Crystallum by Laney McMann

Crystallum by Laney McMann
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

(ARC for review from NetGalley)

Crystallum is one of those CAN NOT PUT DOWN novels that gets you all excited. Every time I thought I could read to the end of the chapter and finally close my eyes to sleep for the night, McMann would throw in a surprise that made me say “aaawwww heeellll nooo” and I'd have to continue reading on into the wee hours of the morn.

Kadence Sparrow is different and she's known this since she was 5. She knows that she'll have to give into the demon who hunts her eventually, but until then, she wants to try to be a normal 17 year-old girl. Then she meets Cole Spires and she wonders if maybe she's find where she's supposed to be after all.

It was a little hard to get into at first. McMann jumps right into the story and uses quite a few Latin words (that I needed to look up) that had me wondering what everything meant. After a few chapters, however, things start to be explained and the confusion starts to clear up. It then proceeds to suck you into a seemingly never-ending vortex of secrets and surprises.

The chemistry between Kade and Cole is intense. All the characters (major and minor) are important to the story and there is no extra fluff added to try to fill in the space between critical events. The story moves at a steady pace and keeps you hanging on until the end.

The ending has a nice little cliffhanger. Not so bad as to make you want to bang your head against the wall wondering how it's possible to live until the next book comes out, but just enough to say “Oh yeah! I'll be watching for this next book release!”

Applause to you, Laney McMann, on the beginnings of a stimulating, new series!

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