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Book Review of Nightshade (Witches War, Bk 1)

Nightshade (Witches War, Bk 1)
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What to say about this book. Talk about a cliff hanger!!! Now I have to wait until July for the 2nd book.

Calla the alpha female of the nightshades must make the decision of her life. Follow the rules that the Keepers lay out before her as a guardian. Follow the path that has been layed out in front of her since she was a child. Become Ren's mate and let him control both her pack along with his. All this by her 18th birthday. Or will she make the decision to follow her heart and defy the Keepers in order to be with Shay and protect him at all costs. Will she make her own decision or let others make them for her.

Does her heart truly love Shay or does it love Ren. They both make her feel things she has never felt before and both in a different way. She can only be with one but will she choose the right one in the end? She is drawn to Ren as he is the Alpha male. She is drawn to Shay the human boy who turns out to be special in his way.

Who are the Keepers really. They appear to be providers to the Guardians. As long as the Guardians sever as their protectors and obey the rules. The Guardians must protect them and the sacred grounds from the Searchers. However are the Searchers truly the bad guys or are the Keepers fooling the Guardians into believing they are.

Overall I really liked the book. The fact that Andrea actually wrote the book in which we as readers realize that the relationship between the Guardians and Keepers is more a slave/domination relationship, rather than the protectors/providors the guardians beleive it to be. However at the very end she Andrea has you question whether that is the case or not. So do you believe what Bosque says or do you believe that the Searchers are the good guys instead of the keepers.

I'm sorry folks but I am Team Ren/Renier. First you don't think that he loves her. That he is just being the Alpha male that he is and that Shay is the one that truly does love her. However at the end I think you realize Ren does lover her. He goes against the rules for her simply because she asks him too. He is willing to protect her at all costs without knowing 100% of the story or knowing whether she loves him in return. He is going into the situation with blind faith in Calla. If he did not lover her completely he would not jump in so blindly. Hence I am team Ren rather than team Shay