

Fortunately for Ema, she could also be the clan's only saviour. The race to figure out her vampiric origins is on. And maybe she'll get the hang of the blood-drinking gig along the way.

* My thoughts *

I really enjoyed this book. The characters are flavourful and interesting!

My favourite character is definitely Jesu! His romance Ema and mysteriousness with Ema is juicy. It's normally the male that resists the feelings, but not this time around.

The only part that lost my attention a little was the 'Hell' scene. It was good, but lacked a little for me. It could be because I didn't understand Leena or have much of an affection or attachment to her, but I did soften up for her a little bit when I read Athena's Oracle.

The ending kind of leaves you hanging a little which for me is good and not so good. That is the hook of a cliffhanger I guess *he he*

I will definitely be continuing this series and grabbed the novella's to read a little more about Leena and Maria - 2 very interesting characters.

JD has an awesome imagination and a lot of potential to present to the writing world.

Definitely worth a read.

* Rating * 

Books in the series: 

Novellas:

Author Links and Bio: 

Website  l  Goodreads  l  Facebook  l  Twitter  l  Instagram

J.D. Brown knows that vampires exist because she’s dating one and no, he doesn’t sparkle. Unfortunately, he’s not immortal either (or maybe her standards are too low). A magnet for subcultures and weirdness, J.D. was that socially awkward girl with more fictional friends than real ones. As a child battling a hearing loss and a medical condition with no name, J.D. found comfort in books where strong women always saved the day and got the guy. An obsession with Charmed, Sabrina the Teenage Witch and Buffy the Vampire Slayer led J.D. to believe that her mutated chromosome made her something more, not something less. Thus her stubborn flare to persevere was born. A lover of fine cuisine, coffee, and shoes, J.D. never understood why shoe stores don’t serve Starbucks and soufflé. She resides in Wisconsin were she writes urban fantasy—aka vampires for adults—and has political debates with her dogs.


She loves to hear from fans and is active on http://Facebook.com/AuthorJDBrown

Happy Reading <3 

Love 

Chanzie 

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