Pieces of Whimsy: Evie's Knight by Kimberly Krey Blog Tour

Friday, 25 January 2013

Evie's Knight by Kimberly Krey Blog Tour - Review + Giveaway

Evie's Knight by Kimberly Krey

Title: Evie's Knight

Series: N/A

Author: Kimberly Krey

Published: 11th September 2012 by Kimberly Krey

Source: Copy from the author for an honest review

Synopsis:

When Evie falls in love with Calvin Knight, their young, virtuous romance conjures a truly wicked spell.

Evie always thought her eighteenth year would be magical, but so far it's not what she hoped for. Her best friend has gone wild, her love life is void, and she misses her mom more than ever. But life for Evie is about to change. Calvin Knight, the object of her fascination, is about to fall madly in love with her. Just one problem: Their love conjures a murderous woman from beyond the grave who wants Evie dead. The same demon who has haunted the Knight men for over four generations. Soon Calvin is forced to make a choice: Set Evie free and hope to evade the wrath of The Raven- haired Ghost, or use his newly gifted strengths to fight against her. If he chooses to fight and wins, Calvin will free the Knight men of this demonic witch. If he loses, Evie will become her next victim.

Book Links

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*Amazon ebook just $2.99 for a limited time.

My Review

I had more of an older day image in my head for this story so I was surprised at how modern it was. It wasn't bad, not at all, I thoroughly enjoyed the contemporary feel to this book and am glad it was set in modern times.

This is a paranormal romance and though I could definitely feel the romance, the first half of the book seemed to be lacking in the paranormal. I really enjoyed the first half, focusing on Evie and Calvin's relationship and their pasts and emotional insecurities. It was all very real and I loved losing myself in their lives. The paranormal aspect came on really suddenly. There had been hints of it throughout the story but all of a sudden it just hit you and that drew me away from the story. I was just following a young romance with all it's usual ups and downs and then I was suddenly dumped with all these magical powers and evil curses, and it just felt to be a bit much. I liked it, but I just felt it could've been worked in better.

The writing in this book was great and some of the issues it brought up were really important. This was a clean romance yet there were still some racy parts, nothing bad, just very deep and emotional. It was sexy without the sex, and that was really fun!

I loved all the main characters, I wasn't particularly fond of Calvin's name, it didn't fit with sexy guy image in my head, but that was easily overlooked in the rush of the story. Even though Jocelyn was a main part to the story, I felt she was kind of overlooked. I didn't get to see much of her character and was just a bit meh about her. All the other characters were fantastic and I loved them to bits!

This book was a good read and though there were a couple of things that didn't really mesh quite well, I still had a great time. I loved Evie and Calvin's relationship and the scenes when they were together were fun, flirty and just a little bit dangerous. This basics of this story were great and I hope to read more of Kimberly and see her writing grow!

3.5/5 Whales

AUTHOR BIO - Kimberly Krey

Writing Romance That’s Clean Without Losing the Steam!

I’m a reader of good, clean romance, a lover of family time and Diet Coke, and the ultimate hater of laundry.

I’m not patient enough to enjoy a yoga class, or tall enough to be great at basketball, but I do love to run – anywhere but on a treadmill. I love the sound of a rainstorm when I have no place to go, the feel of SoftLips chapstick on my lips, and the first peek of blue water as we round the mountains toward our favorite getaway in Bear Lake.

Author Links
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Giveaway

Grand Prize: $50 Amazon gift card, a signed paperback of Evie's Knight, SoftLips chapstick, recipe cards, E.K. calendar card, postcard of The Storm, and bookmark.

2^ndPrize: $25 Amazon gift card, a signed paperback of Evie's Knight, SoftLips chapstick, recipe cards, E.K. calendar card, postcard of The Storm, and bookmark.

3^rdPrize: $10 Amazon gift card, a signed paperback of Evie's Knight, SoftLips chapstick, recipe cards, E.K. calendar card, postcard of The Storm, and bookmark.

Five Runners-Up will receive an ebook version of Evie’s Knight!

*Paperback winners may choose between old cover (shown below) or the new cover, featuring Calvin Knight (shown above).

Open only to those who can legally enter, receive and use an Amazon.com Gift Code. Winning Entry will be verified prior to prize being awarded. No purchase necessary. You must be 18 or older to enter or have your parent enter for you. The winner will be chosen by Rafflecopter and announced on Colorimetry & Rafflecopter as well as emailed to winners who will have 48 hours to respond or a new winner will be chosen. This giveaway is in no way associated with Facebook, Twitter, Rafflecopter or any other entity unless otherwise specified. The number of eligible entries received determines the odds of winning. Giveaway was organized by Laura, Burgandy Ice, @ www.burgandyice.blogspot.com and sponsored by the author. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED BY LAW.

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