“Remember that dagger I gave you yesterday?”How could she forget the dagger—a token of her missing mother? Had it only been yesterday? It felt as if the whole world had changed overnight. As a matter of fact, it hadn’t. But instead of one world, now there were two.
“Two Worlds is The Mortal Instruments meets Narnia.” (–Amazon reader)
When sixteen-year-old Maray Johnson explores her new … Instruments meets Narnia.” (–Amazon reader)
When sixteen-year-old Maray Johnson explores her new neighborhood, she hardly expects to see a medieval sword fight—especially not one that leaves her first responder to a severely injured boy, who despite all bone-deep wounds, has the nerve to kidnap her into an alternate dimension.
This is Maray’s first trip to Allinan, a world with a falling apart monarchy. It is also how she meets Jemin Boyd, a guard of dimensions, who patrols the borders between the worlds, and seems to have a particular issue with the way Maray looks.
Who is she, and why does everyone she meets look at her with either adoration or hatred? With each new discovery, Maray is left to wonder if she will ever get back home from Allinan. She only hopes that Jemin can help her uncover the truth, before the fates of two worlds are sealed…
Two Worlds of Oblivion (Two Worlds Book 2) coming in fall 2019!
About the Author:
“Chocolate fanatic, milk-foam enthusiast and huge friend of the southern sting-ray. Writing is an unexpected career-path for me.”
Bestselling author Angelina J. Steffort was born in 1984. She has multiple educational backgrounds, including engineering, business, music and acting. Angelina writes young adult fantasy with a strong romance component, and is the author of The Wings Trilogy. Currently, Angelina lives in Vienna, Austria with her husband and her son. Learn more about Angelina on ajsteffort.com or follow her on Twitter and Instagram @ajsteffort.
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I havent read a fantasy novel this great in a while! Maray moves to Vienna with her father for his job but not all is as it seems. When she is taking a walk she encounters fog and out come two boys sword fighting in clothes that are not of this time. Maray embarks on a journey of truth. She finds out who she really is and why her mother left her all those years ago.
The slow rise of love between Maray and Jemin makes you want more for them. Jemin doesnt feel like he is worthy of royalty, so he fights with himself over his new found love for her.
Angelina created an amazing world and I cant wait to start the next book in the series!
I enjoyed this book immensely! The world building was great but my favorite was the character development. I’m so invested in these characters and how things will unfold for them. They were rich and engrossing characters. I read a lot and sometimes find it hard to find something that pulls emotions out of me but this book did! I’m really looking forward to the next installment!
Maray is an ambassador’s daughter who has recently been displaced due to her father’s work. Stuck in this new city of Vienna, Austria, she decides it’s time to get to know her surroundings. Little did she realize it would lead to the adventure of a lifetime.
When Jemin saves Maray from a Yutu attack, he mistakes her for someone he used to love an respect. It isn’t until he takes her back to his world that he discovers she isn’t who he thought she was, and now he needs to protect her from those who would use her for their own devices or kill her for existing.
Over the time they spend together, they discover where Maray fits in the royal court and what she means to the people of the Austria of this parallel world. They discover a conspiracy of epic proportions and secrets that none of them could have believed. And throughout their adventure, Jemin and Maray find solace in each other and an attraction neither had planned. As they fight their way through the darkness that threatens both of their worlds, they find allies in unlikely places and hope in the strength or their friendships.
The worlds this author has built are intricate and beautiful even as their dark underbellies are revealed. The characters are vivid and colorful and intertwined in ways that are unique and exquisite. There is a sweetness in Maray’s naïveté along with a resilience in her willingness to learn and become what she was meant to become. And Jemin is the perfect protector and friend, one who holds a power of his own and becomes a steadiness in Maray’s life that she needs. The secondary characters are just as dazzling and distinct, and they each hold a special place within the story.
It is bright and intelligent, and it’s a story readers of any age can enjoy. The worlds are complex and beautiful and filled with profound messages throughout. It was absolutely sensational, and I can’t wait to see what comes next for these characters. Such a wonderfully written adventure.
This was such a good book! The overlapping worlds, the extreme differences with such similarities were so interesting.
Maray is a strong protagonist who is thrown into a brand new dimension and learns so many things along the way in this book. She takes everything in stride and questions things, watches for details that could reveal someone’s true motives, and trusts her heart.
The majority of the story is told from her POV, but getting a handful of chapters from Jemin’s POV gives us insight into all of the complex layers that make up his heart. Also, having a chapter from Corey’s POV felt like a sneak-peek at her life with Feris, Feris’ power/corruption, and a possible connection for what felt like an odd betrayal – but that’s just my guess and I’m not giving away any spoilers so that’s as specific as I’ll be with that guess!
I hope that we get some chapters from Heck’s POV – he is such a charismatic friend who brings levity to so many situations.
Definitely recommend this book
I received an ARC in exchange for an honest review.
Um belo dia eu estava passeando pelo Kindle Unilimited quando essa capa linda me chamou atenção (eu não julgo livro pela capa, mas convenhamos que uma capa bonita chama atenção). O primeiro livro da série estava gratuito e os outros três estavam inclusos no Kindle Unlimited. Foi meu achado do ano no Kindle. Essa série de livros é maravilhosa!
A história começa em Viena – nada mais mágico, não é mesmo? – com uma menina que acabou de se mudar para lá com seu pai, a Maray. Só que ela descobre que esse mundo não é único, existe uma dimensão paralela com coisas que ela nunca imaginou, como magia, bestas, uma rainha maléfica, um mundo sem tecnologia…..e ela herdeira do trono desse lugar mágico.
Claro que lá ela está sobre extremo perigo, pois é uma ameaça para a rainha, ai aparece o guarda Jemin – com todo eu seu charme e beleza – para salvar Maray. O romance deles é uma graça, e admito que gosto mais das partes do livro contadas no ponto de vista dele do que do dela.
O livro é cheio de ação e aventura, e te captura desde a primeira página, e só te larga na última, e mesmo assim você fica querendo mais. Uma pena que não está disponível em português, mas se você consegue ler em inglês, corre para a Amazon e faça download desse livro.
After having moved to Austria with her Ambassador father, Maray’s world is turned on it’s head when she inadvertently sees two young men sword fighting while exploring. She is shocked to discover there is another world in a different dimension, one she is very much a part of. She had always been a normal teenager until she is brought into Allinan and discovers she is in fact the heir to the throne. Her parents had kept this from her to protect her and Maray soon learns that her mother did not abandon her, as she previously thought but had left to protect her. Her maternal grandmother, the reigning queen if Allanin, has unleashed an evil, in an attempt to rule over both diamentions and unite them into one world. Maray also discovers she has magic and the realisation that her grandmother would capture her to harvest her blood to become invincible. Maray, with the help of Jemin, Heck and Corey uncover the conspiracy and how her grandmother has become immortal, thanks to her mother’s blood. As she slowly acknowledges the facts, paramount is to find her mother and free Allanin from her grandmother’s tyranny. It’s an enchanting tale, transporting one to a Medieval era, very reminiscent of Camelot. Highly entertaining and enjoyable
Two Worlds of Provenance by Angelina J. Steffort is an interesting urban fantasy book with a rather unexpected premise. The story revolves around Maray Johnson, an American ambassador’s daughter who has recently arrived in Vienna (Austria) due to her father’s work. Maray’s mother is out of the picture and thus she feels somehow disconnected in her new surroundings. Nevertheless, she decides to explore the neighbourhood and gets transfer to a different dimension, and a very different version of Vienna, calling Allinan.
Once there Jemin, who having mistaken her from someone else, just saved her from an attack in Maray’s Vienna, discovers that she is in fact is a stranger to his world. Maray’s life is danger in this parallel world and it falls upon Jemin to protect her. Together they fight against that threatens both worlds, while their “forced companionship” evolves into real friendship and attraction.
During their quest to save both world before the portal between them closed, Maray and Jemin discover not only the real conspirators but also some important secrets about Maray herself…
It is a clever story, a very nice world construction, the locations in Allinan are complex, with both beauty and dark elements. Maray’s Vienna plays a much smaller role in the story however is gut described. All characters are multidimensional and distinct from each other, each adding a very specific trait to the story. While the book targets primary YA readers, there is also a deeper meaning in the narrative that will also appeal to a more mature readership.
This book ends with a cliffhanger, but not worries the next chapter is just around the corner, I can’t wait to read what happens next…..
Overall: 4.5/5
Steam: Kiss only
Feels:
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The Quick and Dirty: Girl finds parallel dimension where she is not only the heir to the throne but where her grandmother is the evil queen intent on keeping her power and bringing darkness to both worlds.
Maray is an ambassador’s daughter who discovers that there is another world just beyond the mist in her town of Vienna, Austria. When she is saved from a Yutu (a wolf-bear type creature) by a border guard, he decides to take her back to the royal court because she is the spitting image of the queen regent. Jemin and Maray’s relationship develops as he helps her navigate the palace and protects her from those who wish to harm her. Maray’s true lineage is revealed and secrets are unearthed about the women in her family, the magic that runs through her veins, and what needs to be done save the two worlds from being overrun by the darkness.
This was a new to me author whose prose and story development I really enjoyed. The characters were compelling and I’m excited to see how Maray resolves the conflict with her grandmother in the end. My only qualm was that I was expecting the rescue of certain important character to be a bit more exciting but overall I thought it was an excellent read.
** I was provided an ARC of this book in return for a voluntary and honest review.**
~QD STORY DETAILS~
Tear jerker: No
Paranormal/Fantasy: Yes
Location: Vienna, Allinan
Character age range: mid – late teens
Lead: Maray
Love interest(s): Jemin
HEA: HFN
~QD BOOK INFO~
Kindle Unlimited: Yes
Audible: No
Series: Yes
1. Two Worlds of Provenance – released 08/31/19
2. Two Worlds of Oblivion – releases 10/15/19
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Sex/kink type: Kiss only
Possible triggers: Violence, torture