Saturday Pages: Forecast by Rinda Elliott!!

As the second entry for this week's Saturday Pages I have a book that I was extremely lucky to read early, since it doesn't releases until August 5th and I have to thank Rinda, the author for very generously send it to me!

Since this is an ARC it is counted towards my 2014 Review Pile Reading Challenge, but since it was read in July, I'm not really counting it towards my ARC August goals!

Forecast by Rinda Elliott

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


Ever since I finished reading Foretold, I just couldn't wait to get my hands on the next book, and when author offered me a chance to reading an ARC, I absolutely jumped at it!

As a huge lover of everything mythology and a slightly more recent convert of everything Marvel, specially their versions of the Norse Gods, this series has the main ingredients to become something I'd really enjoy, and this second book has not disappointed me at all!

Forecast is the story of Cora, looking for one of the reincarnated warriors that her mother is tracking down, and since we already got the all the main ground work of world building done on Foretold, here we expand more on it and we follow the story of Cora and Taran. Apparently the sisters each chose a would-be warrior at random, but I'm pretty sure fate must have been at play in there.

Even if we really didn't know much about was going on, during Foretold we were given a few hints about what was going on with Cora, and seeing the same phone calls relayed the other way around, helped me put together the timeline straight in my head much better.

This story is much more about Taran and Cora and both of them figuring out what is going on, for Taran to discover that his heritage and his mum insisting on getting him a custom hammer was not just being peculiar, and since we already know who's behind the threat, this book relies more on the characters than on the mystery driving the plot. We still do get a few susprises and revelations and a bit more information about what's going on and what might be the triplets role on stopping Ragnarok.

The pacing was brisk with plenty of action and tension, and despite meeting some completely new characters, we return to a familiar world, so we feel quite at home very soon. Both Cora and Taran were quite entertaining with their banter and the way they started to work as a team. Cora being a witch and her Norn being the one that saw the present had a different approach and way of dealing with the threats. Taran was quite a cheeky Thor, I kept on imagining him as a younger Chris Hemsworth, and that is quite a nice mental image to have throught the book!

The Norse mythology is threaded quite seamlessly in the plot and we get plenty of references to the different stories about Thor, his companions, his battles, his foes, and we also get a few new threats that be reference to either Avengers movies or the more classical Norse Eddas! We also got a few tiny hints to where the next book might take place and what new info we might be finding out about, but we really know very little about the journey that Kat is taking to find the warrior that she has to protect!

Well deserved 4 stars for this second book that is completely middle book syndrome free! Now I cannot wait for the final book, Foresworn!!



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First Chapter, First Paragraph #4: Forecast by Rinda Elliott!!

First Chapter, First Paragraph is one of the two memes that I will be alternating on Thursdays in place of my Ink & Batter posts during the summer, when I won't be baking due to the heat!

I discovered this meme via the ladies of My Shelf Confessions, and it is hosted on Tuesdays by Bibliophile by the Sea. But since I already have my blog tours posts and Tell Me Tuesdays, I thought that it'd work best on Thursdays for me!

The idea of this meme/feature is quite self-explanatory from its name, we share the first paragraph of the first chapter of our current read! Quite a good teaser for others to read and see if they'd be intrigued!

This week I'm sharing a teaser from an ARC I was lucky enough to get sent by the author and it's the sequel of a book I discovered thanks to Jenny from Supernatural Snark! Norse mythology for the win!

 Forecast by Rinda Elliott

 "The boy's furious dark gaze locked with mine as the cop snapped the handcuffs on him. He stared hard at me for a moment before snarling over his shoulder. "Seriously? What's with the damned cuffs? You can't do that. I said I'll come!"












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Waiting On Wednesday #50!!

Waiting On Wednesday is a weekly feature hosted at Breaking The Spine  that spotlights those can't-wait-to-get-my-hands-on-them books that we are eagerly awaiting!

What book I'm-dying-to-get-reading-already this week? Forecast by Rinda Elliott!!

Goodreads Summary:

"The Lockwood triplets are charged with helping to save the world—but at a high cost.

Coral is always in the middle, always the family peacemaker. She’s the sister with the most to prove. When a freak snowstorm halts her Florida summer, signaling the Norse end of the world, she tracks down Taran Breen—a would-be warrior carrying Thor’s soul. A boy who’s fought his temper all his life and is now a suspect for murder.

One who looks at her as no other has before.

As roaring seas surge and terrifying underworld creatures emerge for battle, can Coral control her goddess magic and protect Taran? Because now she has a chance for more than her crazy life—as long as she and Taran win….

It is written that three Sisters of Fate have the power to change the world’s destiny.

But only if they survive…"


Why am I eagerly awaiting Forecast? Well, I read and loved the first book in the series and I cannot wait to find out what was going on with Coral & THOR!! I'm a huge Norse myths (and of mythology in general) fan, so a series that explores them? I'm all for it!!

What are you all (im)patiently waiting this week?