@NereydaG1003 @cwritebuzz #giveaway #blogtour
Honey Queen by Christina Mercer
Release Date: 05/31/14
Rating 3stars
Summary from Goodreads:
Love is honey sweet, but it comes with a fatal sting . . . Melaina Maris needs wings to fly the gap between loving Sam and her family’s ancient curse that forces carnal love and then kills the male lovers. She won’t let the same fate that killed her father befall another. She refuses to allow her goddess-created bloodline to continue. But there’s no easy way out, especially after the curse turns her into the Honey Queen—savior to honey bees—intensifying her charms. To help her fulfill the curse’s demands in the least harmful way, her grandmother takes her to mate with terminally ill Boyd. But Boyd’s gay. And an expert in mythology. Instead of having sex, Melaina learns how she might summon the goddess who created the first ancestor bee-charmer and cursed her bloodline. Melaina's magic—tears to save honey bees from endangerment—could be enough to persuade the goddess to end the curse. But an unexpected discovery soon changes that hope, spinning Melaina into a swarm of love, friendship and death.
My Review
This book gets points for having a different concept. In fact, that's the reason why I wanted to read this book. Melaina is the lead of her family. She and her family has been cursed. Love is not a happily ever after concept. She can fall in love and together they can have a child but once that child is born the fairy tale must end with his death.
I wasn't in love with the characters except for maybe Boyd. And though the story is good it wasn't as fast paced as I would have liked. All in all it is a good read. On a side note, the book doesn't do it for me.
Should you read it? Sure. Who should read it? Those looking for a different ya/na novel with a unique mythology at its center.
Buy Links:
Praise:
“HONEY QUEEN will leave you tingling. Mercer delivers an unforgettable character connected directly to nature with a twist of mythology that exemplifies the power of love, and with enough courage, the power to change ones destiny.” Rachel Allen Dillon, award-winning author and illustrator of Through Endangered Eyes
“In prose so delicious, you can taste it, Christina Mercer’s HONEY QUEEN captures the genuine angst and yearning of YA fiction with a powerful honey-sweet twist of Mythic proportions. Readers will catch the buzz of Melaina’s riveting journey to convince a Goddess to save her bloodline, the love of her life, and all the bees. A wonderful reminder of the indelible bond between humanity and nature.” -Jordan E. Rosenfeld, author of Forged in Grace, Night Oracle and Make a Scene
About the Author
Christina Mercer is an award-winning author of fiction for children and young adults. Honored titles include Tween Fantasy ARROW OF THE MIST and its sequel ARMS OF ANU, and YA Fantasy/Romance HONEY QUEEN. Christina enjoys life in the foothills of Northern California with her husband and sons, a pack of large dogs, and about 100,000 honeybees. For more about her and her writing, visit:
.png)
*If you would like to support this blog consider purchasing your books through the links provided. Thank you for stopping by and Happy Reading!
**This is an ARC
No comments:
Post a Comment