Rating: 3.25 š
The combination of a great cover and a fantasy author whoās stories Iād enjoyed brought me to Broken Warrior, the first in The Weavers Circle series by Jocelynn Drake and Rinda Elliott.
I found the premise of the series arc really interesting and full of potential. The idea that long ago a tear was created between worlds to allow another species access to our world to steal energy and resources to give to their dying one. A battle to seal the tear and save our world began, including the use of immortal warriors.
Well not exactly. They die , then are resurrected, looking exactly the same, minus the memories and groovy clothes of the era they died in. Then, slowly, in a magical āI canāt help myself ā way start to travel to a southern mansion to start to gather together and battle again.
So far they havenāt been really good at this. Theyāve died a lot of times. Only to return and do it again.
Interesting elements. A pull to a certain region. A internal ārecognition ā factor that allows each warrior to know instinctively that another is his missing brother in arms. A neat idea that thrown away in the first book by a actual photo. SMH! No donāt need a to feel my new bro is around here, I know what he actually looks like to recognize him. Sigh.
Thereās a handyman thatās clueless to all the strange hunky men gathering in the gorgeous mansion heās been hired to renovate by the three older womenā¦coughā¦ goddessesā¦.
While the characters are likable, the part of the story thatās basically a instant love romance between Clay Green, Earth Warrior, and Dane Briggs, handyman, feels rushed and incomplete. Itās more that Dane has a part to play, less than he feels like half of a HEA.
As I said, thereās sections I like, others that make little sense other than itās what was needed to move the plot along. The men were told to do this, naturally they did that which made zero sense so the plot ended up at point zed.
Things done like that are narratively frustrating. Characters, their personalities, especially within a plot should make sense. Youād think theyād leave notes for themselves. Tried this, big fail. Note to self. Donāt do that again, and btwā¦no one liked my mullet.
You knowā¦ important stuff.
Nopes.
The characters that had the best chemistry were the two ābrother warriorsā found in this story. They were easily the best friends and characters here. You got to thinking Iād ship them and not the handyman.
Baer Manning, the Animal Warrior, is adorable. Youāre not wrong in thinking heās destined for Clay Green, but alas and alack , no. And if youāve noticed a pattern with the names youāre not wrong there either.
Clay Green: Earth Warrior plus Dane
Baer Manning: Animal Warrior..grrr you great big ol bear you.
Grey Ackles: Soul Warrior
The three women who are the goddesses are interesting and likable. Not a whole lot of information on them as yet .
Honestly, not sure if Iām going forward. Towards the end Clay and Baer found a photo of all of the warriors before the last and unsuccessful battle, showing that they do in fact always look identical in every new life, minus a Fu Manchu mustache or two.
Now , as the both remark, they know EXACTLY what their missing warriors look like.
Soooooooo
Baerās book is next.
Wild Warrior. Where according to the long description, itās where Baer meets an adorable guy because heās MISTAKEN him for one of his missing brothers.
You know, the ones on the picture heās seen so he knows exactly what they look like plus all Warriors know who the other is by a Internal ābro alarmā.
So Iām thinkingā¦ um no. Iāll think Iāll quietly move on.
But you may be totally fascinated by how this all shakes out. Let me know.
The Weavers Circle series:
Broken Warrior #1
Wild Warrior #2
Blind Warrior #3
Tangled Warrior #4
Storm Warrior #5
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Synopsis:
Clay Green:
A brotherhood? Monsters? Goddesses? Magic?
The world has become a strange place.
After a life on the run, Clay Green is rescued by a crazy old lady with a shotgun and an even crazier story about monsters, goddesses, and a secret brotherhood.
Gifted with the power of the earth, Clay must locate his missing ābrothersā before invading monsters can destroy everything.
As if thatās not enough to contend with, Clay canāt keep his hands off the man trying to rebuild the house heās temporarily living in.
Dane Briggs
Something strange is going onā¦
Dane knew restoring the old house wasnāt going to be an easy job, but at least none of the clients were going to be underfoot. Since losing his wife and child, the only way Dane can keep going is to focus on the work.
But that focus crumbles the second Clay appears covered in blood and barely hanging on to life.
Mystery and danger cling to Clay and the other men who suddenly show up. A smart person would walk away.
Dane chucks smart out the window in favor of hungry kisses and the silken slide of skin against skin. He doesnāt understand whatās happening, but thereās no question that Clay needs him.
Heās just not sure his heart can survive being broken again if something happens to Clay.
Broken Warrior is the first book in The Weavers Circle series. It includes fast-paced action, explosions, hurt/comfort, sexy times, animal shenanigans, wounded hearts, three crazy old ladies, and magic!
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