Blog Tour Review & Giveaway: Reawakened – Carrie Pulkinen

Posted November 29, 2012 by Shannon in Blog Tour, Reviews / 4 Comments

Her magic has been reawakened. But will her heart let her follow her destiny?
Jules Hume lives in a world where magic is a myth and supernatural creatures are fiction. Or so she thinks. Her boyfriend Ian would have to disagree. When Jules discovers the man of her dreams is not only a vampire, but a vampire king who’s tasked with saving the world from a demon attack, life as she knows it ends. Can she accept her fate and take her place by Ian’s side as ruler of the paranormal world? Or will she close her mind and her heart to the chance at love and adventure?

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Publisher:Β  Breathless Press
Source:Β  Full Moon Bites Tours
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Reviewer’s Thoughts:


I wasn’t exactly sure what to expect when the heroine makes it a point to say more than once that she has given up on love and commitment. Having faced adversity in the form of being orphaned then getting knocked up and jilted all by the tender age of 16, I could see where she would become so jaded on love. However, as I read on it became more an example of β€œlady dost protest too much”.Β  It is obvious from their first scene together that Jules is very much in love with Ian. Just as it is blindingly obvious Ian is equally in love with her. Jules spends the first half of the book telling herself that she’s not in love with Ian; she just has strong feelings of lust. Sweetheart, you had a kid at 16, if you can’t tell the difference between love and lust, there is something seriously wrong with you. Unlike your average romance novel, Jules did not set out looking for love. If anything, she was likelier to cut her losses and run at the first sign of commitment. She’d been burned once and she wasn’t looking for a repeat performance. That being said, I found it kind of endearing and very β€œreal world”.
My only issue with this story is that for all it’s realism in Jules’ quest to avoid falling in love, she somehow found it completely believable to hear that the man she’s finally admitted to loving is a vampire. Because that is so much more believable than believing you’re finally in love again after 22 years.

Unbelievably, this is the only part that gave me pause. I found Reawakened to be a well-written and entertaining story of a love that surpasses time and would definitely recommend.

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About the Author:
Carrie Pulkinen has always been fascinated with the paranormal. Of course, when you grow up next door to a cemetery, the dead (and the undead) are hard to ignore. Pair that with her passion for writing and her father’s insatiable love for monster movies, and you’ve got the perfect recipe for an exciting storyteller. Β 
Carrie spent the first part of her professional life as a high school journalism and yearbook teacher. Now she’s able to channel her love of the English language into stories of amazing sex with devilishly handsome men. In her free time, Carrie likes to read, take pictures, and play with her kids. She invites you to contact her at carrie.pulkinen@hotmail.com, or visit her on Facebook at www.facebook.com/CarriePulkinen.

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