Nightshade Trilogy by Andrea Cremer

Two years ago I saw my friend with a novel that had an interesting cover of a pale girl with bleach blond hair and yellow eyes. I never paid too much attention to it at first until I saw her with it for two weeks. Finally I decided to ask her about the book. I say that the title was "Nightshade". She refused to say too much in case she would spoil anything about the story. She told me it contained wolves, magic, and was a bit of a romance. I loved wolves and magic, but I'm not one for romance novels. I went home thinking about the book and didn't start reading it until I visited that same friend's house where her younger sister let me borrow a copy. I braced myself for the mushiness of what I expected in a romance novel, then I opened it up ans started to read. I was hooked till the very end, which lead to wanting to read the second and then the third books. By the end of the trilogy I was blown away and now planning on asking for all three books (Nightshade, Wolfsbane, Bloodrose) for Christmas.

For those of you who don't know, the Nightshade Trilogy written by Andrea Cremer is a story about a girl named Calla. The special thing about Calla is that she and her friends are wolves that are known as Guardians. They serve a group of witches known as the Keepers. Everything is perfect and well until our leading lady meets Shay, the new guy (they always change things don't they?). From there, things start spiraling into the questioning of the Keeper's ways, what Calla wants, and of course there is the spice and struggle of a love triangle.

Reading the first book, I had a hard time getting through some of the chapters since, as I said before, I'm not one for romance. But there was enough action (and cute male characters) to keep me reading. By the end of the first book, my mind was filled with more questions than I was when the plot started to come into shape, which lead to me reading Wolfsbane, where in my opinion has more humor and action. But I would have to say the final book in the trilogy was my favorite. In Bloodrose, the heroine comes to a harder choice in her trouble with the two guys who are in love with her, she finds out more of what she wants, and there is a great battle in the end where her allies show through (hurrah for even more action!). I especially loved about the third and final book was the way Andrea Cremer ended it. It was a good and strong ending (yes, it was happy one) that left that good savory taste in my mind that you get after you read a good book.

If you love romance, wolves, magic, action, and the fight for freedom, I recommend you read the Nightshade Trilogy. You won't be sorry.

~FallenBeyondAVividDream~