RATING GUIDE:
5 – A keeper!
4 – Very good
3 – Passable
2 – I’d rather read
a telephone book
1 – An absolute bomb.
Read at your own risk!
To be honest, I really wish
writers would stop writing about creatures --- I’m pretty sure I’m not the only
one who’s fed up with all these stories featuring wizards, warlocks, elves,
vampires and other mythical beings … but then, I came across THIS book in a Precious
Pages bookstore and my curiosity was piqued.
It’s an epic story written by Vanessa, one of Precious Pages
Corporation’s romance writers and I just had to see for myself if this very
thick book was worth my time and money.
In the first book of her series,
Vanessa introduces us to the world of Vaekaria, and its inhabitants. Vaekaria consists of five states or
territories, each with its own kind of magical powers and creatures. Vaekaria was sealed off hundreds of years
ago, and its inhabitants cannot cross to the world of human beings (Nador
Theal) without losing their powers. On
the other hand, mortal beings cannot enter Vaekaria without being accompanied
by one of its magical residents.
Alexandra, a wizard of sorts,
enters the mortal world together with her beautiful, beki friend, Venus, for a
special mission. She has to bring back
Andrei, a gorgeous, womanizing rock star who’s actually a vampire, into her
world so he can save her fiancé, Yorgos, who has been imprisoned for many, many
years. At first, Alexandra hates
Andrei’s guts (she hates ALL vampires, for one thing); but she finds herself
drawn to him. Pretty soon, Alexandra is
in love with Andrei … but she’s supposed to marry Yorgos!
Vaekaria is a typical Pinoy
romance that rides on the currently popular trend of mythical/magical creatures
and other worlds/dimensions in fiction.
To be honest, I expected to be bored to tears by this book (I have
reached my saturation point when it comes to reading about magical creatures
and kingdoms, and The Lord of the Rings gave me a headache), but this
book was surprisingly entertaining, owing largely to its Pinoy touch. I especially enjoyed reading the antics of
Alexandra’s beki friend, Venus, who almost stole the show from Vanessa’s
main characters, with her laugh-out-loud quotable quotes and antics. Between the Mortal Instruments series and
this book, I think I had more fun reading this.
I wonder what happens in Book 2 …
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