New Review! Black Ruins Forest by Karen Dubose 4 Cranky Stars

Black Ruins Forest by Karen Dubose


4 Cranky Stars


Black Ruins Forest, the first book, jumps head first. It had me from intrigued from the start. Descriptions of how the city looks, the “cars” they drive, how everyone trains etc etc. it’s something different.


Shifter or Non-Shifter? Non-shifters - elves, fae, witches, and occasionally Seers - born that way. Shifters - Can shift between human and animal form at will.


Dariya has her mom and best friend Kira in her life and that’s all she needs, except she keeps daydreaming of this guy Kiernan. Dariya daydreams a lot. Turns out Kiernan also daydreams about Dariya, but Kiernan is a shifter so his daydreaming is more “Love”. As far as Dariya believes she is a non-shifter but no one is supposed to know. Dariya is more than meets the eye. Classmates see it, her best friend Kira sees it, Kiernan and LaLa sees. LaLa is in Dariya’s face for one reason or another, Dariya really has no idea why. LaLa finds out about Dariya and threatens to tell everyone even the Elders. The Elders want Dariya to use her for their own personal use and other reason. Now is where the fun begins.


Dariya suddenly starts receiving threats by text and letters being left at her door. Dariya and her family must leave now and seek out the Black Ruins Forest for help. The Dragons will help her on her journey. Not everyone is to be trusted. Those who seem like they are against Dariya are actually with her and some who are with her just might be against her. In the forest, the one person who is to help, will find Dariya when she is ready, which doesn’t take too long, but Dariya soon finds out that she is more than a daydreamer. She is a hybrid and a force to be reckoned with as well as a threat to the Elders. Discovering herself and her new powers is a big game changer for her and everyone else who is helping her to stop the Elders. There are challenges along the way that are not easy but must be done.


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