I have always loved him.Though that love has evolved, metamorphosed, transmuted over time (and sometimes it felt a little—maybe a lot—like hate), what hasn’t ever changed is that I love him.But I didn’t comprehend the depth of my love, the teeth and claws and desperate prayers of my love, until six hours ago:They say he’s missing… circle—hasn’t been complete these past two years since the attack. Every time we get close to a potential candidate to recruit into our ranks, they disappear, the most likely scenario being that Medusa and her minions got to them first.
And now she has Dalair.
I won’t rest until I get him back.
My name is Sophia Victoria St. James. I am Queen of the Pure Ones.
This is my Awakening.
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OMG! This was sooo crazy good! I wanted to take my time and make it last since its Sophia’s POV, a novella of her thoughts, dreams, feelings and not her full story. You can’t put it down. You try to but you just can’t!
It’s like getting a nibble of a really good brownie and you gotta wait till later to eat the whole thing. I know it’s going to be a while and I can hardly wait for Sophia and Dalair’s story! I know with this author it will be absolutely mind blowing sizzling hot crazy good and well worth the wait! Aja James is so creative with all these Pure/ Dark Ones characters that this series could just keep going forever! (If she could just eat and sleep less! 😉
Ohhhh this book broke my heart ….Dalair…. Sure hope some happy endings is coming soon.
I normally provide a highlight summary of the novel, but I feel this novella doesn’t lend itself to one without spoilers. This book is Sophia Victoria St. James, the Pure Ones reincarnated queen, and Dalair’s, the Paladin, book. We have a lot of flashbacks to tell us Sophia’s present reincarnation. We receive Sophia’s memories of Dalair’s during her childhood. She has had a love-hate relationship with him, especially during her hormonal teenage years. Because the novella is told to us from Sophia’s point of view, Dalair’s still remains a mystery to the reader. In the end, all the Creature orchestrated to awaken Sophia is accomplished. We are left in the dark as to the reason why it was important to the Creature that Sophia awakens to her past reincarnated lives.
I kept wanting the present story to move forward more than all the flashbacks. I realize the back story is important to our understanding of the characters and the atmosphere of the novella. The Creature pulling the puppet strings is in the background. Dalair’s brief glimpses of his true self reveals him to be an honorable and loyal man who can feel pain, despite being the mindless creature created by Medusa. Sophia latches on to these moments and shows her love to him. Overall, this is an interesting, intriguing beginning to Sophia and Dalair’s story. I look forward to reading more in a future novel.
I didn’t love this book as much as I loved the previous six books of the series. It probably has a lot to do with the fact that, so far, I’m not a fan of Sophia. I haven’t found anything about her to care about yet.
Honestly, she bores me. I was hoping that by the time I got to her book that she would inspire something in me, but I got nada. It didn’t help that this entire novella is told from her perspective.
I did like getting some background on how Sophia was raised and I enjoyed watching the dynamic between all of these characters that I love. How could I not love seeing these people in a different light?
The scenes between her and Dalair were entertaining and had me on edge as to what would happen next. Would Dalair snap out of the mind control? Would his love for Sophia save him? And would Sophia have her Awakening and finally remember (and reveal) what happened between her and Dalair in her previous incarnation?
All I know is that I’m excited to see what the Creature has up their sleeve for my people. This guy is hilarious to me and I can never guess what they’re up to or their motivations for doing certain things. So I’m off to read the next!
This book is a set up book for the rest of the series and we have a better understanding of how the story may unfold for Sophia, the Queen of the Pure Ones and Dalair, the Sentinel, now turned evil-ish because he’s been captured by the enemy.
As with all the other books, the stories should be read in order in order to truly understand and appreciate this world. Aja James obviously puts a lot of thought into how each event in one story will interconnect with the story as a whole. It’s a fantastically well thought out and expansive world with so many fascinating characters that keep me coming back for more.
This novella is the first in three books that will follow Sophia and Dalair. This book is told from Sophia’s viewpoint. A future novella will be told from Dalair’s viewpoint and then their story will culminate in a future full length novel. Short as it is, there’s a lot of emotion in this book because it details just how much Sophia is hurt from the loss of Dalair. Their road to their HEA is going to be heartbreaking, if this very short story is any indication but I am sure it will all be worth it in the end. I look forward to continuing this journey in the Pure/Dark world!
While reading Dalair’s story,i realised i needed another look at Sophia’s POV. To clear at least a few questions up. To see how Dalair’s POV aligned with Sophia’s. And i still keep finding little crumbs….even reading Awakening for the 3d time!
I really needed to read this story again. Really needed to feel Sophia’s Awakening once more. To see for myself the choices she had,the decisions she made. I also needed to know how much Dalair was still himself,if and how much,she could reach in to see his soul……I needed to see for myself once more the past and possible future of the Queen of the Pure Ones.
Short,but só important. Finally,i get to know the person Sophia really is. I got to hear about her childhood,how,and why,she came to live with the Royal Zodiac. Who Dalair is,and always has been,to her. Her insecurities,her doubts if she’s worth the trouble. Her need to be “normal”, like any teenager. Her knowledge that she isn’t…..and how that can hurt sometimes. Until finally,Sophia gets to know who she is. Really is,and always has been. This is her Awakening. She ís the Queen of the Pure Ones! Only….what about Dalair? Damn! I need to know what happens to everyone after this! I need Pure Ecstasy!