#rhiannon paille

[sophiarose1816]

Books From the Backlog #39

Books from the Backlog is a fun way to feature some of those neglected books sitting on your bookshelf.  If you are anything like me, you might be surprised by some of the unread books hiding in your stacks. If you would like to join in, please feel free to enter your link and link back to this post, then spend some time visiting some of the other posts.   This week’s neglected book

Surrender by Rhiannon Paille

#1 The Ferryman and the Flame

YA Fantasy Romance

Blurb:

How far would you go to save everything you ever loved? Kaliel was warned about her love for the Ferryman. One day he will marry the land and leave Avristar forever. She doesn't listen, and because of what she is-- a Flame-- one of nine apocalyptic weapons, she sparks a war. In a desperate attempt to save her home and her love, Kaliel tries to awaken Avred, not knowing she may have to make the ultimate sacrifice.   

WHY DID I PICK IT?

I got this as a freebie over five years ago when fantasy was catching my eye and I hadn’t read a lot of YA trilogies.  I do not mean this to sound harsh and I am totally fine if others are deeply into YA fantasy romance trilogies and series.  For me, however, this no longer has appeal.

And yet, I hesitate to clear it, unread, from my shelves because I’m such a sucker for mythology and this one sounds like it has good worldbuilding and leans harder on the fantasy than the romance.  So, I hem-haw around.  If you’ve read it, let me know what you think.

[jonigirard3]

Vibrational Reviews: Rhiannon Paille, Denise Linn, Slade Roberson, Lillian Too

Vibrational Reviews: Rhiannon Paille, Denise Linn, Slade Roberson, Lillian Too

Vibrational Reviews: Rhiannon Paille, Denise Linn, Slade Roberson, Lillian Too Dear Sophie, Since I found your website last week and read your posts, the information you shared rings true to my heart. In fact, it wouldn't be an overstatement to say that your information totally changes what I had been believing in pursuing my spiritual development and fulfilling my life purpose. You also totally changed the way I consider almost all of the spiritual gurus and books in the market today. I feel grateful to have found you and I want to learn the truth. I am now discarding almost all my spiritual books and beliefs. Next click to read the rest of the story

https://healingcodesblog.university1000.com/106940 The healing codes and other healing modalities reviews

[elisabethwheatley]

Reading Trash (aka Romance)

If you ask most literature professors...yeah, it's trash.

Sometimes a woman just wants to read trash, you know? Or at least something considered trash. I am speaking of Romance novels, naturally. While I’ve yet to read anything hotter than Rhiannon Paille or Erica Stevens, if you ask most literature professors…yeah, it’s trash. Then again, what makes a book trash? Poor mechanics? Cheesy euphemisms? Bad spelling? Crappy dialogue? While Romance novels…

[beyondforks]

The Ferryman + the Flame Tour! A Review of Lantern and Poison, Book 1.5, by Rhiannon Paille!

Genre: Young Adult (Fantasy) Date Published: December 11, 2012 Publisher: Self

The Blurb:

This is SURRENDER from the villain's POV. Hadwen is no more. The Daed have no choice but to travel to Avrigost to awaken Crestaos. They're thrown into a whirlwind quest for the Flames, not knowing how ruthless and sadistic Crestaos can be. Meet Isadora The Iolite Flame, Lotesse The Emerald Flame, Cossisea The Ruby Flame, Shezeel The Quartz Flame and Tiki The Carnelian Flame in this novella that dives deeper into Kaliel and Krishani's nightmare.

My Review:

Lantern and Poison gives you a glimpse into Surrender from the villain's perspective. It also introduces you to the other Flames. This book helps you understand more about the villain, although I still don't understand why he's going through all this trouble. I get that he's power hungry, but I feel like there is more to it, and I'm not sure what that is yet. I pretty much have all the same "Why" questions that I had from book one. I'm hoping Justice, book two, will give me some answers. I enjoyed the Flames. I think they all would have some pretty interesting stories to tell. Lantern and Poison was provided to me by the Xpresso Book Tours for review. The opinions are my own.

About the Author: Rhi was never a normal girl. Her life was an urban fantasy wrapped in a paranormal romance and served with a side of horror. To escape her everyday weirdness she began writing fantasy. She studied at U of Sedona and MIMT, obtaining a PhD in Metaphysical Science and Parapsychology. She's married to a chef/comic book shop owner and has a fondness for architecture. She frequents twitter and facebook, but if you really want to get to know her you should visit her site: www.yafantasyauthor.com The Giveaway: One lucky winner will win an ebook copy of Surrender (The Ferryman + the Flame book 1) by Rhiannon Paille. Open internationally. Good luck!a Rafflecopter giveaway The Tour Wide Giveaway: a Rafflecopter giveaway

[m0mmap]

Audiobook Blog Tour with Giveaway - Surrender (The Ferryman & The Flame) by Rhiannon Paille

Audiobook Blog Tour with Giveaway – Surrender (The Ferryman & The Flame) by Rhiannon Paille

Title: Surrender Series: The Ferryman and The Flame #1 By: Rhiannon Paille ~ Synopsis ~

How far would you go to save everything you ever loved?

Kaliel was warned about her love for the Ferryman. One day he will marry the land and leave Avristar forever. She doesn’t listen, and because of what she is– a Flame– one of nine apocalyptic weapons, she sparks a war. In a desperate attempt to save her…

[raven-reviews]

Review: Surrender by Rhiannon Paille

Falling in love with Krishani may not be Kaliel's only problem. In a world where elves don't normally fall in love, Kaliel is about to unwittingly start a war because someone is coming for her.

The Avristar world is creative. World-building is subtle, descriptions weaved into the plot.    There is enough romantic build where you look forward to Krishani and Kaliel interacting.  The story unfolds realistically. This is decent Fantasy writing.

The book muddled through certain aspects of the plot. For a good portion of the book, I could not understand for the life of me why the two main characters could not be together. That part did not make sense. Elves don't fall in love. So...? Who cares, right? We are told they will marry the land. What?! Marry the land? What does that even mean? I read the book and still have no idea. 

The plot thickens, things get rough, and as a reader, I cannot even guess what will happen next. I have never heard of some of the creatures. I don't know what they are like. The story doesn't talk about the kingdom's defense system much. There is hardly any description of the magical abilities of many characters. While this leaves the door open for anything to happen, this also doesn't build much tension or suspense. 

I read this as an audiobook. The female voice was quite enjoyable. While it could be her dialect, she did mispronounce a word here and there. The narrator also had mismatched expressions in the dialogue, (ie. being overly enthusiastic for a somber moment or vice versa). I liked her version of Puck. Overall, she was good and I liked her.

The ending almost always makes or breaks a book for me. Generally, I am not a fan of cliffhanger endings. This end of this book is a sight never before seen. After the end, I thought I was confused. Then, the book continued with a new chapter entitled, "Alternate Ending". This new version starts out with an ending that was impossible given the previous. So...which is the end?  I don't know! The only redeeming quality here is the inclusion of chapter one of book two. I am still really confused.

Overall, I found this interesting, creative, and refreshingly unique. A clean read, this is suitable for young adults.

[tonyaloveslife]

How far would you go to save everything you ever loved? ~Spotlight~ Surrender (The Ferryman and the Flame #1) by Rhiannon Paille

Surrender The Ferryman and The Flame #1 By: Rhiannon Paille Published: October 2nd, 2012   How far would you go to save everything you ever loved?   Kaliel was warned about her love for the Ferryman. One day he will marry the land and leave Avristar forever. She doesn’t listen, and because of what she is– a Flame– one of nine apocalyptic weapons, she sparks a war. In a desperate attempt to…

[wtfbadfantasycovers]

I think she might be about 5 seconds from spontaneously combusting.

[jonigirard3]

Vibrational Reviews: Rhiannon Paille, Denise Linn, Slade Roberson, Lillian Too

Vibrational Reviews: Rhiannon Paille, Denise Linn, Slade Roberson, Lillian Too

Vibrational Reviews: Rhiannon Paille, Denise Linn, Slade Roberson, Lillian Too Dear Sophie, Since I found your website last week and read your posts, the information you shared rings true to my heart. In fact, it wouldn't be an overstatement to say that your information totally changes what I had been believing in pursuing my spiritual development and fulfilling my life purpose. You also totally changed the way I consider almost all of the spiritual gurus and books in the market today. I feel grateful to have found you and I want to learn the truth. I am now discarding almost all my spiritual books and beliefs. Next click to read the rest of the story

https://healingcodesblog.university1000.com/106937 The healing codes and other healing modalities reviews

[elisabethwheatley]

Review: Asylum (The Ferryman + The Flame, #5) by Rhiannon Paille @RhiPaille

Review: Asylum (The Ferryman + The Flame, #5) by Rhiannon Paille @RhiPaille

When all they could be was broken . . . For fans of The Shannara Chronicles, Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Sword Art Online All Kaliel has left is the lingering scent of Krishani. Suicidal, hopeless and deserted, Kaliel wanders her old life with fresh new eyes, her memory like jagged shards. She has never been so alone, so afraid and in so much danger. Krishani is a broken boy on the wind, slave…

[beyondforks]

The Ferryman + the Flame Tour! A Review of Surrender, Book 1, by Rhiannon Paille!

Genre: Young Adult (Fantasy Romance) Date Published: October 2, 2012 Publisher: Self

The Blurb:

How far would you go to save everything you ever loved? Kaliel was warned about her love for the Ferryman. One day he will marry the land and leave Avristar forever. She doesn't listen, and because of what she is-- a Flame-- one of nine apocalyptic weapons, she sparks a war. In a desperate attempt to save her home and her love, Kaliel tries to awaken Avred, not knowing she may have to make the ultimate sacrifice.

My Review:

Surrender is book one in The Ferryman + the Flame series by Rhiannon Paille. I have heard such wonderful things about this book, so I was super excited to get my hands on it for this tour! I loved the setting with all the elvins, and mer people, and magic. It felt mystical and real at the same time. It wasn't hard to imagine the story playing out within the pages of this book, because it was so meticulously detailed. This played a part in the pacing of this story as well, as it was very slow and at times, I had a hard time staying focused. I enjoyed the characters and the mysteries behind each and every one of them, even those who weren't main characters had their own quirks and secrets. I have many "Why?" questions that I hoped would have been answered within this book. Why was the love between Kaliel and Krishani such a big deal? At first I thought love was forbidden, but that wasn't the case. Also, it seemed to me that the "Foe" was going to wreak havoc whether they were in love or not. So, what did it matter? Maybe I missed something. I'm keeping my fingers crossed for answers in the upcoming books. There is a wonderful and tragic story within the pages of Surrender, and their story has just begun. I feel like we are in for quite an adventure in the upcoming installments of The Ferryman + the Flame and I'm both scared for these characters, and looking forward to it at the same time. Surrender was provided to me by the Xpresso Book Tours for review. The opinions are my own.

About the Author: Rhi was never a normal girl. Her life was an urban fantasy wrapped in a paranormal romance and served with a side of horror. To escape her everyday weirdness she began writing fantasy. She studied at U of Sedona and MIMT, obtaining a PhD in Metaphysical Science and Parapsychology. She's married to a chef/comic book shop owner and has a fondness for architecture. She frequents twitter and facebook, but if you really want to get to know her you should visit her site: www.yafantasyauthor.com The Giveaway: One lucky winner will win an ebook copy of Surrender (The Ferryman + the Flame book 1) by Rhiannon Paille. Open internationally. Good luck!a Rafflecopter giveaway The Tour Wide Giveaway: a Rafflecopter giveaway

[bookaddict24-7]

Book Blitz+Giveaway: Surrender (The Ferryman & the Flame, 1) by Rhiannon Paille

Surrender (The Ferryman & the Flame, 1) by Rhiannon Paille

Release Date: October 2, 2012

Genres: Fantasy, Young adult, Romance

"How far would you go to save everything you ever loved? 

Kaliel was warned about her love for the Ferryman. One day he will marry the land and leave Avristar forever. She doesn't listen, and because of what she is-- a Flame-- one of nine apocalyptic weapons, she sparks a war. In a desperate attempt to save her home and her love, Kaliel tries to awaken Avred, not knowing she may have to make the ultimate sacrifice."

Check out Surrender on Goodreads here. 

Buy Surrender on Amazon here.

SURRENDER + JUSTICE will be FREE on April 24th and April 25th

___

Buy Rhiannon's other novels on the web:

Lantern & Poison: Amazon

Justice: Amazon

Blood & Gold: Amazon

Enter the tour giveaway! You can win:

Rhiannon put together a grand prize for ONE lucky international winner, to be drawn on April 26th. The prize is 2 signed paperback copies of SURRENDER + JUSTICE. 

a Rafflecopter giveaway

___

Author Bio:

"Rhi is the weird one in the red lipstick.

She writes Young Adult Fantasy, Dystopian, Urban Fantasy and sometimes Contemporary. When she's not writing she's reading minds, singing karaoke, and burning cookies.

You can find her sipping iced cappucino at www.yafantasyauthor.com"

Find Rhiannon on the web:

Facebook | Twitter | Website (List of contact links available on sidebar)

___

Happy reading!

[tonyaloveslife]

Book Tour - The Ferryman + The Flame by Rhiannon Paille

✿´¯`*•.✿✿´¯`*•.✿✿´¯`*•.✿✿´¯`*•.✿✿´¯`*•.✿✿´¯`*•.✿✿´¯`*•.✿✿´¯`*•.✿✿´¯`*•.✿✿´¯`*•.✿

♥ BOOK INFO ♥ ♥…

View Post

[jonigirard3]

Vibrational Reviews: Rhiannon Paille, Denise Linn, Slade Roberson, Lillian Too

Vibrational Reviews: Rhiannon Paille, Denise Linn, Slade Roberson, Lillian Too

Vibrational Reviews: Rhiannon Paille, Denise Linn, Slade Roberson, Lillian Too Dear Sophie, Since I found your website last week and read your posts, the information you shared rings true to my heart. In fact, it wouldn't be an overstatement to say that your information totally changes what I had been believing in pursuing my spiritual development and fulfilling my life purpose. You also totally changed the way I consider almost all of the spiritual gurus and books in the market today. I feel grateful to have found you and I want to learn the truth. I am now discarding almost all my spiritual books and beliefs.

https://www.yourvibration.com/6650/vibrational-reviews-rhiannon/ Raise Your Vibration with Sophie

[elisabethwheatley]

Kenny Chesney/Kaliel and Krishani of The Ferryman and the Flame.

I've been experimenting with different graphics styles.

[beyondforks]

Cover Reveal! Justice by Rhiannon Paille

Genre: Young Adult (Paranormal/Fantasy Romance)

Date Published: January 22, 2013 Publisher: Self

The Blurb:

How far would you go to destroy yourself? Krishani always knew he would have to go to the Lands of Men, but he never thought it would be like this. Enemies everywhere, an ancestor he can't respect, elders he can't trust, a curse he can't stop and friends he can't help but hate. Desperate to end the pain, he sets out on a quest to find the other Flames and face the enemy that took everything from him.

Genre: Young Adult (Paranormal/Fantasy Romance)

Date Published: June 2013 Publisher: Self

The Blurb:

This is JUSTICE from the villain's POV. The Daed are pawns to one of the most powerful members of the Valtanyana. Crestaos is insane, his hunger for the Flames insatiable. The closer the Daed get to achieving his goal, the more expendable they become.

About the Author: Rhi was never a normal girl. Her life was an urban fantasy wrapped in a paranormal romance and served with a side of horror. To escape her everyday weirdness she began writing fantasy. She studied at U of Sedona and MIMT, obtaining a PhD in Metaphysical Science and Parapsychology. She's married to a chef/comic book shop owner and has a fondness for architecture. She frequents twitter and facebook, but if you really want to get to know her you should visit her site: www.yafantasyauthor.com

Reveal Coordinator: Xpresso Book Tours