Courage(Mark of Nexus #2)
BY Carrie Butler
Release Date Oct 15th 2013
Courage (Mark of Nexus #2) is a New Adult paranormal romance that features four unique points-of-view. While the novel stands alone, it is best enjoyed after Strength (Mark of Nexus #1).
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Making a deal with the bad guys wasn’t the highlight of Rena Collins’ semester, but, hey, it saved her boyfriend. Now, in order to appease the human-altering organization known as ERA, she’ll crawl under their microscope while they study the Mark of Nexus and plot their eye-glazed version of the future--until she realizes that’s not all they’re plotting.
Wallace Blake has always known his girlfriend is unlike most girls. But now that information has surfaced regarding the two bloodlines that balance his supernatural race, he finally understands why. Rena belongs to one of them. She’s been augmenting his power, all along...
Enter: Corynn Catley. Brought into the country under the guise of an internship, she’s intended to become ERA’s secret weapon. Kind of. Her abilities cancel out Wallace’s, rendering him powerless, but that’s exactly what he’s always wanted. Too bad it only works when his girlfriend’s not around.
All the while, Rena fails to notice the crush her geeky best friend, Aiden Ross, is nursing. He’d give anything for her to see him in a new light--even reinvent himself through questionable means--but there’s a reason people are told to be careful what they wish for. Finding the courage to tell her could put everyone’s lives in danger.
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18164093-courage
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REVIEW
5 STARS
I was given an ARC for an Honest Review.
The Group is back in Courage(Mark of Nexus Book 2).This story can be a stand alone BUT I personally would recommend Reading Strength first as well quite frankly I do feel you will be lost if you do not.Courage starts off again with where Strength Left off,here are plenty of new problems to deal with.One problem is a Corynn Catley who is brought in as the ERAs secret weapon and Aiden..Rena's best friend who has a humongous crush on her.
Wallace and Rena are still dealing with the fact that Wallace is indeed so strong until one day they figure out how to make it work via trial and error.It however does not stop Rena from trying to become a Martyr and doing something she and Wallace will regret.Courage is a wonderful continuation of Mark of the Nexus.I would love to write more on the happenings but I will NOT post spoilers.
Courage is told in Several Points of View.They were done well and did not detract from the story.You were able to keep up and know what was going on with the other characters that you previously did not. I am utterly enthralled in this series.Hook,Line and Sinker.The ability that Carrie has to draw you into a story and keep you there is a special talent.Im eagerly awaiting Book 3 in the series.Yet another job well done.I highly highly recommend reading Courage(Mark of the Nexus) AFTER you read Strength.
Strength (Mark of the Nexus #1)
By Carrie Butler
When college student Rena Collins finds herself nose-to-chest with the campus outcast, her rumor-laced notions are shattered. Handsome, considerate, and seemingly sane, Wallace Blake doesn’t look like he spends his nights alone, screaming and banging on the walls of his dorm room. Hell, he doesn’t look like he spends his nights alone, period.
Too curious for her own good, Rena vows to uncover the truth behind Wallace’s madman reputation--and how two seconds of contact had left her with bruises. Of course, there are a few setbacks along the way: guilt, admiration, feelings of the warm and fuzzy variety…
Not to mention the unwanted attention of Wallace's powerful, supernaturally-gifted family.
They’re a bloodline divided by opposing ideals, two soon-to-be warring factions that live in secret among us. When Rena ends up caught in their crossfire, Wallace has no choice but to save her by using his powers. Now they’re really in trouble. With war on the horizon and Rena’s life in the balance, he needs to put some distance between them. But Rena won’t let go. If fighting is what it takes to prove her own strength and keep Wallace in her life, then that’s what she’ll do--even if it means risking a whole lot more than her heart.
(Upper YA/New Adult)
http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6265027.Carrie_Butler
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18310859-strength
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REVIEW
5 STARS
I was given a copy of Strength for an Honest Review.
I am always a fan of a great Paranormal YA/NA book.Carrie Butler Hit Strength out of the ballpark.Strength is the story of Rena who is in college.She and her friends are terrified of the crazy guy,Wallace upstairs.He has cluster headaches and from the rumors he may or may not be harming people.Rena Literally bumps into him on accident when meeting a friend.Nothing out of the ordinary,right?Nothing but the fact that Wallace left major bruising on her from a mere bump. Strength opens up a whole new world of supernatural beings and reminds me a small bit of the Characters in Heroes with their abilities.Strength has it all.It has romance,action and an amazing storyline.
Being a blogger one of the best things that happens to me is when an Author that I am unaware of comes to me and requests that I review their book.Do you know why?It gives me that amazing opportunity to fall in love with an author that I personally was not aware of.It gives me that opportunity to fall in love with their book.Their Characters.It makes me realize just how many amazing books there are in this world to read.
Strength is a great read.Your going to want to read it and not put it down.You will be drawn to Both Rena and Wallace.But not only to them but to the Secondary characters.They play a decent role here but do not overpower the main characters.I adore when I am able to gush about a book.Simply adore it.Read Strength(Book 1 of Mark of the Nexus) By Carrie Butler.You will NOT be disappointed.Give yourself a huge pat on the Back Carrie Butler.You have written a Winner!
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/726217951
