Nocturnal Origins Nocturnal Lives Book 1 eBook Amanda S Green
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Some things can never be forgotten, no matter how hard you try.
Detective Sergeant Mackenzie Santos knows that bitter lesson all too well. The day she died changed her life and her perception of the world forever.It doesn’t matter that everyone, even her doctors, believe a miracle occurred when she awoke in the hospital morgue. Mac knows better. It hadn't been a miracle, at least not a holy one. As far as she’s concerned, that's the day the dogs of Hell came for her.
Investigating one of the most horrendous murders in recent Dallas history, Mac also has to break in a new partner and deal with nosy reporters who follow her every move and who publish confidential details of the investigation without a qualm.
Complicating matters even more, Mac learns the truth about her family and herself, a truth that forces her to deal with the monster within, as well as those on the outside.But none of this matters as much as discovering the identity of the murderer before he can kill again.
Nocturnal Origins Nocturnal Lives Book 1 eBook Amanda S Green
The book is an urban fantasy, detailing the adventures of Police Homicide Detective MacKenzie Santos as she becomes exposed to, and a part of, a world of shapeshifting human/animal creatures. The shapeshifters come in to basic types: "pures" where the trait is genetic passed down through bloodlines (although recessive and subject to being "activated" later in life), and "lycans" where the trait is passed as an infection and a normal person can be "turned".This particular volume does not indicate how "turning" is done although there are indications it involves more than simply biting someone (without killing them) and that it can happen accidentally. At least, one character considers the possibility that he has accidentally turned someone.
Mackenzie, Mac, is investigating a brutal, and bloody, murder, one that seems more like the mauling of a wild animal than the result of a human murderer. She soon comes to realize striking parallels between that attack and the one she had survived not long before the story opened.
At the end of the day, she goes home. The moon is full. While she's home, pain rips through Mackenzie's body and, well, so far as she is concerned she blacks out until she wakes exhausted, naked, in her back yard.
And I'm sure most everyone reading this knows what happened. Well, not quite. MacKenzie is promoted to Lieutenant, put in charge of the Homicide division, and gets a new partner. She is also soon introduced to a "pride" of "pures." As you might imagine from the name the "pride" consists of feline shapeshifters. The Lycans, old enemies of theirs, are wolves. Note that, although except for a brief appearance by someone described as changing into a rat we only see wolves and felines in this story we are told that other animal types are also represented. Pride, pard, pack, and herd are mentioned.
And yes, Mackenzie is a "pure" who shifts into a jaguar. And so she has three tasks . . . four. She has to bring a killer to justice, keep the secret of pures and weres, learn to deal with her new-found nature, and somehow find the balance to keep her humanity in the process.
The story had some elements that might seem cliched but they flowed naturally from the characters and situation and did not interfere with the story.
I enjoyed it and can recommend it to others who might like urban fantasy with a law enforcement twist.
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Nocturnal Origins Nocturnal Lives Book 1 eBook Amanda S Green Reviews
I picked up this book because it was free. I am now going back to buy the next ones in the series. The characters and the story grabbed me from page 1. I liked the main character, Mac, who found her life out of her control and how she dealt with what had happened to her. The supporting characters were also strong and likeable. The villin was not likeable and surprising. I liked the background given ont the shifters and weres. I would like some background on Mac and Jenny, but maybe that is in another book.
I never know what to write in a review, because I do not want to give the ending away and ruin the book for someone else. All I can say, if you enjoy aranormal stories with some solid police work included, buy this.
Nocturnal Origins an Urban Fantasy by Amanda S. Green is an entertaining and captivating book. Amanda weaves a rich tapestry of imagery and emotions as she takes us on a ride, at near break neck speeds, through a few weeks in the life of Mackenzie Santos.
I like cop stories and I like stories involving were’s, or shifters as she calls them, put them together and you have my attention. The fact that Amanda’s shape-shifters are (mainly) cats just adds to the interest for me.
Her descriptions are so precise that by the time I was done I felt like I could find my way around Dallas, or at least some areas. Amanda not only gives you the image, she gives you the sounds, smells, and touch, something too few other authors do. You are literally immersed in this world.
The emotions of the characters are, with rare exception, as palpable as the setting. Their thoughts, feelings, and motivations are laid out side by side for you. It can be a bit overwhelming at times, but not too bad.
The plot is smooth, moving quickly from point to point with very little extraneous kipple.
The story was, over all, very good. But I did have a few issues that, regretfully, reduced the score.
She hit one of my big pet peeves inconsistency. One of the characters’ cat goes from a lion to a cheetah. It is a small error, but one that brought me up short and had me looking back through the book to make sure I hadn’t remembered it wrong.
Eye colors. Every major character has their eye color mentioned repeatedly. By the time I was 2/3 of the way through the story, it was starting to get a bit wearisome.
Mackenzie comes dangerously close to being a Mary Sue, imo. Everyone, expect the antagonist, seems to like her, even people she has just met. Only one character, a pop-up who we learn nothing about, expresses dislike. And she seems to be “special” for some “unknown” reason. Both are key traits of the Mary Sue character. I would like to see some of her flaws. She’s got to have a few, besides her uncertainty about her new life.
Finally, a minor complaint. There was no real sense of history. You get a peek into Mackenzie’s life, but you learn nothing about her past or her family. Or any of the other characters for that matter. In a way, that’s not a bad thing, you’re not encumbered with too much information, but I really wanted to know why she became a cop. Most of us have a reason for putting on the badge.
Issues aside, it is a fun ride. The slow spots in the book are few, and I had a very hard time putting the book down. I know I will be recommending the book to my friends.
I also know that there is more to come, and that part of my complaints is addressed in the next book. I look forward to seeing what Amanda has in store for us, and Mackenzie.
This is a good one. I like the characters, the style is easy and the plotting is just fine, even though the genre is not exactly virgin territory. My only real quibble was the noticeable number of typos. I find that particularly irritating.
I think that this book works best as a pair with the second book in the series (Nocturnal Serenade) than it does standing alone. By the end of the second book, the reader has a better handle on character motivations and their back-stories, and more important, has answers to a couple of awkward questions about how weres and shapeshifters have escaped the world's attention in the modern age. Unlike the first book the second does have an explicit sexual encounter.
The book is an urban fantasy, detailing the adventures of Police Homicide Detective MacKenzie Santos as she becomes exposed to, and a part of, a world of shapeshifting human/animal creatures. The shapeshifters come in to basic types "pures" where the trait is genetic passed down through bloodlines (although recessive and subject to being "activated" later in life), and "lycans" where the trait is passed as an infection and a normal person can be "turned".
This particular volume does not indicate how "turning" is done although there are indications it involves more than simply biting someone (without killing them) and that it can happen accidentally. At least, one character considers the possibility that he has accidentally turned someone.
Mackenzie, Mac, is investigating a brutal, and bloody, murder, one that seems more like the mauling of a wild animal than the result of a human murderer. She soon comes to realize striking parallels between that attack and the one she had survived not long before the story opened.
At the end of the day, she goes home. The moon is full. While she's home, pain rips through Mackenzie's body and, well, so far as she is concerned she blacks out until she wakes exhausted, naked, in her back yard.
And I'm sure most everyone reading this knows what happened. Well, not quite. MacKenzie is promoted to Lieutenant, put in charge of the Homicide division, and gets a new partner. She is also soon introduced to a "pride" of "pures." As you might imagine from the name the "pride" consists of feline shapeshifters. The Lycans, old enemies of theirs, are wolves. Note that, although except for a brief appearance by someone described as changing into a rat we only see wolves and felines in this story we are told that other animal types are also represented. Pride, pard, pack, and herd are mentioned.
And yes, Mackenzie is a "pure" who shifts into a jaguar. And so she has three tasks . . . four. She has to bring a killer to justice, keep the secret of pures and weres, learn to deal with her new-found nature, and somehow find the balance to keep her humanity in the process.
The story had some elements that might seem cliched but they flowed naturally from the characters and situation and did not interfere with the story.
I enjoyed it and can recommend it to others who might like urban fantasy with a law enforcement twist.
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